Proposed Int. No. 372-A
By Council Members Levin, Cabrera, Comrie, Gentile, Jackson, James, Koslowitz, Nelson, Palma, Williams, Lander, Greenfield, Mark-Viverito, Rodriguez, Chin, Vallone, Crowley, Mendez, Eugene, Vacca, Van Bramer and Halloran
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the suspension of alternate side of the street parking rules on blocks adjacent to filming.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subchapter two of chapter one of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-163.2 to read as follows:
§ 19-163.2 Suspension of parking regulations for filming. a. The issuance of a permit by the mayor's office of film theatre and broadcasting that authorizes filming and/or related activity shall result in suspension of alternate side of the street parking rules for the duration of such permit or seven days whichever is shorter on all blocks adjacent to and any portion of which is within two hundred feet of the location of the filming and/or related activity, and where such filming and/or related activity results in a loss of alternate side parking spaces or spaces where there are no restrictions.
b. In accordance with subdivision c of section 19-175.2 of this subchapter, the party to whom a permit is issued by such mayor's office shall immediately post notice of the parking rule suspensions in the blocks where parking rules are suspended in accordance with subdivision a of this section. The specific content of such notice shall be approved by the commissioner at the commissioner's discretion.
§2. This local law shall take effect immediately after it is enacted into law.
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5/20/2011