District of Columbia Administrative Code

2700 GENERAL PROVISIONS 2700.1 Whenever the regulations in this chapter shall require restrictions or conditions of higher standards than are required in or under any statute or any other municipal regulations, the provisions of this chapter shall govern. 2700.2 Whenever the prov…

2701 APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS 2701.1 No land or ground in the District of Columbia shall be subdivided for purpose of creating a lot of record, except in conformity with this chapter. 2701.2 Where a lot of record is subdivided for the purpose of creating another lot of record, …

2702 APPLICATION TO SUBDIVIDE LAND AND GROUND 2702.1 Application for a subdivision shall be submitted to the Surveyor, and may be made by an owner or his or her agent. 2702.2 When, in the judgment of the Surveyor, a preliminary sketch is necessary in connection with the preparati…

2703 PRELIMINARY SKETCH: SUBDIVIDE LAND AND GROUND 2703.1 The preliminary sketch shall be drawn to scale and shall clearly provide such information as the Surveyor may require, such as, but not limited to, the following: (a) Property lines of the land to be subdivided; (b) Man-ma…

2704 PREPARATION OF PLAT RECORD: SUBDIVIDE LAND AND GROUND 2704.1 The Surveyor shall prepare all plats of subdivisions for creating lots of record. 2704.2 The Surveyor shall not cause work to be done on the plat of subdivision until the required fee has been paid to the D.C. Trea…

2705 SIGNATORS: SUBDIVIDE LAND AND GROUND 2705.1 Upon completion of the plat of subdivision and prior to recording thereof, the plat shall be forwarded to the owner or his or her agent for necessary signature. 2705.2 The plat of subdivision shall be signed in ink by the owner in …

2706 CERTIFICATIONS: SUBDIVIDE LAND AND GROUND 2706.1 The plat of subdivision shall contain a certification by the Finance Officer, D.C. Property Tax Division, that the following requirements have been met: (a) The owner whose name appears on the plat of subdivision is the owner …

2707 BOUNDARY MARKING: SUBDIVIDE LAND AND GROUND 2707.1 A subdivision, prior to being recorded, and when deemed necessary by the Surveyor, may be marked on the ground in such a manner as he or she determines. SOURCE: Commissioners' Order 67-651(a), §3, effective May 16, 1967, 13 …

2708 RECORDING OR PLAT: SUBDIVIDE LAND AND GROUND 2708.1 Upon compliance with all provisions of this chapter, the Surveyor shall approve for record all plats of subdivision, which shall thereafter become the property of the District of Columbia. 2708.2 The original document shall…

2709 STREETS (PERMANENT SYSTEM OF HIGHWAYS PLAN) 2709.1 All subdivisions shall conform to the Plan of the Permanent System of Highways prepared and adopted under the provisions of the Act of Congress entitled, "An Act to provide a Permanent System of Highways in that part of the …

2710 MINOR STREETS 2710.1 The dedication of a minor street not less than fifty-five feet (55 ft.) wide with building restriction lines at least ten feet (10 ft.) back of the property lines may be accepted by the Mayor when the minor street is desirable and not adverse to the publ…

2711 CUL-DE-SAC STREETS 2711.1 All cul-de-sac streets shall meet the following requirements: (a) All requirements of §2709.2; (b) Not be over six hundred feet (600 ft.) in length, unless topographical conditions render this provision impracticable; and (c) Not be adverse to the p…

2712 RESERVED STRIPS 2712.1 Reserved strips between a dedicated street or alley and the boundary line of any tract of land proposed to be subdivided shall not be permitted. SOURCE: Commissioners' Order 67-651(a), §3, effective May 16, 1967, 13 DCR 270 (June 19, 1967). AUTHORITY: …

2713 PUBLIC ALLEYS 2713.1 When alleys are provided, they shall be a not less than sixteen feet (16 ft.) in special purpose or residential zoning classifications and not less than twenty feet (20 ft.) in commercial or industrial zoning classifications. SOURCE: Commissioners' Order…

2714 PUBLIC SPACES, RESERVATIONS 2714.1 Triangular or other shaped areas of less than two hundred fifty square feet (250 ft. 2) entirely surrounded by streets, whether or not indicated as reservations or open spaces on the map of the Permanent System of Highways shall be included…

