Section 24-524. VENDING LOCATIONS: GENERAL

 

524.1The DDOT Director shall approve Vending Locations that meet the standards for locations on streets, sidewalks, and other public spaces where vending may be permitted pursuant to §§ 525, 532, 533 and 535. Proposed sidewalk Vending Locations may be submitted to the DDOT Director by DCRA or as part of a vendor’s Vending Site Permit application. 

 

524.2The DDOT Director may eliminate a previously designated Vending Location if:

 

(a)The DDOT Director determines that the designated Vending Location is  no longer in compliance with District law or regulations;

 

(b)The DDOT Director determines that the operation of a vending business at  the location constitutes a threat to the public safety; or

 

(c)The DDOT Director determines that the interests of the District or the  public would be better served if the public space occupied by the Vending  Location is designated for another use or for open space.

 

524.3The DDOT Director may eliminate a Vending Location assigned to a vendor under § 510.1; provided, that the vendor shall have the opportunity, within thirty (30) days of the elimination of the Vending Location, to identify a location that the vendor believes meets the criteria under §§ 524-528; provided further, that if the identified location is approved by the DDOT Director, the vendor shall be issued a new Vending Site Permit for the new Vending Location by the DCRA Director at no cost to the vendor.

 

524.4The DDOT Director shall re-evaluate a Vending Location when a vendor issued a Vending Site Permit under § 510.1(c) ceases to vend at that Vending Location. In its re-evaluation, the DDOT Director shall utilize the provisions of § 524.2.

 

authority

Sections 5 and 18 of Mayor-Commissioner Regulation No. 74-39, effective December 13, 1974 (21 DCR 1285), as amended by the Vendors Regulation Amendments Act of 1978, effective June 30, 1978 (D.C. Law 2-82; 24 DCR 9293), Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1986, effective August 21, 1986, the Vending Regulation Act of 2009, effective October 22, 2009 (D.C. Law 18-71; 56 DCR 6619), and Mayor’s Order 2010-91, dated May 27, 2010; Sections 101(b), 2002(b), and 2 of the Omnibus Regulatory Reform Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 29, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-86; D.C. Official Code §§ 47-2851.04(c)(1), 47-2851.05(d), and 47-2851.12 (2005 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)); Sections 104 and 105 of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985, effective October 5, 1985 (D.C. Law 6-42; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-1801.04 and 2-1801.05 (2007 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)); and Mayor’s Order 86-38, dated March 4, 1986.

source

Omnibus Budget Support Act of 1993, effective September 30, 1993 (D.C. Law 10-25; 40 DCR 5489, 5498 (July 30, 1993)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 13055 (September 20, 2013).