DCMR Title 18 Chapter 24 (Parking)

2400 PROPER PARKING: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS

2400.1No person shall stand or park a vehicle in a roadway other than parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement.
2400.2A person shall stand or park a vehicle on a two-way street with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle within twelve inches (12 in.) of the right curb or edge of the roadway.
2400.3On a one-way street, a vehicle may be parked in the same manner as on a two-way street or may park with the left-hand wheels of the vehicle adjacent to and within twelve inches (12 in.) of the left-hand curb.
2400.4If a highway includes two (2) or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to one direction upon any such roadway, no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon the left-hand side of such one-way roadway unless signs are erected to permit such standing or parking.
2400.5No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the principal purpose of doing either of the following:
  1. Displaying the vehicle for sale; or
  2. Greasing or repairing the vehicle, except minor repairs necessitated by an emergency.
2400.6Except as provided in §2403, the provisions of this chapter prohibiting the standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times, or at those times herein specified, or as indicated on official signs, except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or official traffic control device.
2400.7The provisions of this chapter imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.
AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is an Act of Congress to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to make police regulations for the govemment of said Dgstnct, approved January 26,1887, 24 Stat. 368; §6 of the District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925, approved March 2, 1925, 43 Stat. 1119,1121 (D.C. Code §40-701, et seq.); the District of Columbia Motor Vehicle Parking Facility Act of 1942, approved February 16,1942,56 Stat. 91, D.C. Code §40-805; Council Resolution 67-22, dated December 19,1967; §§401 and 402 of Reorganization Plan ~o.3of 1967, effective August11, 1967, filed August 11, 1967, D.C. Code Vol.1 at 126 (1981 Ed.); Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1975, effective July 25, 1975, 21 DCR 3198; 22 DCR 961; §412 of the District of Columbia Seif-Govemment and Governmental Reorganization Act as amended, 87 Stat. 790, Pub.L. No. 93-198, D.C. Code §1-227(a); §§IV(A) and V of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1983, 30 DCR 6428 (12-16-83); §105 and 107 of the District of Columbia Traffic Adjudication Act of 1978, D.C. Law 2-104,25 DCR 1275 (August 11,1978); §2(m) of the Residential Permit Parking Regulation AmendmentAct of 1984, D.C. Law 5-185,32 DCR 859 (February 15, 1985); and the Persons with a Disability Parking Privilege Amendment Act of 1988, D.C. Law 7-219, effective March 31, 1989, 36 DCR 545 (January 20, 1989).
SOURCE: Commissioners' Order 274,310/949 effective September 1,1949; 17 DCRR §§76, 81, 83, 87(a), 88 (October 19, 1970).

2401 LOADING AND UNLOADING VEHICLES

2401.1If no curb space is available within a reasonable distance, a passenger vehicle may stand parallel and as near as practicable to other parked vehicles, only long enough to take on passengers who are actually waiting at the curb or to leave off passengers.
2401.2Unless prohibited by §2402, a vehicle may stop parallel and as near as practicable to parked vehicles while loading; Provided, that the vehicle while so parked will not unreasonably impede or interfere with orderly two-way traffic, or on a one-way street, that at least one lane is kept open for moving traffic.
2401.3On any street, highway, or any portion of a street or highway, where parking is prohibited but stopping and standing are not prohibited, passenger vehicles may stop momentarily to load and unload passengers, and any vehicle may stop long enough to actually load and unload materials.
2401.4When stopping to load and unload school children along the roadway, a school bus driver shall pull as far to the right as is safe, at a place on the roadway where there is three hundred feet (300 ft.) or more of clear sight distance to the front and rear, and stop only for such time as is actually necessary to take on or discharge passengers.
2401.5Before making a stop to load or unload passengers, a school bus driver shall actuate the flashing white stroboscopic light not less than three hundred feet (300 ft) distant from the stop, and allow the light to remain flashing until the bus resumes motion after the stop.
2401.6At each stop to pick up or discharge one or more school children, the school bus driver shall actuate the flashing red light during the time that the bus is stopped to pick up or discharge passengers, and shall turn off the light when the bus resumes motion.
2401.7Commercial vehicles shall not be parked at an angle to the curb or perpendicular to the curb on any roadway or alley except for the delivery of coal or objects which require the services of two (2) or more men or special equipment (such as a winch or hoist) to load or unload, and then only for so long as may be actually necessary for such loading or unloading.
2401.8A four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, a traci,or-trailer, or tractor semi-trailer combination shall stand so that the animals or tractor are parallel with the curb, facing in the direction of traffic.
2401.9In the following designated market areas, vehicles may park at an angle to the curb when parking of vehicles is otherwise permitted:
  1. The west side of 7th Street, S.E. between C Street and North Carolina Avenue; and
  2. All streets in the area of the Union Market Terminal bounded by the north curb of Florida Avenue, the west curb of 6th Street, the south curb of Penn Street and the Pennsylvania Railroad siding.
SOURCE: Commlsaloners Order 274,310/949 effectIve September 1, 1949; as amended by Commissioners' Order 55-130 effective January 18,1955; by Commiseloners Order70-35 effective July 16,1970; 17 DCRR §§76, 76.1,77, 79 (e) (October 19, 1970); by Final Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 458, 27 DCR 458 (February 1, 1980), hicorporating text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 26 DCR 2490, 2472 (November 30, 1979).

2402 LOADING ZONES

2402.1The Director is authorized to establish loading zones for use of commercial vehicles in any area which is zoned as a commercial or industrial district, or in front of property used as a commercial property under a nonconforming use, or at the usual shipping entrance of a large hotel or apartment building.
2402.2The Director shall have appropriate signs placed and maintained indicating the existence of an established loading zone, and stating the hours during which the provisions of this section are applicable.
2402.3All loading zones designated in accordance with this section shall remain in effect until removed by the Director.
2402.4The loading of materials shall be restricted to loading zones in each block where such zones have been designated by official signs; Provided, that this limitation shall not apply during hours when parking (but not standing) is prohibited in such block.
2402.5Loading zones shall be occupied only so long as is reasonable for loading, and only commercial vehicles loading materials in such zone shall be parked parallel and adjacent to the curb.
2402.6No person shall park a vehicle in any place designated as a loading zone during the hours applying to such zone, except commercial vehicles for the purpose of loading or unloading; Provided, that a vehicle may stop momentarily at a loading zone to pick up a passenger or passengers if such stopping does not interfere with any commercial vehicle which is about to enter or waiting to enter the loading zone.
2402.7The Director is authorized to establish Curb Loading Zones, so as to permit the loading of vehicles only at curb space and to prohibit any vehicle to park, so as to load or unload adjacent to any other parked vehicles, so as to obstruct or to impede any moving traffic.
SOURCE: Commissioners' Order 274,310/949 effective September 1,1949; as amended by Commissioners' Order 62-1016 effective June 7, 1962; 17 DCRR §§54, 85 (October 19,1970; and by Final Rulemaking published at 29 DOR 4666 (October 22,1982), incorporating text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 29 DCR 3899 (September 3,1982).

