Senate Bill S2155

                             
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                                   2155
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2025
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
   a residential parking system in the postal  designation  and  area  of
   Queens village near the UBS arena

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 1662-f to read as follows:
   §  1662-F.  RESIDENTIAL  PARKING  SYSTEM IN THE POSTAL DESIGNATION AND
 AREA OF QUEENS VILLAGE,  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK  NEAR  THE  UBS  ARENA.  1.
 NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  ANY  LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE CITY
 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK MAY, BY ADOPTION OF A LOCAL LAW OR ORDI-
 NANCE, PROVIDE FOR A RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT  SYSTEM  IN  THE  QUEENS
 VILLAGE  POSTAL  DESIGNATION  NEAR  THE  UBS  ARENA AND AREA AND FIX AND
 REQUIRE THE PAYMENT OF FEES APPLICABLE TO PARKING  WITHIN  THE  AREA  IN
 WHICH SUCH PARKING SYSTEM IS IN EFFECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SECTION.
   2.  SUCH RESIDENTIAL PARKING SYSTEM MAY ONLY BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE
 AREA OF THE QUEENS VILLAGE POSTAL DESIGNATION NEAR THE UBS  ARENA  WHICH
 SHALL MEAN THAT AREA GENERALLY AROUND SUCH ARENA.
   3. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NO PERMIT SHALL BE REQUIRED ON THOSE
 PORTIONS  OF  SUCH  STREETS  WHERE THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES ARE ZONED FOR
 COMMERCIAL/RETAIL USE.
   4. THE LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR SUCH  RESIDENTIAL  PARKING
 SYSTEM SHALL:
   (A)  SET  FORTH  FACTORS  NECESSITATING  THE ENACTMENT OF SUCH PARKING
 SYSTEM;
   (B) PROVIDE THAT MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  FOUR
 HUNDRED  FOUR-A OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM ANY PERMIT REQUIRE-
 MENT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04892-01-5
              

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   (C) PROVIDE THE TIMES OF THE DAY AND DAYS OF  THE  WEEK  DURING  WHICH
 PERMIT REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE IN EFFECT;
   (D) MAKE NOT LESS THAN FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE SPACES WITHIN THE PERMIT
 AREA  AVAILABLE TO NONRESIDENTS, AND SHALL PROVIDE SHORT TERM PARKING OF
 NOT LESS THAN SIXTY MINUTES IN DURATION IN THE PERMIT AREA;
   (E) PROVIDE THE SCHEDULE OF FEES TO BE PAID FOR SUCH PERMITS; AND
   (F) PROVIDE THAT SUCH FEES SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE  GENERAL  FUND  OF
 THE CITY OF NEW YORK UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN SUCH LOCAL LAW.
   5.  NO  ORDINANCE  SHALL  BE  ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION UNTIL A
 PUBLIC HEARING THEREON HAS BEEN HAD IN THE SAME MANNER AS  REQUIRED  FOR
 PUBLIC HEARINGS ON A LOCAL LAW PURSUANT TO THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.