Int. No. 136

By Council Members Brooks-Powers, Brewer, Hanif, Hudson, Louis, Schulman and Farías

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to weight limits for parking structures

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Subdivision b of section 20-324 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:

b. Each such licensee shall post conspicuously at the public entrance to the garage or parking lot a sign composed of letters and figures of such size, height, width, spacing, color and description as shall be prescribed by the rules and regulations of the commissioner. Such sign shall set forth the schedule of rates charged, the hours during which such garage or parking lot will remain open for business, [and] the maximum capacity by number of motor vehicles of such garage or parking lot, and, for any garage, the maximum permissible weight limit which may be permitted on each level of the garage, as determined according to section 28-323.10.

§ 2. Section 20-327 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:

a. No motor vehicle shall be accepted by a licensee for parking, or storage, in excess of the maximum capacity by number of motor vehicles of the garage or parking lot, as shown in the license. Whenever the maximum capacity by number of motor vehicles of a garage or parking lot has been reached, the licensee shall post, at the public entrance thereof, a sign, composed of letters of such size, height, width, spacing, color and description as shall be prescribed by the rules and regulations of the commissioner, stating that such maximum capacity by number has been reached.

b. A motor vehicle shall not be accepted by a licensee for parking, or storage, if no level within the parking garage is available on which parking or storing such vehicle would not exceed the maximum permissible weight limit for that level, as calculated according to section 28-323.10. Whenever no additional motor vehicles may be parked or stored on any level of a garage without the maximum permissible weight limit being exceeded on any such level, the licensee shall post, at the public entrance thereof, a sign, composed of letters of such size, height, width, spacing, color, and description as shall be prescribed by the rules and regulations of the commissioner, stating that the maximum capacity by weight has been reached.

c. Vehicles shall be stored or parked on the licensed premises in such manner as shall be prescribed by the rules and regulations of the commissioner, for the purpose of safeguarding persons and property and permitting adequate inspection of the premises.

§ 3. Article 323 of chapter 3 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding new sections 28-323.10 and 28-323.10.1 to read as follows:

§ 28-323.10 Maximum permissible weight capacity. No motor vehicle shall be parked or stored on a level of a parking structure when such parking or storage would cause the collective weight of vehicles on that level to exceed the maximum permissible weight limit for that level, as calculated by an approved agency on behalf of the owner, according to Table 1607.1 of the New York city building code and any rules of the department applicable to such parking structure.

§ 28-323.10.1 Weight sensors in parking structures. Each parking structure owner shall install a motor vehicle scale or weigh station at each entrance to such parking structure, in accordance with technical specifications to be prescribed by the rules and regulations of the commissioner. To determine whether a motor vehicle may be parked or stored in accordance with section 28-323.10, each motor vehicle shall be weighed on the scale or weigh station before the parking structure owner or owner’s authorized agent may accept that motor vehicle for parking or storage.

§ 12. This local law takes effect one year after it becomes law.

Session 13

LS #13636

1/25/2024

Session 12

SRB

LS #13636

7/11/2023