2403 EMERGENCY PARKING PERMITS

2403.1Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, holders of emergency parking permits issued by the Director may stand or park their vehicles in available parking space in the roadway in accordance with the provisions of this section, at the following locations:
  1. Entrances to office buildings, apartment buildings, hotels, nursing homes, and residences;
  2. Loading zones;
  3. Within spaces set aside for holders of official parking permits;
  4. Within part or all of the twenty-five foot (25 ft.) space on the far or nonapproach side of the intersection of a one-way street with another street, but not within ten feet (10 ft.) of the curb line of the intersecting street or within a marked crosswalk; and
  5. Taxicab and sightseeing vehicle stands.
2403.2Emergency parking permits shall be used only while the holder is actually responding to an emergency believed to be one in which the life or death of any individual is dependent upon standing or parking by a physician in the places -~ permitted in §2403.1.
2403.3While a vehicle for which a permit has been issued is parked in accordance with this section, the permit shall be displayed so as to be clearly visible through the windshield of the vehicle.
2403.4No person other than the permittee named on the permit shall use an emergency parking permit or display it on a vehicle operated or parked. Any such use or display by a person other than the permittee shall constitute a violation of these regulations by the permittee and by the person who so used or displayed it. [MISDEMEANOR: See §1110]
2403.5Upon a satisfactory showing that an applicant is a physician duly licensed as such by the District of Columbia, the Director of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles Services is authorized to issue an emergency parking permit to the applicant.
2403.6Each emergency parking permit shall be numbered and shall bear the name and address of the physician to whom it is issued, the description of the vehicle operated by the physician, and the number of the current registration tags issued for the vehicle.
2403.7Each emergency parking permit shall be issued and remain valid on the condition that the Director may, at any time, require the holder of the permit to justify, in writing, any particular use of the permit, and to clearly set forth in such justification the conditions which led to the belief that the life or death of an individual was dependent upon standing or parking a vehicle in one of the places set forth in §2403.1 and the name of the person who requested or required the emergency medical or surgical assistance of the permittee.
2403.8If the Director find from a written justification submitted in compliance with §2403.7, or from independent investigation, or both, that an emergency parking permit has in any instance been used to park a vehicle in any areas set forth in §2403.1 at a time when the holder had knowledge, or reason to believe, that no emergency situation described in §2403.2 existed, or find that a permit was used in violation of §2403.4, the Director is authorized to revoke the permit,and, upon written notification of the revocation, the permittee shall surrender the permit to the Director.
2403.9Failure to surrender a revoked emergency parking permit upon request shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
SOURCE: Commissioners' Order 274,310/949 effective September 1,1949; as amended by Commissioners' Order 66-5356 effective April 21, 1966; 17 DCRR §§87(b) - (c) (October 19, 1970.

