On and after June 29, 1956, the Council of the District of Columbia is authorized and directed to designate, reserve, and properly mark appropriate and sufficient parking spaces on the streets adjacent to all public buildings in such District for the use of members of Congress engaged on public business.
(June 29, 1956, 70 Stat. 447, ch. 479, § 1.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-710.
1973 Ed., § 40-604.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 402(300) of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to the District of Columbia Council, subject to the right of the Commissioner as provided in § 406 of the Plan. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 (D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act (D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
(a) The Council of the District of Columbia is authorized, in its discretion, to permit such officers and employees of the District of Columbia government as the Council may select to park motor vehicles in any building or buildings now or hereafter erected upon squares no. 490, 491, and 533, and reservation no. 10, in the District of Columbia, known as the Municipal Center, and to make regulations, which the Mayor shall enforce, for the control of the parking of such vehicles, including the authority to prescribe fees and charges, which the Mayor shall collect, for the privilege of parking of such vehicles.
(b) The Council is further authorized, in its discretion, to permit the public to park motor vehicles in such portion or portions of squares no. 490, 491, and 533, and reservation no. 10, in the District of Columbia, known as the Municipal Center, as may be set apart by the said Council for such purpose, and to make such regulations, which the Mayor shall enforce, as the Council may deem advisable for the control of parking in such portion or portions of the Municipal Center as the Council may set apart for such purpose, including authority to restrict the privilege of parking therein to persons having business in the Municipal Center, and to make regulations, which the Mayor shall enforce, to prohibit parking in all portions of the Municipal Center not set apart by the Council for such purpose. The Council is further authorized in its discretion, to prescribe fees and charges, which the Mayor shall collect, for the privilege of parking motor vehicles in such portion or portions of the Municipal Center as may be set apart for such purpose, and, to aid in the collection of such fees and charges and the enforcement of such regulations, the Mayor may install mechanical parking meters or devices.
(c) The Council is further authorized to prescribe reasonable penalties of fine not to exceed $25 or imprisonment not to exceed 10 days for the violation of any regulation promulgated under the authority of this section.
(June 6, 1940, 54 Stat. 241, ch. 253, §§ 1, 2, 3.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-711.
1973 Ed., § 40-604a.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 402(301, 302, 303) of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to the District of Columbia Council, subject to the right of the Commissioner as provided in § 406 of the Plan. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 (D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act (D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
Miscellaneous Notes
Delegation of functions: Reorganization Order No. 18, dated October 23, 1952, created in the Department of General Administration under the direction and control of the Director of General Administration, an Administrative Services Office. This office was assigned the duties of maintaining records of space allotted to District employees for parking privately owned motor vehicles on District or Federal property and also to review requests for and make recommendations for assignments and execute control of approved assignments. Reorganization Order No. 18 was revoked by Organization Order No. 3, dated December 13, 1967, Part IVA of which continued the Administrative Services Office and the parking functions thereof. The Administrative Services Office and the functions stated in Part IVA of Organization Order No. 3 were transferred to the Director of the Department of General Services by Commissioner's Order No. 69-96, dated March 7, 1969.
(April 4, 1938, 52 Stat. 192, ch. 62, § 11; Apr. 8, 2011, D.C. Law 18-370, § 628, 58 DCR 1008; Sept. 14, 2011, D.C. Law 19-21, § 6082, 58 DCR 6226; Sept. 20, 2012, D.C. Law 19-168, § 6003, 59 DCR 8025.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-724.
1973 Ed., § 40-616.
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 628 of Fiscal Year 2011 Supplemental Budget Support Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-694, January 19, 2011, 58 DCR 662).
For temporary (90 day) addition of section, see § 2 of Citizens with Disabilities Parking Fairness Emergency Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-342, April 10, 2012, 59 DCR 2877).
Legislative History of Laws
For history of Law 18-370, see notes under § 50-921.10.
For history of Law 19-21, see notes under § 50-231.
For history of Law 19-168, see notes under § 50-320.
Miscellaneous Notes
Office of Collector of Taxes abolished: The Office of the Collector of Taxes was abolished and the functions thereof transferred to the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia by Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1952. All functions of the Office of the Collector of Taxes including the functions of all officers, employees and subordinate agencies were transferred to the Director, Department of General Administration by Reorganization Order No. 3, dated August 28, 1952. Reorganization Order No. 20, dated November 10, 1952, transferred the functions of the Collector of Taxes to the Finance Office. The same Order provided for the Office of the Collector of Taxes headed by a Collector in the Finance Office, and abolished the previously existing Office of the Collector of Taxes. Reorganization Order No. 20 was superseded and replaced by Organization Order No. 121, dated December 12, 1957, which provided that the Finance Office (consisting of the Office of the Finance Officer, Property Tax Division, Revenue Division, Treasury Division, Accounting Division, and Data Processing Division) would continue under the direction and control of the Director of General Administration, and that the Treasury Division would perform the function of collecting revenues of the District of Columbia and depositing the same with the Treasurer of the United States. Organization Order No. 121 was revoked by Organization Order No. 3, dated December 13, 1967, Part IVC of which prescribed the functions of the Finance Office within a newly established Department of General Administration. The executive functions of the Board of Commissioners were transferred to the Commissioner of the District of Columbia by § 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967. Functions of the Finance Office as stated in Part IVC of Organization Order No. 3 were transferred to the Director of the Department of Finance and Revenue by Commissioner's Order No. 69-96, dated March 7, 1969.
Section 629 of D.C. Law 18-370 provides:
"Sec. 629. Applicability.
