The New York City Council - File #: Int 0705-2018

• File #: Int 0705-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Notification of responsible parties and inspection of construction sites by the department of environmental protection where noise complaints are received for emergency work.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Committee
• File created: 3/7/2018
• In control: Committee on Environmental Protection
• On agenda: 3/7/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to notification of responsible parties and inspection of construction sites by the department of environmental protection where noise complaints are received for emergency work
• Sponsors: James G. Van Bramer, Costa G. Constantinides
• Indexes: Oversight

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/7/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
3/7/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 705

By Council Members Van Bramer and Constantinides

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to notification of responsible parties and inspection of construction sites by the department of environmental protection where noise complaints are received for emergency work
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Section 24-207 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision g to read as follows:
(g) (i) Where the department receives two or more complaints for unreasonable noise within any 24-hour period regarding emergency work performed at the construction site during such period of time, the department shall notify the responsible party at a construction site. Such notice shall occur on the business day immediately following the day upon which the second of such complaints is received.
(ii) The department shall inspect any construction site for which the department receives four or more complaints for unreasonable noise within a 48-hour period regarding emergency work performed at that construction site during such period. Such inspection shall occur on the business day immediately following the day upon which the fourth of such reports is received.
? 2. Subdivisions b and c of section 24-220 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 10 for the year 2018, are amended to read as follows:
(b) Such plan shall be adopted prior to the commencement of construction at the site or, with respect to emergency work, as defined in the department's rules, within [three days] one day thereafter, and shall apply to all work at the site throughout the construction process. The plan shall provide in detail the noise mitigation strategies, methods, procedures and technology, as prescribed in the rules of the department or specifically approved by the commissioner in accordance with section 24-221 of this co...