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NY S01597
Bill
Status
1/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Lanza
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AI Summary
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Changes the NYC Buildings Commissioner's authority from discretionary ("may") to mandatory ("shall") for ordering removal of illegal signs larger than 200 square feet declared as public nuisances
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Requires removal of both the illegal sign and its sign structure when applicable, rather than allowing removal of just one or the other
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Directs the Commissioner of Buildings to immediately order removal of any sign and sign structure that has previously been deemed illegal
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Applies to signs that violate the NYC zoning resolution, building code, 1968 building code, or related rules
Legislative Description
Relates to the declaration of a sign as a public nuisance and its removal by order of the commissioner.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CITIES 1
1/7/2026