Section 10-C2500. GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

2500.1 This chapter addresses historic preservation requirements for signage and related building features, including awnings, canopies, and marquees, which typically serve as locations for signage.

 

2500.2 Signs, awnings, canopies, and marquees on historic property shall comply with the requirements of this chapter and the applicable provisions of the D.C. Building Code.

 

2500.3 Signage and related building features subject to review under the Shipstead-Luce Act or the Old Georgetown Act shall be submitted to the Commission of Fine Arts for review before a permit is issued, and shall comply with applicable sections of the D.C. Building Code, including the specific limitations pertinent to those review areas.

 

2500.4 The Historic Preservation Review Board and Historic Preservation Office may also review signage and related building features subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission of Fine Arts.

 

2500.5  Signage and related building features in the Chinatown Overlay District are subject to review by the Chinatown Steering Committee pursuant to 10 DCMR B, Chapter 24.

 

2500.6  Signage and related building features located in or projecting into public space are subject to review by the Public Space Committee of the District Department of Transportation pursuant to 24 DCMR, Chapters 1 and 2.

 

2500.7As provided in 10 DCMR C § 9900, terms specific to this chapter are defined in § 2599.  Other terms used throughout subtitle C of title  10 DCMR are defined in Chapter 99.

 

authority

The D.C. Office of Planning and the Historic Preservation Review Board, pursuant to the authority set forth in section 10 of the Historic Landmark and Historic District Protection Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979, (D.C. Law 2-144; D.C. Official Code § 6-1109), Mayor’s Order 79-50, dated March 21, 1979, section 6 of Mayor's Order 83-119, dated May 6, 1983, section III(B)(8) of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1983, effective March 31, 1983, and section 402(b) of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Act of 2002, effective October 19, 2000 (D.C. Law 12-172; 47 DCR 6308).

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCMR 2281 (March 19, 2010); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 58 DCR 11084 (December 23, 2011).