File #: Int 1150-2013    Version: * Name: Suspension of the issuance of violations for littering.
Type: Introduction Status: Filed
Committee: Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
On agenda: 8/22/2013
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to the suspension of the issuance of violations for littering.
Sponsors: Ruben Wills, Leroy G. Comrie, Jr., Ydanis A. Rodriguez
Council Member Sponsors: 3
Int. No. 1150
 
By Council Members Wills, Comrie and Rodriguez
 
 
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to the suspension of the issuance of violations for littering.
 
 
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision a of section 16-118.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended as follows:
ยง16-118.1 Citywide Routing System. a. The department shall implement a citywide routing system for residential premises for the enforcement of subdivision two of section 16-118 of this code, as such subdivision relates to the cleaning of sidewalks, flagging, curbstones, airshafts, backyards, courts, alleys and roadway areas by owners, lessees, tenants, occupants or persons in charge of any such premises, and for commercial premises for the enforcement of such subdivision as such subdivision relates to cleaning of sidewalks, flagging, curbstones and roadway areas by owners, lessees, tenants, occupants or persons in charge of such premises. The citywide enforcement routing system shall limit the issuance of notices of violation, appearance tickets or summonses within any sub-district of a local service delivery district to predetermined periods of a total of no more than two hours each day, provided that each such predetermined period shall be one hour. The department shall establish a citywide schedule of periods for issuing notices of violation, appearance tickets or summonses for commercial premises in each district and shall give written notice to the owners, lessees, tenants, occupants or persons in charge of such premises in each district of the periods for the district in which their premises are located by the use of flyers, community meetings or such other techniques as the commissioner reasonably determines to be useful. The two one-hour predetermined periods for issuing notices of violation, appearance tickets or summonses for residential premises shall be from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. and from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. No notices of violation, appearance tickets or summonses may be issued on Sundays.
 
 
TBD
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