Adopted edition
NYS Uniform Code (2018 I-Codes base)
City has its own adoption — separate from county.
NY · City
Queens, NY.
Queens, NY — building code: NYS Uniform Code (2018 I-Codes base).
Design wind speed
125 mph
ASCE 7 Risk Cat II, 3-second gust at 33 ft.
Climate zone (IECC)
4A
Drives R-value, fenestration U-factor, and air-leakage envelope rules.
Special zones
- HVHZ
- WBDR
- WUI
- FEMA SFHA possible
Permit office
Queens Building Department
ZIP coverage
3 ZIP codes inside Queens.
Each ZIP resolves to the correct city + county + state on every parcel lookup. Multi-jurisdiction parcels pick up amendments from each layer.
11427 11428 11429
Working in Queens?
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See the Queens county overview, or the New York state directory .
Pull a Queens code packet.
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