Section 24-299. DEFINITIONS

 

299.1In addition to the terms and phrases defined in the Act (D.C. Code §7-1001 (1981)), when used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

 

Committee - the Public Space Committee of the District of Columbia as constituted by Commissioner's Order No. 69-502, September 3, 1969.

 

Department - the D.C. Department of Public Works (D.C. Law 8-31).

 

Director - the Director of the Department of Public Works, or the Director's agent, representative, or designee.

 

Enclosed sidewalk cafe - any authorized enclosure of public space as a temporary structure adjacent to a restaurant that consists of no more than one (1) story constructed primarily of light, incombustible, or fire-resistant materials; that does not restrict egress from the properties abutting the restaurant adjacent to the cafe; and that can be removed within a twenty-four (24) hour period.

 

Unenclosed sidewalk cafe - any authorized use of public space adjacent to a restaurant that contains tables, chairs, railings, or planters, that is open to the sky and at the sides, but may include awnings or umbrellas, and that can be removed within a twenty-four (24) hour period.

 

Street right-of-way frontage – the section of the public space abutting the affected private property.

 

Surface space - all the space between the building line and the curb, regardless of whether the space is paved or unpaved.

 

authority

The Director of the District Department of Transportation (Department), pursuant to the authority set forth in section 4(5)(A) (coordinating and managing public space permits and records), section 5(4)(A) (assigning duty to review and approve public space permit requests), and section 6(b) (transferring the public right-of-way maintenance function previously delegated to the Department of Public Works (DPW) under section III (F) of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1983 to the Department) of the Department of Transportation Establishment Act of 2002 (DDOT Establishment Act), effective May 21, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-137; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-921.03(5)(A), 50-921.04(4)(A), and 50-921.05(b)), and Title VI of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Act of 1996, effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-198; D.C. Official Code §§ 10-1141.01, et seq.), which was delegated to the Director of DPW pursuant to Mayor’s Order 96-175, dated December 9, 1996, and subsequently transferred to the Director of the Department in section 7 of the DDOT Establishment Act (transferring to the Director of the Department all transportation-related authority previously delegated to the DPW Director) (D.C. Official Code § 50-921.06).

source

Article 43, §§2(b), 3(e) the Police Regulations (May 1981); as amended by §4 of the District of Columbia Solid Waste Regulations Amendments Act of 1989, D.C. Law 8-31, 36 DCR 4750, 4753 (July 7, 1989); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 1118, 1132 (February 4, 2011).