D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 24, r. 24-225
Section 225, PUBLIC SPACE PERMIT FEES, is amended as follows:
The following schedule of fees shall apply to public space permits:
| Description of Permit | Permit Fee |
| (a) Administrative: | |
Application Fee (New or Renewal)(Public Utilities Exempt) | $50.00 |
| (b) Temporary Occupancy: | |
(1) General Temporary Occupancy (fee per month unless otherwise noted) | $50.00 |
Unless noted in § 225.1(b)(2), all temporary occupancy fees will be fifty dollars ($50.00) per month. | |
(2) Specific Temporary Occupancy Notwithstanding the provisions of § 225.1(b)(1), the following specific temporary occupancy fees apply: | |
(A) Residential Moving Trucks (2 days maximum) | $50.00 |
(B) Man Hole Access (each occurrence) | $85.00 |
(C) Man Hole Access (Annual Permit) | $2,585.00 |
(D) Receptacles for construction debris (e.g., DumpstersTM) placed in public space in areas zoned CR, C-1 through C-5, CM, M, SP-1 and SP-2, and W-1 through W-3: | Permit Fee Per Month |
Months 1, 2, and 3 | $75.00 |
Months 4 and 5 | $100.00 |
Month 6 or more | $150.00 |
(E) Receptacles for construction debris (e.g., DumpstersTM) placed in public space in areas zoned R-1 through R-5: | Permit Fee Per Month |
Months 1, 2, and 3 | $75.00 |
Months 4 and 5 | $125.00 |
Month 6 or more | $200.00 |
(c) Public Inconvenience Fee In addition to those fees in paragraph (b) of this subsection, a public inconvenience fee for the temporary occupancy of public space in excess of a one-time thirty (30) calendar day grace period per permit shall be applied as follows: | |
(1) Within the Central Business District, as defined in 18 DCMR § 9901: | Fee/Sq-Ft/Day |
Parking Lane (where no parking meters exist) | Fee established for prohibiting parking in 18 DCMR §§ 2407.20 and 2407.21 |
1st Travel Lane (to include lanes dedicated for use by bicycles)($2,250 maximum fee per block per 30 days) | $0.040 |
2nd Travel Lane and Each Additional ($2,250 maximum fee for each lane per block per 30 days) | $0.060 |
Alley ($2,250 maximum fee per block per 30 days) | $0.020 |
Sidewalk ($3,000 maximum fee per block per 30 days) | $0.030 |
Pedestrian Walkway Credit (for 100% of sidewalk area where the pedestrian pathway is maintained per DDOT Pedestrian Safety and Work Zone Standards: Covered and Open Walkway) | -$0.030 |
(2) Outside the Central Business District, as defined in 18 DCMR § 9901: | Fee/Sq-Ft/Day |
Parking Lane (where no parking meters exist) | Fee established for prohibiting parking in 18 DCMR §§ 2407.20 and 2407.21 |
1st Travel Lane (to include lanes dedicated for use by bicycles)($2,250 maximum fee per block per 30 days) | $0.030 |
2nd Travel Lane and Each Add'l ($2,250 maximum fee for each lane per block per 30 days) | $0.045 |
Alley ($2,250 maximum fee per block per 30 days) | $0.015 |
Sidewalk ($3,000 maximum fee per block per 30 days) | $0.020 |
Pedestrian Walkway Credit (for 100% of sidewalk area where the pedestrian pathway is maintained per DDOT Pedestrian Safety and Work Zone Standards: Covered and Open Walkway) | -$0.020 |
(d) Fixture(s) and Paving (in Public Parking): | Permit Fee |
Fence | $50.00 |
Fence w/Brick Piers | $75.00 |
Retaining Wall | $75.00 |
Planter Box (each) | $75.00 |
Coping | $75.00 |
Steps | $75.00 |
Over-Height Fence or Wall | $135.00 |
Minor Repair of Fence, Wall or Paving | $50.00 |
Paving (up to 150 square feet) | $75.00 |
(e) Fixture(s) and Paving (other): | Permit Fee |
Pay Phone (each) | $75.00 |
Street Furniture | $135.00 |
Raised Planter Box(es) on Sidewalk | $135.00 |
Moveable Planter Box(es) on Sidewalk | $135.00 |
Bollards | $135.00 |
Sign(s) | $135.00 |
Canopy Sockets | $75.00 |
Paving (up to 150 square feet) | $75.00 |
Repair/Replace Existing Driveway | $75.00 |
Close Existing Driveway | $75.00 |
New Residential Driveway | $75.00 |
New Commercial Driveway | $135.00 |
New Circular Driveway | $135.00 |
