NYC Administrative Code

§ 19-146 — Prevention of disturbances of street surface.

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This section prohibits any person from disturbing the street surface without a permit from the commissioner. It addresses activities such as filling in, raising, or removing materials from the street. The commissioner is responsible for restoring the street at the violator's expense. Applies to individuals and entities involved in street surface alterations.

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§ 19-146 Prevention of disturbances of street surface.

AC § 19-146

a. It shall be unlawful for any person, without being previously authorized by a permit of the commissioner: 1. To fill in or raise, or cause to be filled in or raised, any street or any part thereof; 2. To take up, remove, or carry away, or cause to be taken up, removed or carried away, any asphalt or asphalt blocks, concrete, flagstones, turf, stone, gravel, sand, clay or earth from any street or part thereof. b. If any person shall violate this section, the commissioner shall take immediate steps to prevent such disturbances of the surface of the street, and shall forthwith restore such flagging or pavement, as nearly as may be practicable, to the condition in which it was before such taking or removal, at the expense of the party removing the same, to be recovered as penalties are recovered. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1993/104.

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