Int. No. 795
By Council Members Freed, Michels, Carrion, Malave-Dilan, Eisland and Harrison (by request of the Mayor); also Council Members Henry, Lopez, Marshall, Miller, Nelson, Perkins, Quinn, Reed, Rivera, Rodriguez, Warden, Fiala, Golden, Oddo, Stabile, Leffler, Robinson, Robles and Eldridge
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting the operation of one or more circulation devices that create a sound level in excess of the permitted decibel level.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 24-237 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
§24-237 Circulation devices. No person shall operate or permit to be operated a circulation device or circulation devices, alone or in combination, in such a manner as to create a sound level in excess of 45 dB (A) when measured inside the dwelling unit affected in a line with the window nearest the exterior face of such circulation device or devices. The measurement shall be taken with the window fully open at a point three feet from the open portion of the window.
§2. This local law shall take effect ninety days after it shall have become a law.