Block party application and requirements

(a) The Department shall create a block party application and make it available for in-person pickup and online. (b)(1) Any District resident who is 21 years of age or older may submit a block party application requesting that a street on which they reside be closed for the purpose of holding a block party. (2) The block party application shall, at a minimum: (A) Be completed on the form provided by the Department; (B) Identify the street name and cross streets of the block to be closed; (C) The date and time of the closure; and (D) Include either: (i) A list of at least 51% of the residents, owners, or businesses abutting the section of the street requested to be closed who have consented to the block party, excluding any property that has been identified as a vacant building, as that term is defined in § 42-3131.05(5); or (ii) Approval from all of the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions abutting the section of the street requested to be closed, in a manner to be determined by the Advisory Neighborhood Commission. (c)(1) A street closure conducted pursuant to a block party permit shall: (A) Not last longer than 12 hours; and (B) End by 10:00 p.m. (2) The Department may publish guidance on its website or issue rules limiting the physical length of block parties conducted pursuant to a block part permit.