2404 PARKING METERS AND PARKING METER ZONES

2404.1Each parking meter zone is designated as the space parallel to the curb extending from the center of the parking meter standard at the head of the space to the center of the parking meter standard or other marking at the rear of the space.
2404.2No vehicle shall park in a parking meter zone at any time when such parking is otherwise prohibited.
2404.3No person shall park or cause, allow, permit, or suffer any vehicle registered in his or her name to be parked overtime or beyond the lawful period of time indicated on the meter.
2404.4No person shall park or cause to be parked any vehicle so that the vehicle is not within the area between the designated standards or other marking(s) delimiting the parking space.
2404.5No person shall stop, stand, or park in a meter zone, any vehicle which exceeds the designated length of the meter zone.
2404.6Immediately after parking a vehicle in any parking meter zone, the operator shall deposit the prescribed coin in the parking meter adjacent to the parking meter zone. The space may then be used by the vehicle during the parking limit indicated on the parking meter.
2404.7No person shall deposit a coin or cause a coin to be deposited in a parking meter for the purpose of extending the parking time beyond the parking time limit applying to that parking meter zone.
2404.8If a vehicle shall remain parked in any metered parking space beyond the parking limit indicated on the meter, the parking meter shall display a sign showing the overtime parking, and in that event the vehicle shall be considered to be illegally parked.
2404.9Parking meter zones may be used without charge or without depositing coins in the meters at times when parking is not limited.
2404.10The unexpired time in a parking meter zone, which is unoccupied, maybe used by another vehicle without depositing a coin.
2404.11Whenever a vehicle identified by license plates as being owned, rented, or leased by the federal or District government is being used on official business and is parked in a parking meter zone, the operator of the vehicle is not required to deposit a coin in the parking meter.
2404.12The rate (charge per unit time) of each parking meter shall be as posted on that meter.
2404.13For the purpose of establishing meter rates based upon user demand for parking in various areas of the District, there shall be: Premium Demand; High Demand; Normal Demand; and Lover Demand Parking Meter Rate Zones.
2404.14The "Premium Demand Parking Meter Rate Zones" shall include those street segments or off-street parking facilities where the Director has determined there is an extreme and continuous demand for a turnover of short-term parking spaces to serve the various types of commercial activities in the immediate area.
2404.15The rates for parking meters in the "Premium Demand Parking Meter Rate Zones" shall be as follows: TItle 18 District of Columbia Municipal Regulations
  1. Fifty cents (50~) for fifteen minutes (15 mm.);
  2. Twenty-five cents per hour (25~/hr.) for motorcycle size spaces; and
  3. Twenty-five cents (25~) for fifteen minutes (15 mm.).
2404.16The "High Demand Parking Meter Rate Zone" shall include those street segments or off-street parking facilities where the Director has determined there is a high demand for turnover of short-term parking spaces to serve the various types of commercial, cultural, educational, governmental, medical, recreational or transportation activities in the general area.
2404.17The rates for parking meters in the "High Demand Parking Meter Rate Zones" shall be as follows:
  1. Seventy-five cents an hour (75~Ihr.) for automobile size spaces with time limits of one hour or more;
  2. Forty cents per half hour (40~/30 mm.) for automobile size spaces with time limits of thirty minutes or less; and
  3. Twenty-five cents for ninety minutes (25~/90 mm.) for motorcycle size spaces.
2404.18The "Lower Demand Parking Meter Rate Zones" shall include those street segments or off-street parking facilities where the Director has determined there is a limited need for turnover of short-term parking spaces, but where parking meters are necessary to aid the economic stability of the area.
2404.19The rates for parking meters in the "Lower Demand Parking Meter Rate Zones" shall be as follows:
  1. Twenty-five cents an hour (25~Ihr.) for automobile size spaces with time limits of one hour or more;
  2. Fifteen cents for each half-hour (15~/30 mm.) for automobile size spaces with time limits of thirty minutes or less; and
  3. Twenty-five cents for four hours (25~/4 hrs.) for motorcycles size spaces.
2404.20The "Normal Demand Parking Meter Rate Zones" shall include all metered street segments or off-street parking facilities under District jurisdiction where Premium Demand, High Demand, or Lower Demand Parking Meter Rate Zones do not apply, but where the Director has determined that parking meters are necessary to ensure necessary parking for customers and visitors.
2404.21The rates for parking meters in the "Normal Demand Parking Meter Rate Zone" shall be as follows:
  1. Fifty cents per hour (50q~Ihr.) for automobile size spaces; and
  2. Twenty-five cents for two hours (25~/2 hrs) for motorcycle size spaces.
2404.22The Director is authorized, by administrative rulemaking, to specify the street segments or off-street public parking facilities which are in each of the Rate Zones established above.
2404.23In determining in which Zone an individual block or facility should be included, the Director shall consider the need to promote short term access and the turnover of parking space occupancy necessary for equitable availability and efficient use of public parking spaces near commercial, cultural, educational, medical, recreational and transportation facilities.
2404.24All proposed modification to Rate Zone boundaries shall be subject to review and comment by the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions of the affected areas.
2404.25Changes in meter rates shall become effective as the affected meters are converted to the new rate.
2404.26The "Premium Demand Parking Meter Rate Zone" shall include the following:
  1. Both sides of the following street segments, and all other street segments or off-street parking facilities under District of Columbia jurisdiction which are contained within the boundaries established by these street segments: and
  2. Both sides of these additional street segments or in all off-street parking facilities under District of Columbia jurisdiction which are adjacent to these street segments.
2404.27The "High Density Parking Meter Rate Zone" shall include the following:
  1. Both sides of the following street segments or lines, and all other street segments or off-street parking facilities under District of Columbia jurisdiction which are contained within the boundaries established by these street segments and lines, except for those street segments which are a part of the "Premium Demand Parking Meter Rate Zone" as specified in §2404.26; and
  2. Both sides of the following listed street segment or in all off-street parking facilities under District of Columbia jurisdiction which are adjacent to these street segments.
2404.28The "Normal demand Parking Meter Rate Zone" shall include both sides of all street segments or all off-street parking facilities under District of Columbia jurisdiction which are adjacent to these street segments and are not identified as being in either the "Premium Demand," "High Demand," or "Lower Demand" Zones, as set forth in §§2404.26, 2404.27, and 2404.29.
2404.29The "Lower Demand Parking Meter Rate Zone" shall, except for any portions thereof which are identified as being included within the "Premium Demand" or "High Demand" Zones, as set forth in §§2404.26 or 2404.27, include the following:
  1. Both sides of all street segments or all off-street parking facilities under District of Columbia jurisdiction which are contained within the following: K
    1. That portion of Ward 1 which is both on or east of 13th Street, N.W., and on or North of Columbia Road, N.W.;
    2. That portion of Ward 2 which is both on or east of 2nd Street, N.E., and on or North of Eye Street, N.E.;
    3. That portion of Ward 2 which is both on or east of 13th Street, N.W., and on or North of P Street, N.W.;
    4. That portion of Ward 4 which is on or south of Van Buren Street;
    5. All of Ward 5;
    6. That portion of Ward 6 which is east of the Anacostia River;
    7. That portion of Ward 6 which is both on or north of E Street, N.E., and on or East of 8th Street, N.E.; and
    8. All of Wards 7 and 8;
  2. Both sides of the following listed street segments or in all off-street parking facilities under District of Columbia jurisdiction which are adjacent to these street segments:
    1. The "Barracks Row" off-street parking facility under the Southeast Freeway at 8th Street, S.E.; and
    2. That portion of Georgia Avenue, N.W., which is North of Ward 2 and South of Florida Avenue.
2404.30For the purposes of this section, the reference to the term "Ward" for the purpose of establishing boundaries, shall have the same reference as that contained in §4 of the "Redistricting Procedure Act of 1981," effective March 16, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-87; D.C. Code §1-1333 (1987 RepI. Vol.).
SOURCE: Commissioners' Order 274,310/949 effective September 1,1949; as amended by Commissioners' Order 57-1086 effective June 11, 1957; by Commissioners' Order 59-701 effective April 28,1959; Commissioners' Order 59- 1035 effective June 17,1959; by Commissioners' Order 67-1549 effective October 10,1967; 17 DCRR §§92, 93,93.1, 94 - 96 (October 19, 1970); by Final Rulemaking published at 32 DCR 1526, 1531 (March 15. 1985); by Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 4940 (July 14,1989); by Final Rulemaking published at 38 DOR 6072 (August 25, 1989); and by §501(c) for the Omnibus Budget Support Act of 1994, DC: Law 10-128,41 DCR 2110 (April 22,1994).

2405 STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING PROHIBITED: NO SIGN REQUIRED

2405.1No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, in compliance with law, or at the direction of a police officer or traffic control device:
  1. Within an intersection;
  2. On a crosswalk;
  3. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
  4. Upon any bridge, viaduct, or other elevated structure, freeway, highway tunnel, or ramps leading to and from such structures, or within a highway tunnel;
  5. On any median, channelizing island, or safety zone, whether made of concrete, grass, or other material and with curbs or otherwise delineated by solid yellow or white lines; and
  6. In any driveway, alley entrance, or other way when stopping,standing or parking would obstruct the flow of pedestrian or other lawful traffic upon any sidewalk.
2405.2No person shall stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, in any of the following places (including for the purpose of loading or unloading materials), except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or at the direction of a police officer, traffic control sign, or signal; Provided, that a vehicle may stop momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:
  1. In front of or within five feet (5 ft.) of an alley, public driveway, or private driveway;
  2. Within ten feet (10 ft.) of a fire hydrant;
  3. Within forty feet (40 ft.) of the intersection of curb lines of intersecting streets or within twenty-five feet (25 ft.) of the intersection of curb lines on the far (non-approach) side of a one-way street; except that trucks vending ice cream shall park curbside when stopping to make a sale, as close as possible to a pedestrian cross-walk without entering the intersection, and without unduly interfering with the flow of traffic;
  4. Within twenty-five feet (25 ft.) of the approach side of any "STOP" or "YIELD" sign located at the side of the roadway;
  5. Within fifty feet (50 ft.) of the nearest railroad crossing;
  6. Within twenty feet (20 ft.) of a fire station driveway entrance;
  7. In or on any street or roadway when such parking will reduce the width of the open roadway to less than ten feet (10 ft.);
  8. In front of any barricade or sign that has been placed for the purpose of closing the highway;
  9. Within three feet (3 ft.) of the front or rear of another vehicle or vehicles parked at or parallel to the curb, except where dual~arking meters are installed and curb parking spaces marked to ensure maneuvering space between "dual parked" vehicles;
  10. Except where otherwise provided under law or regulation, on a sidewalk space; Provided, that bicycles may be parked on a sidewalk in a manner which does not obstruct pedestrian traffic; or
  11. In a fire lane.
2405.3No person shall park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading of passengers or freight in any of the following places:
  1. On the public parking between the sidewalk space and the building line, except parking shall be permitted on public parking at those locations designated under this title and at locations authorized by permit and upon payment of rent;
  2. Between a safety zone or channelizing island and the adjacent curb or within ninety feet (90 ft.) of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone or channelizing island unless otherwise indicated by official signs;
  3. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
  4. Within twenty-five feet (25 ft.) of either side of motorists' courtesy mail boxes;
  5. Any commercial vehicle on any public thoroughfare in front of, alongside, or in the rear of any private dwelling or apartment, church, school, playground, or hospital; or alongside or around any public park except on stands established in accordance with this chapter; Provided, that mechanics may park trucks in front of, alongside, or in the rear of such property while engaged in work at such place for which the truck is reasonably necessary. For the purpose of this paragraph, the term "commercial vehicle" shall include buses and sightseeing vehicles;
  6. In any public alley; Provided, that parking shall be permitted in a public alley at locations authorized by permit and upon payment of rent (except areas zoned R or SP) in accordance with law or regulations and at locations thirty feet (30 ft.) or more in width designated by posted sign; and
  7. In a manner to obstruct the entrance to any garage, parking lot or yard, coal chute, door, or gate used for service purposes.
2405.4No person shall park a vehicle on any roadway for more than seventy-two (72) consecutive hours.
SOURCE: Commissioners' Order 274,310/949 effective September 1,1949; as amended by Commissioners' Order 56-210 effective October 18,1956; by Commissioners' Order59-31 5 effective March 3,1959; by Commissioners' Order 61-855 effective May 9,1961; Commissioners' Order 69-685 effective December 26,1969); by Commissioners' Order 74-39 effective December 13,1974; by Final Rulemaking published at 23 DCR 2439 (October 1,1976): by §2 of the 72 Hour Parking Act of 1979, D.C. Law 3-31, 26 DCR 776 (August 17,1979); by Final Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 458 (February 1,1980), incorporating text of Proposed Rulemaking at 27 DCR 2470,2471 (November 30,1979); by Final Rulemaking published at 32 DCR 1526. 1532 (March 15,1985); and by Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 2129, 2130 (March 30, 1990).

