They’ve had enough of this shed.
Big Apple lawmakers announced a series of bills Wednesday to get tough on the city’s scaffolding scourge that sees the unsightly structures stay up for years at a time.
The City Council’s five bills would speed up how quickly the sidewalk sheds need to come down and offer more visibly pleasing design options, with more lighting color choices instead of the “ugly” scaffolding locals are used to.
“New York City is taking the historic measure to shed the sheds,” Council member Keith Powers (D-Manhattan), lead sponsor of the bills, said — adding that the structures have been “casting a shadow over our city for far too long.”
The new legislation is part of a long-running push — well documented by The Post — to overhaul archaic laws that have allowed for scaffolding to stay up far longer than necessary.
Under the reforms, sidewalk shed permits for façade repairs would be cut from one year to three months — unless the structure is needed because of building renovations or new construction.
The inspection cycle would also be delayed for any new building from five to nine years, according to one proposed new bill.
The reforms would also set different inspection standards based on the age of the building.
The changes call for the Department of Buildings to offer up new shed designs to raise ceiling heights and give more color options beyond the “ugly hunter green,” Powers said.
Meanwhile, another bill — sponsored by Erik Bottcher (D-Manhattan) — would double the required number of lighting fixtures under the sheds.
Currently, there are more 8,400 scaffolding structures scattered across the city and roughly 330 of them have been in place for more than five years.
The average age of a scaffolding structure in Gotham is over 500 days old.
Over 1,000 of the sheds have been up for longer than three years, Powers said at a news conference announcing the effort.
Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said the structures were more than just eyesores.
“These structures are not just eyesores that cover up the buildings that define our communities.”
“They also impact our collective public safety,” Adams said.
“When sidewalk sheds drape over our city streets, they make it more difficult for us to see what goes on underneath them, which can foster climates that lead to crime.”
The city’s current scaffolding laws have been in effect since the 1980s after 17-year-old Barnard College student Grace Gold was killed by a piece of debris falling from a building.
Since then, the laws mandate exterior inspections for all buildings six-stories or taller — and require protective sheds to be erected whenever repairs are needed.
Gold’s sister, Lori Gold, joined officials to talk about the legacy of the laws her sister inspired and told reports she supported the latest reforms, which are expected to easily pass a City Council vote.
Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine said scaffolding New Yorkers even at a time where they’re “fighting with each over everything.”
“There’s one issue that unites this entire city, left, right and center: that is our hatred of excessive scaffolding,” Levine said.
“I’m telling you, I have never gotten more incoming from more people across this borough on any issue.”