File #: Int 0660-2024    Version: Name: Required lighting under sidewalk sheds.
Type: Introduction Status: Enacted (Mayor's Desk for Signature)
Committee: Committee on Housing and Buildings
On agenda: 3/19/2024
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the New York city building code, in relation to the required lighting under sidewalk sheds
Sponsors: Erik D. Bottcher, Pierina Ana Sanchez, Keith Powers , Shahana K. Hanif, Gale A. Brewer, Lincoln Restler, Crystal Hudson, Christopher Marte, Carlina Rivera , Diana I. Ayala, Rita C. Joseph, Chris Banks, Kamillah Hanks, Farah N. Louis, Darlene Mealy, (by request of the Manhattan Borough President)
Council Member Sponsors: 15
Summary: This bill would double the required level of lighting under sidewalk sheds from 45 lumens per watt or greater to 90 lumens per watt or greater, and would require that lighting under sidewalk sheds be provided specifically by LED lights. Additionally, this bill would require lighting fixtures serving a sidewalk shed that is within a 20-foot radius of a window, glass door, or any other fenestration of a dwelling unit to be equipped with directional adjustment or shielding to eliminate light trespass toward the dwelling unit.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 660-A, 2. Summary of Int. No. 660, 3. Int. No. 660, 4. March 19, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 5. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 3-19-24, 6. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - March 19, 2024, 7. Committee Report 6/25/24, 8. Hearing Testimony 6/25/24, 9. Hearing Transcript 6/25/24, 10. Proposed Int. No. 660-A - 3/19/25, 11. Committee Report 3/26/25, 12. Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council, 13. Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB, 14. Committee Report - Stated Meeting, 15. March 26, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda
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3/26/2025*Erik D. Bottcher Committee on Housing and Buildings Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
3/26/2025*Erik D. Bottcher Committee on Housing and Buildings Amendment Proposed by Comm  Action details Meeting details Not available
3/26/2025*Erik D. Bottcher Committee on Housing and Buildings Amended by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
3/26/2025AErik D. Bottcher Committee on Housing and Buildings Approved by CommitteePass Action details Meeting details Not available
6/25/2024*Erik D. Bottcher Committee on Housing and Buildings Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/25/2024*Erik D. Bottcher Committee on Housing and Buildings Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
3/19/2024*Erik D. Bottcher City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
3/19/2024*Erik D. Bottcher City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 660-A

 

By Council Members Bottcher, Sanchez, Powers, Hanif, Brewer, Restler, Hudson, Marte, Rivera, Ayala, Joseph, Banks, Hanks, Louis and Mealy (by request of the Manhattan Borough President)

 

A Local Law to amend the New York city building code, in relation to the required lighting under sidewalk sheds

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Section 3307.6.4.8 of the New York city building code, as amended by a local law for the year 2025 amending the New York city building code, relating to studying sidewalk shed designs and improving the aesthetics of existing sidewalk sheds, as proposed in introduction number 391-A, is amended to read as follows:

3307.6.4.8 Lighting. Sidewalk shed lighting shall be in conformance with the following:

 

1. The underside of sidewalk sheds shall be illuminated at all times either by daylight or electric light. The level of illumination shall be uniformly distributed along the entire length of the shed with a minimum of 1.5 footcandle (17 lux) measured at the level of the walking surface, or 5 footcandle (55 lux) measured at the level of the walking surface when the walking surface is within 10 feet (3048 mm) of a subway entrance, bus shelter, or similar transit facility, with a minimum luminous efficacy of [45] 90 lumens per watt or greater and be rated to operate at temperatures of 5°F (-15°C) and higher.

 

2. All lamps shall be enclosed in water-resistant and vandal-resistant fixtures, and all lamps, wiring, and accessory components shall conform to the requirements of the New York City Electrical Code.

 

3. Photosensors may be used to control electric lighting according to the amount of daylight available. All photosensors shall be equipped for fail-safe operation ensuring that if the sensor or control fails, the lamps will provide the lighting levels required by this section.

 

4. LED lighting shall be used to satisfy the requirements of this section.

 

5. Where a lighting fixture serving a sidewalk shed is within a 20-foot (6096 mm) radius of the fenestration of a dwelling unit, such lighting fixture shall be equipped with directional adjustment or shielding to eliminate light trespass toward such dwelling unit. 

 

§ 2. This local law takes effect on the same date that section two of a local law for the year 2025 amending the New York city building code, relating to studying sidewalk shed designs and improving the aesthetics of existing sidewalk sheds, as proposed in introduction number 391-A, takes effect.

 

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