Bill Text: NY S00669 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires plainly legible display of building numbers on all buildings to which numbers have been assigned and provides for a fine for violations of such requirement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [S00669 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S00669-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           669
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                       (Prefiled)
                                     January 9, 2019
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
        AN ACT to amend the general municipal  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
          identification numbers to be displayed on certain buildings
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Legislative intent and purpose. It is the  intent  of  this
     2  legislature  to  ensure  the  prompt  response of designated agencies to
     3  emergency calls and  situations.  During  emergencies  time  is  of  the
     4  essence  and  precious  moments  may be lost when fire, police and other
     5  emergency personnel are unable to quickly  locate  those  in  need.  The
     6  legislature  therefore declares that it is necessary to require that all
     7  premises be identified through the display of their numerical address in
     8  a conspicuous location.
     9    § 2. The general municipal law is amended  by  adding  a  new  section
    10  125-b to read as follows:
    11    § 125-b.  Street numbers. 1. Requirements. The owner, agent, lessee or
    12  other  person  in  charge  of any building upon a street to which street
    13  numbers of buildings have been assigned, in which such building is situ-
    14  ated, shall cause the proper street number or numbers of such  buildings
    15  to  be displayed in such manner that the street number or numbers may at
    16  all times be plainly legible from the sidewalk in front of  such  build-
    17  ing. The term "front" as used in this section shall be construed to mean
    18  that  side of the building which faces the street on which the number or
    19  numbers of such building, or premises on which such  building  is  situ-
    20  ated,  have  been  allotted. The number or numbers shall be displayed on
    21  such side of such building or premises. Each city shall have  the  power
    22  to  establish  and  enforce  rules and regulations relating to the size,
    23  form, visibility and location of street numbers in accordance  with  the
    24  requirements of this section.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        S. 669                              2
     1    2.  Violations.  If the owner, lessee, agent or other person in charge
     2  of any building in any city upon a street to  which  street  numbers  of
     3  buildings  have  been  assigned in which such building is situated shall
     4  fail to display the proper street number of such building,  as  provided
     5  in  the  foregoing subdivision, the city in which such building is situ-
     6  ated shall forthwith serve such person or persons with a  copy  of  this
     7  section,  and  if  after thirty days' notice the owner, lessee, agent or
     8  other person in charge of such building shall fail or neglect to  comply
     9  with  the provisions thereof, he or she shall be subject to a penalty of
    10  twenty-five dollars, which shall be sued for and collected in  the  name
    11  of  the city.  Any person who shall continue any such violation shall be
    12  punished by an additional  fine  of  five  dollars  for  each  day  such
    13  violation shall continue.
    14    §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    15  have become a law.