Sidewalk Paving (up to 300 linear feet) | $135.00 |
Curb & Gutter (up to 300 linear feet) | $135.00 |
Alley Paving/Roadway Paving (up to 300 linear feet) | $135.00 |
Resurface Roadway (up to 300 linear feet) | $75.00 |
Subsurface Fuel Tank (each - new or replacement) | $250.00 |
Other Fixture(s) or paving in public space | $135.00 |
| (f) Building Projections: | Permit Fee |
Porches & Steps (each) | $75.00 |
Areaway (each) | $75.00 |
Window Well (each) | $75.00 |
Bay Window (each) | $75.00 |
Projections Requiring Exception from Building Code (See 12 DCMR A § 3202.4) (each) | $135.00 |
(g) Grading: | Permit Fee |
Roadways, sidewalks and alleys | $0.00 |
| (h) Trees and Landscaping: | Permit Fee |
Plant Public Space Tree(s) | $0.00 |
Remove Public Space Tree(s) | $100.00 |
Plant Hedge(s) | $75.00 |
Other Landscaping (Commercial) | $75.00 |
Prune Street Tree(s) | $75.00 |
Build New Tree Space(s) | $75.00 |
Install Tree Fence(s) | $50.00 |
| (i) Minor Excavation: | Permit Fee |
(1) Non-House Service | |
Test Pits, Boring, and Cores (single) | $50.00 |
Test Pits, Boring, and Cores (Each additional) | $20.00 |
Monitor Wells (single) | $135.00 |
Monitor Wells (Each additional) | $20.00 |
Conduit Relocation (up to 10 linear feet) | $50.00 |
Other Minor Excavation (up to 100 square feet and not requiring sheeting and shoring) | $85.00 |
(2) House Service (each premise) | |
Water/Fire Connection/Abandonment/Repair - up to 2 inch pipe size | $50.00 |
Water Meter Pit and associated Pipe up to 2 inches | $50.00 |
Gas Connection/Abandonment/Repair | $50.00 |
Electric Connection/Abandonment/Repair | $50.00 |
Communication Connection/Abandonment/Repair | $50.00 |
Sanitary Sewer Connection/Abandonment/Repair - up to 4 inch pipe size | $85.00 |
Storm Sewer Connection/Abandonment/Repair - up to 4 inch pipe size | $85.00 |
| (j) Major Excavation: | Permit Fee |
Regulator Stations, above and below ground, and associated appurtenances installation or removal (each) | $135.00 |
Washington Gas and Light - System Monitoring/Telemetric Equipment installation or removal (each) | $85.00 |
Washington Gas and Light - Non-Emergency maintenance related excavations such as for cathotic protection activities, encapsulations, other O & M activities (each) | $85.00 |
Gas Service Connection/Abandonment/Repair (each) | $85.00 |
Electric Service Connection/Abandonment/Repair only | $85.00 |
Electric Service Connection/Abandonment/Repair and associated Manhole and Conduit (each) | $135.00 |
Transformer Vault and associated Manhole and Conduit (each) | $250.00 |
Water/Fire Connection/Abandonment/Repair (each - over 2 inch pipe size) | $85.00 |
Water Meter Manhole and associated piping(each) | $135.00 |
Fire Hydrant Installation/Repair/Removal (each) | $85.00 |
Sanitary/Storm Sewer Connection/Abandonment/Repair (each - over 4 inch pipe size) | $135.00 |
Sanitary/Storm Sewer Manhole (each) | $135.00 |
Communication Manhole (each) | $135.00 |
Utility or Communication Excavation for Pipe, Conduit or Cable (each 200 linear feet or portion thereof) | $135.00 |
Sheeting and Shoring (each 100 linear feet or portion thereof) | $135.00 |
Abandonment or Removal of Subsurface Fuel Tank or Vault (each) | $135.00 |
| (k) Overhead Electrical/Communication: | Permit Fee |
(1) Install/Remove/Replace Overhead Electrical/Communication Wire | |
Up to 300 linear feet | $50.00 |
Each additional 300 linear feet or portion thereof | $20.00 |
(2) Install/Remove/Replace Utility/Communication Pole with or without Guy Wire | |
First Pole | $50.00 |
Each Additional Pole | $20.00 |
(3) Install/Remove/Replace Guy Wire for Utility/Communication Pole | |
First Guy Wire | $50.00 |
Each Additional Guy Wire | $20.00 |
(l) Moving Overweight, Over-length, or Over-width equipment (excluding permits issued to the federal government): | Permit Fee |
Single Trip (each) | $30.00 |
Round Trip (each) | $50.00 |
| (m) Miscellaneous: | Permit Fee Per Month |
