Int 0972-2015
Fire hydrant signage
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Environmental Protectionintroduced 2015-10-29
Filed — closed without being enacted.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2015-10-29Passed: 2017-12-31
Summary
This bill would require the department of environmental protection to place signage on fire hydrants indicating that opening or tampering with the hydrants is prohibited, and provide information on penalties and as well as how to request a hydrant be opened, such as for a spray cap.
Committee on Environmental Protection — Department of Environmental Protection and Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability and Office of Recovery and Resiliency.
How it compares
10% of similar bills passed
5 passed · 45 died
This bill: 793 days in committee
Similar bills: median 691 days · 123 days when passed
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Sponsors (4)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2015-10-29 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2015-10-29 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2017-10-30 · Committee on Environmental Protection
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2017-10-30 · Committee on Environmental Protection
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2017-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (3)
Committee on Environmental Protection · 2017-10-30 · 2:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
Committee on Environmental Protection · 2017-10-23 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
City Council · 2015-10-29 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (6)
- Summary of Int. No. 972
- Int. No. 972
- October 29, 2015 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Committee Report 10/30/17
- Hearing Testimony 10/30/17
- Hearing Transcript 10/30/17
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 24-308 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision f to read as follows:
f. Any fire hydrant adjacent to a city street shall have upon it signage indicating that opening or tampering is prohibited, the possible penalties for a violation thereof, and information on how to request it be opened for public use. Such signage shall be placed in a manner that does not impede access to the fire hydrant.
� 2. This local law takes effect one year after it becomes law.
BJR
LS 5854
9/8/15 1:16PM