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Any violation of a department rule or regulation concerning the cutting, removal or destruction of any tree or concerning the destruction or abuse of other public property under the charge and control of the department, where such destruction or abuse results in significant damage or expense, shall be a misdemeanor punishable by not more than six months imprisonment or by a fine of not more than 15,000 dollars, or by both. Any violation of a rule or regulation concerning the unlawful cutting, removal or destruction of any tree or concerning the destruction or abuse of other public property, where such destruction or abuse results in significant damage or expense, shall also subject the violator to a civil penalty of not more than 10,000 dollars for each violation which may be recovered in a proceeding before the office of administrative trials and hearings pursuant to section 1049-a of the charter. Such proceeding shall be commenced by the service of a notice of violation returnable to such office pursuant to such section. The office of administrative trials and hearings shall have the power to impose the civil penalties prescribed herein in accordance with such section.
(L.L. 2016/070, 6/13/2016, eff. 6/13/2017)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2016/070.
a. Not less than two days prior to commencement of temporary parking restrictions on any street or roadway or a portion thereof, for the purpose of removal of trees by the department, the department shall post notice of the effective date of such restrictions on such street or roadway, unless the planned work is to occur in accordance with other existing parking restrictions, such as alternate side parking regulations. Such notification shall include the effective date of such restrictions, the location of such restrictions and the estimated end date of such restrictions.
b. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the department to provide notice of any temporary parking restrictions where such restrictions are required to commence immediately to preserve public safety.
c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the department to complete planned removal within the estimated end date of such restrictions.
(L.L. 2017/096, 5/30/2017, eff. 5/30/2017)
a. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Park playground equipment. The term "park playground equipment" means playground equipment which is located within a playground operated by or under the jurisdiction of the department, including those for which the department has an agreement with a conservancy or other not-for-profit organization with respect to operation of any aspect of a playground.
Pesticide. The term "pesticide" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 17-1101 of this code.
b. Within 24 hours of the spraying of any pesticide by or on behalf of a city agency, the department shall clean all park playground equipment located less than the minimum distance from such spraying, as set forth in rule by the department of health and mental hygiene, at which such equipment will not be exposed to such pesticide.
(L.L. 2018/071, 1/19/2018, eff. 7/18/2018; Am. L.L. 2023/056, 5/12/2023, eff. 5/12/2023)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2018/071.
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