Other proposed fines include $250 for fleeing a taxi without payment, up from $50; and $1,000 plus the cost of repairs for vandalizing city property such as light poles, up from $50.
Kraft's project would not be considered a full-fledged code revision, a formal process that typically involves a task force and takes years of work. The state, for example, hopes to wrap up a four-decade effort to modernize and reorganize its code in the next few years. "It requires a lot of input and a lot of hours of study," said Avery Aisenstark, the director of the city's legislative reference office and former director of the state's code revision project. The city's code has not had a complete overhaul in decades, though updated Health and Zoning sections were adapted in 2000.
Kraft said he has plans for more changes in the works. While his first round covers mainly non-substantive or symbolic matters that most city residents won't notice, the next batch, he said, could be far weightier.
