The New York City Council - File #: Int 0093-2018

• File #: Int 0093-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Requiring the parks dept to repair damage caused by trees owned by NYC.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Committee
• File created: 1/31/2018
• In control: Committee on Transportation
• On agenda: 1/31/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the parks department to repair damage caused by trees owned by the city of New York.
• Sponsors: Andy L. King, Robert F. Holden, Adrienne E. Adams, Fernando Cabrera , Robert E. Cornegy, Jr., Ruben Diaz, Sr., Rory I. Lancman, Deborah L. Rose, Jumaane D. Williams, Francisco P. Moya, Ydanis A. Rodriguez, Rafael Salamanca, Jr., Kalman Yeger
• Indexes: Agency Rule-making Required, Oversight

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/31/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
1/31/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 93

By Council Members King, Holden, Adams, Cabrera, Cornegy, Diaz, Lancman, Rose, Williams, Moya, Rodriguez, Salamanca and Yeger

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the parks department to repair damage caused by trees owned by the city of New York.
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision a of section 7-210 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 49 for the year 2003, is amended to read as follows:
a. It shall be the duty of the owner of real property abutting any sidewalk, including, but not limited to, the intersection quadrant for corner property, to maintain such sidewalk in a reasonably safe condition. This subdivision shall not require the owner of a one-, two- or three-family residential property that is (i) in whole or in part, owner occupied, and (ii) used exclusively for residential purposes, to repair damage caused to an abutting sidewalk by a city-owned tree.
? 2. Section 7-210 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision a-1 to read as follows:
a-1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be the duty of the owner of any residential real property that is (i) in whole or in part, owner occupied, and (ii) used exclusively for residential purposes abutting any sidewalk, including, but not limited to, the intersection quadrant for corner property, to notify the department of parks and recreation or the department of transportation in the event that a sidewalk flag abutting such property is damaged by a city-owned tree. Failure to notify either department of such damage shall constitute a violation, the penalty for which shall be determined in accordance with section 19-150(b) of the code.
? 3. Subdivision a of section 19-152 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law 64 of the year 1995, is ...