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2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 6B - Urban Forest Preservation › § 8–651.04b. Tree Preservation Plans

§ 8–651.04b. Tree Preservation Plans.
(a) Before the issuance of a permit listed in subsection (d) of this section, the property owner or the property owner's agent shall submit a declaration, in a form prescribed by the Mayor, to the Mayor specifying:
(1) All trees on the property for which the permit is being sought, and whether those trees are Special Trees or Heritage Trees; and
(2) All trees on adjacent properties if those trees' critical root zones extend into the property for which the permit is sought, and whether those trees are Special Trees or Heritage Trees.
(b) After reviewing a declaration submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, if the Mayor determines that the work for which the permit is sought is likely to result in a violation of this chapter, the Mayor shall provide notice to the property owner and to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, requiring the property owner or the property owner's agent to submit to the Mayor a Tree Preservation Plan, in a form prescribed by the Mayor, for the Mayor's approval.
(c) The Mayor shall approve a Tree Preservation Plan if the Mayor determines that the Tree Preservation Plan would adequately ensure that the permitted work would not lead to a violation of this chapter. If the Mayor does not approve a Tree Preservation Plan, the property owner may submit a revised Tree Preservation Plan for approval.
(d) The following permits shall not be issued until the property owner complies with this section:
(1) Addition alteration permit;
(2) Alteration and repair permit;
(3) Awning permit;
(4) Deck permit;
(5) Demolition permit;
(6) Excavation only permit;
(7) Fence permit;
(8) Foundation permit;
(9) Garage permit;
(10) New building permit;
(11) Retaining wall permit;
(12) Raze permit;
(13) Scaffolding permit;
(14) Shed permit;
(15) Sheeting and shoring permit;
(16) Sign permit;
(17) Soil boring permit;
(18) Solar panel permit;
(19) Special sign permit;
(20) Swimming pool permit;
(21) Tower crane permit;
(22) Underground storage tank; and
(23) Other permits identified by the Mayor by rule.
(June 12, 2003, D.C. Law 14-309, § 104b; as added Aug. 16, 2022, D.C. Law 24-152, § 2(e), 69 DCR 007730.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 6B - Urban Forest Preservation › § 8–651.05. Notification requirements for removal of trees on public space

§ 8–651.05. Notification requirements for removal of trees on public space.
(a) Unless the tree is a Hazardous Tree, before removing a tree on public space, the Director shall provide not less than 15 days written notice to the affected Advisory Neighborhood Commission, and shall set forth the reason for the proposed removal.
(b) Public utility companies shall provide not less than 20 days written notice to the Director or his or her designee prior to performing any work which affects trees on public space, except for permitted utility construction or emergency work conducted by a public utility company regulated by the Public Service Commission, as provided in § 8-651.03(a).
(June 12, 2003, D.C. Law 14-309, § 105, 50 DCR 888.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 6B - Urban Forest Preservation › § 8–651.06. Hazardous Trees

§ 8–651.06. Hazardous Trees.
(a) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the Mayor or a property owner from immediately removing a Hazardous Tree or from removing a tree when removal is necessary to address a hazard posing an imminent and substantial threat to the health and safety of persons at the property.
(b) No property owner shall permit a tree or tree part, dead or alive, to stand on his or her property, including the public parking area associated with that property if it is a hazard to the public at-large, or endangers any public improvement or other public facility.
(c) If the Mayor identifies a tree hazard as described in subsection (b) of this section, the Mayor shall notify the property owner of the hazardous situation, and shall give the property owner not less than 10 days written notice, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, to eliminate the hazard.
(d) Where the District has notified a property owner of a hazard and no action is taken by the property owner to eliminate the hazard, the Mayor may take corrective action to abate the hazard. The Mayor shall then send the property owner a bill for the cost of the abatement action including any administrative costs incurred by the District. If the bill remains unpaid after [60 days], it shall become a tax lien against the property.
(June 12, 2003, D.C. Law 14-309, § 106, 50 DCR 888; Aug. 16, 2022, D.C. Law 24-152, § 2(f), 69 DCR 007730.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 6C - Uniform Environmental Covenants › § 8–671.01. Definitions