2406 PARKING PROHIBITED BY POSTED SIGN

2406.1The Director is authorized to have signs prohibiting parking, except for those vehicles indicated by such signs, placed where government parking areas have been provided.
2406.2The Director is authorized to have signs prohibiting parking placed on streets adjacent to any school on school days, or playgrounds between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., or for such lesser time as the Director may, in his or her discretion, establish.
2406.3The Director is authorized to have signs prohibiting parking placed in front of the entrance of any of the following:
  1. A government or public building;
  2. A theater, hospital, hotel, club, or church;
  3. An apartment building in which twenty-five (25) or more separate families are housed;
  4. A restaurant having facilities for two hundred fifty (250) or more people or where there is a marquee or covered walkway; or
  5. The principal entrance of the embassy or legation of any foreign country.
2406.4The Director is authorized to have signs prohibiting parking placed in front of the entrance of any office building having ten (10) or more offices, or the chancery of the embassy or legation of any foreign country between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
2406.5The Director is authorized to have signs prohibiting parking placed for a distance not to exceed sixty feet (60 ft.) along the curb in front of or along side of any building occupied by an embassy or legation of any foreign country, except for those vehicles bearing diplomatic motor vehicle identification tags.
2406.6The Director is authorized to erect signs indicating "NO PARKING" from the intersection of curb lines of intersecting streets to a point twenty-five feet (25 ft.) in advance of and on the approach to a vehicle detector for traffic signals or for vehicle counters located in the road.
2406.7The Director is authorized to erect signs indicating "NO PARKING" on any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed twenty feet (20 ft.) or on one side of any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed thirty feet (30 ft.).
2406.8When official signs prohibiting parking are erected on narrow streets as authorized in §2406.7, no person shall park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of any such sign.
2406.9The Director is authorized to establish reserved parking spaces on-street at U.S. Government owned or operated properties and on-street at or on the premises of D.C. Government owned or operated properties in the District of Columbia, as follows:
  1. Spaces established pursuant to this subsection shall be for the use of handicapped visitors only;
  2. Parking in spaces established pursuant to this subsection shall be permitted only for handicapped visitors who are utilizing vehicles displaying special license tags or a special parking permit issued pursuant to this chapter, or §2717;
  3. Parking in such space may be restricted as to the length of time permitted, as determined by the Director and indicated on posted signs denoting the space; and
  4. Unauthorized vehicles and vehicles parked beyond the time limit established by the Director pursuant to this subsection, shall be in violation and subject to the fine set forth in §2601.
SOURCE: Commissioners' Order 274,310/949 effective September 1,1949; as amended by Commissioners' Order 67-955 effective June 27, 1967,17 DCRR §§80(a) - (e), 80(o), (p); by Final Rulemaking published at 32 DCR 1526, 1532 (March 15, 1985); and by Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 5692, 5703 (August 31, 1990).

2407 TEMPORARY AND EMERGENCY PARKING RESTRICTIONS

2407.1Whenever by reason of the scheduled assembly of a large number of persons at any public or semi-public building, embassy, legation, stadium, or other place of assembly, it is determined that the free flow of traffic upon the street or streets leading to or from the building, embassy, legation, stadium or other place of assembly, is or will be impeded by reason of the parking of vehicles, parking shall be prohibited (or restricted) on the street(s) during the hours that the free flow of traffic is or will be impeded by parking.
2407.2Whenever construction work upon or adjacent to any highway causes the width of the roadway to be reduced, parking shall be prohibited upon the roadway adjacent to and for a reasonable distance on either side of the construction work. If it is determined that the reduced roadway width will impede the flow of traffic except where the highway is physically divided into separate roadways carrying traffic in opposite directions, parking shall also be prohibited on the side of the roadway opposite to and for a reasonable distance on either side of the construction work.
2407.3The Director may have signs erected adjacent to a funeral home indicating a prohibition of parking in front of one (1) entrance to each such establishment; Provided, that the space indicated by such signs shall not exceed the width of the place of business of the funeral director or sixty feet (60 ft.), whichever is shorter.
2407.4Upon the erection of signs prohibiting parking during a funeral, parking shall be prohibited as indicated on the signs, except that vehicles which are part of a funeral cortege may park within the space not more than one (1) hour before and during the funeral.
2407.5In addition to the areas set forth in §2407.3, parking shall be prohibited on streets adjacent to houses or establishments from which funerals are to be conducted for a reasonable time before and during the service, within the area that it is found necessary to park vehicles which are part of the funeral cortege.
2407.6Parking shall be prohibited in places upon highways where trucks,moving vans or other vehicles are required to remain for commercial operations; Provided, that such parking prohibition shall be used only if it is determined that the parking of these vehicles abreast of other parked vehicles would reduce the roadway available for the flow of traffic on that side of the highway to twenty feet (20 ft.) or less; Provided further, that such prohibition of parking shall not continue for such purpose beyond eight (8) hours at any one time.
2407.7Parking shall be prohibited on streets for which parade permits have been issued by the Chief of Police, including streets necessary for assembling and disbanding of parades, for a reasonable time prior to,during, and for a reasonable time after such parades.
2407.8When, as a result of the closing of any street to traffic by reason of a parade or emergency conditions, the flow of traffic on adjacent streets is or will be increased, or it is found that the free flow of traffic upon the adjacent streets is or will be impeded due to the parking of vehicles, parking shall be prohibited during such hours that it is found that the free flow of traffic is or will be impeded.
2407.9Whenever signs are erected indicating that parking is prohibited or restricted under this section, it shall be unlawful to park any unauthorized vehicle in violation of the parking restrictions stated on the signs.
2407.10Signs prohibiting or restricting parking shall be erected at least the length of time in advance that parking is normally legally permitted on those streets. This required advance notice may be waived in extraordinary circumstances for good cause shown.
2407.11Whenever a special events parking permit sticker has been issued to allow parking in a specified restricted area or on a specified restricted street or portion of that street, to be valid the permit shall be affixed by its own adhesive to the lower left (driver's) side of the windshield so that it is clearly visible through the windshield of the vehicle. Expired permits shall not be left visible on a vehicle.
2407.12Whenever a special events parking permit placard has been issued to allow parking in a specified restricted area or on a specified restricted street or portion thereof, the placard must be displayed on the left side of the dashboard of the vehicle so that it is clearly visible from the outside of the vehicle.
SOURCE: Commissioners' Order 274,310/949 effective September 1,1949; as amended by Commissioners' Order 59-2276 effective December 8, 1959; by Final Rulemaking published at2l DCR 1273 (December23, 1974); by Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 189 (January 6,1989); by Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 1278 (February 16, 1990); and by Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 8303 (December 21, 1990).

