§ 2799-eeee. Rules and regulations; approval of development plan
amendments; applicability of local laws. 1. The corporation shall
promulgate such rules and regulations as it shall deem appropriate to
provide an opportunity for residents of Roosevelt Island to comment upon
any major amendment of the development plan for Roosevelt Island
referred to in the lease at a public hearing held prior to its adoption
by the corporation.

2. Any amendment of the development plan for Roosevelt Island referred
to in the lease shall be subject to the review and approval of the
director of the budget, and the corporation shall not enter into any
agreement for the design or construction of any improvement provided for
in any such amendment prior to such approval.

3. The requirements of all local laws, ordinances, codes, charters or
regulations shall be applicable to the construction, alteration or
improvement of any building or structure on Roosevelt Island, provided
that the corporation may, in lieu of such compliance, determine that the
requirements of the New York state uniform fire prevention and building
code, formulated by the state fire prevention and building code council
pursuant to article eighteen of the executive law, shall be applicable
to such work. In the event of such compliance with the New York state
uniform fire prevention and building code, the city shall have no power
to modify any drawings, plans or specifications for such work or for the
plumbing, heating, lighting or other mechanical branches thereof, or to
require that any person, firm or corporation employed on any such work
perform the same except as provided by such plans and specifications or
obtain any additional authority, approval, permit or certificate from
the city in connection therewith.