Last Updated on November 28, 2014 by Lawrence Berezin
Here are 4 proposed parking laws waiting for approval from the NYC Council
I love peering behind the NYC Council pending legislation curtain to check out the new and not so new arrivals. There are proposed bills that I know will never, ever, garner sufficient support to become laws. While other pending bills may.
Let’s take a trip back to the future and meet 4 proposed parking laws.
Proposed parking laws pending before the NYC Council
1. Permissible standing near fire hydrant
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subchapter 2 of chapter one of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-165.1 to read as follows:
§19-165.1 Stopping, standing or parking near fire hydrants. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant, unless otherwise indicated by signs or parking meters, provided that the operator of a passenger car may stand the vehicle alongside a fire hydrant so long as the operator remains in the driver’s seat ready for immediate operation of the vehicle at all times and starts the motor of the car on hearing the approach of fire apparatus, provided further that the operator shall immediately remove the car from alongside the fire hydrant when instructed to do so by any member of the police, fire, or other municipal department acting in his/her official capacity, and shall have the headlights and taillights on during the hours of dusk until dawn.
§2. This local law shall take effect sixty days after its enactment into law, except that the commissioner of transportation shall take all actions necessary for its implementation prior to such effective date.
What’s new?
- Allows commercial vehicles to stand within 15 feet of a fire hydrant
- Allows standing from dusk to dawn with headlights and taillights on
2. Free parking during nighttime hours
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subchapter 2 of chapter 1 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to add a new section 19-167.4 to read as follows:
§ 19-167.4 Parking fees during nighttime hours. Notwithstanding any local law or regulation to the contrary, there shall be no monetary fee to park a vehicle on any street in New York city between the hours of 7 p.m. and 8 a.m., except that penalties may be assessed in locations where parking is not permitted during such hours.
§2. This local law shall take effect immediately upon its enactment into law.
What’s new?
- Parking is free between 7P and 8A
3. Temporary parking spaces for persons who are changing residences
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 19-162 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new paragraph 3 to read as follows:
3. Notwithstanding any local law or regulation to the contrary, it shall be permissible for persons who are changing residences to obtain a temporary parking permit for a loading space as close as is practicable to such residences within the city of New York, provided such parking does not violate any provision of the vehicle and traffic law. An application for a permit issued pursuant to this paragraph, and such supporting documentation as may be required by the commissioner, shall be submitted by such person or on behalf of such person if accompanied by a notarized statement of such person requesting such permit.
§ 2. This local law shall take effect thirty days after its enactment into law.
What’s new?
- The Evil Empire had a heart transplant
- Recognition that people change residences in NYC and shouldn’t get a parking ticket for doing so
4. “Rounding Up” parking time
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subchapter 2 of chapter 1 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-167.4 to read as follows:
§19-167.4 “Rounding up” muni-meter time. Muni-meter time shall not be required to be purchased where the next unit of time would go beyond the time that muni-meter requirements end at a location, wherein the prior unit of purchased time shall be automatically rounded up and extend to the time that muni-meter requirements end, with the receipt displaying such end time; provided, however, this section shall not apply where no prior units of time have been purchased, or where the time shown on the muni-meter receipt would extend being the maximum time allowed to be purchased at such location as denoted by sign. For the purposes of this section, the term “muni-meter” shall mean an electronic parking meter that dispenses timed receipts that must be displayed in a conspicuous place on a vehicle’s dashboard.
§ 2. This local law shall take effect ninety days following enactment into law.
What’s new?
- It will be great for our business of fighting NYC parking ticket and asserting the “rounding up” defense…yeah, right!
Commentary
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