Int 0581-2007

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subchapter one of chapter one of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-128 to read as follows: §19-128 Damaged or missing signs. a. For the purposes of this section, the phrase “priority regulatory sign” shall mean a stop sign, yield sign, do not enter sign, or one way sign. b. The department shall maintain a log of notices regarding priority regulatory signs that are missing or damaged to the extent that any such sign is not visible or legible to a motorist who must obey or rely upon such sign. Such log shall include the date and time such notice was received and the date and time on which such priority regulatory sign or one way sign was repaired or replaced, or the date on which a determination was made that repair or replacement was not warranted and the reason for such determination. c. The department shall within three business days of receiving notice that a stop sign, yield sign or do not enter sign is missing or damaged to the extent that such sign is not visible or legible to a motorist who must obey or rely upon such sign either (i) repair or replace such sign or (ii) make a determination that repair or replacement is not warranted. d. The department shall within seven business days of receiving notice that a one way sign is missing or damaged to the extent that such sign is not visible or legible to a motorist who must obey or rely upon such sign either (i) repair or replace such sign or (ii) make a determination that repair or replacement is not warranted. §2. This local law shall take effect ninety days after it is enacted into law. PH LS # 2904 9/17/07 - 7:30 pm