§ 35-03 Criteria for Designating Rat Mitigation Zones.
RCNY § 35-03
The Department will consider the following criteria to determine whether a community district, or any part thereof, should be designated as a Rat Mitigation Zone: (a) Commissioner orders to abate. The number and percentage of inspections for properties within a given community district that resulted in an abatement order issued by the Department pursuant to 24 RCNY Health Code § 151.02 in a 12-month period, and the location of such properties within such community district.
(b)City agency referral letters. The number and percentage of inspections for properties within a given community district that resulted in the issuance of a city agency referral letter by the Department in a 12-month period, and the location of such properties within such community district.
(c)Summonses. The number and percentage of inspections for rat activity for properties within a given community district that have resulted in the issuance of a summons pursuant to 24 RCNY Health Code § 3.05 or 24 RCNY Health Code § 151.02 in a 12-month period, and the location of such properties within such community district.
(d)Rat exterminations. The number of rat baiting visits by the Department at properties within a given community district in a 12-month period, executed by the Department pursuant to § 17-147 of the Administrative Code following a failure to comply with an order issued pursuant to 24 RCNY Health Code § 151.02, and the location of such properties within such community district.
(e)Reports to 311. The number and nature of 311 requests for service or complaints related to rat activity within any 12-month period within a given community district.
(f)Susceptibility to rat infestation. The number of properties that are managed by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation that are susceptible to rat infestation or have failed inspection for rat infestation in a 12-month period.
(g)Availability of resources. The availability of resources to implement rat mitigation measures and the most efficient use of such resources. (Added City Record 6/7/2023, eff. 7/7/2023)