All miscellaneous permits primarily benefitting the applicant | $50.00 |
| (n) Inspection Fee: | Fee per Hour |
Additional fee for any needed inspection of paving, repairing or altering of public space | $50.00/hr |
(o) Public Space Abutting Business (see § 201.1): | One-Time Permit Fee |
Use of public space by operators of abutting businesses | $139.00 |
(p)Steel Plates: Public space covered by 1 or more steel plate(s) at any time between and including January 1 and March 31 and between and including November 1 and December 31 | $0 per plate for the first 5 days in public space; $600 per plate for days 6 through 10 in public space; $900.00 per plate for all subsequent 5-day periods. |
Public space covered by 1 or more steel plate(s) at all other times | $0 per plate for the first 5 days in public space; $300 per plate for days 6 through 10 in public space; $450.00 per plate for all subsequent 5-day periods. |
(q) Bus stop: Use of public space for buses that park, as that term is defined in 18 DCMR § 9901, at a designated location in public space on a regular schedule to pick up and drop off passengers: | Annual fee of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) multiplied by the hours per week permitted for occupancy further multiplied by fifty- two (52) |
(r) Charging station: | |
Installation of charging station- reserving the equivalent of 2 parking spaces for electric vehicles | $2,400/year |
In addition to all other applicable fees, a person using an electric charging station located in public space, pursuant to 18 DCMR § 2406.14, will be assessed a one dollar ($1.00) per hour inconvenience fee for the use of public space to charge the vehicle. | |
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 225.1, ladders and scaffolding placed in residential areas located on unpaved parking shall not require a permit and shall be exempt from the temporary occupancy fee.
A refund of public space fees shall be made as follows:
The penalty for a permit to abate notice of doing work without a permit shall be fifty percent (50%) of the fee.
Waiver of permit fees pertaining to all public space permits except those issued to the public utility companies. No permit fee shall be charged for the following:
No permit fee shall be charged to a public utility, as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Underground Facilities Protection Act of 1980, effective March 4, 1981 (DC Law 3-129, DC Official Code § 34 -2701) , for the following:
The fees collected pursuant to this section are proceeds collected by the District for the rental of public space and shall be deposited in the Department of Transportation Unified Fund, as provided in paragraph 9c(c)(4) of the Department of Transportation Establishment Act of 2002, effective May 21, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-137; D.C. Official Code § 50-921.11(c)(4) ).
Beginning on October 1, 2010, there shall be imposed a non-refundable technology fee on each public space permit. The technology fee shall be equal to ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the public space permit fee.
The Director may waive the public inconvenience fee set forth in § 225.1(c) for the temporary occupancy of:
No public inconvenience fee set forth in § 225.1(c) shall be charged for the renewal of an existing public space permit for the temporary occupancy of public space pertaining to construction or excavation staging, if the original public space permit for temporary occupancy was applied for prior to the implementation date set forth in § 225.11.
The implementation date of the public inconvenience fee set forth in § 225.1(c) shall be as follows:
Except for the application fee, permit fees for the occupancy or use of public space, public rights-of-way, or public structures may be waived or reduced for any project that:
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 24, r. 24-225