District of Columbia Administrative Code

3499 DEFINITIONS 3499.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed below: Applicant - an Owner or duly authorized agent of such Owner, who has submitted an application for a Permit to Excavate. Block - that part of the Public Right…

3500 OCCUPANCY OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY BY INTERCITY BUSES 3500.1 An intercity bus service operator shall not occupy any portion of the public right-of-way for loading or unloading passengers from an intercity bus unless the operator holds a public space permit issued by the Di…

3501 APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC SPACE PERMIT BY INTERCITY BUS SERVICE OPERATORS 3501.1 An intercity bus service operator seeking to occupy the public right-of-way shall submit to the Department a public space permit application and application fee, as specified in section 225 of this…

3502 PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION 3502.1 Within five (5) calendar days after filing an application, the applicant shall give notice of the application to the adjacent property owner(s) and to the property owners on either side of the adjacent property owner(s). Notice shall be pr…

3503 PUBLIC SPACE FEES FOR INTERCITY BUS OPERATORS 3503.1 The intercity bus service operator shall be required to pay the annual permit fee listed in 24 DCMR § 225.1(q). 3503.2 In addition to the fee referenced in § 3503.1, the applicant shall pay any other applicable public spac…

3504 REVIEW OF APPLICATION; APPROVAL OR DENIAL 3504.1 The Public Space Committee or its designee shall review all public space permit applications of intercity bus service operators to occupy the public right-of-way for loading or unloading passengers. 3504.2 In determining wheth…

3505 USE OF LOADING ZONE; DISPLAY OF PERMIT 3505.1 An intercity bus service operator shall use a permitted passenger loading zone for the drop-off and pick-up of passengers for intercity bus service. 3505.2 No intercity bus service operator shall occupy a passenger loading zone e…

3506 CHANGES IN INFORMATION 3506.1 An intercity bus service public space permit holder shall inform the Department in writing at least fifteen (15) days before any of the following changes: A change in the intercity bus owner if different from the intercity bus service operator; …

3507 RENEWAL OF PERMIT 3507.1 An intercity bus service operator may apply to renew an annual permit within thirty (30) calendar days before the expiration of a current, valid permit issued under this chapter. An application that does not change information, requirements, or condi…

3508 CANCELLATION OF PERMIT 3508.1 The Director may cancel all or part of a public space permit issued pursuant to this chapter at any time and require the intercity bus service operator to vacate all or part of the public space it is occupying if the Director determines the publ…

3509 REQUIRED INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE 3509.1 Each intercity bus service operator shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the District of Columbia government, and its elected and appointed officials and officers, employees, agents and representatives, from and against any…

3510 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 5323, 5334 (June 24, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 003090 (March 10, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Public Space and Safety 24 DCMR § 3510 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR The …

3511 SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES 3511.1 The Department may suspend or revoke a public space permit issued to an intercity bus service operator for any of the following reasons: Failure to comply with any condition of the public space permit, including failure to pay a f…

3512 INFRACTIONS AND FINES 3512.1 Notices of infractions for violations of this section shall be issued, answered, and adjudicated pursuant to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infraction Act of 1985, effective October 5, 1985 (D.C. Law 6-42; D.C. Official C…

3599 DEFINITIONS 3599.1 For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Adjacent property owner – a person who owns the private property nearest …

3700 SPECIAL TREE REMOVAL PERMIT 3700.1 Except as provided in §§ 3700.2 and 3705.1, no person or non-governmental entity shall remove a Special Tree without a Special Tree Removal Permit issued by the Urban Forestry Administration, as provided in the Act. 3700.2 Where the removal…

3701 PERMIT APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR A SPECIAL TREE REMOVAL PERMIT 3701.1 A permit application for a Special Tree Removal Permit shall be signed by the owner of the property on which the Special Tree is located and submitted to the Urban Forestry Administration on a form provid…

3702 PERMIT CONDITIONS FOR REPLACEMENT TREES 3702.1 The provisions of this section shall apply to any Special Tree Removal Permit issued, in whole or in part, upon the promise of the applicant for the Special Tree Removal Permit to plant replacement trees pursuant to § 3701.7(b).…

3703 ENFORCEMENT AND ADJUDICATION 3703.1 Notices of Infractions for violations of the Act, this chapter, or any condition of a Special Tree Removal Permit shall be issued, answered, and adjudicated pursuant to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infraction Act…

3704 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 546 (January 21, 2005); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 003090 (March 10, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Public Space and Safety 24 DCMR § 3704 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Section 3(b) of th…

3705 PUBLIC UTILITIES 3705.1 Public utility companies regulated by the Public Service Commission may remove Special Trees in connection with utility construction, line maintenance, and emergency work within the District's right-of-way without a Special Tree Removal Permit. Such c…

3706 INCOME CONTINGENT PROGRAM FOR HAZARDOUS TREE REMOVAL 3706.1 The owner of a single-family dwelling in the District of Columbia that receives a homestead deduction on the single-family dwelling from the District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue may apply to the Department…

3799 DEFINITIONS 3799.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed below: Act - the Urban Forest Preservation Act of 2002, effective June 12, 2003 (D.C. Law 14-309; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-651.01 et seq.). ANSI(a)(300) standards - …

3800 SCOPE 3800.1 The provisions of this chapter are issued by the Chief of Police (the “Chief of Police”) pursuant to Section 3002 of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2014 (Act), enacted July 14, 2014 (D.C. Act 20-377; 61 DCR 7598, 7629 (August 1, 2014)) (the…

