Int 1075-2009
Requiring retail stores to have lights off when closed.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Environmental Protectionintroduced 2009-09-17
Filed — closed without being enacted.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2009-09-17Passed: 2009-12-31
Committee on Environmental Protection — Department of Environmental Protection and Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability and Office of Recovery and Resiliency.
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18% of similar bills passed
9 passed · 41 died
This bill: 104 days in committee
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Sponsors (8)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2009-09-17 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2009-09-17 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2009-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2009-09-17 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 7 of title 20 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 20-911 to read as follows:
§20-911 Requiring stores to have lights off when closed a. For purposes of this section, “store” shall mean any store other than a “small store” as defined in subdivision a of section 20-910 of this chapter.
b. All stores shall have the interior lights of such store off during times when no individuals are present within such store. However, this section shall not apply to exit or emergency lighting or any lights required specifically to prevent the spoilage of merchandise.
c. Any stores found to have violated such section shall be subject to a civil penalty recoverable at the environmental control board of one thousand dollars for each violation.
§2. This local law shall take effect immediately upon enactment.
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