Int. No. 866-A
By Council Members Epstein, Brooks-Powers, Louis, Ung, Aldebol, Banks, Schulman, Wong, Zhuang, Riley, Avilés, Narcisse, Gennaro, Maloney, Hanks, Hanif, Gutiérrez, Hankerson, Morano and Ariola
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the posting of notification signs regarding upcoming disruptive work
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 19-101.5 to read as follows:
§ 19-101.5 Posting of signs in advance of disruptive work. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the term “disruptive work” means:
1. Work that is performed by the department, or by a permittee, that the department or such permittee expects to involve any of the following conditions for at least 14 days:
(a) A full roadway closure;
(b) A sidewalk closure where no alternative path for pedestrian access, including a temporary accessible walkway, exists without requiring a pedestrian to cross a street;
(c) A temporary relocation of a bus stop or public bicycle sharing station; or
(d) Work occurring between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. that includes noise, vibrations, or bright lighting.
2. Notwithstanding subparagraph (c) of paragraph 1 of this subdivision, the term “disruptive work” does not include a temporary relocation of a public bicycle sharing station when such relocation is at the request of the department or a permittee, other than the permittee in control of relocating such station, in order to facilitate the disruptive work of the department or of a permittee.
b. Signs required. 1. Except as provided in subdivision c of this section, at least 48 hours in advance of the anticipated start of disruptive work, the department or permittee, whichever is performing the disruptive work, shall post at least 1 sign at each end of every block where the disruptive work will occur. Such signs shall provide notice that the disruptive work will occur, and shall be maintained until the completion of such disruptive work.
2. The signs required to be posted pursuant to this subdivision shall be easily visible and readable by pedestrians, in a form and manner prescribed by rules of the department, and shall include:
(a) The name and contact information of the department or permittee, whichever is performing the disruptive work;
(b) The anticipated start date and end date of the disruptive work; and
(c) The location, nature, and extent of the disruptive work.
3. If the relocation of a public bicycle sharing station is necessary to accommodate such disruptive work, such signs shall also include the new location of such relocated public bicycle sharing station.
4. The department or the permittee, whichever is performing the disruptive work, shall remove the signs required to be posted pursuant to this subdivision upon the completion of such disruptive work.
5. The inadvertent failure to comply with a requirement to post a sign pursuant to this section shall not serve as a basis for any order to halt or delay any work.
c. Emergency work. When the department determines disruptive work to be emergency work, the department or permittee, whichever is performing the disruptive work, shall post signs as required pursuant to subdivision b of this section within 48 hours after the commencement of such emergency work.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law.
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