Assembly Bill A707

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the declaration of a sign as a public nuisance and its removal

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A707 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5441
Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §28-503.1, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A3634, S4419
2019-2020: A320, S811
2021-2022: A525, S4310
2023-2024: S2809

2017-A707 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the declaration of a sign as a public nuisance and its removal by order of the commissioner.

2017-A707 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    707
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, ARROYO, MOSLEY, DINOWITZ, BRINDISI,
   M. G. MILLER, GOTTFRIED, TITONE, SALADINO -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.
   of  A.  COOK, LENTOL, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation to the declaration of a sign as a public nuisance
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 28-503.1 of the administrative code of the city  of
 New  York,  as  added by local law number 33 of the city of New York for
 the year 2007, is amended to read as follows:
   § 28-503.1 General. A sign with a surface area greater than 200 square
 feet (19 m{2}) that is erected, maintained, attached,  affixed,  painted
 on,  or  in  any  other  manner represented on a building or premises in
 violation of the zoning resolution, this code, the 1968 building code or
 rules adopted pursuant  thereto  is  hereby  declared  to  be  a  public
 nuisance.  The commissioner [may] SHALL, after notice and hearing, order
 the removal of such illegal sign [or] AND its sign structure [or  both],
 IF APPLICABLE, as hereinafter provided.
   § 2. The commissioner of buildings shall immediately order the removal
 of any sign and its sign structure that has previously been deemed ille-
 gal.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01748-01-7

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