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The Charter
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Chapter C The Charter
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Article 17-A Department of Parking
- The Charter
- Ch C The Charter
- Ch C Art 17-A Department of Parking
- § C-9 Commissioner of Parking.
- § C-10 Appointment; Removal.
- § C-11 Qualifications of the Commissioner.
- § C-12 Duties and Powers.
- Ch CDL Disposition of Charter Legislation
- The Code
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 6 Boards, Committees, Agencies and Commissions
- Ch 12 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 16 Finance
- Ch 24 Libraries
- Ch 27 Notice, Publication of
- Ch 30 Office Hours and Holidays
- Ch 35 Personnel Policies
- Ch 37 Police Department
- Ch 44 Seal
- Ch 46 Telecommunications, Office of
- Ch 48 Time, Official
- Ch 53 Vehicles, City-Owned
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 63 Aircraft
- Ch 66 Air Pollution
- Ch 69 Alcoholic Beverages
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- Ch 81 Auctions and Auctioneers
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- Ch 98 (Reserved)
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- Ch 105 (Reserved)
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- Ch 129 Certificates of Occupancy
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- Ch 183 Flags
- Ch 186 Flammable Liquids
- Ch 189 (Reserved)
- Ch 193 Food and Drugs
- Ch 194 Food Stores
- Ch 196 (Reserved)
- Ch 199 Fruits and Vegetables
- Ch 203 Fumigation
- Ch 209 Gambling
- Ch 213 Games of Chance
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- Ch 219 Gasoline
- Ch 222 (Reserved)
- Ch 226 Grain
- Ch 232 Handbills and Other Publications
- Ch 235 Hazardous Materials and Wastes
- Ch 238 Heating
- Ch 242 Housing Standards
- Ch 249 Inspections
- Ch 254 Junk Dealers and Pawnbrokers
- Ch 259 Laundries and Clothes Cleaners
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- Ch 299 Obscenity
- Ch 302 Oil and Gas Wells
- Ch 307 Parking and Parking Lots
- Ch 309 Parks and Other Open Spaces
- Ch 313 Peace and Good Order
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- Ch 319 Performers, Outdoor
- Ch 322 (Reserved)
- Ch 326 Plumbing
- Ch 330 Poles and Wires
- Ch 333 Police Shields, Use of
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- Ch 341 Property Maintenance
- Ch 343 Promoting General Welfare of Minors in Public Places
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- Ch 352 Railroads
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- Ch 370 Restaurants
- Ch 372 Bouncers
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- Ch 387 (Reserved)
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- Ch 399 Smoking
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- Ch 413 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 414 Special Events
- Ch 417 Strikebreakers
- Ch 421 (Reserved)
- Ch 425 (Reserved)
- Ch 430 Swimming Pools
- Ch 431 Tax Preparers, Regulation of
- Ch 437 Taxicabs, Liveries and Sightseeing Buses
- Ch 440 Telecommunications
- Ch 441 Telephone Facilities
- Ch 442 Wireless Facilities in Public Right-Of-Way
- Ch 444 (Reserved)
- Ch 449 Tires
- Ch 452 Alcohol Advertising
- Ch 454 Tow Trucks and Motor Vehicle Booting
- Ch 459 Trailers
- Ch 463 Transient Businesses; Trade Shows and Festivals
- Ch 467 Trees, Shrubs and Plants
- Ch 475 (Reserved)
- Ch 479 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 483 Vending Machines
- Ch 491 Water and Water Pollution
- Ch 495 Wharves, Harbors and Bridges
- Ch 496 Unified Development Ordinance
- Ch 501 Wood and Coal
- Ch 511 (Reserved)
- Distribution Table
- Ch DT Distribution Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Added 6-22-2010 by L.L. No. 7-2010, effective 7-6-2010]
The Commissioner of Parking shall be the head of the Department of Parking and shall possess the authority of the Commissioner of Traffic pursuant to § 236 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York and Article I, Chapter 307, §§ 307.1 - 307-15.2 of the City Code and shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Board of Parking.
The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to
confirmation by the Council, and shall be removable at the pleasure
of the Mayor.
The Commissioner shall be a graduate from an accredited College
or University and have at least three years of experience in the management,
supervision or administration of parking, traffic or transportation
operations.
The Commissioner shall have all of the powers and shall be responsible
for all the duties hereinafter conferred upon the Department and the
Parking Violations Bureau, such other duties and powers, as may be
conferred upon the Commissioner or the Parking Violations Bureau by
law or ordinance and shall act as the Commissioner of Traffic for
purposes of New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law § 236.
The Commissioner shall have supervision and management of the
Department of Parking, and of its employees, and shall appoint such
other persons as shall be necessary to perform the work of the Department
of Parking and of its Parking Violations Bureau, within the amounts
available therefor by appropriation of the Common Council.
The Commissioner shall be responsible for the management of
on-street parking operations, including: (1) determining where and
when to focus enforcement; (2) creating budgets for the Department
and the Parking Violations Bureau; (3) determining when and where
meter or pay site collections will take place; (4) determining levels
and schedules of enforcement; (5) determining the adequacy of regulatory
signage; (6) overseeing parking meter and pay station repairs; (7)
coordinating on-street and off-street parking initiatives relative
to City-owned parking ramps to maximize parking efficiency and revenue
generation; (8) coordinating public outreach and parking education
initiatives to encourage compliance.
The Commissioner shall also be the Chief Executive Officer of
the Board of Parking and shall exercise all off-street parking duties
conferred upon him or her by § 18-36 of the City Charter.