2408 PROCEDURES FOR POSTING TEMPORARY OR EMERGENCY PARKING RESTRI CTIONS

2408.1Whenever, under §2407, the Director or the commanding officer of a police precinct or division finds that parking should be prohibited, a record shall be made in triplicate, signed and dated by the official making the findings showing the date, time, location, and purpose of the prohibition, prior to the erection of the signs.
2408.2The original of the record shall be sent to the Director, one copy to the Chief of Police, and one copy to the Precinct in which the parking is to be prohibited.
2408.3Whenever, the erection of signs, ropes, cables, or other barricades is required under the provisions of §2407, the services of the members of the Metropolitan Police Department, the Department of Public Works, and the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, Environmental Regulation Administration may be employed for such purpose.
2408.4Whenever the Director is authorized to erect signs under certain emergency conditions in accordance with §2407, the failure to comply with the requirement that such signs shall be erected "at least the length of time in advance that parking is normally legally permitted" shall not authorize the further parking of vehicles after the actual erection of such signs, except those vehicles which are authorized to park after the erection of signs.
SOURCE: Commissioners' Order 274,310/949 effective September 1,1949,17 DCRR §80(l) - (n).

2409 RESTRICTED USE OF BUS, TAXICAB, AND SIGHTSEEING ZONES AND STANDS

2409.1The Director is authorized to have signs prohibiting parking or standing placed at bus stops, zones, and stands; taxicab stands; and sightseeing stands, and is authorized to determined the dimensions of all such stands.
2409.2Signs shall be erected after investigation by the Department of Public Works with representatives of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and area bus and taxi companies.
2409.3No person shall stand or park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stand, or other than a taxicab in a taxicab stand, or other than a sightseeing vehicle in a sightseeing stand; Provided, that a driver of a passenger vehicle may stop momentarily in a stand for the purpose of and while actually picking up or discharging passengers, as long as such stopping does not interfere with any bus, taxicab, or sightseeing vehicle about to enter the stand designated for the use of such vehicle.
2409.4The driver of any vehicle parked in a bus, taxicab, or sightseeing stand in accordance with §2409.3, shall at all times remain within five feet (5 ft.) of the vehicle.
2409.5The prohibition against parking or standing at such stands shall be effective at all times, unless the restricted periods have been otherwise designated and signs posted accordingly.
2409.6"NO STANDING" areas for zones and stands for public transit buses shall be of the following sizes:
  1. Those located adjacent to the corner approached by a bus before entering an intersection (nearside): the area within one hundred thirty feet (130 ft.) of the intersecting curb lines;
  2. Those located adjacent to the corner first reached after crossing an intersection without a turn (far side): the area within eighty-five feet (85 ft.) of the intersecting curb lines;
  3. Those located adjacent to the corner first reached after crossing an intersection after a turn (far side): the area within one hundred fifteen feet (115 ft.) of the intersecting curb lines; and
  4. Those located between intersections other than those adjacent to the corner (mid-block): the area for a distance of one hundred feet (100 ft.) on the approach side of the bus stop and for a distance of twenty feet (20 ft.) on the far side of the bus stop.
2409.7The size of bus zones and stands set forth in §2409.6 shall be increased forty-three feet (43 ft.) for each additional bus.
2409.8At locations where a bus stop is posted but bus zone or bus stand signs do not exist, there shall be no parking or standing by vehicles other than a bus within twenty feet (20 ft.) of the approach side of a bus stop sign; Provided, that a vehicle may stop momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers. Loading or unloading of materials is prohibited, and the posting of signs to indicate this restriction is not required.
SOURCE: Commissioners' Order 274,310/949 effective September 1,1949,17 DCRR §86(e), (f). 2410 [DELETEDI 27 OCR 5692 (August 31, 1990)

2411 RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING

2411.1Except asprovidedin §§2411.2 and 2414, parking a motor vehicle on a residential permit parking street within the same zone shall be restricted to a consecutive two (2) hour period between 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m., on weekdays, unless the motor vehicle displays a valid residential permit parking sticker.
2411.2Vehicles with valid handicapped-driver license plates or handicapped parking permits shall be exempt from the requirements of this section.
2411.3Each Ward of the District shall constitute a separate residential permit parking zone.
2411.4Notwithstanding the notice requirements in §§6 and 10 of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat 1204; D.C. Code §1-1506 et seq. (1981), within each residential permit parking zone, the Director may designate for residential permit parking any block of a street which meets the following criteria:
  1. It is abutted primarily by residential, recreational, or parkland uses. If a block has residential permit parking, in cases where a building contains both residential land uses, the Director shall determine whether it is appropriate for some or all of the abutting curb space to be designated for residential permit parking;
  2. It is impacted by commuter vehicles between 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., on weekdays, or it is not impacted by commuting vehicles, but it is surrounded by blocks which are designated as residential permit parking blocks;
  3. A petition has been submitted to the Director supporting its designation as a residential permit parking street. Where there are no residences with addresses on a block which abuts the side or rear of residences included in the program, or on a block which abuts a park or recreational facility, the Director may initiate its inclusion in the residential permit parking program; or
  4. It meets the objective criteria established by the Director pursuant to §2412.
2411.5The petition referred to in §2411.4(c) shall be signed by at least one (1) adult resident of a majority of the households on the block.
2411.6In cases where a petition represents less than a majority of the individual households, but where circumstances suggest that the majority of the residents support residential permit parking, the Director may, at his or her discretion, initiate a vote on whether or not the block shall be part of the residential parking program.
2411.7Ballots shall be distributed to each household on the block, and the majority of the ballots returned within fifteen (15) days shall be regarded as indicating the will of the residents of the blocks.
2411.8The Director may withdraw the designation of any block for residential permit parking based upon the receipt of a petition signed by a majority of the households on the block.
2411.9The Director may withdraw the designation of a block for residential permit parking from a block on which there are no residences with addresses only after giving thirty (30) day written notice to the affected Advisory Neighborhood Commission.
2411.10The Director may remove signs from a part of a block designated for residential permit parking only after giving thirty (30) day written notice to the affected Advisory Neighborhood Commission.
2411.11The Director shall, on a quarterly basis, provide the Council with a list, by Ward, of each residential area included or withdrawn from the residential permit parking program within the prior three (3) months.
2411.12When the Director provides the list described in §2411.11, the Director shall publish the list in the D.C. Register.
2411.13While a vehicle for which a residential parking permit has been issued is parked in the residential permit parking zone, the permit shall be affixed by its own adhesive to the lower left (driver's) side of the windshield so that it is clearly visible through the windshield of the vehicle; Provided, that in the case of a motorcycle, motorized bicycle, or trailer, the permit shall be affixed to a mounting tab which shall be bolted to either corner of the identification tag. Expired permits shall not be left visible on a vehicle after affixing a new permit.
SOURCE: Section 2(b) of the Residential Permit Parking Regulation Amendment Act of 1984, D.C. Law 5-185,32 DCR 859 (February 15,1985; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 32 DCR 1526,1532 (March 15,1985); and by§2 of the Motor Vehicle Parking Regulation AmendmentAct of 1985, D.C. Law 6-61,32 DCR 5839 (October 18, 1985).

