The New York City Council - File #: Int 0728-2018

• File #: Int 0728-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Establishing a temporary program to resolve awning violations and provide an education campaign for awning violations.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Laid Over in Committee
• File created: 3/22/2018
• In control: Committee on Housing and Buildings
• On agenda: 3/22/2018
• Title: A Local Law in relation to establishing a temporary program to resolve awning violations and provide an education campaign for awning violations
• Sponsors: Rafael L. Espinal, Jr., Kalman Yeger , Robert F. Holden, Eric A. Ulrich
• Indexes: Agency Rule-making Required, Council Appointment Required, Grace Period Applies, Other Appointment Required, Report Required, Sunset Date Applies

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/12/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
6/12/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Laid Over by Committee
3/22/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
3/22/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 728

By Council Members Espinal, Yeger, Holden and Ulrich

Title
A Local Law in relation to establishing a temporary program to resolve awning violations and provide an education campaign for awning violations
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:


Section 1. Temporary program to resolve judgments for awning violations. a. Definitions. For purposes of this local law, the following terms have the following meanings:
Administrative tribunal. The term "administrative tribunal" means the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, or any other tribunal authorized to adjudicate applicable violations.
Applicable violations. The term "applicable violations" means any violation of section BC 105 of the building code or of paragraph (a) of section 32-653 or paragraph (a) of section 42-542 of the zoning resolution alleged in a notice of violation issued within 2 years immediately prior to the enactment of this local law.
Resolve. The term "resolve" means, with respect to an outstanding judgment of the administrative tribunal, to conclude all administrative proceedings in connection with a notice of violation.
Respondent. The term "respondent" means a person or entity named as the subject of a notice of violation returnable to, or a judgment issued by, the administrative tribunal.
b. Program parameters. The commissioner of finance shall establish a temporary program to resolve outstanding judgments imposed by the administrative tribunal for applicable violations. The temporary program shall be in operation for 180 days, during which time respondents who are subject to a judgement entered after an adjudication and finding of violation with respect to an applicable violation may resolve such judgments by curing the violation within 60 days rather than paying a penalty.
c. Resolution of outstanding judgments. 1. A judgment may not be resolved under the temporary program to resolve outstanding judgmen...