D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 18-2414

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 25, June 21, 2024

Rule 18-2414 - VISITOR OR TEMPORARY PERMITS

PART A: TEMPORARY HOME HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PARKING PERMITS

2414.1

The Director may issue a temporary home health care provider parking permit, valid for a period of up to sixty (60) days, for temporary use warranted by a resident's medical necessity.

2414.2

A temporary home health care provider parking permit may be issued for a zone even though the motor vehicle displays a residential permit parking sticker for another zone.

2414.3

The forgery, counterfeiting, or unauthorized use or replication of a temporary home health care provider parking permit shall be punishable by a fine of three hundred dollars ($300).

2414.4

[RESERVED]

PART B: TEMPORARY VISITOR PARKING PERMITS

2414.5

The Director of the District Department of Transportation may issue a temporary visitor parking permit valid for a period of up to fifteen (15) days to visitors at an address on a residential permit parking block; provided, that the Director of the District Department of Transportation may not issue temporary visitor parking permits to an address on a residential permit parking block that, in the aggregate, are valid for a period of time in excess of ninety (90) days per calendar year.

2414.6

A temporary visitor parking permit shall be valid on a commercial vehicle 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.

2414.7

A temporary visitor parking permit may be issued for a zone even though the motor vehicle displays a residential permit parking sticker for another zone.

2414.8

The forgery, counterfeiting, or unauthorized use or replication of a temporary visitor parking permit shall be punishable by a fine of three hundred dollars ($300).

PART C: ANNUAL VISITOR PARKING PASS

2414.9

An annual visitor parking pass ("VPP") program is hereby established by the District Department of Transportation ("DDOT") in the following areas of the District (the "VPP program area"):

(a) Wards 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8; and

(b) Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2F.

2414.10

Additional Advisory Neighborhood Commission areas in Ward 2 may be added to the annual VPP program area if:

(a) The Advisory Neighborhood Commission, by resolution, votes to request that DDOT add the Advisory Neighborhood Commission area to the annual VPP program area; and

(b) DDOT adds the Advisory Neighborhood Commission area to the annual VPP program by rulemaking.

2414.11

Each housing unit located on a residential permit parking block within the areas described under § 2414.9 or an enhanced residential permit parking ("ERPP") block as defined by § 2438 in the VPP program area shall be eligible to receive one (1) annual visitor parking pass.

2414.12

(a) Each annual visitor parking pass shall authorize a person using the pass to park a vehicle only in the Advisory Neighborhood Commission area designated on the pass.

(b) The Advisory Neighborhood Commission area designated on the annual visitor parking pass shall be the geographic area of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission in which the housing unit for which the pass is issued is located.

2414.13

Each annual visitor parking pass shall be valid during a single calendar year (from January 1 through December 31). The calendar year shall be designated on the pass.

2414.14

A person's use of the annual visitor parking pass shall be valid only if:

(a) The pass is clearly displayed on the driver side of the vehicle dashboard;

(b) The vehicle is parked in the Advisory Neighborhood Commission area designated on the pass;

(c)

(1) The person using the pass is a guest of a resident in the Advisory Neighborhood Commission area designated on the pass; or

(2) If the pass is displayed on a commercial vehicle, the operator of the vehicle is actually involved in the performance of construction, maintenance, repair, or reconstruction work at an address in the Advisory Neighborhood Commission area designated on the pass; and

(d) The vehicle is parked in a location where it would be valid for a vehicle with a residential permit parking sticker to be parked.

2414.15

In order to obtain an annual visitor parking pass, a resident from an eligible housing unit shall:

(a) Submit an application, either online or over the phone, in a format provided by DDOT; and

(b) Provide confirmation of District residency.

2414.16

After approval of an application by DDOT, DDOT shall mail the annual visitor parking pass to the address on the application.

2414.17

An annual visitor parking pass may be used in an Advisory Neighborhood Commission area even though the motor vehicle displays a residential permit parking sticker for another zone.

2414.18

The forgery, counterfeiting, sale, exchange for value, or unauthorized use or replication of an annual visitor parking pass shall be punishable by a fine of three hundred dollars ($300).

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 18-2414

The Parking Enhancement Amendment Act of 2006, effective November 16, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-186; 53 DCR 6719 (August 18, 2006)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 10066 (October 19, 2007); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 003972 (April 11, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 7993 (July 25, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 12906 (December 26, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 1812 (February 27, 2009); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13365 (November 23, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 10573 (October 10, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 11212 (October 24, 2014); as amended by the Temporary Parking Permit Limitation Regulation Amendment Act of 2018, effective March 28, 2019 (D.C. Law 22-0270; 66 DCR 1444 (February 1, 2019)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 10565 (August 16, 2019); as amended by the Temporary Visitor Parking Permit Program Transfer Regulation Amendment Act of 2019, effective January 1, 2020 (D.C. Law 23-0016; 66 DCR 8621 (July 26, 2019 - part 1)).