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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 24. PUBLIC SPACE AND SAFETY |
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Chapter 24-1. OCCUPATION AND USE OF PUBLIC SPACE |
Section 24-103. PUBLIC PARKING: WALLS, WICKETS, AND FENCES
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103.1After obtaining a permit from the District, the owners or occupants of land abutting a public parking may enclose the parking with any of the following:
(a)Walls of an approved type not exceeding three feet by six inches (3 ft. x 6 in.) in height;
(b)Wooden fences of colonial design of an approved type not exceeding three feet by six inches (3 ft. x 6 in.) in height, with square, rectangular, or round posts and rails; with or without square, rectangular or round pickets extending through the rails; or
(c)Open fences of an approved type not less than three feet (3 ft.) or more than three feet by six inches (3 ft. x 6 in.) in height, constructed of iron, ornamental wire, or woven wire, and having top and bottom string pieces.
103.2No permit shall be issued for, and it shall be unlawful to maintain, a sharp-pointed or spear-headed type of fence that has uppermost points or prongs that are less than one-half inch (1/2 in.) in diameter.
103.3Walls and fences of a height greater than three feet six inches (3 ft. x 6 in.) shall be permitted only when specifically approved by the Mayor.
103.4A fee of nineteen dollars ($19) shall be charged for enclosing the parking in front of each house or where no parking fence or wall has previously existed.
103.5No fee shall be charged for an application to repair an existing fence or wall with the same character of material; Provided, that a permit for the erection of the original fence or wall must be on record.
103.6Where permission is requested to move a parking fence of an approved pattern out to a newly established sidewalk line, no fee will be charged.
103.7In all cases not covered by these exceptions, however, a fee of nineteen dollars ($19) shall be charged.
103.8Blocks or pedestals for fence posts must not project above the surface of the sidewalk, and no portion of a fence or a fence post block or pedestal shall extend beyond the parking line.
103.9All gates in parking fences must swing inwardly; and no gate shall swing outwardly over any sidewalk, avenue, street, or road.
103.10It shall be unlawful to place or maintain any wickets, guard wires, or other similar devices upon or adjacent to the sidewalk, tree space, or parking in the District of Columbia, except in accordance with the provisions of this section.
103.11Upon the payment of a fee of nineteen dollars ($19) for each premises, the Mayor may issue a permit to erect wickets of iron not less than three-eights of an inch (3/8 in.) in diameter. Each wicket shall be driven firmly into the ground, overlapping at least three inches (3 in.); shall be securely lashed with wire at top intersections and at the bottom of each wicket; shall be painted green; and shall be maintained in exact alignment with their tops on a level.
103.12Where the parking around which the wickets are to be placed is at the level of the sidewalk, the wickets shall have a minimum height of twenty-four inches (24 in.); and where the parking is terraced, the wickets shall have a minimum height of twelve inches (12 in.).
103.13Permission to erect wickets may be revoked by the Mayor upon failure to maintain the wickets in accordance with this section, or for any other reason that the Mayor may determine.
103.14No permit shall be issued for any wickets that are within one foot (1 ft.) of the back edge of a public sidewalk; or that are in, upon,' or around tree spaces. The Mayor shall have the right to deny the use of wickets at any place that he or she deems that they should not be constructed or maintained.