Int. No. 494
By Council Members Grodenchik, Van Bramer, Holden and Ulrich
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to inactive construction sites
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Article 116 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 28-105.13 to read as follows:
? 28-105.13 Inactive construction site registry. The commissioner shall establish and maintain a registry identifying inactive construction sites, as defined in this section. Such registry shall be made publicly available on the website of the department.
? 28-105.13.1 Inactive construction site. As used in section 28-105.13, the term "inactive construction site" means a construction site for which a permit has expired or a construction site for which there is an unexpired permit but no construction activity is visible on the site on two consecutive inspections by the department within a 30 day period, where such inspections occur between Monday and Friday, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., not including a major holiday.
? 28-105.13.2 Inspection; safety conditions. Upon identifying an inactive construction site:
1. The commissioner shall notify the owner of such construction site within seven days after such site has been identified as an inactive construction site. Such notice shall (i) inform the owner that the owner may appeal such identification, (ii) describe the process for making such an appeal and (iii) set forth the date by which such an appeal must be made, which shall be no less than 30 days after such notice and no more than 60 days after such notice.
2. Within 30 days after expiration of the time for making such an appeal, the commissioner shall conduct an inspection of such site to identify any safety conditions at such site and whether such site poses a safety risk to the public or a risk of damage to adjacent properties. If the comm...
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