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§ 19-162 Permissible parking for certain purposes.
§ 19-162.1 Permissible parking for members of the clergy; houses of worship and hospitals.
§ 19-162.2 Permissible parking for emergency ambulance service vehicles operating for volunteer ambulance services.
§ 19-162.4 Comprehensive plan for city-issued parking permits.
§ 19-162.3 City-issued parking permits.
§ 19-162.5 City vehicle obstructing a bicycle lane, bus lane, sidewalk, crosswalk, or fire hydrant.
§ 19-163 Holiday suspensions of parking rules.
§ 19-163.1 Suspension of parking rules during snowfalls.
§ 19-163.2 Limitation on the use of adhesive stickers in the enforcement of alternate side of the street parking rules.
§ 19-164 Special parking for wheelchair accessible vans.
§ 19-165 Parking of motor vehicles at night.
§ 19-166 Unlawful use or possession of city-issued parking permits.
§ 19-166.1 Misuse of city-issued parking permits.
§ 19-167 Parking meters.
§ 19-167.1 Parking at broken or missing meters or muni-meters. [Repealed]
§ 19-167.2 Transfer of muni-meter time. [Repealed]
§ 19-167.3 Deactivating muni-meters. [Repealed]
§ 19-167.4 New muni-meter installation. [Repealed]
§ 19-168 Fishing from public bridges.
§ 19-169 Removal of vehicles parked in front of a private driveway.
§ 19-169.1 Removal of vehicles improperly parked on private property.
§ 19-169.2 Booting of improperly parked motor vehicles.
§ 19-170 Limitation on parking of commercial vehicles.
§ 19-170.1 Truck loading zones and commercial parking meter areas.
§ 19-170.2 Loading zones.
§ 19-171 Helmet requirement for persons under the age of fourteen operating scooters.
§ 19-171.1 Multi-passenger wheeled device and motorized pedicab prohibited.
§ 19-171.2 Pedicab parking.
§ 19-172 Private streets; names, restrictions of.
§ 19-173 Subway gratings; sweeping into.
§ 19-174 Passengers boarding horse drawn cabs.
§ 19-175 Variance for special events.
§ 19-175.1 Publication of parking restrictions.
§ 19-175.2 Notification of changes in parking restrictions.
§ 19-175.3 Notification of changes involving parking meters. [Repealed]
§ 19-175.4 Right turns from bus lanes.
§ 19-175.5 Carsharing parking pilot program.
§ 19-175.6 On-street bus stops for sight-seeing buses.
§ 19-175.7 Illegible parking signs.
§ 19-175.8 Daylighting program.
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§ 19-162.4 Comprehensive plan for city-issued parking permits.
   a.   For the purposes of this section, the term "city-issued parking permit" means a permit issued by a city agency that indicates permission to park in certain areas during certain times has been granted.
   b.   By November 1, 2020, each city agency making use of city-issued parking permits shall develop a plan regarding the distribution and use of city-issued parking permits by such agency. Such plans shall be submitted to an agency or office as designated by the mayor which shall, by December 1, 2020, review such plans and develop a comprehensive plan, which shall make use of and include each issuing agency's plan. Such comprehensive plan shall be posted online. Such agency plans shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:
      1.   criteria for the distribution and retention of city-issued parking permits;
      2.   an assessment of the appropriate number of city-issued parking permits necessary for essential government services; and
      3.   proposed steps to curb unnecessary or excessive issuance of city-issued parking permits.
   c.   Such agency plans and the comprehensive plan shall be reviewed at least once every five years and may be revised as appropriate. Any such revision of the comprehensive plan shall be submitted to the council and the mayor and posted online within 30 days of the completion of such revision.
(L.L. 2020/005, 12/27/2019, eff. 12/27/2019)
§ 19-162.3 City-issued parking permits.
   a.   Definition. For purposes of this section, the term "city-issued parking permit" means a permit issued by the department or the department of education, if the commissioner has delegated authority to the department of education pursuant to subdivision b, that indicates permission to park in certain areas during certain times has been granted. The term shall not include a parking permit issued pursuant to sections 19-162.1 or 19-162.2, a parking permit issued to individuals with disabilities, or a single-use parking permit.
   b.   Issuance. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as provided in section 14-183, no other city agency shall issue a permit that indicates permission to park in certain areas during certain times has been granted; however, the commissioner may delegate authority to the department of education to issue such permits. In the event of such delegation, city-issued parking permits issued by the department of education shall continue to be subject to the requirements of subdivisions c, d, e, f, h, and i and any applicable rules promulgated by the department pursuant to subdivision g.
   c.   Term. A city-issued parking permit shall be valid for no more than one year unless suspended or revoked.
   d.   Application. 
      1.   Each person applying for a city-issued parking permit or renewal thereof on behalf of themselves, their agency or non-profit entity shall file an application in such form and detail as the commissioner may prescribe, which may include inputting the required information into a permit application system.
      2.   An application for a city-issued parking permit or renewal thereof shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information:
         (a)   if applying on behalf of a city agency, the name of the city agency and the employee's relationship to such agency if issued to an individual;
         (b)   the license plate number of the vehicle or vehicles to be associated with such permit when associated with a specific vehicle or vehicles; and
         (c)   a statement articulating the justification for the permit need.
      3.   Upon the approval of an application, the department shall issue a city-issued parking permit to the applicant that may only be used with the vehicle or vehicles identified on such application when the permit is to be used with specific vehicles.
      4.   City-issued parking permits shall not be transferrable to another person or vehicle if issued to a specific individual or vehicle.
