D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 18-2405

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 24, June 14, 2024

Rule 18-2405 - STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING PROHIBITED: NO SIGN REQUIRED

2405.1

Notwithstanding any other parking regulation, no person shall stop, stand, or park a motor vehicle or trailer in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or at the direction of a police officer or traffic control device:

(a) Within an intersection;

(b) On a crosswalk;

(c) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;

(d) Upon any bridge, viaduct, or other elevated structure, freeway, highway tunnel, or ramps leading to or from such structures, or within a highway tunnel;

(e) 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;

(f) In any driveway, alley entrance, or other way when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct the flow of pedestrians or other lawful traffic upon any sidewalk;

(g) On the sidewalk; provided, that a motor-driven cycle may be parked on the sidewalk if it:

(1) Is outside of the Central Business District, as defined by Subsection 9901.1 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 9901.1);

(2) Is not attached to any tree, tree box, or planting area; and

(3) Does not block the path of pedestrians and maintains an ADA compliant clearance from any other obstruction, as defined in Section 4.3 of the ADA Accessibility Guidelines;

(h) On the sidewalk; provided, that a motor-driven cycle may be parked on the sidewalk if it:

(1) Is not a shared motor-driven cycle;

(2) Is outside of the Central Business District, as defined by Subsection 9901.1 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 9901.1);

(3) Is not attached to any tree, tree box, or planting area; and

(4) Does not block the path of pedestrians and maintains an ADA compliant clearance from any other obstruction, as defined in Section 4.3 of the ADA Accessibility Guidelines;

(i) In a bus lane, except for the specific time, purpose, and location explicitly allowed by official signage or a permit issued by the Director, provided that:

(1) A person may momentarily stop a public transit bus, school bus, streetcar, or accessible transportation service vehicle in a bus lane to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers;

(2) A person may stop, stand, or park a maintenance vehicle in a bus lane while making or supervising a service or repair to a vehicle or infrastructure or responding to an emergency; and

(3) A bus zone that falls within a bus lane shall be considered part of the bus lane for the purposes of this subsection.

2405.2

No person shall stand or park a motor vehicle or trailer, whether occupied or not, in any of the following places (including for the purpose of loading or unloading materials), except 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:

(a) In front of or within five feet (5 ft.) of an alley, public driveway, or private driveway;

(b) Within ten feet (10 ft.) of a fire hydrant;

(c) Except as provided in § 2440.2 of this title, 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 crosswalk without entering the intersection or obstructing the pedestrian crosswalk and without unduly interfering with the flow of traffic.

(d) Within twenty-five feet (25 ft.) of the approach side of any "STOP" or "YIELD" sign located at the side of the roadway;

(e) Within fifty feet (50 ft.) of a railroad crossing;

(f) Within twenty feet (20 ft.) of a fire station driveway entrance;

(g) 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.);

(h) In front of any barricade or sign that has been placed for the purpose of closing the street; or

(i) In a fire lane located on public or private space.

2405.3

No person shall park a motor vehicle or trailer, whether occupied or not in any of the following places:

(a) 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;

(b) 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;

(c) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;

(d) Within twenty-five feet (25 ft.) of either side of motorists' courtesy mail boxes;

(e) In any public alley; provided, that parking shall be permitted in a public alley where authorized by a public space permit or where designated by posted sign; and

(f) In a manner to obstruct the entrance to any garage, parking lot or yard, door, or gate used for service purposes.

2405.4

[REPEALED]

2405.5

The following may not be parked on any public thoroughfare in front of, alongside, or in the rear of any private dwelling or apartment, house of worship, school, playground, or hospital; provided, a vehicle may be parked in front of, alongside, or in the rear of such property while engaged in work at such place for which the vehicle is reasonably necessary:

(a) Any passenger vehicle with a seating capacity of more than fifteen (15) passengers;

(b) A boat;

(c) A trailer, whether loaded or unloaded;

(d) Any vehicle longer than twenty-two feet (22 ft.) or wider than eight feet (8 ft.); or

(e) Any vehicle that has been designed or modified to haul trash, junk, or debris.

2405.6

No vehicle described in § 2405.5(a) through (e) may be parked alongside or around any public park except in stands established in accordance with this chapter.

2405.7

A motor vehicle parked within a legal drive way pursuant to 11-C DCMR § 710 shall not extend into or obstruct the sidewalk.

2405.8

Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in §§ 2405.1 - 2405.7 of this section, no vehicle may stop, stand, or park in a bicycle lane; provided that stopping is permitted only when necessary to enter into a legal parking space, to follow the directions of a police officer, or to comply with 18 DCMR § 2210.

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 18-2405

The Removal and Disposition of Abandoned and Other Unlawfully Parked Vehicles Reform Act of 2003, effective October 28, 2003 (D.C. Law 15-35; 50 DCR 6579 (August 15, 2003)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 6101 (July 28, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 2497, 2498 (March 18, 2011); as corrected by an Errata Notice published at 58 DCR 5441 (July 1, 2011); as amended by the Motorized Bicycle Amendment Act of 2012, effective April 27, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-290; 60 DCR 2343 (March 1, 2013)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 5419 (May 30, 2014); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 14092 (10/30/2015); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 10561 (8/16/2019); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 2226 (2/28/2020); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 11240 (9/25/2020); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 15111 (11/17/2023)

Authority: Sections 5(2)(N), 5(3)(D), and 11 r of the Department of Transportation Establishment Act of 2002, effective May 21, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-137; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-921.04(2)(N), (3)(D) and 50-921.76 (2012 Repl. & 2013 Supp.)), and Mayor's Order 2013-198, issued October 24, 2013.