Int 0822-2012

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 5 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new article 505 to read as follows: ARTICLE 505 ADDITIONAL PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL OUTDOOR SIGNS §28-505.1 Additional civil penalty. Any person who receives money or other value for placing or maintaining a sign, as defined under section 12-10 of the zoning resolution, on a building or premises in violation of the zoning resolution, this code or the 1968 building code or rules adopted pursuant thereto shall be, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, liable for a civil penalty of an amount not exceeding double the amount of such money or other value received. Such civil penalties may be recovered in an action in any court of appropriate jurisdiction or in a proceeding before the environmental control board. Such board shall have the power to impose the civil penalties provided for in this article. §2. Section 28-201 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 28-201.3.2 to read as follows: §28-201.3.2 Issuance of notice of sign-related violation by department of consumer affairs. In addition to the department and any other entities authorized to issue notices of violation of this code, the department of consumer affairs shall have the power to issue notices of violation to any person who places or maintains a sign, as defined under section 12-10 of the zoning resolution, on a building or premises in violation of the zoning resolution, this code or the 1968 building code or rules adopted pursuant thereto. §3. This local law shall take effect immediately one hundred twenty days after its enactment except that the commissioner of buildings and the commissioner of consumer affairs shall take all actions necessary for its implementation, including the promulgation of rules, prior to such effective date. EAA LS #3252 3/6/12