Int. No. 275
By Council Members Fusco,Golden, Malave-Dilan, Duane, Leffler, Marshall and Fiala; also Council Members Cruz, Eisland, Fisher, Foster, Harrison, O'Donovan and White.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring twenty-four notice prior to any street closure for construction or repair purposes.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section one. Section 19-102 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law 104 of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
§19-102 Unlawful use or opening of street. a. Except as otherwise provided by law, no person shall remove, open or otherwise disturb the pavement of, or excavate in, a public street, or use any part of a public street so as to obstruct travel therein (i) without a permit from the commissioner, and (ii) unless such removal, opening or other disturbance of the pavement or such excavation or use is carried out in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter and of section 24-521 of the code, the rules of the department in relation thereto and the terms and conditions of such permit.
b. The commissioner shall provide notice to the public at least twenty-four hours in advance that a public street will be closed due to construction or street repair work. Such notice shall be in all major daily newspapers in the city and through other media channels as deemed appropriate by the commissioner.
§2. This local law shall take effect immediately.
LS #4339
07/08/97
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