2715 HISTORIC SITES SUBDIVISION 2715.1 Before any subdivision is admitted to record which contains any land in the District of Columbia which includes a district, area, place or site, or part thereof, listed on the National Register of Historic Places maintained by the Secretary …

2716 LOTS 2716.1 The size and shape of all lots on a plat of subdivision shall be appropriate as regards the location of the subdivision, and be the size and shape as to permit compliance with all requirements of the Zoning Regulations. 2716.2 The orientation and location of all …

2717 NUMBERING SYSTEM 2717.1 No lot number shall be assigned to any lot until the time of recording in the Office of the Surveyor. SOURCE: Commissioners' Order 67-651(a), §3, effective May 16, 1967, 13 DCR 270 (June 19, 1967). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Unless otherwise noted, the author…

2718 VARIANCES PROCEDURE 2718.1 Variations from the requirements of this chapter may be made, in the discretion of the Mayor, in cases of practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship when not in conflict with any mandatory law or other regulations of the District of Columbia. 271…

2719 SEPARABILITY CLAUSE 2719.1 If any section or provision of this chapter is decided by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, the decision shall not affect the validity of this, chapter as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional…

2799 INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS 2799.1 For the purposes of this section certain terms and words are defined in this chapter, but the definitions shall not be held to modify or affect in any way the meaning of the terms or words where used in other regulations of this title. 2…

2800 PURPOSE 2800.1 This chapter shall establish requirements for an individual to be certified as a Registered Land Surveyor permitted to perform and certify property surveys and wall examinations in the District of Columbia pursuant to the Surveyor User Charges Act of 1978 (D.C…

2801 [RESERVED]

2802 SURVEYING SERVICES 2802.1 Surveying services to be performed by a Registered Land Surveyor shall be limited to boundary surveys, location surveys and wall examinations pursuant to this chapter. 2802.2 If the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia is unable to com…

2803 APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION 2803.1 Persons desiring certification as a Registered Land Surveyor in the District of Columbia shall file an application with the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia accompanied with a non-refundable prescribed application fee. 2…

2804 SEAL OF REGISTRANT 2804.1 The seal of a Registered Land Surveyor shall be of the following design: 2804.2 The seal shall not be larger than one and three-quarters inches (13/4in.) or less than one and five-eighths inches (15/8 in.). 2804.3 The seal shall be impressed on all …

2805 EXPIRATION, RENEWAL AND REINSTATEMENT 2805.1 Certificates of registration shall expire on September 30th of each even numbered year. 2805.2 A person whose registration has expired and who has not applied for renewal of the certification by October 30th, shall pay a prescribe…

2806 DENIAL, SUSPENSION, AND REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION 2806.1 The D.C. Surveyor may deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the certification of any Registered Land Surveyor who: (a) Fails to meet the qualification requirements contained in §2803; (b) Fails to comply with the …

2807 SERVICE OF NOTICE 2807.1 Any notice required by §2806 shall be served upon the party or upon the representative designated by the party to receive service of papers. If a party has appeared through counsel, service may be made upon the counsel of record. 2807.2 Service may b…

2808 PLATS OF SURVEY 2808.1 Plats or certificates of survey shall be filed for recording in the Office of the Surveyor within five (5) calendar days after certification of the plat as required by §2809.1. 2808.2 All plats shall contain the name, the business address and telephone…

2809 RECORDATION OF PLATS OF SURVEY 2809.1 Each plat for recording shall bear the registration seal and contain a certification in the following format: I certify that the survey shown hereon was made by me or under my direction in accordance with chapter 28 of title 10 DCMR. (Se…

2810 WALL EXAMINATIONS AND PREPARATION OF REPORTS 2810.1 Wall examinations required by the D.C. Building Code may be made and certified by Registered Land Surveyors. However, a Registered Land Surveyor shall not perform any wall examination wherein the construction layout work wa…

2811 FILING WALL REPORTS 2811.1 The original drawing of the wall report shall be filed with the Office of the Surveyor only after it has been stamped with the certification required pursuant to §2810.3 and accompanied with the field notes made pursuant to §2812. 2811.2 Each copy …

