Title 50, Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.

(a)(1) Parking districts shall be geographical areas definable by specific metes and bounds and may be located in any area permitted in accordance with the zoning regulations of the District. (2) Parking facilities may be established in any section or portion of the District exce…

(a) The Council delegates to the Authority the power of the Council, as provided in § 1-204.90, to issue revenue bonds in such principal amounts as, in the opinion of the Authority, shall be necessary to finance the cost of acquiring property and of establishing, constructing, er…

(a) Bonds issued by the Authority and the interest thereon are exempt from District taxation except estate, inheritance, and gift taxes. (b) Real and personal property owned and used for exempt purposes by the Authority shall be exempt from District taxation.

(a) No member of the Board or employees of the Authority shall be employed by, be an officer or director of, or have any ownership interest in any corporation or entity which is a party to any agreement with the Authority. No monies of the Authority shall be deposited in any fina…

(a) The Mayor may establish Performance Parking Zones for the purpose of managing curbside parking and reducing congestion citywide. (b) The Mayor shall establish zone-specific parking management targets, and implement regulations, to achieve the following goals: (1) Protect resi…

(a)(1) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Performance Parking Program Fund (“Fund”), which shall be used solely for the purposes set forth in § 50-2534, and shall be administered by the Director of the District Department of Transportation. (2) Fees collected for the p…

(a) The Ballpark Performance Parking Pilot Zone is designated as the area bounded by: (1) The Southeast/Southwest Freeway on the north, 10th Street, S.E., on the east, 12th Street, S.W., on the west, and the Washington Channel and Anacostia River on the south, including both side…

(a) The H Street N.E. Performance Parking Zone is designated as the area within the following boundary: K Street, N.E., from 3rd Street, N.E., to 8th Street, N.E.; 8th Street, N.E., from K Street, N.E., to Florida Avenue, N.E.; Florida Avenue, N.E., from 8th Street, N.E., to 15th…

(a) The Penn Quarter/Chinatown Performance Parking Pilot Zone is designated as the area bounded by H Street, N.W., on the north, 11th Street, N.W., on the west, 3rd Street, N.W., on the east, and E Street, N.W., on the south, including both sides of these boundary streets. (b) In…

(a) The Columbia Heights Retail Performance Parking Pilot Zone is designated as: (1) The area bounded by: (A) 1100 through 1500 blocks of Monroe Street, N.W.; (B) 1100 through 1500 blocks of Harvard Street, N.W.; (C) 2900 through 3400 blocks of 11th Street, N.W.; and (D) 2900 thr…

(a) The Performance Parking Program Fund shall be used for non-automobile transportation investments in each zone. These investments shall supplement or substantially accelerate investments that would otherwise be made by the District. (b) The Mayor shall involve performance park…

(a) Before implementation, or upon November 25, 2008, whichever is later, the District Department of Transportation (“DDOT”) shall transmit a detailed performance parking zone plan to the Council and to the Chairs of all ANCs within a performance parking zone. The plan shall set …

(a) The Mayor shall establish a taxicab zone in Adams Morgan by July 15, 2008, which shall include, at a minimum, the following areas: (1) The width of 18th Street, N.W., from the intersection of 18th Street, N.W., and Wyoming Avenue, N.W., to the intersection of 18th Street, N.W…

(a) The Mayor shall implement a one-year visitor parking pilot program for residential permit parking areas within ANC1D boundaries. (b) For the purposes of this pilot program, DDOT may: (1) Charge a fee for each permit issued pursuant to this program; and (2) Limit the hours for…

(a) There is established a Ward 1 Enhanced Residential Parking Program (“Program”). Any Ward 1 Advisory Neighborhood Commission (“ANC”) may, by resolution of that ANC, vote to include blocks within the ANC in the Program. The Program will consist of the following requirements: (1…

(a) Within 90 days of October 26, 2010, the Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 30-day period of review, excluding Satu…

It is hereby declared that the free circulation of traffic of all kinds through the highways of the District is necessary to the health, safety, and general welfare of the public, whether residing in said District, or traveling to, through, or from said District in the course of …

When used in this subchapter, unless the context indicates otherwise: (1) The term “District” means the District of Columbia. (2) The term “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia. (3) Repealed. (4) The term “parking facilities” means 1 or more public off-street parkin…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to exercise all powers necessary and convenient to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, the said purposes being hereby declared to be the acquisition, creation, and operation, in any manner hereinafter provided, under publ…

Parking facilities may be established in any section or portion of the District except that no parking facilities shall be established upon any property zoned residential without the approval of the Zoning Commission of the District. The Zoning Commission may grant such approval …

The National Capital Planning Commission and the Highway Planning Survey Unit shall make available such records and factual data and make such additional surveys as the Mayor may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.

All moneys derived from the sale or assignment of any property, real or personal, shall be deposited in the Local Transportation Fund as established by § 9-111.01a.

