Int. No. 440
By Council Members Greenfield, Cabrera, Fidler, Gentile, Jackson, James, Palma, Recchia Jr., Rodriguez, Rose, Vann and Garodnick
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to increasing penalties for illegally erected radio towers.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Article 202 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as enacted by local law number 33 for the year 2007, is amended by adding a new section 28-202.3 to read as follows:
§28-202.3. Radio towers. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the owner of any property on which a radio tower is constructed in violation of any provision of this title or of the New York city building code and the owner of such radio tower shall each be subject to a civil penalty in the amount of ten thousand dollars for a first violation, twenty-five thousand dollars for a second violation and one hundred thousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation.
§2. This local law shall take effect immediately.
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11-19-10
LS # 1440