D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 24, § 225
225.1 The following schedule of fees shall apply to public space permits:
Description of Permit
Permit Fee
(a) Administrative:
Application Fee (New or Renewal)(Public Utilities Exempt) $ 50.00
(b) Temporary Occupancy:
(1) Residential Moving Trucks $ 34.00
(2 days maximum)
(2) Man Hole Access (each occurrence) $ 85.00
(3) Man Hole Access (Annual Permit) $2,585.00
(4) Ladders and scaffolding: Permit Fee Per Month
Ladders and scaffolding placed in public space on public sidewalks, alleys or at commercial properties (see § 225.2 of this title) $ 50.00
(5) Receptacles for construction debris (e.g., Dumpsters TM) Permit Fee placed in public space in per Month
placed in public space in areas zoned CR, C-1 $ 75.00
through C-5, CM, M, SP-1 $100.00
and SP-2, and W-1 through $150.00
W-3:
Months 1, 2, & 3
Months 4 & 5
Month 6 or more
(6) Receptacles for construction Permit Fee
debris (e.g., Dumpsters TM) Per Month
placed in public space in areas zoned R-1 through R-5: Months $ 75.00
1, 2, & 3 $125.00
Months 4 & 5 $200.00
Month 6 or more $ 50.00
Other Temporary Occupancy
(c) Fair Market Component of Permit Fee for Temporary Occupancy in Excess of Thirty (30) Calendar Days as applied to paragraphs (d) through (k) of this subsection (Public Utilities Exempt):
(1) Public Space Use Fee Fee/Sq-Ft/Day
(Central Business
| District): | Fee established for prohibiting parking in DCMR Title 18 Section 2407.20 and 2407.21 |
|---|---|
| Parking Lane | $ 0.040 |
| $ 0.080 | |
| 1st Travel Lane | $ 0.020 |
| 2nd Travel Lane and Each Add'l | $ 0.030 |
| Alley | |
| Sidewalk |
| (2) Public Space Use Fee (Other than Central Business District): | Fee/Sq-Ft/Day |
|---|---|
| Parking Lane | Fee established for prohibiting parking in DCMR Title 18 Section 2407.20 and 2407.21 |
| $ 0.030 | |
| 1st Travel Lane | $ 0.060 |
| 2nd Travel Lane and Each Add'l | $ 0.015 |
| Alley | $ 0.020 |
| Sidewalk |
| (d) Fixture(s) and Paving (in Parking): | Permit Fee For First Thirty (30) Calendar Days (Additional Time May Require Fair Market Component) |
|---|---|
| Fence | $ 50.00 |
| Fence w/Brick Piers | $ 75.00 |
| Retaining Wall | $ 75.00 |
| Planter Box (each) | $ 75.00 |
| Coping | $ 75.00 |
| Steps | $ 75.00 |
| Over-Height Fence or Wall | $135.00 |
| Minor Repair of Fence, Wall or Paving | $ 50.00 |
| Minor Paving (less than 150 sq ft) | $ 75.00 |
| (e) Fixture(s) and Paving (other): | Permit Fee For First Thirty (30) Calendar Days (Additional Time May Require Fair Market Component) |
|---|---|
| Pay Phone (each) | $ 75.00 |
| Street Furniture | $135.00 |
| Raised Planter Box(s) on Sidewalk | $135.00 |
| Moveable Planter Box(s) on Sidewalk | $135.00 |
| Bollards | $135.00 |
| Sign(s) | $135.00 |
| Canopy Sockets | $ 75.00 |
| Minor Paving (less than 150 sq ft) | $ 75.00 |
| Repair/Replace Existing Driveway | $ 75.00 |
| Close Existing Driveway | $ 75.00 |
| New Residential Driveway | $ 75.00 |
|---|---|
| New Commercial Driveway | $135.00 |
| New Circular Driveway | $135.00 |
| Sidewalk Paving (up to 300 linear ft) | $135.00 |
| Curb & Gutter (up to 300 linear ft) | $135.00 |
| Alley Paving/Roadway Paving (up to 300 linear ft) | $135.00 |
| Resurface Roadway (up to 300 linear ft) | $ 75.00 |
| Subsurface Fuel Tank (each - new or replacement) | $250.00 |
| Other Fixture(s) or paving in public space | $135.00 |
Porches & Steps (each)
Areaway (each)
Window Well (each)
Bay Window (each)
Projections Requiring Exception from Building Code (See 12A-3202.4) (each)
Permit Fee
For First Thirty (30)
Calendar Days
(Additional Time May Require
Fair Market Component)
$ 75.00
$ 75.00
$ 75.00
$ 75.00
$135.00
Roadways, sidewalks and alleys
Permit Fee
For First Thirty (30)
Calendar Days
(Additional Time May Require
Fair Market Component)
$ .00
Public Space Tree(s) (plant)
Public Space Tree(s) (remove)
Hedge(s) (plant)
Other Landscaping (Commercial)
Street Tree (s) (pruning)
Tree Space (s) (Not part of sidewalk paving permit)
Tree Fence (s)
Permit Fee
For First Thirty (30)
Calendar Days
Additional Time May Require
Fair Market Component
$ 0.00
$ 100.00
$ 75.00
$ 75.00
$ 75.00
$ 75.00
$ 50.00
Test Pits, Boring & Cores (single)
Test Pits, Boring & Cores (Each Add'l)
Monitor Wells (single)
Monitor Wells (Each Add'l)
Conduit Relocation (up to 10 linear Ft)
Other Minor Excavation (up to 100 sq ft and not requiring sheeting & shoring)
House Service (each premise)
Water/Fire Connection/Abandonment/Repair - up to 2 inch pipe size
Permit Fee
For First Thirty (30)
Calendar Days
Additional Time May Require
Fair Market Component
$ 50.00
$ 20.00
$ 135.00
$ 20.00
$ 50.00
$ 85.00
$ 50.00
