Int 0800-2024
Prioritization of maintenance of trees adjacent to buildings and structures.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Parks and Recreationintroduced 2024-04-11Local Law 2025/059
Enacted as Local Law 2025/059.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2024-04-11Passed: 2025-05-10Enacted: 2025-05-10
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to develop criteria by which they prioritize tree maintenance, taking into account the likelihood of potential harm to nearby or adjacent structures, whether a tree or limb that has already fallen is still capable of causing harm, and the proximity of a damaged tree or limb to nearby buildings. DPR would also be required to post a description of the criteria used to prioritize tree maintenance on its website.
Committee on Parks and Recreation — Department of Parks and Recreation.
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16% of similar bills passed
8 passed · 42 died
This bill: 363 days in committee
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Sponsors (40)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-04-11 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-04-11 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-01-30 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-01-30 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2025-01-30 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2025-01-30 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-04-10 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2025-04-10 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
ActionAmended by Committee
2025-04-10 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2025-04-10 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
AdvancedApproved by Council
2025-04-10 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2025-04-10 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2025-05-10 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2025-05-12 · City Council
Votes (8)
Aye (7)
Shekar KrishnanSandra UngRobert F. HoldenDavid M. CarrJulie MeninLinda LeeMercedes Narcisse
Absent (1)
Vickie Paladino
Heard at (7)
City Council · 2025-04-10 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Parks and Recreation · 2025-04-10 · 10:45 AM · 250 Broadway - Committee Room, 16th Floor
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management · 2025-01-30 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Room, 16th Floor
Committee on Parks and Recreation · 2025-01-30 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Room, 16th Floor
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management · 2025-01-29 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Parks and Recreation · 2025-01-29 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2024-04-11 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (21)
- Summary of Int. No. 800-A
- Summary of Int. No. 800
- Int. No. 800
- April 11, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 4-11-24
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - April 11, 2024
- Fiscal Impact Statement - Council
- Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB
- Committee Report 1/30/25
- Hearing Testimony 1/30/25
- Hearing Transcript 1/30/25
- Proposed Int. No. 800-A - 4/8/25
- Committee Report 4/10/25
- Hearing Transcript 4/10/25
- April 10, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 4-10-25
- Int. No. 800-A (FINAL)
- Int. No. 800-A - Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
- Int. No. 800-A - Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB
- Local Law 59
- Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 18 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 18-105.2 to read as follows:
� 18-105.2 Trees adjacent to buildings. a. The department shall develop criteria, including a rating system, for the prioritization for maintenance of any tree that is: (i) under the jurisdiction of the commissioner; and (ii) adjacent to a building or other structure. The criteria shall include whether a limb of such a tree has made physical contact with any part of such building or structure, whether a limb of such a tree may imminently make physical contact with part of any such building or structure due to tree growth or other circumstance, and the potential for damage to such building or structure that may result from any such contact or imminent contact.
b. The department shall post on its website the criteria developed in subdivision a and information about the development of such criteria.
� 2. This local law takes effect 1 year after it becomes law.
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