Int. No. 1884
By Council Members Adams, Louis and Gibson (by request of the Queens Borough President)
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of transportation, in consultation with the police department, to create a comprehensive plan to address problems of inadequate parking at any precinct or other building of the New York city police department
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subchapter 2 of chapter 1 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-175.8 to read as follows:
§ 19-175.8 Comprehensive plan for parking at police precincts and other buildings. a. Parking plan required. The commissioner shall develop, in consultation with the police commissioner, a comprehensive plan to address the problem of inadequate parking existing at any precinct or other building of the police department. In developing such plan, the commissioner shall:
1. Identify the parking needs of each individual police precinct and other building;
2. Identify solutions to ensure that any bicycle lane or bus lane in the areas adjacent to a police precinct or other building is not blocked by any parked vehicle;
3. Identify public parking areas that may be used by the police department; and
4. Identify any property of the city that may be converted, in accordance with any procedures or requirements applicable under the law, for use for parking for the police department.
b. Cooperation of other agencies. The commissioner shall consult with any city agency as necessary to carry out this section, and any such city agency shall cooperate in carrying out this section upon the request of the commissioner.
c. Deadline for submission. The commissioner shall submit the plan required by this section to the mayor and the speaker of the council within three months after the effective date of this section.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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LS #12757
1/22/2020