Section 24-1404. REQUIRED NOTICE BY THE APPLICANT PRIOR TO ACTION BY THE COUNCIL

 

1404.1The applicant shall give written notice of the application to close a street or alley and shall post a notice indicating that an application to close a street or alley is under consideration by the Council in the manner and times specified in this section.

 

1404.2Except as provided in §1404.3, the applicant shall, at least thirty (30) days, but no more than sixty (60) days, prior to the date of any public hearing conducted to consider the application to close the street or alley, do the following:

 

(a)Give or send a written notice of the date, time, and location of the public hearing to every owner of property abutting the entire alley, all or part of which is to be closed or abutting either side of the block or blocks of the street, all or part of which is to be closed; and

 

(b)Post a sign, which indicates the date, time, and location of the public hearing, at each end of the block or blocks or the street proposed to be closed or at each entrance from a street to any alley in the square.

 

1404.3When §§1403.3, 1403.4, 1403.5 or 1403.6 is satisfied and where the Council has not conducted a public hearing on the proposed street or alley closing where notice pursuant to § 1404.2 has been given, the applicant shall, at least fifteen (15) days, but no more than six (6) months, prior to the final consideration by the Council of the proposed legislation to close the street or alley, do the following:

 

(a)Give or send a written notice of the intention of the Council to consider the proposed legislation to the close the street and alley to every owner of property abutting the alley, all or part of which is to be closed, or abutting either side of the block or blocks of the streets, all or part of which is to be closed; and

 

(b)Post a sign, which indicates the intention of the Council to consider legislation to close the street or alley at each end of the block or blocks of the street proposed to be closed or shall be posted at each entrance from a street to any alley in the square.

 

1404.4The notice given pursuant to §§1404.2(a) and 1404.3(a) shall be in a matter approved by the Director.

 

1404.5The signs posted pursuant to §§1404.2 and 1402.3 shall be supplied by the Director; Provided, that where the signs supplied by the Director are lost, misplaced, defaced, torn, stolen or otherwise not legible for public viewing the applicant shall obtain additional signs from the Director when the appropriate sign replacement fee is paid.

 

1404.6The applicant shall inspect the signs at least once every five (5) days to ensure that the signs are posted for a minimum period of fifteen (15) days.

 

1404.7The applicant shall submit a letter to the Council, with a copy to the Director, stating that the requirements of this section have been satisfied and the applicant shall furnish a photograph of the posted signs and proof of the mailing of the notice.

 

1404.8The applicant shall remove the signs no later than five (5) days following the final consideration of the Council or the public hearings, whichever occurs first.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 31 DCR 560, 565 (February 10, 1984).