This bill would require municipal parking facilities operated by the Department of Transportation and private parking facilities required to be licensed by the Department of Consumer Affairs to accept payments for parking via a mobile application and to provide information on accrued fees that will update on an hourly basis.
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Int. No. 1793
By Council Member Cabrera
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring parking facilities to accept payments via a mobile application
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 19-175.5 to read as follows:
§ 19-175.5 Mobile application payments at parking facilities. By July 1, 2016, the department shall accept payments for the purchase of time in parking facilities operated by or under contact or similar agreement with the city via a mobile application. Any such application shall also provide information on accrued fees which shall update on an hourly basis.
§ 2. Subchapter 17 of chapter 2 of title 20 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 20-327.2 to read as follows:
§ 20-372.2 Mobile application payments. By July 1, 2016, the operators of garages and parking lots shall accept payments for the purchase of time in garages and parking lots via a mobile application. Any such application shall also provide information on accrued fees which shall update on an hourly basis.
§ 3. This local law takes effect immediately.
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2/19/16