      5.   Whenever any information provided on such an application has changed, such agency shall notify the department within 10 days of such change.
   e.   Form of permits. A city-issued parking permit may be a physical permit or a programmable feature associated with a license plate number and shall contain the name of the sponsoring city agency, the expiration date of the permit, and a unique identifier or other technology designed to allow the city to detect valid permits. Such permit may contain any additional information or features as required by the department.
   f.   Permissible uses. 
      1.   Parking with a city-issued parking permit shall be permitted in areas specified on or programmed into the permit and may allow for parking in some or all of the following areas:
         (a)   at parking meters;
         (b)   in truck loading and unloading zones;
         (c)   in "no standing/parking" areas except "authorized vehicles" or "authorized vehicle only", when such permit authorizes such use; and
         (d)   in "no parking" areas.
      2.   Parking with a city-issued parking permit shall not be permitted in the following areas, in addition to any areas designated by rule or specified on or programmed into the permit:
         (a)   "no standing" areas;
         (b)   "no stopping" areas;
         (c)   fire hydrants;
         (d)   bus stops;
         (e)   areas where such parking would constitute double parking;
         (f)   driveways;
         (g)   bridges and highways;
         (h)   carsharing parking spaces;
         (i)   truck loading zones as defined in section 19-170.1 within the area south of and including 60th street in the borough of Manhattan;
         (j)   no parking anytime areas within the area south of and including 60th street in the borough of Manhattan;
         (k)   no parking specific hours within the area south of and including 60th street in the borough of Manhattan;
         (l)   no standing specific hours within the area south of and including 60th street in the borough of Manhattan;
         (m)   no standing except trucks loading and unloading zones within the area south of and including 60th street in the borough of Manhattan;
         (n)   truck loading only zones within the area south of and including 60th street in the borough of Manhattan; and
         (o)   no standing except vehicles with consul-c or diplomat-a&d license plates d/s decals only within the area south of and including 60th street in the borough of Manhattan.
   g.   Rules. The department may promulgate such rules as are necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
   h.   Violations. Any violation of subdivision d of this section involving a material false statement or material fact concealed in connection with an application for a city-issued parking permit or renewal thereof shall upon conviction thereof be punishable by a civil penalty of not less than $250 nor more than $1,000. Civil violations issued pursuant to this section shall be adjudicated at the environmental control board or any tribunal established within the office of administrative trials and hearings designated by the commissioner.
   i.   Posting information. No later than January 31, 2021, the department and agencies delegated to issue parking permits by the commissioner shall post information online regarding the issuance of city-issued parking permits, including, but not limited to, the number of applications submitted and the number of such permits issued in the previous year, disaggregated by the sponsoring city agency in the case of the department. Such information shall be updated at least annually.
(L.L. 2020/009, 12/27/2019, eff. 3/26/2020; Am. L.L. 2021/167, 12/24/2021, eff. 6/22/2022)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2020/009.
§ 19-162.5 City vehicle obstructing a bicycle lane, bus lane, sidewalk, crosswalk, or fire hydrant.
No vehicle operated on behalf of the city shall obstruct a bicycle lane, bus lane when bus lane restrictions are in effect, sidewalk, crosswalk, or fire hydrant, except as otherwise permitted by law.
(L.L. 2020/007, 12/27/2019, eff. 1/26/2020)
§ 19-163 Holiday suspensions of parking rules.
   a.   All alternate side of the street parking rules shall be suspended on the following holidays: Christmas, Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, Ash Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Ascension Thursday, Feast of the Assumption, Feast of All Saints, Feast of the Immaculate Conception, first two days of Succoth, Shemini Atzareth, Simchas Torah, Shevuoth, Purim, Orthodox Holy Thursday, Orthodox Good Friday, first two and last two days of Passover, the Muslim holidays of Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha, the day before Lunar New Year, Lunar New Year, Losar, the Hindu festival of Diwali on the day that Lakshmi Puja is observed, Three Kings' Day, Tisha B’Av, and all state and national holidays.
   b.   Each year, as soon as possible after the days of observance of the Muslim holidays of Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha have been fixed pursuant to religious law and tradition, the commissioner shall designate the three days applicable to each of the aforementioned holidays as days upon which alternate side of the street parking rules shall be suspended.
   c.   For purposes of subdivision a of this section, the date of the Lunar New Year is the first day of the second lunar month after the winter solstice in the preceding calendar year.
    d.   For purposes of subdivision a of this section, the date of Losar is the first day of the first month of the Tibetan lunar calendar.
(Am. L.L. 2019/003, 12/29/2018, eff. 12/29/2018; Am. L.L. 2019/005, 12/29/2018, eff. 12/29/2018; Am. L.L. 2023/162, 12/3/2023, eff. 12/3/2023; Am. L.L. 2025/012, 2/22/2025, eff. 2/22/2025)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1993/104.
§ 19-163.1 Suspension of parking rules during snowfalls.
All alternate side of the street parking rules shall be suspended during any snowfall that causes the department of sanitation to suspend its street sweeping operations, provided that the department may reinstate alternate side of the street parking rules after twenty-four hours if it determines, after consulting with the department of sanitation, that alternate side of the street parking is necessary to immediately commence curbside snow removal.
§ 19-163.2 Limitation on the use of adhesive stickers in the enforcement of alternate side of the street parking rules.
Neither the department nor the department of sanitation shall affix an adhesive sticker to any motor vehicle solely in connection with the enforcement of alternate side of the street parking rules.
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