Int 1296-2025
Requiring a solid acceptable color or the display of artwork on temporary protective structures on construction sites.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Housing and Buildingsintroduced 2025-05-28Local Law 2025/103
Enacted as Local Law 2025/103.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2025-05-28Passed: 2025-07-30Enacted: 2025-07-30
Summary
This bill would expand the allowable color of sidewalk shed parapet panels to include approved or alternative artwork through the City Canvas program.
Committee on Housing and Buildings — Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Department of Buildings and rent regulation.
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13 passed · 37 died
This bill: 32 days in committee
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Sponsors (8)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2025-05-28 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2025-05-28 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-06-03 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2025-06-03 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-06-30 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2025-06-30 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
ActionAmended by Committee
2025-06-30 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2025-06-30 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
AdvancedApproved by Council
2025-06-30 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2025-06-30 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2025-06-30 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2025-07-30 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2025-07-31 · City Council
Votes (7)
Aye (7)
Oswald J. FelizPierina Ana SanchezShaun AbreuAlexa AvilésEric DinowitzCrystal HudsonLincoln Restler
Heard at (4)
City Council · 2025-06-30 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2025-06-30 · 11:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2025-06-03 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2025-05-28 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (21)
- Summary of Int. No. 1296-A
- Summary of Int. No. 1296
- Int. No. 1296
- May 28, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 5-28-25
- Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
- Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB
- Committee Report 6/3/25
- Hearing Testimony 6/3/25
- Hearing Transcript 6/3/25
- Proposed Int. No. 1296-A - 6/23/25
- Committee Report 6/30/25
- Hearing Transcript 6/30/25
- Committee Report - Stated Meeting
- June 30, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 6-30-25
- Int. No. 1296-A (FINAL)
- Int. No. 1296-A - Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
- Int. No. 1296-A - Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB
- Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor
- Local Law 103
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 3307.6.4.11 of the New York city building code, as added by local law number 47 for the year 2025, is amended to read as follows:
3307.6.4.11 Color. Sidewalk sheds shall meet the following color requirements:
1. Parapet frames and braces, [parapet panels,] legs and vertical members, beams, cross bracing, and metallic elements shall be a solid acceptable color.
2. Parapet panels shall be a solid acceptable color, or display artwork pursuant to Section 3307.11.
3. Acceptable colors are hunter green, metallic gray, or white. In addition, when the shed is installed for an existing building, other than one undergoing a full demolition or subject to the provisions of Section 28-101.4.5 of the Administrative Code, a color matching the fa�ade, trim, cornice, or roof of the building, if the roof is sloped and visible from the street, is acceptable.
[3] 4. Where a fence is installed at the site in accordance with Section 3307.7, the fence and shed shall be the same color.
Exceptions: Regardless of the color of the shed:
1. Metallic elements and components of the shed may be painted metallic gray.
2. Mesh elements of parapet panels may be black.
� 2. This local law takes effect on the same date that section 7 of local law number 47 for the year 2025 takes effect.
APM
LS #18769/18703/17744
6/18/2025 12:30 PM
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