Int. No. 1199
By Council Members Lander, Brewer, James, Koppell, Richards and Rose
A Local Law in relation to conducting a study on privately owned streets.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Study of private streets. a. The department of transportation shall conduct a study on the condition and use of private streets, as defined in paragraph 3 of subdivision a of section 19-169.2 of the administrative code of the city of New York, throughout the city and submit the findings of such study to the mayor and council within six months of the effective date of this local law. Such study shall include but not be limited to:
1. a list of the locations of streets on the city map specified by borough, community district and council district that are private streets;
2. a description of the overall state of each street, including but not limited to, the conditions of sidewalks, curbs and roadways; the presence of catch basins; and the presence of potholes, calculated pursuant to the street rating system of the department of transportation and the ;
3. the individuals and/or entities that own and/or is responsible for maintaining such street;
4. recommendations or measures that can be taken to improve the conditions of private streets that are in a state of disrepair or have received an unsatisfactory rating pursuant to the street rating system of the department of transportation, including whether any of such private streets, prioritized by the state of disrepair and the inability of individuals or entities that own such street to properly maintain such street, should be acquired by the city through either purchase or condemnation.
ยง2. This local law shall take effect immediately upon its enactment.
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LS #3835
5/7/13