Section 24-4103. SPECIFICATIONS OF PUBLISHER BOXES ON PUBLIC SPACE

 

4103.1No person shall place a publisher box on public space unless the publisher box complies with the following specifications:

 

(a)The publisher box shall be no more than fifty-two inches (52 in.) tall, twenty-five inches (25 in.) wide, and twenty-two inches (22 in.) deep.  In determining whether a publisher box is in compliance with these limits, each of the dimensions of the publisher box shall be measured at its widest point, including any coin mechanism; 

 

(b)The publisher box shall be sufficiently weighted at the base, or attached to other publisher boxes or a publisher box corral, so as to be secure in all expected weather conditions; and

 

(c)Each publisher box shall display a sticker, decal, stencil or other printed sign displaying the name, mailing address, current phone number and email address of the person currently responsible for maintaining the publisher box on public space.

 

4103.2The owner of the publisher box or the owner’s authorized agent may use space on the publisher box to display the name and trademarks of the publication the publisher box is being used to distribute.

 

 

authority

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), 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), 9j (granting the Director rulemaking authority), and 9(j) (authorizing civil fines and penalties) 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), 50-921.05(b), 50-921.18, and 50-921.19 (2014 Repl.& 2015 Supp.)), Sections 604 and 607 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 and 10-1141.07 (2013 Repl. & 2015 Supp.)), Subtitle C of Title VI of the Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Act of 2004, effective December 7, 2004 (D.C. Law 15-205; D.C. Official Code §§ 10-1181.01 et seq. (2013 Repl. & 2015 Supp.)), and the Public Space Enforcement Amendment Act of 2014, effective March 11, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-207; 61 DCR 12690 (December 19, 2014)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 14191 (November 18, 2016).