Int. No. 997
By Council Members Rivera, Arroyo, Dickens, James, Vann and Wills
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to permissible double parking adjacent to schools.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subchapter 2 of chapter one of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-175.4 to read as follows:
§19-175.4 Permissible double parking adjacent to schools. Notwithstanding any provisions of this code or the rules of the city of New York, it shall be permissible for an individual to double park a motor vehicle with its engine off for up to five minutes in a roadway immediately adjacent to any school while a student at such school is being dropped off at such school by such motorist, and for up to ten minutes while such motorist waits to pick up or is in the process of picking up a student from such school. This section shall not apply where movement of such vehicle is required by an on duty emergency service vehicle.
§2. This local law shall take effect immediately after its enactment into law.
LS # 4119
12/19/12
LF