In relation to requiring the waiver and refund of certain sidewalk cafe revocable consent fees, and providing for the repeal of such provision upon the …
NYC L.L. 2020/054
repealedL.L. 2020/054
Enactment date: 5/26/2020
Int. No. 1916-A
By Council Members Cohen, Chin, Powers, Yeger, Louis, Ayala, Rivera, Lander, Koslowitz, Rosenthal, Kallos, Vallone, Lancman, Constantinides, Holden and Menchaca
A Local Law in relation to requiring the waiver and refund of certain sidewalk cafe revocable consent fees, and providing for the repeal of such provision upon the expiration thereof
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Waiver of sidewalk cafe consent fees.
a. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the city shall waive the requirement that a fee be paid for:
1. A revocable consent to operate an enclosed sidewalk cafe pursuant to section 20-225 of the administrative code of the city of New York, to the extent that such payment is due for the period covering March 1, 2020 until the date that section two of emergency executive order number 105, as issued by the mayor on April 4, 2020, and as extended thereafter, expires; and
2. A revocable consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk cafe pursuant to section 20-226 of the administrative code of the city of New York, to the extent that such payment is due for the period covering March 1, 2020 until February 28, 2021.
b. The city shall issue a refund for any payment of a fee that is required to be waived pursuant to subdivision a of this section.
c. This section shall not apply to any fee relating to a petition for a new consent to operate a sidewalk cafe filed with the department of consumer affairs on or after March 30, 2020.
d. The department of consumer affairs shall have the authority to promulgate any rules necessary to administer the provisions of this section.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately and expires and is deemed repealed on March 1, 2021.
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-126724Fetched: 10/25/2026