Int 0730-2008
Requiring the city of New York to repair any sidewalk damaged by a tree under its exclusive care.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Transportationintroduced 2008-03-12
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2008-03-12Passed: 2009-12-31
Committee on Transportation — Mass Transportation Agencies and facilities, Department of Transportation and New York City Transit Authority.
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Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2008-03-12 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2008-03-12 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2009-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2008-03-12 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Title 18 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 18-105.1 to read as follows:
§18-105.1 Trees and Sidewalks Repair Program. a. The commissioner shall arrange for the repair of any sidewalk flag damaged by the growth of roots of any tree under the exclusive care of the commissioner and that is adjacent to any one, two or three family residential property that is in whole or in part owner occupied and used exclusively for residential purposes.
b. Before making the sidewalk flag repair, as required under subdivision a of this section, the commissioner shall prune the roots of the tree causing the damage to the sidewalk flag.
c. All sidewalk flag repairs shall conform with the rules and specifications promulgated by the commissioner of transportation for sidewalk repairs.
§ 2. This local law shall take effect sixty days after it is enacted into law.
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