A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the consideration of community impact in applications for base stations, black car bases, and luxury limousine bases.

Int. No. 676

By Council Members Deutsch, Cabrera, Johnson, Koo, Koslowitz, Lancman, Miller, Rose, Constantinides, King and Ulrich

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the consideration of community impact in applications for base stations, black car bases, and luxury limousine bases.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1.  Chapter five of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-544 to read as follows:

§ 19-544 Base applications. In reviewing an application for a license to operate a base station, black car base, or luxury limousine base the commission shall examine and consider any negative impact such base may have on quality of life in the vicinity of such base, including, but not limited to, the potential impact on traffic congestion, sidewalk congestion, and noise. In addition, the commission shall submit a copy of such application to the council member and the community board for the area in which such base station would be located within five days of the receipt of such application and shall consider any comments received from such council member and community board received during the commission’s review of such an application.

§ 2. This local law shall take effect 90 days after its enactment into law.

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LS 2770/2014