L.L. 2020/006

Enactment date: 12/27/2019  

Int. No. 1393-A

By the Speaker (Council Member Johnson) and Council Members Torres, Chin, Levine, Brannan, Holden, the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams), Constantinides, Rivera, Van Bramer, Kallos, Ayala, Lander and Deutsch

A Local Law in relation to parking enforcement

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Parking Enforcement.

   a.   1.   For a period of six months, beginning no later than January 1, 2020, the police department shall, each week, evaluate no fewer than 25 blocks or intersections that are experiencing a prevalence of improper use of parking permits, and no fewer than 25 blocks or intersections that are experiencing obstruction of bicycle lanes, bus lanes, sidewalks, crosswalks, and fire hydrants by vehicles. In selecting such locations, the police department shall consider the following information from the previous six months:

         (a)   311 complaints relating to the improper use of a parking permit;

         (b)   311 complaints relating to the obstruction of a bicycle lane, bus lane, sidewalk, crosswalk, or fire hydrant by a vehicle;

         (c)   complaints received by the police department in relation to the improper use of a parking permit;

         (d)   complaints received by the police department in relation to obstruction of a bicycle lane, bus lane, sidewalk, crosswalk, or fire hydrant by a vehicle;

         (e)   summonses issued by the police department in relation to the improper use of a parking permit;

         (f)   summonses issued by the police department in relation to obstruction of a bicycle lane, bus lane, sidewalk, crosswalk, or fire hydrant by a vehicle;

         (g)   traffic crashes involving a fatality or serious injury; and

         (h)   moving violations issued by the police department.

      2.   Each evaluation conducted pursuant to this section shall include a description of each such block or intersection and why it was selected for evaluation; the number of complaints, summonses, traffic crashes, and moving violations associated with such block or intersection; the times at which such violations historically occur; photographs of all vehicles parked in such location demonstrating vehicles parked both legally and illegally; and for any vehicle parked illegally, a photograph of any city-issued parking permit or other parking permit displayed in each such vehicle, a photograph of the license plate of each such vehicle, and a summary of enforcement actions taken regarding each such vehicle and, if an enforcement action is not taken regarding each such vehicle, the reasons why.

   b.   No later than 30 days following the end of each month in which the police department conducts evaluations pursuant to subdivision a of this section, the police department shall submit a report identifying the blocks or intersections evaluated, the analyses and determinations made pursuant to paragraph 2 of subdivision a of this section, the department's response to such evaluation, including actions taken, if any. Each such report shall be submitted to the department of investigation, the mayor, and the speaker of the council.

   c.   The department of investigation shall conduct an investigation and issue a report regarding the issuance of parking permits and enforcement of parking laws. No later than September 30, 2020, the department of investigation shall submit such report to the police department, the department of transportation, the mayor, and the speaker of the council and post such report on its website. Such report shall include, at a minimum:

      1.   an analysis of reports submitted pursuant to subdivision b of this section;

      2.   any patterns or trends relating to the enforcement of parking laws, and the use of parking permits; and

      3.   recommendations related to the enforcement of parking laws, the use of parking permits, and the issuance of parking permits.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately and is deemed repealed upon the submission of the report due no later than September 30, 2020, submitted pursuant to subdivision c of section 1 of this local law.

L.L. 2020/009

Enactment date: 12/27/2019  

Int. No. 1422-A

By Council Members Powers, the Speaker (Council Member Johnson), Brannan, Holden, the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams), Chin, Constantinides, Rivera, Levin, Van Bramer, Kallos, Ayala, Lander and Deutsch

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to city-issued parking permits

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 3. Nothing in this local law is intended to affect, alter, or amend any rules of the department of transportation promulgated prior to the date of enactment of this local law relating to violations for misuse or fraudulent use of agency-authorized permits as defined in such rules.

§ 4. This local law takes effect in 90 days, except that the commissioner of transportation and the police commissioner may take any necessary actions to implement this law, including the promulgation of rules, prior to such effective date.

L.L. 2020/013

Enactment date: 1/10/2020  

Int. No. 1412-A

By Council Members Holden, the Speaker (Council Member Johnson), Brannan, Powers, the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams), Chin, Constantinides, Rivera, Kallos, Ayala, Vallone and Rodriguez

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing vehicles obstructing a sidewalk, crosswalk, fire hydrant, bicycle lane, or bus lane

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 2. No later than January 30, 2021, the police department shall post on its website and submit to the speaker of the council a report on the number of vehicles towed by the department in 2020 that were obstructing a sidewalk, crosswalk, fire hydrant, bicycle lane or bus lane, disaggregated by the police precinct in which such vehicles were located and by the month in which such vehicles were towed.

§ 3. This local law takes effect 30 days after it becomes law.

L.L. 2020/014

Enactment date: 1/10/2020  

Int. No. 1481-A

By Council Members Cornegy, Grodenchik and Louis (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the New York city plumbing code in relation to bringing such code up to date with the 2015 edition of the international plumbing code with differences that reflect the unique character of the city and repealing chapter 11 and appendices C, F, and G of the New York city plumbing code in relation thereto.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Legislative intent. This local law implements section 28-601.1 of the administrative code, which requires triennial updates of the New York city plumbing code to reflect changes in the International Plumbing Code. These amendments will bring the New York city plumbing code up to date with the 2015 International Plumbing Code published by the International Code Council, with differences to accommodate the unique nature of construction in the city. The local law is divided into parts from A through P with each part comprising amendments to a separate chapter or appendix of the code in separately numbered sections within the part.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 3. Notwithstanding any other law or rule tables, figures or equations in graphic or PDF format to be added to the New York city plumbing code pursuant to this local law need not be underlined to denote new matter being added. The absence of underlining to denote new matter being added shall not affect the validity of such tables, figures or equations.

§ 4. This local law shall take effect on the same date as the effective date of a local law amending the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to bringing the New York city building code up to date with the 2015 edition of the International Building Code published by the International Code Council.