Section 24-547. DESIGN STANDARDS: VENDING STANDS

 

547.1The design and operation of all vending stands shall conform with the following  requirements, unless otherwise authorized by the DCRA Director on the Vending Site Permit:

 

(a)The stand shall consist of a wood, plastic, or metal table with attached  folding legs, a stair-stepped structure approved by the DCRA Director, or  a shoe-shine stand structure approved by the DCRA Director. If the stand  or structure is made of wood, the wood shall consist of weather-resistant  lumber with two (2) coats of varnish or non-toxic paint;

 

(b)The stand shall not exceed a maximum horizontal surface area of seven  feet by four feet six inches (7 ft. x 4 ft. 6 in.);

 

(c)The surface area of the table (or the highest surface area of the stair  stepped structure) shall be at a height of between one foot (1 ft.) and four  and a half feet (4.5 ft.);

 

(d)The stand shall have a canopy that shall not exceed seven feet nine inches  by five feet three inches (7 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft. 3 in.) and shall be comprised of  water-resistant canvas or six (6) ply polyurethane material covering a  metal or wood frame mounted above the stand.  The uppermost point of  the canopy shall not exceed more than nine feet (9 ft.) in height and the  lowest point on the canopy, inclusive of any canopy flap, shall not be less  than seven feet (7 ft.) in height, measured from the sidewalk pavement.  The canopy shall be clean and in good repair;

 

(e)A skirt or tablecloth shall be attached to the table surface on all sides and  shall extend from the table surface to no more than one inch (1 in.) from  the sidewalk pavement. The skirt shall be clean and in good repair; and

 

(f)No free standing racks or other free-standing forms of display shall be  allowed around the stand.

 

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).