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Int 0132-2018

Temporary closing of sidewalks.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Transportationintroduced 2018-01-31

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2018-01-31Passed: 2021-12-31

Summary

The purpose of the proposed legislation would be to increase transparency by requiring the Department of Transportation and the Department of Buildings to communicate regarding the status of sidewalk closing permits. Presumably such communication will result in the reduction of closed sidewalks due to stalled construction projects.

Committee on TransportationMass Transportation Agencies and facilities, Department of Transportation and New York City Transit Authority.

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This bill: 1429 days in committee

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Sponsors (3)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-01-31 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-01-31 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2018-01-31 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Section 19-103 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision j to read as follows: j. When a permit to temporarily close a sidewalk expires, and the permitee has not requested a new permit, the department shall communicate with the department of buildings in order to determine whether all construction permits issued by the department of buildings associated with the sidewalk obstruction have expired. If all such department of buildings construction permits associated with the sidewalk obstruction have expired and the removal of such obstruction would not create an unsafe condition, the department shall order the removal of the obstruction associated with the expired permit to temporarily close a sidewalk. �2. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law. GZ GZ/lf LS 324/Int. No. 340/2014 December 6, 2017 LS# 361