Int. No. 1586
Council Members Barron and Ampry-Samuel
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to scrap metal collection
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 16-118 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 50 for the year 2007, is amended to read as follows:
7. No person shall prevent, or otherwise interfere with, the sweeping or cleaning of any street, the removal of snow or ice from any street or the collection or removal of any solid waste or recyclable material from any street, by any employee of the department. This shall not apply to any person collecting scrap metal for recycling with the written permission of the property owner or tenant.
§ 2. Section 16-504, as added by local law number 42 for the year 1996, is amended by adding subdivision j to read as follows:
j. To issue and establish standards for the issuance, suspension and revocation of licenses and registrations authorizing the operation of businesses engaged only in the collection of scrap metal for recycling from commercial establishments.
§ 3. This local law takes effect immediately.
NKA
LS 2915
1/9/2019