In a series of bills passed Wednesday, lawmakers are reshaping how scaffolding looks and the length of time it can stay up.

The bills will cut down permit time from one year to three months, increase lighting and allow more color options, rather than the hunter green that’s become synonymous with the structures.

There are more than 8,500 scaffolding permits across the five boroughs, according to city data. Together, the structures would stretch out some 380 miles, roughly the distance from New York City to Pittsburgh.

“This is not meant to penalize and fine everybody. It’s meant to say there’s a public cost to having scaffolding up for too long,” Chief Public Realm Officer Ya-Ting Liu said.

Liu oversees coordination between city agencies in order to enhance public spaces. She says the biggest complaint she receives is about scaffolding.

“They’re necessary for protecting pedestrians, but you can’t just leave it up and not do the actual work and just leave the scaffolding up and cause blight on our sidewalks and our public spaces,” Liu said.

The average structure stays up for about a year and a half. Though, roughly 4% of scaffolding has been up for more than five years. That’s something Liu says these bills will crack down on.

“You can’t, as a building owner, just put up scaffolding and just forget about it,” she said.

Mayor Eric Adams is expected to sign the bills. The regulations will put more work on the Department of Buildings, so the city is exploring the needs of the agency.

After 90 days, owners can expect fines until the scaffolding comes down.