3801 APPLICABILITY 3801.1 This chapter shall apply to any reimbursement for providing a police escort or other law enforcement services, as defined in § 2801.2, deemed by the Chief of Police to be necessary to protect the public health and safety. 3801.2 For purposes of this chap…

3802 REIMBURSEMENT FEES 3802.1 The reimbursement rate for all reimbursable details or other law enforcement services provided for under this chapter is $60.58 per hour per Metropolitan Police Department officer assigned. 3802.2 As of January 1, 2015, the reimbursement rate for al…

3900 GENERAL PROVISIONS 3900.1 The purposes of this chapter are to establish rules for the Metropolitan Police Department's Body-Worn Camera Program ("BWC Program") and to implement Section 3003 of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Act of2015, effective October 22, 2015 (D.C. L…

3901 RETENTION OF BODY-WORN CAMERA RECORDINGS 3901.1 Unless subject to the requirements of § 3901.2, a BWC recording shall be retained by the Department for not more than ninety (90) calendar days from the date the recording was created. All metadata shall be retained by the Depa…

3902 ACCESS TO BODY-WORN CAMERA VIDEO 3902.1 The Department shall make unredacted BWC recordings available to the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, the Office of the Attorney General, and the Office of Police Complaints. 3902.2 The Department shall mak…

3903 BODY-WORN CAMERA AUDITS AND DATA PROTECTION 3903.1. The Department shall conduct audits of the BWC Program to assess the following, at a minimum: (a) Member compliance with these regulations and any policy directives issued by the Department; (b) The impact of the BWC Progra…

3999 DEFINITIONS 3999.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed: “Body-worn camera” or “BWC”- means a camera system with secured internal memory for storage of recorded audio and video that is designed to be worn on the clothing…

400 FARMERS' MARKETS 400.1 The following sidewalks and parking spaces are designated as farmers' street markets, and may be used by farmers for the temporary display and sale of farm products in accordance with the applicable provisions of this chapter: (a) That portion of the si…

401 MARKET SPACE FEES 401.1 The Director of the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, the Director's designee, or some other person designated by the owners of the farmers' market houses for that purpose, may collect forty cents (40¢) from each farmer for each of th…

405 MUNICIPAL FISH WHARF AND MARKET 405.1 This section provides for the control, regulation, and operation of the municipal fish wharf and market located at the water frontage on the Potomac River lying south of Maine Avenue, between Eleventh and Twelfth Streets, S.W., including …

4000 PURPOSE 4000.1 This chapter implements the private security camera incentive program, which provides rebates and vouchers to owners and tenants of residences, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and religious institutions to create an incentive to install security cameras a…

4001 INITIAL REBATES 4001.1 Subject to the other provisions of this chapter: An owner or tenant of a building that is used as a residence, business, nonprofit organization, or religious institution (the “Applicant”) is eligible for a rebate of up to two hundred dollars ($200) per…

4002 SUBSEQUENT REBATES 4002.1 Subject to the other provisions of this chapter, an Applicant that previously received an initial rebate under § 4001 is eligible for a subsequent rebate, for a new, replacement exterior or interior security camera system or a new, replacement glass…

4003 INITIAL VOUCHERS 4003.1 Subject to the other provisions of this chapter, an owner or tenant of a building that is used as a residence (the “Applicant”) is eligible for the issuance of a voucher to pay for the costs of installing a security camera on the exterior of the Appli…

4004 SUBSEQUENT VOUCHERS 4004.1 Subject to the other provisions of this chapter, an Applicant for whom a voucher was issued under § 4003 is eligible for the issuance of a subsequent voucher, for a new, replacement exterior security camera system, if: The Applicant meets the eligi…

4005 REBATE APPLICATION 4005.1 An Applicant shall submit a rebate application for a security camera system or glass break sensor system on a form prescribed by the Office. 4005.2 A completed rebate application shall include: The completed application form prescribed by the Office…

4006 VERIFICATION OF INSTALLATION (REBATES) 4006.1 A security camera system or glass break sensor system shall be verified as installed before it is eligible for a rebate. 4006.2 An applicant shall verify installation by the following means: If the security camera system or glass…

4007 VOUCHER APPLICATION 4007.1 An Applicant shall submit a security camera system voucher application on a form prescribed by the Office. 4007.2 A completed voucher application shall include: The completed application form prescribed by the Office; Documentation from the Departm…

4008 SECURITY CAMERA AND GLASS BREAK SENSOR SPECIFICATIONS 4008.1 To be eligible for a rebate or voucher under this chapter: A security camera system shall meet minimum technical and video quality specifications published on the Office’s website, and must retain video footage for…

4009 SECURITY CAMERA REGISTRATION; ACCESS TO VIDEO 4009.1 In order to receive a rebate under § 4001 or 4002 for a security camera system, and as a condition of receiving a voucher under § 4003 for a security camera system, the Applicant must register the security camera system wi…

4010 ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY CONDITION: DATE OF INSTALLATION 4010.1 To be eligible for a rebate or voucher authorized in §§ 4001, 4002, 4003, or 4004 for an exterior security camera system, the Applicant must have purchased and installed the exterior security camera system after S…

4011 REBATE ISSUANCE 4011.1 Upon the determination that an Applicant has complied with all the requirements of this chapter, and subject to the availability of funds, the applicable rebate amount shall be sent by U.S. Mail to the Applicant at the address provided on the applicati…

4099 DEFINITIONS 4099.1 The following definitions shall apply to terms used in this chapter: Applicant – an owner or tenant of a building that is used as a residence, business, nonprofit organization, or religious institution that submits an application for a security camera syst…