4501.1 The Streatery types shall be:

1. (a) Parking lane Streateries;
2. (b) Travel lane Streateries; and
3. (c) Alley Streateries.

4501.2 A parking lane Streatery may only be located on streets with speed limits of thirty miles per hour (30 mph) or less and within:

1. (a) One or more parking spaces; or
2. (b) A sidewalk extension.

4501.3 A parking lane Streatery may be in a Residential Permit Parking (“RPP”) Zone, as defined in 18 DCMR 9901, if:

1. (a) The Streatery is for a single business; and
2. (b) The parking space or spaces are directly adjacent to the business.

4501.4 A parking lane Streatery shall not be in or on:

1. (a) Travel lanes or alleys;
2. (b) Streets with a functional classification designation of Other Freeway and Expressway, or Interstate, as defined in the most recent edition of the District of Columbia Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Highways and Structures, available from the Department’s website;
3. (c) Rush hour restricted locations;
4. (d) ADA-Accessible on-street parking meter spaces;
5. (e) Loading zones;
6. (f) Bus stop pads;
7. (g) Zones designated by sign for picking up and dropping off passengers or

goods;

(h) A Capital Bikeshare station;

(i) An area within the roadway, delineated with plastic reflective delineator posts or other physical barriers, reserved for placement and parking of bicycles, scooters, electric mobility devices and/or personal mobility devices;

(j) Parking spaces not directly adjacent to the curb; or

(k) Utility vaults or regulator station vaults.

4501.5 A travel lane Streatery that occupies some but not all travel lanes of a roadway segment may only be located on streets:

(a) Where seventy-five percent (75%) or more of the ground-floor street frontage consists of commercial uses; and

(b) That have speed limits of thirty miles per hour (30 mph) or less.

4501.6 A travel lane Streatery that occupies some but not all travel lanes of a roadway segment shall not be in or on:

(a) Streets with a functional classification designation of Principal Arterial, Other Freeway and Expressway, or Interstate, as defined in the most recent edition of the District of Columbia Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Highways and Structures, available from the Department’s website;

(b) Rush hour restricted locations;

(c) Two-way streets with only two (2) lanes of travel whose closure results in one-way vehicle circulation; or

(d) Utility vaults or regulator station vaults.

4501.7 A travel lane Streatery that occupies all travel lanes of a roadway segment may only be located on streets where seventy-five percent (75%) or more of the ground-floor street frontage consists of commercial uses.

4501.8 A travel lane Streatery that occupies all travel lanes of a roadway segment shall not be in or on:

(a) Streets with a functional classification designation of Principal Arterials, Other Freeway and Expressway, or Interstate, as defined in the most recent edition of the District of Columbia Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Highways and Structures;

(b) Street segments with emergency facilities (e.g., fire station, police station, etc.)

(c) WMATA Bus Routes or DC Streetcar Routes; or,

(d) Utility vaults or Washington Gas regulator station vaults.

4501.9 The location of an alley Streatery:

(a) Shall be located along the frontage directly adjacent to the business;

(b) Shall provide a six foot (6 ft.) clear path to service entrances;

(c) Shall not block access to adjacent buildings, businesses, or trash services; and

(d) Shall not be on vaults or grates.

4501.10 A parking lane, travel lane, or alley Streatery shall be located directly adjacent to the frontage of the permitted business.

4501.11 Notwithstanding § 4501.10, a Streatery may extend beyond the frontage of the permitted business, but only if it can provide a letter of support from the adjacent property owner along whose commercial property frontage the Streatery will extend.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 007863 (May 22, 2026).