Int. No. 311-A

By Council Members Oddo, Arroyo, Dilan, Fidler, James, Koslowitz, Palma, Williams, Barron, Vacca, Nelson, Cabrera, Mark-Viverito, Ferreras, Halloran, Koo, Ulrich, Jackson, Gennaro, Van Bramer, Eugene and Rodriguez

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring notification prior to tree planting.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 18 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 18-139 to read as follows:

§18-139 Notification prior to planting of trees. Except as provided herein, not less than thirty days prior and not more than one hundred twenty days prior to the commencement of the planting of a tree under the jurisdiction of the department on a sidewalk that is within one hundred feet of any entrance or exit of any school or hospital, the department shall provide written notification of such planting by either facsimile, regular mail, electronic mail or by personal service to the office of the principal or designated representative of such school, or the administrator or designated representative of such hospital.    Notifications pursuant to this section made by regular mail shall be placed into the United States mail not less than forty days prior to the commencement of planting of any such tree.

§2. This local law shall take effect ninety days after its enactment, except that the commissioner of parks and recreation shall take such actions as are necessary for its implementation, including the promulgation of rules, prior to such effective date.

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