2412 ESTABLISHMENT AND APPROVAL OF RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREAS

2412.1The Director shall establish objective criteria to use in determining whether or not a block of a street is eligible for designation as a residential permit parking block.
2412.2In establishing the objective criteria, the Director shall consider the following factors:
  1. Whether, during any weekday between 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., the motor vehicles parked on the street occupy at least seventy percent (70%) of the parking spaces of the block;
  2. Whether, during any weekday between 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., at least ten percent (10%) of the motor vehicles parked on the street are not registered in that residential permit parking zone in the name of a person residing in the District;
  3. The clean air requirements of federal and District law;
  4. The possibility of a reduction of motor vehicle miles travelled;
  5. The likelihood of alleviating traffic conjestion, illegal parking, and related health and safety hazards; (fJ The proximity of public transportation to the block;
  6. The desire and the need of the residents of the block to have the block regarded as a residential permit parking street and their willingness to bear the associated administrative costs;
  7. The need for parking for periods in excess of two (2) hours for business establishments and for religious, health, or education purposes; and
  8. The need for parking regulation to maintain the stability of the neighborhood.
2412.3Each residential permit parking sticker shall indicate at least the following:
  1. Its expiration date;
  2. The residential permit parking zone in which it is valid; and
    1. The first and last digits of the license plate of the motor vehicle for which it is valid.
2412.4A residential permit parking sticker shall be issued or reissued for a period of one (1) year or two (2) years, unless the Director 'shall specify a different time period.
2412.5While a vehicle for which a residential permit parking (RPP) sticker has been issued is parked in the residential permit parking zone, the RPP sticker shall be affixed by its own adhesive to the lower left (driver's) side of the windshield so that it's contents are clearly visible through the windshield of the vehicle; Provided; that in the case of a motorcycle, motorized bicycle, or trailer, the RPP sticker shall be affixed to a mounting tab which shall be bolted to either corner of the identification tag. Expired RPP stickers shall not be left visible on a vehicle.
2412.6A residential permit parking sticker shall be valid only when displayed in accordance with the standards under §2412.5.
2412.7Simultaneous display of current residential parking stickers for more than one (1) zone shall make all the residential permit parking stickers invalid and shall be prima facie evidence of misrepresentation on the residential permit parking sticker application.
2412.8A residential permit parking sticker shall not guarantee or reserve to the holder a parking space within the designated residential permit parking zone.
2412.9A residential permit parking sticker shall not authorize the holder of the sticker to stand or park a motor vehicle in any place where or during any times when the stopping, standing, or parking of motor vehicles is prohibited or set aside for specified types of vehicles, nor exempt the holder from the observance of any traffic regulation other than the residential permit parking two (2) hour parking limit.
2412.10No sticker or permit for residential permit parking shall be used or displayed on any vehicle other than the one (1) for which it was issued. Any sticker or permit so displayed shall be void, and any unauthorized display of stickers or permits shall constitute a violation of this section by the sticker holder and by the owner or the operator of the vehicle displaying the permit.
2412.11After the Director designates a block for residential permit parking, the Director shall distribute applications for residential permit parking stickers to the residents of that block.
2412.12An application for a residential permit parking sticker shall contain the name of the owner or operator of the motor vehicle, the vehicle's body make, body style, serial or VIN number, identification tag number, and, when appropriate, the vehicle's reciprocity number.
2412.13The motor vehicle registration and related documentation may, in the discretion of the Director, be required to be presented when filing an application in order to verify the application.
SOURCE: Section 2(e)(1) of the Residential Permit Parking Regulation Amendment Act of 1984, D.C. Law 5-185,32 DCR 859, 863 (February 15,1985); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at35 DCR 5116 (July 1,1988); and by Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 7365, 7366 (November 23, 1990).

2413 ISSUANCE OF RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMITS

2413.1After the Director designates a block for residential permit parking, the Director may post signs on the block indicating the times, days of the week, locations, and the conditions under which parking over two (2) hours shall be by permit only.
2413.2In cases where there are parking prohibitions in a block during part, but not all, of the period when residential permit parking regulations apply, the Director may post, at his or her discretion, residential permit parking signs on the blocks for the balance of the residential permit parking period.
2413.3The Director shall issue a residential permit parking sticker upon application, and~ upon payment of the fee established pursuant to §2415, only to the owner or the operator of a motor vehicle who resides on property abutting a street designated as a residential permit parking block.
2413.4The Director may issue a residential permit parking sticker, upon application and payment of the fee established pursuant to §2415, to a motor vehicle owner who resides on property abutting a block designated as a residential permit parking street which is not eligible for residential permit parking because of existing parking restrictions, but which is surrounded by streets which have been designated as residential permit parking streets or have other restrictions which prohibit all-day parking.
2413.5Residential permit parking stickers may be issued only for, and shall be valid only on, vehicles which are registered in the District, or which have valid reciprocity privileges in the District.
2413.6Buses, commercial vehicles, sightseeing vehicles and motor vehicles longer than twenty-two feet (22 ft.) shall not be issued residential permit parking stickers.
2413.7The Director may replace current residential permit parking stickers, without extension of their duration, when the sticker holder changes address from one (1) zone to a block designated for residential permit parking in a different zone, or where a residential permit parking sticker holder provides satisfactory evidence of the destruction of the original sticker.
2413.8The residential parking permit shall expire on the same date that the vehicle registration expires.
SOURCE: Section 2(i)(1)of the Residential Permit Parking Regulation AmendmentAct of 1984, D.C. Law 5-185,32 DCR 859, 866 (February 15,1985); as amended by §2 of the Motor Vehicle Parking Regulation Amendment Act of 1985, D.C. Law 6-61, 32 DCR 5839 (October 18,1985); and by Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 7365, 7367 (November 23, 1990).