"This subtitle shall apply as of October 1, 2011; except, that sections 622 and 623(a)(2) shall apply as of the effective date of this act."
Short title: Section 6081 of D.C. Law 19-21 provided that subtitle I of title VI of the act may be cited as "Performance Parking Pilot Zone Amendment Act of 2011".
(a) The Director of the District Department of Transportation (" Director") shall exempt particular neighborhoods from Saturday meter enforcement where the Director determines that Saturday meter enforcement would not be in the public interest. In making such a determination, the Director shall consider whether Saturday meter enforcement is necessary to maintain available curbside parking; provided, that by October 15, 2009, the Director shall submit to the Council for approval, by resolution, the neighborhoods to be exempted from Saturday enforcement and the criteria used to exempt each neighborhood. Nothing in this subsection may be implemented until the Council affirmatively approves the submission of the Director.
(b) No person shall park at a parking meter on a Saturday between 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. for more than 2 hours, unless current signage permits parking for a longer time. Failure to move the vehicle after 2 hours on a Saturday, between 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., shall constitute a violation unless current signage permits parking for a longer time.
(c) The Mayor may promulgate rules to exempt certain streets from the provisions of this subchapter when necessary to accommodate special needs or situations identified by proximate businesses or District agencies, subject to approval by the Council.
(Apr. 5, 2005, D.C. Law 15-273, § 2, 52 DCR 825; Mar. 3, 2010, D.C. Law 18-111, § 6022, 57 DCR 181.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 18-111 rewrote subsec. (a), which had read as follows:
"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no citation shall be issued for a parking meter fee violation at any time on a Saturday, or on other days between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m."
Temporary Addition of Section
For temporary (225 day) addition, see § 2 of Parking Meter Fee Moratorium Temporary Act of 2001 (D.C. Law 14-68, February 27, 2002, law notification 49 DCR 2278).
For temporary (225 day) addition, see § 2 of Parking Meter Fee Moratorium Temporary Act of 2002 (D.C. Law 14-245, March 25, 2003, law notification 50 DCR 2758).
For temporary (225 day) addition, see § 2 of Parking Meter Fee Moratorium Temporary Act of 2003 (D.C. Law 15-94, March 10, 2004, law notification 51 DCR 3614).
For temporary (225 day) addition, see § 2 of Parking Meter Fee Moratorium Temporary Act of 2004 (D.C. Law 15-247, March 17, 2005, law notification 52 DCR 4123).
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90 day) addition of § 50-2661, see § 2 of Parking Meter Fee Moratorium Emergency Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-149, October 23, 2001, 48 DCR 10197).
For temporary (90 day) addition of § 50-2661, see § 2 of Parking Meter Fee Moratorium Congressional Review Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-262, January 30, 2002, 49 DCR 1440).
For temporary (90 day) parking meter fee moratorium, see § 2 of Parking Meter Fee Moratorium Emergency Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-496, October 23, 2002, 49 DCR 9786).
For temporary (90 day) parking meter fee moratorium, see § 2 of Parking Meter Fee Moratorium Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-12, January 27, 2003, 50 DCR 1485).
For temporary (90 day) parking meter fee moratorium, see § 2 of Parking Meter Fee Moratorium Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-226, November 25, 2003, 50 DCR 10709).
For temporary (90 day) parking meter fee moratorium, see § 2 of Parking Meter Fee Moratorium Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-345, January 29, 2004, 51 DCR 1831).
For temporary (90 day) parking meter fee moratorium, see § 2 of Parking Meter Fee Moratorium Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-587, November 1, 2004, 51 DCR 10712).
For temporary (90 day) parking meter fee moratorium, see § 2 of Parking Meter Fee Moratorium Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2005 (D.C. Act 16-15, February 17, 2005, 52 DCR 2956).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 6022 of Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Support Second Emergency Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-207, October 15, 2009, 56 DCR 8234).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 6022 of Fiscal Year Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-260, January 4, 2010, 57 DCR 345).
Legislative History of Laws
Law 15-273, the "Parking Meter Fee Moratorium Act of 2004", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 15-220, which was referred to the Committee on Public works and the Environment. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on November 9, 2004, and December 7, 2004, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on December 29, 2004, it was assigned Act No. 15-664 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 15-273 became effective on April 5, 2005.
For Law 18-111, see notes following § 50-313.
Miscellaneous Notes
Short title: Section 6020 of D.C. Law 18-111 provided that subtitle C of title VI of the act may be cited as the "Equitable Parking Meter Rates Amendment Act of 2009".
The Council of the District of Columbia finds that:
(1) A number of traditional neighborhood commercial centers have suffered and declined;
(2) Many of these declining neighborhood commercial centers have traditionally encouraged and promoted minority entrepreneurship and employment opportunities;
(3) One of the District's goals is the revitalization of neighborhood commercial areas for the purposes of creating new jobs, increasing incomes, and increasing the availability of goods and services at the neighborhood level particularly in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods;
(4) One of the major problems hindering the revitalization of neighborhood commercial centers is the lack of adequate short-term parking facilities for shoppers; and
(5) If the District is to achieve its goal of revitalization of these commercial areas and maximize their growth potential, low-cost short-term parking must be provided in or adjacent to such centers.
(Sept. 26, 1980, D.C. Law 3-108, § 2, 27 DCR 3781.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-803.
Legislative History of Laws
Law 3-108 was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 3-191, which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Environmental Affairs. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on July 15, 1980 and July 29, 1980, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on July 31, 1980, it was assigned Act No. 3-233 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.
