5459856 Public Oversight Roundtable on the District Department of Transportation's Proposed Rulemakings on the Proposal to Adopt a New Title 13 for Sign Regulations and for the Use of U.S. Reservations Transferred to the District

Notice of Public Oversight Roundtable on

 

The District Department of Transportation’s Proposed Rulemakings on the Proposal to Adopt a New Title 13 for Sign Regulations and for the Use of U.S. Reservations Transferred to the District

 

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

at 11:00 a.m.

in Room 412 of the

John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC  20004

 

On Wednesday, June 10, 2015, Councilmember Mary M. Cheh, Chairperson of the Committee on the Transportation and the Environment, will hold a public oversight roundtable on the results of DDOT’s Comprehensive Assessment on Streetcar Propulsion Technology. The roundtable will begin at 11:00 a.m. in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

 

The purpose of the roundtable is to provide the public an additional opportunity to comment on two proposed rulemakings by the District Department of Transportation (“DDOT”). The first proposed rulemaking concerns proposed rules to regulate the display of outdoor signs and exterior advertising within the District. DDOT published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Proposal to Adopt a New Title 13 for Sign Regulations on August 17, 2012. A Notice of Second Proposed Rulemaking was published on February 13, 2015. This proposed rulemaking would update and consolidate the District’s current sign regulations into a single title; create new Designated Entertainment Areas that would be open to the display of new signs; clarify existing regulations as they relate to signs on public space, private property, and specific areas of the District; establish a means of enforcement; and establish a permit application fee schedule.

 

The second proposed rulemaking addresses proposed rules to clarify the process to be followed when a community or individual applies to make improvements to U.S. Reservations under the control of DDOT—commonly referred to as triangle or pocket parks. DDOT published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Use of U.S. Reservations Transferred to the District on July 4, 2014. A Notice of Second Proposed Rulemaking was published on April 3, 2015. The proposed rulemaking would require a permit to make certain changes to the landscape and would require that public and open access be maintained for these reservations.

 

The Committee invites the public to testify or to submit written testimony, which will be made a part of the official Hearing Record. Anyone wishing to testify should contact Ms. Aukima Benjamin, staff assistant to the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, at [phone] or via e-mail at [e-mail]. Persons representing organizations will have five minutes to present their testimony.  Individuals will have three minutes to present their testimony. Witnesses should bring 8 copies of their written testimony and should submit a copy of their testimony electronically to [e-mail].

 

If you are unable to testify in person, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted to Ms. Aukima Benjamin, staff assistant to the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 108, Washington, D.C. 20004. They may also be e-mailed to [e-mail] or faxed to [phone]. The record will close at the end of the business day on June 24, 2015.