Section 19-1601. APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE

 

1601.1 Each application for a public hall license shall be made on a form prescribed by the Director and filed with the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (“Department”).

1601.2 Each application shall contain the following information:

(a) The name and address of the applicant;

(b) The trade name and address of the public hall;

(c) If the applicant is a partnership, the names and addresses of all partners; if the applicant is a limited partnership, the names and addresses of all general partners;

(d) If the applicant is a corporation, the names and addresses of all officers and directors and the date of incorporation;

(e) If the applicant is a corporation or the applicant does not reside in the District of Columbia, the corporation or non-resident applicant shall provide the name, address, telephone number, and signature of the person who has agreed to be the applicant’s registered agent for service of process;

(f) If different from the name and address of the applicant, the name and address of the owner of the building in which the public hall is located;

(g)Whether any of the applicant’s officers, partners, or members have been convicted of any crimes within the last ten (10) years;

(h)A description of the proposed hours of operation and the kinds of events that will occur at the public hall;

(i)What steps the applicant has taken to provide for sufficient parking spaces, as required by District law or regulation; and

(j) Any other information requested by the Director.

1601.3 The applicant shall also file as part of its license application the following:

(a) If the applicant is a corporation or limited partnership, documentation that the applicant is in good standing with the Superintendent of Corporations of the District of Columbia;

(b) Documentation that the building or portion of the building that will be used as a public hall has a valid certificate of occupancy; and

(c) A Clean Hands Certification, certifying that the applicant does not owe more than one hundred dollars ($100) to the District as a result of fees, fines, penalties, or taxes.

1601.4The Director may also require that any owner, member, partner, or other person holding an ownership interest in the public hall submit to a criminal background check.

1601.5 An application for the renewal of an existing license shall be filed sixty (60) days prior to the expiration date of the existing license.

 

authority

Sections 2002(f) and (l) of the Second Omnibus Regulatory Reform Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 20, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-261; D.C. Official Code §§ 47-2851.03a(c)(1)(H) and (c)(2) and 47-2851.20), and consistent with section 2(d) and (e) of the Streamlining Regulation Act of 2003, effective October 28, 2003 (D.C. Law 15-38; D.C. Official Code §§ 47-2851.02 and 47-2851.03)

source

Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 9292 (December 11, 1992); as amended by Notice of emergency and proposed rulemaking at 52 DCR 8531(September 16, 2005) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 521, 522 (January 8, 2010).

EditorNote

ection 1601 published at 39 DCR 9292 (December 11, 1992) has no corresponding section in Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 521 (January 8, 2010). Section 1603 published at 39 DCR 9292, 9293 (December 11, 1992) was renumbered as section 1601 by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 521 (January 8, 2010).