Int. No. 942-A
By Council Members Koo, Rose, Kallos, Cohen, Holden, Ayala, Lander, Rivera and Deutsch
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to developing and publishing a comprehensive plan regarding the distribution and use of city-issued parking permits
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subchapter 2 of chapter 1 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-162.4 to read as follows:
§ 19-162.4 Comprehensive plan for city-issued parking permits. a. For the purposes of this section, the term “city-issued parking permit” means a permit issued by a city agency that indicates permission to park in certain areas during certain times has been granted.
b. By November 1, 2020, each city agency making use of city-issued parking permits shall develop a plan regarding the distribution and use of city-issued parking permits by such agency. Such plans shall be submitted to an agency or office as designated by the mayor which shall, by December 1, 2020, review such plans and develop a comprehensive plan, which shall make use of and include each issuing agency’s plan. Such comprehensive plan shall be posted online. Such agency plans shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:
1. criteria for the distribution and retention of city-issued parking permits;
2. an assessment of the appropriate number of city-issued parking permits necessary for essential government services; and
3. proposed steps to curb unnecessary or excessive issuance of city-issued parking permits.
c. Such agency plans and the comprehensive plan shall be reviewed at least once every five years and may be revised as appropriate. Any such revision of the comprehensive plan shall be submitted to the council and the mayor and posted online within 30 days of the completion of such revision.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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