| Water Meter Pit and associated Pipe up to 2 inches | |
|---|---|
| Gas Connection/Abandonment/Repair | $ 50.00 |
| Electric Connection/Abandonment/Repair | $ 50.00 |
| Communication Connection/Abandonment/Repair | $ 50.00 |
| Sanitary Sewer Connection/Abandonment/Repair - up to 4 inch pipe size | $ 50.00 |
| Storm Sewer Connection/Abandonment/Repair - up to 4 inch pipe size | $ 85.00 |
Permit Fee
For First Thirty (30)
Calendar Days
(Additional Time May Require
Fair Market Component)
| Regulator Stations, above and below ground, and associated appurtenances installation or removal (each) | $135.00 |
|---|---|
| Washington Gas and Light - SystemMonitoring/Telemetric Equipment installation or removal (each) | $ 85.00 |
| Washington Gas and Light - Non-Emergency maintenance related excavations such as for cathotic protection activities, encapsulations, other 0 & M activities (each) | $85.00 |
| Gas Service Connection/Abandonment/Repair (each) | $85.00 |
| Electric Service Connection/Abandonment/Repair only | $85.00 |
| Electric Service Connection/Abandonment/Repair and associated Manhole and Conduit (each) | $135.00 |
| Transformer Vault and associated Manhole and Conduit (each) | $250.00 |
| Water/Fire Connection/Abandonment/Repair (each - over 2 inch pipe size) | $85.00 |
| Water Meter Manhole and associated piping(each) | $135.00 |
| Fire Hydrant Installation/Repair/Removal (each) | $85.00 |
| Sanitary/Storm Sewer Connection/Abandonment/Repair (each - over 4 inch pipe size) | $135.00 |
| Sanitary/Storm Sewer Manhole (each) | $135.00 |
| Communication Manhole (each) | $135.00 |
| Utility or Communication Excavation for Pipe, Conduit or Cable (each 200 linear feet or portion thereof) | $135.00 |
| Sheeting and Shoring (each 100 linear feet or portion thereof) | $135.00 |
| Abandonment or Removal of Subsurface Fuel Tank or Vault (each) | $135.00 |
Permit Fee
For First Thirty (30)
Calendar Days
(Additional Time May Require
Fair Market Component)
| Install/Remove/Replace Overhead Electrical/Communication Wire | |
|---|---|
| Up to 300 linear feet | $ 50.00 |
| Each additional 300 linear feet or portion thereof | $ 20.00 |
| Install/Remove/Replace Utility/Communication Pole with or without Guy Wire | |
|---|---|
| First Pole | $ 50.00 |
| Each Additional Pole | $ 20.00 |
| Install/Remove/Replace Guy Wire for Utility/Communication Pole | |
|---|---|
| First Guy Wire |
| Each Additional Guy Wire | $ 50.00 |
|---|---|
| $ 20.00 | |
| (l) Moving Overweight, Over-length, or Over-width equipment (excluding permits issued to the federal government): | Permit Fee |
| Single Trip (each) | $ 30.00 |
| Round Trip (each) | $ 50.00 |
| (m) Miscellaneous: | Permit Fee Per Month |
|---|---|
| All miscellaneous permits primarily benefitting the applicant | $ 50.00 |
| (n) Inspect Fee: | Fee per Hour |
|---|---|
| Additional fee for any needed inspection of paving, repairing or altering of public space | $ 50.00/hr |
| (o) Public Space Abutting Business (see § 201.1 of this title): | One-Time Permit Fee |
|---|---|
| Use of public space by operators of abutting businesses | $139.00 |
225.2 Ladders and scaffolding placed in residential areas located on unpaved parking, shall not require a permit.
225.3 A refund of public space permit fees shall be made as follows:
225.4 The penalty for a permit to abate notice of doing work without a permit shall be fifty percent (50%) of the fee.
225.5 Waiver of permit fees pertaining to all public space permits except those issued to the public utility companies. No permit fee shall be charged for the following:
or
(c) Work done exclusively for agencies of the United States Government.
225.6 No permit fee shall be charged to a public utility, as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Underground Facilities Protection Act of 1980, effective March 4, 1981 (DC Law 3-129, DC Official Code § 34-2701), for the following:
225.7 The fees collected pursuant to this section are proceeds collected by the District for the rental of public space and shall be deposited in the Department of Transportation Unified Fund, as provided in paragraph 9c(c)(4) of the Department of Transportation Establishment Act of 2002, effective May 21, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-137; D.C. Official Code § 50-921.11(c)(4)).
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 3326, 3330 (August 1, 1980); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 6744 (September 9, 1988); Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 2832 (March 30, 2007); Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 1725 (February 20, 2009); and Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 1813 (February 27, 2009).