File #: Int 1245-2016    Version: * Name: Increasing penalties for illegally erected radio, television and telecommunications towers.
Type: Introduction Status: Filed (End of Session)
Committee: Committee on Housing and Buildings
On agenda: 8/16/2016
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to increasing penalties for illegally erected radio, television and telecommunications towers
Sponsors: David G. Greenfield, Andrew Cohen
Council Member Sponsors: 2
Summary: This bill would make it an immediately hazardous violation for a person to illegally erect a radio, television, or telecommunication tower. The bill would establish civil penalties for these violations as follows: $10,000 for a first violation, $25,000 for a second violation, and $100,000 for a third or subsequent violation.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 1245, 2. August 16, 2016 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
Date Ver.Prime SponsorAction ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsMultimedia
12/31/2017*David G. Greenfield City Council Filed (End of Session)  Action details Meeting details Not available
8/16/2016*David G. Greenfield City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
8/16/2016*David G. Greenfield City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 1245

 

By Council Members Greenfield and Cohen

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to increasing penalties for illegally erected radio, television and telecommunications towers

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Section 28-201.2.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new paragraph 17 to read as follows:

17. A violation of section BC 3108 of the New York city building code.

 

17.1. The civil penalty for a violation of section BC 3108 of the New York city building code is $10,000 for a first violation, $25,000 for a second violation and $100,000 for a third or subsequent violation.

 

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

 

 

 

 

 

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