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2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, ARROYO, MOSLEY, DINOWITZ, M. G. MILL-
ER, GOTTFRIED -- 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.
LBD02678-01-9