Int 0927-2009
Unlawful damage or removal of trees within a Special Natural Area District.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Parks and Recreationintroduced 2009-02-11Local Law 2009/032
Enacted as Local Law 2009/032.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2009-02-11Passed: 2009-06-29Enacted: 2009-06-29
Committee on Parks and Recreation — Department of Parks and Recreation.
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Sponsors (10)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2009-02-11 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2009-02-11 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2009-05-21 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2009-05-21 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2009-06-09 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2009-06-09 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
ActionAmended by Committee
2009-06-09 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2009-06-09 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
AdvancedApproved by Council
2009-06-10 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2009-06-10 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2009-06-29 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2009-06-29 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2009-06-29 · City Council
Votes (5)
Aye (4)
Helen SearsLetitia JamesAlan J. GersonHelen D. Foster
Absent (1)
Elizabeth S. Crowley
Heard at (4)
City Council · 2009-06-10 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Parks and Recreation · 2009-06-09 · 11:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Parks and Recreation · 2009-05-21 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - Hearing Room, 14th Fl.
City Council · 2009-02-11 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (10)
- Int. No. 927 - 2/11/09
- Committee Report 5/21/09
- Hearing Transcript 5/21/09
- Hearing Testimony 5/21/09
- Committee Report 6/9/09
- Hearing Transcript 6/9/09
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 6/10/09
- Press Release
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Local Law
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 28-201.2.2 of article 202 of chapter 2 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new item 4 to read as follows:
4. A violation of the zoning resolution by any person for causing damage to or removing a tree within a Special Natural Area District, as defined in the zoning resolution.
4.1 The fine or civil penalty for a violation described in item 4 shall be not less than seven hundred fifty dollars for each tree damaged or removed.
§2. This local law shall take effect 120 days after it shall have been enacted into law, except that the commissioner of buildings shall promulgate such rules as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this local law prior to such date.