Section 21-600. CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, AND DREDGING IN D.C. WATERS

 

600.1No structure shall be constructed, reconstructed, or repaired in any waters shoreward of the pierhead line unless the Mayor, pursuant to this chapter, issues a permit for the construction, reconstruction, or repair of the structure.

 

600.2All structures between the bulkhead line and the pierhead line shall be of open pile construction.

 

600.3No construction of wharves or piers or any other structures shall be authorized or permitted riverward beyond the pierhead line.

 

600.4No private dredging shall be done in any waters shoreward of the pierhead line unless the Mayor, pursuant to this chapter, issues a permit for the dredging.

 

600.5Private dredging shall be done in accordance with the terms set forth in the permit, and shall be completed within the time period prescribed in the permit.

 

600.6Permits are not required for repairs which do not alter any structural parts. These facts shall be determined in each case by the Department.

 

authority

Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is An Act of Congress, approved March 3, 1899, 30 Stat. 1377, Title 9, §§ 101 and 102; and An Act approved March 3, 1899, 30 Stat. 1151, ch. 425, §10, 33 U.S.C. §403; §412 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act as amended, 87 Stat. 790, Pub. L. No. 93-198, D.C. Code §1-227(a) (1992 Repl. Vol.).