Int. No. 254

By Council Members Lopez, Barron, Clarke, Dilan, Koppell, Martinez, Perkins, Quinn, Recchia, Sears, Serrano and Vann

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the parking of vehicles owned by disabled individuals who live outside of New York City.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

                     Section one.  Section 19-162 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:

3. For purposes of this section the following terms shall have the following meanings:

                                          a. “Passenger vehicle with special registration for the disabled” shall mean a passenger car with a license plate or other designated marking issued by New York state, the District of Columbia or another state in the United States designating the vehicle as one used by a severely disabled person.

                                          b. “Passenger vehicle” shall mean a motor vehicle designed and used for carrying not more than fifteen people, including the driver, but such term shall not include a vehicle licensed to operate pursuant to chapter five of this title or a commercial vehicle as defined in section 19-170 of this subchapter.

                                          c. A passenger vehicle with special registration for the disabled may be parked at a parking meter without charge for any length of time except during periods when no parking is permitted.  During periods when no parking is permitted a passenger vehicle with special registration for the disabled shall be subject to the same sanctions and penalties as any other passenger vehicle.

§2.  This local law shall take effect ninety days after it is enacted into law.