NYC Administrative Code

§ 10-113 — Parking of motor vehicles in vacant lots.

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What is NYC AC § 10-113?

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This section prohibits the parking of motor vehicles in vacant lots without an authorized driveway across the sidewalk. Violators, including vehicle owners permitting such parking, may face fines or imprisonment. Applies to property owners and operators managing vacant lots.

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§ 10-113 Parking of motor vehicles in vacant lots.

AC § 10-113

It shall be unlawful to park any motor vehicle in any vacant lot for which a driveway across the sidewalk has not been authorized pursuant to the provisions of the code. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section and the owner of any motor vehicle parked in violation of this section by any person using the same with the permission, express or implied, of said owner, shall be guilty of an offense punishable by a fine of not to exceed fifty dollars or by imprisonment not to exceed ten days or by both such fine and imprisonment. The provisions of this section shall not apply to parking lots or parking spaces referred to in section 20-322 of the code. An appearance ticket charging violation of this section may be issued and served pursuant to the provisions of article one hundred fifty of the criminal procedure law. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1995/076.

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