Following the collapse of a Manhattan parking lot in April last year in which six people were injured, the New York City Council proposed an ordinance to strengthen the safety of paid parking lots.
The package ordinance recently proposed by New York City Councilmembers Selvina Brooks-Powers, Amanda Farias, Oswald Feliz, and Crystal Hudson includes strengthening safety inspections to prevent accidents in paid parking lots and taking immediate action in the event of structural defects.
The ordinance proposed by Hudson City Council mandates parking structure inspections every four years from 2028 and follow-up measures in case management violations are found under the City Building Department regulations are carried out every two years. In addition, City Councilman Farias’s ordinance can impose up to two times the fine if violations are found on-site during parking inspections by the City Building Department, and City Councilman Brooks Powers’s ordinance specifies the weight of buildings to be accommodated at the entrance to the parking lot and vehicles exceeding the weight limit.
It contains contents such as the obligatory prohibition of entry of in addition, a Feliz city council member has proposed an ordinance requiring parking lot owners to report to the city building department and immediately repair any violations that may seriously affect the safety of the building prior to inspection by the city building department.
City Councilman Feliz said, “The parking lot accident that occurred last April was an accident that could have been prevented.” he said.