The Mayor shall include in his annual budget such amounts as may be required from the highway fund established in § 47-2301 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this subchapter.

(a) The Mayor is authorized to make fee increases and to promulgate rules necessary to implement section 2407 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 2407), entitled Temporary and Emergency Parking Restrictions. (b) Any proposed fee increases, rul…

Nothing contained in this section and subchapter II of Chapter 24 of this title [§ 50-2421.01 et seq.]. shall be construed to interfere with the charge and control committed to the Administrator of General Services over the public buildings and property of the United States in th…

On and after June 29, 1956, the Council of the District of Columbia is authorized and directed to designate, reserve, and properly mark appropriate and sufficient parking spaces on the streets adjacent to all public buildings in such District for the use of members of Congress en…

(a) The Director of the District Department of Transportation (“Director”) shall exempt particular neighborhoods from Saturday meter enforcement where the Director determines that Saturday meter enforcement would not be in the public interest. In making such a determination, the …

The Council of the District of Columbia finds that: (1) A number of traditional neighborhood commercial centers have suffered and declined; (2) Many of these declining neighborhood commercial centers have traditionally encouraged and promoted minority entrepreneurship and employm…

(a) The District Department of Transportation (“DDOT”) shall establish a contractor daytime parking permit program (“Program”) pursuant to the requirements of this section. (b) Under the Program, a commercial vehicle, as defined by section 9901.1 of Title 18 of the District of Co…

As of October 1, 2015, the District Department of Transportation shall provide for enforcement of parking meters in Premium Demand Parking Meter Rate Zones from 7:00 a.m. until midnight.

It shall be a violation of Chapter 23 of this title [§ 50-2301.01 et seq.] for a person to park, leave unattended, or store a vehicle in violation of posted parking restrictions at a parking facility, as that term is defined in § 50-2602(4), owned by the Washington Metropolitan A…

(a) The Mayor shall establish a curb loading zone management program (“program”). The purpose of the program is to increase availability and efficiency of curb loading zones and reduce double parking by loading vehicles. The Mayor shall submit rules for this program to the Counci…

(a) Within 120 days of October 22, 2009, the Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter. (b) The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 30-day period of review, exclud…

For purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Abandoned vehicle” shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 50-2421.02. (2) “Accident vehicle” means any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer that was towed from the scene of an accident pursuant to section 406 of Title 16 of th…

(a) An abandoned, accident, or recovered stolen vehicle may be removed from public space or private property and stored by a private towing company at a storage facility consistent with chapter 4 of Title 16 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations. Within 5 days after t…

A vehicle that is towed and stored pursuant to this chapter shall be reclaimed within 28 days after the date of the notice sent pursuant to § 50-2702(a); except, that if the address of either the owner or the lienholders is unknown, the vehicle shall be reclaimed within 14 days a…

An owner or lienholder, or person duly authorized by either, may reclaim an abandoned, accident, or recovered stolen vehicle that was towed by a private company and is stored on a private lot at any time before the expiration of the reclamation period by: (1) Appearing at the fac…

(a) If a vehicle is not reclaimed within the reclamation period in accordance with § 50-2703, the towing company in possession of the vehicle may submit an application for a scrap title to the Director, along with any information or documents that the Director may reasonably requ…

The Mayor, or designee, is authorized, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, to promulgate, amend, or repeal rules and to establish or modify cost-based fees to implement the provisions of this chapter.

The repeal of any law or regulation as a result of the enactment of this chapter shall not invalidate any enforcement action, adjudication, or other action made or taken pursuant to that law or regulation.

(a) This chapter shall apply to all vehicles towed by a private tow company under § 50-2702(a) after June 22, 2006. (b) This chapter shall also apply to all vehicles towed prior to June 22, 2006; provided, that notice is sent to the owners in accordance with § 50-2702(a) or publi…

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) "Contact information" means the legal name, website, business address, and telephone number. (2) "Crosswalk" means the part of a roadway at an intersection included within the lateral lines connecting sidewalks on opposite sides…

(a) A permit holder may operate a PDD that complies with this chapter on sidewalks and crosswalks in the District. (b) To operate in the District, a PDD shall: (1) Obey all traffic control devices and signs; (2) Operate in a safe and non-hazardous manner that does not endanger tr…

(a) The Mayor shall design and make available for issue one or more parks and recreation motor vehicle identification tags to enhance the public's awareness of the District's diverse economic, health, and leisure programming at local parks and recreation centers. (b)(1) A residen…

(a) Beginning January 1, 2021, the District Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles, shall report to the Council on a semi-annual basis the following information: (1) The top 15 automated traffic enforcement ("ATE") locations by value o…

(a) There is established an Autonomous Vehicle Testing Program, which shall be administered by the Department. The Department shall set the term for which an AV testing permit lasts before requiring renewal and the fees associated with testing an autonomous vehicle in the Distric…