Int. No. 1634
By Council Member Constantinides
A Local Law in relation to a study on suspending parking meters for communal nonsecular
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Feasibility study on suspending parking meters for communal nonsecular services. a. Definitions. For purposes of this local law, the following terms has the following meaning:
Communal nonsecular service. The term “communal nonsecular service” means a formalized period of community worship, held routinely and in a consistent location for that nonsecular congregation.
b. The Department of Transportation shall conduct a study to make findings and recommendations on the feasibility of suspending parking meters during hours of communal nonsecular service. Such study shall examine, at a minimum, a sampling of times and locations of communal nonsecular services in a defined area of such department’s choosing in each borough; shall identify possible challenges in implementing such a policy; and make recommendations on how such challenges could be addressed. The department shall submit to the Speaker of the Council a report of such study that contains its findings and recommendations no later than one year after the effective date of this local law.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately and expires and is deemed repealed upon final submission of the report as required by section 1 of this local law.
NJC
LS 8349
6/12/2019