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Int 0252-2022

Installation and maintenance of tree guards.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructureintroduced 2022-04-28

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2022-04-28Passed: 2023-12-31

Summary

This bill would grant the Department of Transportation (DOT) the authority to install and maintain tree guards on city property. Tree guards are fence-like structures installed around the perimeter of a tree pit in order to provide a physical barrier between a tree and the surrounding environment so that the tree may be better protected from physical damage and other harm.

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Mass transportation agencies and facilities, Taxi and Limousine Commission, Department of Transportation and New York City Transit Authority, and the Department of Design and Construction and matters related to infrastructure projects within New York City.

How it compares

8% of similar bills passed

4 passed · 46 died

This bill: 612 days in committee

Similar bills: median 605 days · 159 days when passed

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Sponsors (4)

Robert F. Holden(prime)
Althea V. Stevens
Kalman Yeger
Joann Ariola

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2022-04-28 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2022-04-28 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2023-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2022-04-28 · 1:30 PM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-159.6 to read as follows: � 19-159.6 Tree guard. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following term has the following meaning: Tree guard. The term "tree guard" means a fence installed around the perimeter of a tree pit that provides a barrier between a tree and the surrounding environment for the purposes of protecting such tree from physical damage and other harm. b. The department shall have jurisdiction over the installation and maintenance of any tree guard in a tree pit that is in or adjacent to a public sidewalk on property under the jurisdiction of either the department or the department of parks and recreation. c. The department shall, in conjunction with the department of parks and recreation, develop a website that describes the process for tree guard design, installation and maintenance. � 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law. KS LS #6364 4/5/22 1:00PM 1