Section 24-534. VENDING LOCATIONS: MOBILE ROADWAY VENDING LOCATIONS: AUTHORIZED LOCATIONS

 

534.1The DCRA Director shall propose MRV locations to be designated, where MRV vehicles, with valid MRV Site Permits, may park in order to vend from public space. The DDOT Director shall review and, if approved, shall designate the MRV locations.

 

534.2Each MRV location shall be designated by the DDOT Director with appropriate signage.

 

534.3Only MRV vehicles may park within each designated MRV location during the hours of 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on weekdays.

 

534.4MRV vehicles parked in designated MRV locations must vacate designated MRV location at 2:30 p.m. on weekdays.

 

534.5There shall be no parking, standing, or stopping in any designated MRV location from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on weekdays except District government holidays, unless authorized by the DDOT Director.

 

534.6A MRV vehicle may park within a designated MRV location for no more than the four (4) hours per day designated by § 534.3.

 

534.7The DCRA Director shall propose the following general areas to be reviewed by the DDOT Director for designation as MRV locations:

 

(a)McPherson Square;

 

(b)Farragut Square;

 

(c)Franklin Square;

 

(d)Foggy Bottom;

 

(e)University of the District of Columbia – Van Ness campus;

 

(f)George Washington University;

 

(g)L’Enfant Plaza;

 

(h)Historic Anacostia;

 

(i)Navy Yard;

 

(j)Metro Center;

(k)Union Station;

 

(l)Southwest Waterfront;

 

(m)Federal Center SW;

 

(n)Folger Park/Eastern Market;

 

(o)West End;

 

(p)Judiciary Square;

 

(q)American University;

 

(r)Howard University;

 

(s)Gallaudet University;

 

(t)Catholic University/Trinity College;

 

(u)NoMa;

 

(v)Minnesota/Benning, NE;

 

(w)Friendship Heights; or

 

(x)Other additional areas.

 

534.8A MRV vehicle parked in a designated MRV location shall be subject to the design standards of § 544.

 

534.9Notwithstanding any standards created pursuant to § 544.1, a MRV vehicle may not exceed:

 

(a)Eighteen feet six inches (18 ft. 6 in.) in length;

 

(b)Eight feet (8 ft.) in width; and

 

(c)Ten feet six inches (10 ft. 6 in) in height, measured from bottom of the tire.

 

534.10A designated MRV location shall not be established:

 

(a)Within areas under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States Park  Police, the United States Capitol Police, or any other agency of the United  States government;

(b)Within a designated loading zone, entrance zone, parking space designated  for diplomatic parking, valet parking, or other curbside zone restricted for  certain vehicles or uses;

 

(c)Along the length of a Metrobus Stop Zone, a commuter bus zone, an  intercity bus zone, or other curbside zone specifically designated and  demarcated as being for transit use;

 

(d)Within forty feet (40 ft.) of the driveway entrance to a police or fire station,  or within twenty feet (20 ft.) of any other driveway;

 

(e)Within twenty feet (20 ft.) of an alley;

 

(f)Within forty feet (40 ft.) of any crosswalk;

 

(g)Ten feet (10 ft.) of a fire hydrant;

 

(h)Any of the locations enumerated in § 535.3;

 

(i)Any location that is not a legal parking space;

 

(j)Any location that is immediately adjacent to a duly permitted sidewalk  café; or

 

(k)Five feet (5 ft.) from a building’s marked fire control room.

 

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

Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 13055 (September 20, 2013).