2414 VISITOR OR TEMPORARY PERMITS

2414.1The Director or the Chief of Police may issue visitor permits valid for periods up to fifteen (15) days to visitors at an address on a residential permit parking block.
2414.2Visitors permits shall be valid on commercial vehicles only while the operator of the vehicle is actually involved in the performance of construction, maintenance, repair, or reconstruction work at an address on a residential permit parking street.
2414.3The Director may issue temporary permits, valid for periods up to sixty (60) days, for temporary use warranted by a resident's medical necessity.
2414.4A visitor's permit or a temporary permit may be issued for a zone even though the motor vehicle displays a residential permit parking sticker for another zone.
SOURCE: Section 2(l)(1) of the Residential Permit Parking Regulation Amendment Act of 1984, D.C. Law 5-185, 32 DCR 859, 867 (February 15, 1985).

2415 FEES FOR STICKERS OR PERMITS

2415.1The Director may establish a fee for residential permit parking stickers, visitor permits, and temporary permits to cover the administrative costs of the residential permit parking program.
2415.2The Director may establish a fee for the replacement of stickers or permits, but the fee may not exceed the cost of the original sticker or permit.
2415.3The sticker for a one-year residential permit parking sticker shall be ten dollars ($10.00).
SOURCE: Section 2(m)(1) of the Residential Permit Parking Regulation Amendment Act of 1984, D.C. Law 5-185, 32 DCR 859, 868 (February 15,1985); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 38 DCR 2759 (May 10,1991).

2416 PENALTY

2416.1It shall be a violation of the provisions of §2411 through §2415 for any person to falsely represent himself or herself as eligible for a residential permit parking sticker or permit or to furnish any false information in an application for a residential permit parking sticker or permit. Any sticker or permit issued as a result of false information shall be void.
2416.2The Director shall be authorized to revoke a residential permit parking sticker or any sticker holder found to be in violation of this chapter, and upon written notification of the revocation, the sticker holder shall surrender the sticker to the Director.
2416.3Failure, when requested, to surrender a residential permit parking sticker revoked by the Director shall constitute a violation of the provisions under §2411 through §2415.
2416.4Any person who shall violate the provisions of §2411 through §2415 shall, upon determination of liability, be subject to a civil fine established pursuant to the District of Columbia Traffic Adjudication Act of 1978, effective September 12, 1978, (D.C. Code §40-601 et seq. (1981).
SOURCE: Section 2(n)(1) of the Residential Permit Parking Regulation Amendment Act of 1984, D.C. Law 5-185,32 DCR 859, 868 (February 15, 1985)

2417 SNOW EMERGENCY PARKING REGULATIONS

2417.1In addition to the Severe Weather Traffic Controls contained in §2219, whenever snow, sleet, or freezing rain is creating a condition making it necessary to prohibit the parking of motor vehicles on Snow Emergency Routes, or whenever on the basis of a firm forecast by the United States Weather Bureau of snow, sleet, or freezing rain such that the weather conditions so forecast may create a condition making it necessary to prohibit the parking of motor vehicles on Snow Emergency Routes, the Director shall be authorized to declare a snow emergency so as to prohibit parking on Snow Emergency Routes. This prohibition shall become effective not less than one (1) hour after the announcement or at a later time specified by the Director so as to prohibit the parking on any or all of the following streets:
  1. Designated Snow Emergency Routes as listed in §4024;
  2. The "Even" and "Odd" sides of designated Snow Emergency Routes; and
  3. The side of designated Snow Emergency Routes streets with an a.m. or p.m." rush hour, "no standing" or "no parking" restriction.
2417.2After the effective time of the prohibition, no person shall park any vehicle or permit any vehicle to remain parked on a Snow Emergency Route; Provided, that if a fall of snow, sleet, or freezing rain occurs after 11:30 p.m., and prior to 7:00 a.m., and the Director has not announced, prior to 11:30 p.m., that parking on Snow Emergency Routes is prohibited after a specified time, a vehicle parked on a Snow Emergency Route may remain so parked until 7:00 a.m.
2417.3The prohibition of parking announced by the Director under the authority of this section shall remain in effect until the Director announces the termination of the snow emergency, in part or in whole, after which the prohibition of parking authorized by this section shall no longer be in effect.
2417.4The Director shall make or cause to be made a record of the date and time when the announcement of a parking prohibition is first made to the public in accordance with the requirements of this section; and the date, time, and conditions of any announcement made to the public of the termination of a snow emergency parking prohibition, either in part or in whole, in accordance with the provisions of this section.
2417.5Announcement of a snow emergency parking prohibition shall be in accordance with the following requirements:
  1. Each parking prohibition announcement by the Director shall be made between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., by means of broadcasts or telecasts from not less than two (2) radio or television stations with a normal operating range covering the District of Columbia;
  2. Announcements shall, if possible, also be made through newspapers of general circulation; and
    1. Each announcement shall state the time that Snow Emergency Parking Regulations became or will become effective.
2417.6Whenever the Director finds that some or all of the conditions which gave rise to the snow emergency prohibition no longer exist, he or she shall be authorized to declare the termination of the emergency, in part or in whole, effective immediately upon announcement, except that if the announcement is made other than between 6:00 am. and 11:00 p.m., it shall be repeated between those hours.
2417.7~DeletedI 35 DCR 789, 790 (February 5,1988)
2417.8Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, any unattended vehicle parked on any Snow Emergency Route when the parking prohibition is in effect pursuant to §2417 of this of this title, may be removed from such route in accordance with §2421 of this title.
SOURCE: Commissioners' Order 274,310/949 effective September 1,1949,17 DCRR §116.6 (October 19,1970); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 34 DCR 7633 (November 27,1987); and by Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 789 (February 5,1988)

2418 MISCELLANEOUS NON-MOVING VIOLATIONS

2418.1No persons driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key, and effectively setting the brake.
2418.2In addition to the requirements of §2418.1, whenever a motor vehicle is standing on a grade, the driver or person in charge of the vehicle shall not permit it to stand unattended without first turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway.
2418.3No person operating or having control of a passenger vehicle having a seating capacity of eight (8) persons or more shall permit the engine of the vehicle to operate for more than three (3) minutes while the vehicle is stationary at a route terminal, except when the temperature in the District, as reported by the U.S. Weather Bureau is below thirty-five degrees Fahrenheit (350F).
2418.4No person shall throw or deposit upon any street, highway, sidewalk, or alley, any glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, or any other substance likely to injure any person, animal, or vehicle upon the street, highway, sidewalk, or alleyway.
2418.5Any person who drops, or permits to be dropped or thrown, upon any street, highway, sidewalk, or alley, any destructive or injurious material, shall immediately remove the same or cause it to be removed.
2418.6Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a street, highway, sidewalk, or alley shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the street, highway, sidewalk, or alley from the vehicle.
2418.7A horse shall not be left unbridled or unattended in a street or unenclosed space, public or private, without being securely fastened or unless harnessed to a vehicle with wheels so secured as to prevent its being dragged faster than a walk.
SOURCE: Commissioners' Order274,31 0/949 effective September 1,1949,17 DCRR §§98, 99.1,103(a) - (c), 114(a) (October 19, 1970).

