400 East 54th Street Garage Corp. v. Green

Petitioner is licensed to operate a parking garage which has a maximum capacity of 140 cars. On September 1, 1988, inspectors from the respondent Department of Consumer Affairs visited this garage and, after the inspection, issued a Notice of Violation citing the petitioner for storing vehicles in excess of the garage’s lawful capacity, in violation of section 20-327 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York. After a hearing, the Hearing Officer found petitioner guilty of storing 17 vehicles in excess of the licensed maximum capacity, and imposed a fine of $150 per vehicle over the…