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Int 0049-2026 · BillCommittee · Jan 28, 2026

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on the number of alternate compliance options to street tree planting requirements approved by the department of parks and recreation

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Farah N. Louis
Sponsor
Farah N. LouisDemocratDistrict 45
Cosponsors
3
Committee
Committee on Parks and Recreation
Introduced
Jan 28, 2026

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks) to report on any instance where it has waived the requirement that a development plant a certain number of street trees along its lot. This report would include each time a waiver has been granted, which type of alternate compliance has been used, and the locations of any trees that have been planted off-site to account for the waived trees.

Official summary of legislation · NYC Council

Legislative history

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Jan 28, 2026