Int. No. 416
By Council Members Kallos, Constantinides, Gentile, Koo, Mendez, Vallone, Rodriguez, Koslowitz and Rosenthal (by request of the Manhattan Borough President)
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to notification of community boards of changes of regulations relating to traffic.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (2) of subdivision a of section 2903 of the New York city charter is amended to read as follows:
(2) establish, determine, control, install and maintain, the design, type, size and location of any and all signs, signals, marking, and similar devices indicating the names of the streets and other public places and for guiding, directing or otherwise regulating and controlling vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the streets, squares, parks, parkways, highways, roads, alleys, marginal streets, bridges and other public ways of the city; except that where there are any changes in traffic patterns, parking regulations or in the installation or removal of parking meters there must be prior consultation with the community boards; in such instances, the commissioner must notify such boards in writing thirty days before any change takes effect and if requested by such board, grant an extra thirty days for the community board to call a public hearing;
ยง 2. This local law shall take effect immediately.
RC/KET 5/22/14 3:13PM
Int. 0401-2010
LS 1535/2014