Section 24-3500. OCCUPANCY OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY BY INTERCITY

 

3500.1An intercity bus service operator shall not occupy any portion of the public right-of-way for loading or unloading passengers from an intercity bus unless the operator holds a public space permit issued by the Director.

 

3500.2The minimum size for each intercity bus service passenger loading zone shall be one hundred feet (100 ft.) in length. 

 

3500.3No permit shall be issued to occupy the public right-of-way to load or unload passengers, or arrive or depart the public space, during a time when standing or parking on the roadway is prohibited, such as during rush hour.

 

authority

The Director of the District Department of Transportation (Department), pursuant to the authority set forth in sections 4(a)(5)(A) (assigning authority to coordinate and manage public space permits and records to the Department Director), 5(4)(A) (assigning duty to review and approve public space permit requests to the Department Director), and 6(b) (transferring the public right-of-way maintenance function previously delegated to the Department of Public Works 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)(2009 Repl.)), and section 604 of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Act of 1996, effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-198; D.C. Official Code § 10-1141.04(2008 Repl.)), 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 Director of the Department of Public Works) (D.C. Official Code § 50-921.06(2009 Repl.)).

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 5323, 5325 (June 24, 2011).