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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 24-14. STREET AND ALLEY CLOSING |
Section 24-1402. REFERRALS TO THE NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION, THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW BOARD, AND THE AFFECTED ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION
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1402.1The Director shall refer, for appropriate comments, an application to close any street located on the L'Enfant Street Plan to the Historic Preservation Review Board established pursuant to §4 of the Historic Landmark and Historic District Protection Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-144, D.C. Code, 1981).
1402.2Except as provided in §§1402.3, 1402.4 and 1402.5, the Director shall refer, for appropriate comments, all applications to close a street or alley to the National Capital Planning Commission (hereinafter referred to as "NCPC").
1402.3The application shall not be referred to the NCPC when the application is to close an alley or any part thereof, is accompanied by a written statement, in a format approved by the Director, which is in support of the application and which contains the signature of every owner of property abutting the entire alley to be closed, and when any one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(a)The width of the alley to be closed is ten feet (10 ft.) or less; or
(b)Real property is to be dedicated to the District for any alley to serve a similar purpose as did the alley which is to be closed.
1402.4The application shall not be referred to the NCPC when the application is to close an alley or any part thereof and satisfies the following conditions:
(a)The application is accompanied by a written statement, in a format approved by the Director, which is in support of the application and which contains the signature of the owners of two-thirds (2/3) or more of the property in the square;
(b)The alley is located entirely within the two-thirds (2/3) of the square owned by the individuals who signed the statement pursuant to §1402.4(a); and
(c)The persons who signed the statement pursuant to §1402.4(a) propose to develop the entire area of the square which they own.
1402.5The application shall not be referred to the NCPC when the District or the United States applies to close an alley or any part thereof where the District or the United States holds title to all of the property abutting the entire alley.
1402.6The Director shall refer all applications, that were filed with the Office of the Surveyor on or after May 10, 1988, to the Advisory Neighborhood Commission in whose area the street or alley to be closed is located and provide the Council of the District of Columbia with a copy of any comments received from the affected Advisory Neighborhood Commission.