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

• File #: Int 0728-2018
• Version: B
• Name: Establishing temporary programs, conducting education, establishing a task force related to accessory sign violations, waiving penalties for violations for signs that are accessory to a use on the same zoning lot and allowing registered general contractor
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 3/22/2018
• In control: Committee on Housing and Buildings
• On agenda: 3/22/2018
• Final action: 2/9/2019
• Title: A Local Law in relation to establishing temporary programs, conducting education, establishing a task force related to accessory sign violations and waiving penalties for violations for signs that are accessory to a use on the same zoning lot
• Sponsors: Rafael L. Espinal, Jr., Mark Gjonaj , Kalman Yeger , Robert F. Holden, Robert E. Cornegy, Jr., Chaim M. Deutsch, Carlos Menchaca, Laurie A. Cumbo, Justin L. Brannan, Peter A. Koo, Jumaane D. Williams, Brad S. Lander, Ben Kallos, Costa G. Constantinides, Mark Treyger, Carlina Rivera , Stephen T. Levin, Diana I. Ayala, I. Daneek Miller, Eric A. Ulrich
• Indexes: Agency Rule-making Required, Agency Rule-making Required, Council Appointment Required, Council Appointment Required, Grace Period Applies, Other Appointment Required, Other Appointment Required, Report Required, Report Required, Sunset Date Applies, Sunset Date Applies

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/12/2019	B	City Council	Returned Unsigned by Mayor
2/9/2019	B	Administration	City Charter Rule Adopted
1/9/2019	B	City Council	Sent to Mayor by Council
1/9/2019	B	City Council	Approved by Council	Pass
1/8/2019	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
1/8/2019	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
1/8/2019	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Amendment Proposed by Comm
1/8/2019	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Amendment Proposed by Comm
1/8/2019	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Amended by Committee
1/8/2019	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Amended by Committee
1/8/2019	B	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Approved by Committee	Pass
6/12/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
6/12/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
6/12/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Laid Over 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	Referred to Comm by Council
3/22/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council
3/22/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 728-B

By Council Members Espinal, Gjonaj, Yeger, Holden, Cornegy, Deutsch, Menchaca, Cumbo, Brannan, Koo, Williams, Lander, Kallos, Constantinides, Treyger, Rivera, Levin, Ayala, Miller and Ulrich

Title
A Local Law in relation to establishing temporary programs, conducting education, establishing a task force related to accessory sign violations and waiving penalties for violations for signs that are accessory to a use on the same zoning lot
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:


Section 1. 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 (OATH), or any other tribunal authorized to adjudicate applicable violations.
Applicable violations. The term "applicable violations" means any violation with respect to a sign that is accessory to a use on the same zoning lot, as defined in section 12-10 of the New York city zoning resolution, alleged in a summons returnable to the administrative tribunal, as determined by the department of buildings.
Base penalty. The term "base penalty" means, with respect to any summons returnable to the administrative tribunal the penalty that would be imposed upon a timely admission by the respondent or finding of liability after an adjudication, pursuant to the department of buildings penalty schedule, without regard to reductions of penalty in cases of mitigation or involving stipulations.
Default decision and order. The term "default decision and order" means a decision and order of the administrative tribunal, pursuant to subparagraph (d) of paragraph one of subdivision d of section 1049-a of the charter of the city of New York, determining a respondent's liability for a violation charged based upon that respondent's failure to plead within the time allowed by the rules of the administrative tribunal or failure to appea...