2419 MUNICIPAL CENTER PARKING RESTRICTIONS

2419.1No motor vehicle, either public or private, shall be left standing or parked, whether attended or unattended, in any place or space in the Municipal Center area described in this section, except in a place or space assigned to the vehicle, and when bearing an identification sticker or permit issued by the Mayor or his or her designee.
2419.2The provisions of this section shall be applicable to the following Municipal Center parking areas:
  1. East Parking Plaza of the East Administration Building;
  2. Official Parking Area 2, also known as the Detective Bureau Parking Lot, located on Square 490 immediately west of the East Administration Building;
  3. Official Parking Area 3, located on Square 490 immediately south of Area 2;
  4. Official Parking Area 6, located on Square 491 immediately in the rear of and adjacent to the premises known as 499 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.; and
  5. Official Parking Area 7, located on Square 491 at the Southwest corner of John Marshall Place and C Street, N.W. except that official District-owned vehicles may be parked in this area irrespective of the identification sticker and permit provisions of this section.
2419.3No motor vehicle, either public or private, shall be left standing or parked, whether attended or unattended, in any basement parking area of the East Administration Building without the express permission of the Mayor or his or her designee.
2419.4Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25) or imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days.
SOURCE: Article 33 of the Police Regulations, 17 DCRR §90.13 (September 28, 1970), Special Edition.

2420 OFFICIAL PARKING PERMITS AND SPACES

2420.1Government officials parking in official parking areas shall display, in a conspicuous place behind the windshield of their vehicle, an "Official Parking Permit" which is issued by the Director.
2420.2The holder of a special parking permit issued in accordance with paragraph (e), §6, of the District of Columbia Traffic Act, shall not do any of the following:
  1. Park a vehicle in any reserved official space less than four (4) blocks from any building in which he or she is permanently or regularly assigned or employed;
  2. Park a vehicle in any reserved official space at any time in violation of existing traffic regulations otherwise applicable to the area in which the space is located; or
  3. Park a vehicle beyond the time limit specified on posted signs establishing the space.
SOURCE: Commissioners' Order 274,310/949 effective September 1,1949, 17 DCRR §116.4 (October 19,1970); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 8530 (December 22, 1989).

2421 IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLES FOR VIOLATIONS

2421.1Any unattended vehicle found parked in violation of any traffic regulation, except overtime parking of less than twenty-four (24) hours, may, by or under the direction of a member or members of the Metropolitan Police force or employees of the Department of Public Works, either by towing or otherwise, be removed or conveyed to any street where parking is not prohibited (except for more than eighteen (18) hours) or be removed or conveyed to and impounded in or at the police precinct station of the police precinct in which the vehicle may be found, or any other place designated by the Director.
2421.2It shall be the duty of the Police Department or the Department of Public Works to inform as soon as practicable the owner or other persons in charge of an impounded vehicle, or claiming the same, of the nature and circumstances of the traffic violation provided for in this subtitle, and for which, or on account of which, the vehicle was impounded.
2421.3The owner of the impounded vehicle, or other duly authorized person, shall be permitted to repossess the same upon the payment of a seventy-five dollar ($75.00) towing fee, plus a fee for storage, to the Bureau of Traffic Adjudication; except that the fee shall be one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175.00) plus a fee for storage whenever the size or weight of the impounded vehicle requires the Mayor to engage an outside contractor or utilize special equipment to tow the vehicle.
2421.4The Director shall send a notice, within five (5) working days, to the last known address of the owner (as identified in the registration records of the Department) of any vehicle impounded pursuant to this section or pursuant to the Traffic Adjudication Act.
2421.5The notice sent pursuant to §2421.4 shall contain, when available and practicable, the information required pursuant to §2421.2 and shall contain the amount of money owed by the owner and the location where the vehicle can be retrieved.
2421.6If the owner of an impounded vehicle has not, within fourteen (14) calendar days of the date the vehicle was impounded, repossessed, the vehicle pursuant to this chapter and other laws and regulations of the District, the vehicle shall be considered abandoned and the Director shall request that the Chief of Police take possession of the impounded.
SOURCE: Commissioners' Order 274,310/949 effective September 1,1949; as amended by Commissioners' Order 57-1086 effective June11, 1957,17 DCRR§91 (October 19, 1970); by Final Rulemaking published at3O DCRS314 (October14, 1983); and by §4 of the Motor Vehicle Fees Amendment Act of 1990, D.C. Law 8-170,37 DCR 4839, 4840 (July 27, 1990)

2422 STORAGE FEE FOR IMPOUNDED VEHICLES

2422.1The fee for storage of a vehicle impounded by the Department of Public Works or the Metropolitan Police Department pursuant to D.C. Code §40-703(k); D.C. Code §40-812; or Commissioners' Order 57-1086 (18 DCMR 2421), shall be ten dollars ($10.00) per day or fraction thereof, beginning twenty-four (24) hours after the vehicle has been impounded. This fee shall apply to all District of Columbia impoundment facilities.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 37 OCR 1274 (February 16, 1990)

2423 STREET CLEANING PARKING PROVISIONS

2423.1No person shall park any vehicle or permit any vehicle to remain parked during the times and days indicated on a Street Cleaning Route.
2423.2Parking prohibitions for street cleaning shall override any less restrictive parking privileges at designated locations during the times and days specified, except for U parking restrictions imposed by the District during snow emergencies on designated snow emergency routes.
2423.3When the opposite blockface is restricted for street cleaning purposes, parking shall be allowed on designated streets that are otherwise restricted during the times and days specified.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 40 OCR 485 (January 15, 1993). 2424 [RESERVED]

2425 PARKING MORATORIUM

2425.1For purposes of this section, the following terms shall apply:
  1. High Density Parking Area means a residential area in the District where a chronic parking problem persists due to a limited number of parking spaces and an inordinate number of motor vehicles as determined by the Department of Public Works; and
  2. MPD means the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.
2425.2No citations shall be issued for minor parking violations between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., in density parking areas for vehicles registered to certified residents.
2425.3The Department shall establish procedures in order to determine who is a certified resident of a residential high density parking area.
2425.4The Department, in consultation with the MPD, shall promulgate rules to ensure public safety and the free flow of traffic and identify minor parking violations that will be subject to the moratorium.
2425.5This section shall expire on December 31, 1997.
SOURCE: Section 701 of the Omnibus Criminal Justice Reform Amendment Act of 1984, D.C. Law 10-151, 41 OCR 2608 (May 13, 1994).