2812 FIELD NOTES 2812.1 The field notes shall be color coded as in the system in use by the Office of the Surveyor. 2812.2 The Registered Land Surveyor shall submit to the Office of the Surveyor the original field notes with a full size color copy of the notes for every survey an…

2813 MARKERS AND MONUMENTS 2813.1 No marker or monument of a type used exclusively by the Office of the Surveyor shall be used by a Registered Land Surveyor. 2813.2 No marker or monument of the Office of the Surveyor shall be removed by a Registered Land Surveyor without approval…

2814 OVERLAPS AND VACANCIES 2814.1 When an overlap or vacancy is encountered after apportioning for any fullness or shortage the Land Surveyor shall bring it to the attention of the D.C. Surveyor, for a resolution, if feasible. 2814.2 When the resolution requires correcting an er…

2815 PROCEDURES 2815.1 In addition to the requirements of this chapter, the surveying procedures shall be in accordance with the Manual of Practices for Real Property Surveying in the District of Columbia, prepared by the Office of the Surveyor, which is incorporated in this chap…

2816 AMENDMENTS OR CORRECTIONS TO PLATS 2816.1 Any plat which has been prepared by a Registered Land Surveyor and recorded pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may be amended or corrected contingent upon providing a written notification to the D.C. Surveyor's Office. 2816.2…

2817 DISCREPANCIES 2817.1 Where a discrepancy in any of the records is found by the Registered Land Surveyor, he or she shall make an effort to resolve the discrepancy in consultation with the Office of the Surveyor. 2817.2 Where a discrepancy is found by the D.C. Surveyor in any…

2899 DEFINITIONS 2899.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrase shall have the meanings ascribed: Applicant - a person who, as an individual, applies for certification as a Registered Land Surveyor. Construction layout - survey work associated specifically with …

2900 GENERAL PROVISION 2900.1 The purpose for this chapter is to fix certain fees for services rendered by the Office of the Surveyor. AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is Mayor's Order 79-68 issued April 12, 1979, 25 DCR 9567 (April 20, 1979). SOU…

2901 SCHEDULE OF FEES 2901.1 The schedule of fees shall include the following two (2) categories: (a) Category A - Services for which specific charges are proposed; and (b) Category B - Services for which charges will be calculated at the time the work is done based on an hourly …

3000 BOARD FOR THE CONDEMNATION OF INSANITARY BUILDINGS 3000.1 The Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings (also referred to in this chapter as the "Board") shall operate in accordance with the provisions of Organization Order No. 102, as amended (September 27, 1954), …

3001 CLERK OF THE BOARD 3001.1 The Clerk of the Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings shall maintain a docket of all cases filed with the Board. 3001.2 A case shall be filed with the Board only upon the approval of the Board. 3001.3 Each case shall be assigned a Boar…

3002 INSPECTION OF BOARD RECORDS 3002.1 The Official Rules of the Board, and the docket and the agenda of the Board shall be available for public inspection at the office of the Board during regular business hours. 3002.2 The Board's individual case files shall be available for i…

3003 APPEARANCE BEFORE THE BOARD 3003.1 Each owner shall have the right to present to the Board in person, through counsel, or through other representatives, his or her case or defense by oral and documentary evidence, to submit rebuttal evidence, and to conduct examination and c…

3004 AUTHORITY FOR REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE BOARD 3004.1 Any owner desiring a person to appear before or transact business with the Board. as agent of the owner, shall furnish the Board with his or her written authorization for that person to appear as his or her agent. 3004.2 T…

3005 BOARD HEARINGS 3005.1 The place, date, and hour of each hearing shall be fixed by the Board. 3005.2 The Board shall give an owner at least five (5) days notice, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, after the date of service of the notice, of the date, hour, and place of …

3006 CONTINUANCES 3006.1 A hearing scheduled to be conducted by the Board shall not necessarily be delayed by a request for a continuance unless a written request is received within two (2) days before the date on which the hearing is scheduled to be held, and in the opinion of t…

3007 TESTIMONY AND WITNESSES 3007.1 All testimony at hearing before the Board shall be under oath or affirmation. 3007.2 Witnesses before the Board shall be examined orally, under oath or affirmation. 3007.3 Any member of the Board may question any witness at any time during or a…