Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no later than 120 days after the effective date of the local law that added this section, the commissioner shall divide the geographic area of New York city into no less than twenty commercial waste zones. The commissioner may amend the boundaries of such zones or establish additional zones as deemed appropriate by the commissioner and consistent with the purposes of this title. In establishing such commercial waste zones, the commissioner may consider:
1. The number and types of commercial establishments within the proposed zone;
2. The amount and types of waste generated by commercial establishments within the proposed zone and the potential for achieving the city's commercial waste reduction goals;
3. Existing service patterns within the proposed zone and the potential for traffic and noise reduction;
4. The types and estimated amounts of recyclable materials generated by commercial establishments within the proposed zone that are required to be recycled, reused or sold for reuse pursuant to section 16-306 and any rules promulgated pursuant thereto;
5. The estimated amount of organic waste collected within the proposed zone;
6. The rates being charged by persons licensed pursuant to title 16-A to commercial establishments within the proposed zone;
7. The history of complaints concerning commercial waste collection from commercial establishments within the proposed zone; and
8. Any other information or criteria the commissioner deems relevant.
(L.L. 2019/199, 11/20/2019, eff. 11/20/2019)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2019/199.