Under the bill, the City would be required to paint curbs adjacent to a fire hydrant or bus stop so as to alert motorists to where they may not legally park.
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Int. No. 623
By Council Members Gentile, Greenfield, Williams, Koo, Lancman, Constantinides, Deutsch, Rosenthal, Menchaca and Ulrich
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the curbs adjacent to a fire hydrant or bus stop.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-175.4 as follows:
§ 19-175.4 Curbs adjacent to fire hydrants and bus stops. a. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation, any curb adjacent to a fire hydrant located on a public sidewalk or a bus stop shall be painted the color red. Such curb shall be painted the distance by which a motor vehicle is prohibited from stopping, standing or parking on either side of a fire hydrant or bus stop. For purposes of this section, the term "bus stop" shall mean a location designated by signage for vehicles under the jurisdiction of the metropolitan transit authority to pick up or discharge passengers.
§ 2. This local law shall take effect 90 days after its enactment into law.
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