This local law seeks to ameliorate the problem of ponding in streets. After storms, water tends to linger in dirty puddles, which can also allow mosquitos to breed.
- Introduced
History
Int. No.
By Council Member Maisel
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to repairing of ponding defects in streets
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subchapter 1 of chapter 1 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-158 to read as follows:
§ 19-158 a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following term has the following meaning:
Ponding. The term “ponding” means standing water in a depression that is removed only by percolation, evaporation or transpiration that lasts greater than 7 days.
b. The department shall repair streets that exhibit ponding in order to ensure proper drainage of water within 60 days of receiving verified notification of such ponding.
1. Any member of the public or a department employee may notify the department of a street that exhibits ponding.
2. The department shall verify such notification within two weeks of receipt of such notification.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 90 day after it becomes law, except that the commissioner may take such measures as are necessary for the implementation of this local law, including the promulgation of rules, before such date.
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