D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 24, § 101

Streets and Roads

Effective Feb 14, 202067 DCR 1530Authority: Sections 5(a)(3)(E), 9j, 9k, and 11e(a) and (b) of the Department of Transportation Establishment Act of 2002, effective May 21, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-137; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-921.04(a)(3)(E), 50-921.18, 50-921.19 and 50-921.35(a) and (b)), Section 8 of the Bicycle Commuter and Parking Expansion Act of 2007, effective February 2, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-103; D.C. Official Code § 50-1641.07), Mayor’s Order 2011-149, dated September 6, 2011, (delegating that authority to the District Department of Transportation (DDOT)), Section 604 of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Act of 1996, effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-198; D.C. Official Code § 10-1141.04) (establishing the District authority to regulate transportation and public space) , Mayor’s Order 96-175, dated December 9, 1996, (delegating that authority to the Department of Public Works (DPW)), Section 7 of the DDOT Establishment Act, D.C. Official Code § 50-921.06) (subsequently transferring that authority from the Director of DPW to the Director of DDOT), Section 104 of the Urban Forest Preservation Act of 2002, effective June 12, 2003 (D.C. Law 14-309; D.C. Official Code § 8-651.04), Mayor’s Order 2003-173, dated December 1, 2003 (delegating that authority to DDOT) and Mayor’s Order 2016-005, dated January 12, 2016, amending Mayor’s Order 2004-46 dated March 22, 2004, (expanding DDOT’s authority to regulate public space). Source: Article 4, § 20, and Article 8, §§ 1-3 of the Police Regulations (May 1981); as amended by § 5 of the Litter Control Expansion Amendment Act of 1987 (D.C. Law 7-38; 34 DCR 5326, 5329 (August 14, 1987)); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9918 (December 15, 2000)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 3075 (April 6, 2001); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 5059 (June 11, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 8024, 8025 (September 3, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 1530 (February 14, 2020); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 003090 (March 10, 2023).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary

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101.1 Without a permit from the District, no person shall make an excavation within or under any Public Space or Public Right-of-Way; and no person shall remove from or deposit on any Public Space or Public Right-of-Way any earth or other material.

101.2 Without a permit, no person shall destroy, cut, or injure the footway or roadway of any street, avenue, or other public place.

101.3 No person shall place or maintain in the footway of any pavement any stopcock box, street washer, vent, vault, cover, cellar door, or any hinge that projects above the level of the pavement or above any vault cover with a smooth surface.

101.4 Without a permit, no person shall erect a fence or wall, or plant a tree, in any public street, avenue, or other public space; except as provided §§ 102 through 104.

101.5 No part of any street shall be used for the keeping, depositing, storing, displaying, selling, valet staging or valet parking of vehicles of any kind, except when authorized under a permit issued in conformity with the provisions of Chapters 3 or 16 of this title.

101.6 Any permit issued by the Mayor under the provisions of this title shall be displayed at all times at the address of work indicated on the permit.

101.7 Any person issued excavation permits pursuant to Subsection 101.1 shall comply with all terms and conditions of the permit, the District of Columbia Department of Public Works Standard Specifications for Highways and Structures (1996), and Chapter 34 of this title, as those specifications and that Chapter is amended from time to time.

101.8 Any person issued a valet staging or valet parking permit pursuant to Subsection 101.5 shall comply with all terms and conditions of the permit and Chapter 16 of this title, as that chapter is amended from time to time.

SOURCE: Article 4, § 20, and Article 8, §§ 1-3 of the Police Regulations (May 1981); as amended by § 5 of the Litter Control Expansion Amendment Act of 1987 (D.C. Law 7-38; 34 DCR 5326, 5329 (August 14, 1987)); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9918 (December 15, 2000)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 3075 (April 6, 2001); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 5059 (June 11, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 8024, 8025 (September 3, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 1530 (February 14, 2020).