Int 1875-2020

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivision a of section 19-175.2 of the administrative code is amended to read as follows: a. Following any permanent change in parking restrictions posted by the department, the department shall post notice, in the affected areas, indicating the effective date of such change. Within thirty days of posting notice of the effective date of such a permanent change, no vehicle may be towed for a violation pursuant to such change unless it is necessary for public safety. An owner of a motor vehicle parked in the affected areas who receives a notice of a parking violation that occurred within [five] fifteen days of posting of the notice of the parking restriction change shall have an affirmative defense that the vehicle of the owner was parked in compliance with the applicable parking restriction that was in effect prior to such change. Within one business day of making a permanent change in parking restrictions, such change will be reflected on the website containing parking restrictions as required by section 19-175.1 of the code. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. JB LS #12063 11/06/19 1 1