Int 0445-1998

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Section 3-505 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows: �3-505 Street numbers. [a.] Requirements. The owner, agent, lessee or other person in charge of any building in the city upon a street to which street numbers of buildings have been assigned by the president of the borough in which such building is situated, shall cause the proper street number or numbers of such buildings to be displayed in such manner that the street number or numbers may at all times be plainly legible from the sidewalk in front of such building. The term "front" as used in this section shall be construed to mean that side of the building which faces the street on which the number or numbers of such building, or premises on which such building is situated, have been allotted. The number or numbers shall be displayed on such side of such building or premises. Each borough president shall have the power to establish [and enforce] rules and regulations relating to the size, form, visibility and location of street numbers in accordance with the requirements of this section. [b. Violations. If the owner, lessee, agent or other person in charge of any building in the city upon a street to which street numbers of buildings have been assigned by the president of the borough in which such building is situated shall fail to display the proper street number of such building, as provided in the foregoing subdivision, the president of the borough in which such building is situated shall forthwith serve such person or persons with a copy of this section, and if after thirty days' notice the owner, lessee, agent or other person in charge of such building shall fail or neglect to comply with the provisions thereof, he or she shall be subject to a penalty of twenty-five dollars, which shall be sued for and collected in the name of the city. Any person who shall continue any such offense shall pay an additional sum of five dollars for each day such offense shall continue.] �2. Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 10-161 to read as follows: �10-161 Street numbers. If the owner, lessee, agent or other person in charge of any building in the city upon a street to which street numbers of buildings have been assigned by the president of the borough in which such building is situated shall fail to display the proper street number of such building, as provided in section 3-505 of this code, he or she shall be subject to a civil penalty of fifty dollars for each violation which may be recovered in a proceeding before the environmental control board. Such proceeding shall be commenced by the service of a notice of violation returnable to the environmental control board. If after thirty days' notice the owner, lessee, agent or other person who has been served such notice shall fail or neglect to comply with the provisions thereof, he or she shall be subject to an additional civil penalty of five dollars for each day such violation shall continue. Any police officer or authorized employee of the police department or fire department shall be authorized to enforce this section. �3. Section 27-2049 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows: �27-2049. Street numbers. The owner of a dwelling shall post and maintain street numbers on the dwelling, which are plainly visible from the sidewalk in front of the building, in accordance with section 3-505 and section 10-161 of the administrative code and the rules [and regulations] issued [by the borough presidents] thereunder. �4. This local law shall take effect thirty days after its enactment into law. LS#877/MEB 2