File #: Int 0114-2022    Version: * Name: Street markings indicating locations of fire hydrants.
Type: Introduction Status: Filed (End of Session)
Committee: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
On agenda: 3/24/2022
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to street markings indicating locations of fire hydrants
Sponsors: Robert F. Holden, Justin L. Brannan, Kevin C. Riley, Joseph C. Borelli, Inna Vernikov
Council Member Sponsors: 5
Summary: This bill would require the Department of Transportation to mark the location of each fire hydrant next to a street by painting a symbol in the middle of the street directly across from the hydrant. These markings are intended to allow the Fire Department to find the nearest fire hydrant quickly when responding to an emergency.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 114, 2. Int. No. 114, 3. March 24, 2022 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 3-24-22, 5. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - March 24, 2022

Int. No. 114

 

By Council Members Holden, Brannan, Riley, Borelli and Vernikov

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to street markings indicating locations of fire hydrants

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Subchapter 1 of chapter 1 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-159.6 to read as follows:

§ 19-159.6 Fire hydrant markers. a. The department shall mark the location of each fire hydrant situated adjacent to a public street using a symbol painted in the middle of the street, directly across from the fire hydrant, and shall maintain such markings so that they remain clearly visible.

b. The absence of a marking required by this section shall not constitute a defense to a violation of any law prohibiting the obstruction of a fire hydrant.

§ 2. This local law takes effect 1 year after it becomes law.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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