S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3034
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 2, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL -- 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 requiring containerized waste systems for certain residen-
tial buildings with more than one hundred fifty units
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
by adding a new section 27-2021.1 to read as follows:
§ 27-2021.1 CONTAINERIZED WASTE SYSTEMS. A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, ANY NEWLY
CONSTRUCTED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING OR DEVELOPMENT CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE
HUNDRED FIFTY UNITS OR ANY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING OR DEVELOPMENT RENOVATED
AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE
HUNDRED FIFTY UNITS, SHALL INCLUDE A CONTAINERIZED WASTE SYSTEM.
B. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A "CONTAINERIZED WASTE SYSTEM"
SHALL MEAN A WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT UTILIZES SEALED CONTAINERS
WITH DIMENSIONS OF UP TO EIGHT FEET IN WIDTH, FIVE FEET IN HEIGHT AND
TWENTY FEET IN LENGTH.
C. EACH CONTAINERIZED WASTE SYSTEM REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL,
AT A MINIMUM, BE RAT-PROOF, FIREPROOF AND CONSTRUCTED TO PREVENT LEAK-
AGE. EACH CONTAINER SHALL BE PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND SHALL REMAIN IN
ITS DESIGNATED PLACE OF STORAGE. YARD SWEEPINGS, HEDGE CUTTINGS, GRASS,
LEAVES, EARTH, STONE OR BRICKS SHALL NOT BE PLACED IN SUCH CONTAINERIZED
WASTE SYSTEMS.
D. ANY ADDITIONAL RULES OR REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF
BUILDINGS IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF SANITATION AND THE
COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or
before such date.