Section 24-1200. SIDEWALK TREATMENT IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS

 

1200.1Except as provided for in §1200.2, this section shall be applicable to only the following historic districts:

 

(a)Anacostia;

 

(b)Capitol Hill;

 

(c)Georgetown;

 

(d)LeDroit Park; and

 

(e)Logan Circle.

 

1200.2Residents in an historic district not listed in § 1200.1 may petition the Director to list the historic district in §1200.1. The Director, in consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer for the District of Columbia, shall review the petition to determine whether this section shall be amended to include the historic district and shall take the appropriate action.

 

1200.3The pavement materials for new sidewalk installation on a street zoned R or SP in an historic district shall be brick and sand.

 

1200.4The pavement material for new sidewalk installation on a street zoned for commercial purposes in an historic district shall be brick on concrete.

 

1200.5The abutting property owners shall be assessed the cost of new sidewalk installation performed pursuant to §§ 1200.3 and 1200.4 in the manner specified by D.C. Official Code §§ 7-601 et seq. (1981 ed.).

 

1200.6If the area to be repaired on a sidewalk on a street zoned R or SP in an historic district is twenty feet (20 ft.) or more in length and the full width of the sidewalk, the Department shall repair the sidewalk with brick on sand.

 

1200.7If the area to be repaired on a sidewalk on a street zoned R or SP in an historic district is less than twenty feet (20 ft.) and the full width of the side walk, the Department shall repair the sidewalk with in-kind paving materials.

 

1200.8If the area to be repaired on a sidewalk on a street zoned for commercial purposes in an historic district is twenty feet (20 ft.) or more in length and the full width of the sidewalk, the Department shall give notice to the abutting property owner(s) that the Department intends to repair the abutting sidewalk in not less than (30) days. This would be done to afford the property owners an opportunity to upgrade the sidewalk.

 

1200.9Within thirty (30) days of the notice given pursuant to § 1200.8, the abutting property owner may notify the Department in writing of the owner's requested pavement material, either brick on concrete or the existing pavement material, and shall inform the Department whether that property owner agrees to share in the cost of repairing the sidewalk with brick on concrete.

 

1200.10The Department shall review the request(s) and shall finally determine which paving material shall be used based on the appropriateness, availability, and cost of the pavement materials, and based on any other pertinent factors. This determination shall be made within thirty (30) days of the date of receipt of the request.

 

1200.11If the area to be repaired on a sidewalk on a street zoned for commercial purposes in an historic district is less than twenty feet (20 ft.), and the full width of the sidewalk, the Department shall repair the sidewalk with in-kind paving materials.

 

1200.12For streets located in an historic district which have a mix of commercial and residential uses, or which are located in a waterfront zone, the Director shall determine, based on the primary character of the streets, which subsection of this section most appropriately applies to the streets.

 

1200.13This section shall not apply to sidewalks in the Downtown Urban Renewal Area.

 

authority

§§ IV(A) and V of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1983, effective March 1, 1984, published at 30 DCR 6428 (December 16, 1983); and Mayor’s Order 84-55, published at 31 DCR 1323 (March 16, 1984).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 32 DCR 1522, 1523 (March 15, 1985).