The Council of the District of Columbia is authorized and directed to denominate portions of streets in the District of Columbia as "business streets" and to authorize the use, on such portions of streets, for business purposes by abutting property owners, under such general regulations as said Council may prescribe, of so much of the sidewalk and parking as may not be needed, in the judgment of said Council, by the general public, under the following conditions, namely:
D.C. Code § 9-1201.05
Highway plans, jurisdiction of mayor over roads and bridges, see § 9-101.02. Regulation of traffic, parking, see § 50-2201.03. Regulations necessary for the protection of lives, limbs, health, comfort, and quiet, see § 1-303.03. Rental and utilization of public space, see § 10-1101.01 et seq. .