When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed:
Board - the Gas Station Advisory Board of the District of Columbia, established in the Retail Service Station Act.
Exemption - a release from the prohibitions on conversions contained in § 5 -301(b) and (c) of the Retail Service Station Act of 1976, D.C. Code § 10-231 (1995 Repl. And 1999 Supp.).
Mayor - the Mayor of the District of Columbia or his or her designee.
Party - the applicant and any person who has met the requirements for participating in a hearing.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 1, r. 1-2299