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Int 0048-2018

Creation of wind maps demonstrating wind energy generation potential within the city.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Environmental Protectionintroduced 2018-01-31Local Law 2018/104

Enacted as Local Law 2018/104.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2018-01-31Passed: 2018-05-26Enacted: 2018-05-26

Summary

This bill amends the Administrative Code of the City of New York § 24-806 to develop a detailed wind resource assessment for buildings taller than 100 feet and on waterfront blocks in medium or higher density residential, commercial or manufacturing districts located in the areas identified in the Zone Green Text Amendment.

Committee on Environmental ProtectionDepartment of Environmental Protection and Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability and Office of Recovery and Resiliency.

How it compares

42% of similar bills passed

21 passed · 29 died

This bill: 81 days in committee

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Sponsors (10)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-01-31 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-01-31 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2018-02-26 · Committee on Environmental Protection
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2018-02-26 · Committee on Environmental Protection
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2018-04-23 · Committee on Environmental Protection
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2018-04-23 · Committee on Environmental Protection
ActionAmended by Committee
2018-04-23 · Committee on Environmental Protection
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2018-04-23 · Committee on Environmental Protection
AdvancedApproved by Council
2018-04-25 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2018-04-25 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2018-05-26 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2018-05-29 · City Council

Votes (7)

Aye (6)
Kalman Yeger Costa G. ConstantinidesRafael L. Espinal, Jr.Stephen T. LevinDonovan J. RichardsCarlos Menchaca
Absent (1)
Eric A. Ulrich

Heard at (4)

City Council · 2018-04-25 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Environmental Protection · 2018-04-23 · 12:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 14th Fl.
Committee on Environmental Protection · 2018-02-26 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 14th Fl.
City Council · 2018-01-31 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (18)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 8 of title 24 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 24-806 to read as follows: � 24-806 Wind resource assessment. The mayor shall include in each long-term sustainability plan required by subdivision e of section 20 of the charter, a wind resource assessment to identify and map the areas of the city where wind resources are available for the effective utilization of (i) a wind turbine appurtenant to a building that has a height of 100 feet or more, (ii) a wind turbine appurtenant to a building of any height located in a waterfront area or (iii) where wind resources are available for freestanding wind turbines in a waterfront area. Such assessment shall be made publicly available online together with a description of the methodology used to conduct such assessment. For the purposes of this section, the term "waterfront area" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the New York city zoning resolution. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. SS Int. 1726-2017 / LS 11293 LS# 141 1/5/2018 2:54PM 1 2