Int 0092-2024

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Section 24-203 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding new subdivisions (64) and (65) to read as follows: (64) Bass means tones of low frequency and pitch. (65) Hertz means the practical unit of measurement of bass and is the standard measure of frequency of a sound wave, with 1 hertz equaling 1 cycle of such wave per second. � 2. Subchapter 5 of chapter 2 of title 24 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 24-231.1 to read as follows: � 24-231.1 Low bass music originating from open-air structures and spaces. No person shall make or cause, or cause or permit to be made or caused, any music originating from a fixed open-air structure or an open-air space used for performances or events, including but not limited to an open-air stadium, theater, or field used for such purposes, that is measured at a bass level of 40 hertz or below for a duration of 10 seconds or more, as measured at any point within a receiving property or as measured at a distance of 15 feet or more from the perimeter of such structure or space on a public right-of-way. � 3. Table I in paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of section 24-257 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding after the row beginning 24-231(d) civil penalties for violation of section 24-231.1, to read as follows: TABLE 1 Civil Penalties Violations related to section and subdivision First Violation Second Violation* Third and Subsequent Violations* Maximum Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum Minimum 24.231.1 1,000 1,000 2,000 2,000 4,000 4,000 � 4. This local law takes effect immediately. EH LS #14003 12/14/2023 7:40 PM 2 2