§ 8–671.01. Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Activity and use limitations” means restrictions or obligations created under this chapter with respect to real property.
(2) “Common-interest community” means a condominium, cooperative, or other real property with respect to which a person, by virtue of the person’s ownership of a parcel of real property, is obligated to pay property taxes or insurance premiums, or for maintenance, or improvement of other real property described in a recorded covenant that creates the common-interest community.
(3) “Environmental agency” means the District of Columbia’s Environment Health Administration, or its successor, or a federal agency that determines or approves the environmental response project pursuant to which the environmental covenant is created.
(4) “Environmental covenant” means a servitude arising under an environmental response project that imposes activity and use limitations.
(5) “Environmental response project” means a plan or work performed for environmental remediation of real property and conducted:
(A) Under a District or federal program governing environmental remediation of real property, including a cleanup action plan under § 8-633.03;
(B) Incident to closure of a solid or hazardous waste management unit, if the closure is conducted with approval of an agency; or
(C) Under a voluntary cleanup program under subchapter III of Chapter 6A of this title.
(6) “Holder” means the grantee of an environmental covenant as specified in § 8-671.02(a).
(7) “Person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.
(8) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
(9) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(May 12, 2006, D.C. Law 16-95, § 101, 53 DCR 1652.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 8-671.11.
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 1 of the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 6C - Uniform Environmental Covenants › § 8–671.02. Nature of rights; subordination of interests

§ 8–671.02. Nature of rights; subordination of interests.
(a) Any person, including a person that owns an interest in the real property, the environmental agency, or a municipality or any other unit of local government, may be a holder. An environmental covenant may identify more than one holder. The interest of a holder is an interest in real property.
(b) A right of an environmental agency under this chapter or under an environmental covenant, other than a right as a holder, is not an interest in real property.
(c) An environmental agency is bound by any obligation it assumes in an environmental covenant, but an environmental agency does not assume obligations merely by signing an environmental covenant. Any other person that signs an environmental covenant is bound by the obligations the person assumes in the covenant, but signing the covenant does not change obligations, rights, or protections granted or imposed under law other than this chapter except as provided in the covenant.
(d) The following rules apply to interests in real property in existence at the time an environmental covenant is created or amended:
(1) An interest that has priority under other law is not affected by an environmental covenant unless the person that owns the interest subordinates that interest to the covenant.
(2) This chapter does not require a person that owns a prior interest to subordinate that interest to an environmental covenant or to agree to be bound by the covenant.
(3) A subordination agreement may be contained in an environmental covenant covering real property or in a separate record. If the environmental covenant covers commonly owned property in a common-interest community, the record may be signed by any person authorized by the governing board of the owners’ association.
(4) An agreement by a person to subordinate a prior interest to an environmental covenant affects the priority of that person’s interest but does not by itself impose any affirmative obligation on the person with respect to the environmental covenant.
(e) The Environmental Health Administration, or it successor, shall have regulatory authority over real property transfers from the federal government or a federal agency to a non-federal owner.
(May 12, 2006, D.C. Law 16-95, § 102, 53 DCR 1652.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 8-671.01.
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 2 of the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 6C - Uniform Environmental Covenants › § 8–671.03. Contents of environmental covenant

§ 8–671.03. Contents of environmental covenant.
(a) An environmental covenant must:
(1) State that the instrument is an environmental covenant executed pursuant to this chapter;
(2) Contain a legally sufficient description of the real property subject to the covenant;
(3) Describe the activity and use limitations on the real property;
(4) Identify every holder;
(5) Be signed by the environmental agency, every holder, and, unless waived by the environmental agency, every owner of the fee simple of the real property subject to the covenant; and
(6) Identify the name and location of any administrative record for the environmental response project reflected in the environmental covenant.
(b) In addition to the information required by subsection (a) of this section, an environmental covenant may contain other information, restrictions, and requirements agreed to by the persons who signed it, including any:
(1) Requirements for notice following transfer of a specified interest in, or concerning proposed changes in use of, applications for building permits for, or proposals for any site work affecting the contamination on, the property subject to the covenant;
(2) Requirements for periodic reporting describing compliance with the covenant;
(3) Rights of access to the property granted in connection with implementation or enforcement of the covenant;
(4) A brief narrative description of the contamination and remedy, including the contaminants of concern, the pathways of exposure, limits on exposure, and the location and extent of the contamination;
(5) Limitation on amendment or termination of the covenant in addition to those contained in §§ 8-671.08 and 8-671.09; and
(6) Rights of the holder in addition to its right to enforce the covenant pursuant to § 8-671.10.
(c) In addition to other conditions for its approval of an environmental covenant, the environmental agency may require those persons specified by the environmental agency who have interests in the real property to sign the covenant.
(May 12, 2006, D.C. Law 16-95, § 103, 53 DCR 1652.)
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 3 of the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 6C - Uniform Environmental Covenants › § 8–671.04. Validity; effect on other instruments

§ 8–671.04. Validity; effect on other instruments.
(a) An environmental covenant that complies with this chapter runs with the land.
(b) An environmental covenant that is otherwise effective is valid and enforceable even if:
(1) It is not appurtenant to an interest in real property;
(2) It can be or has been assigned to a person other than the original holder;
(3) It is not of a character that has been recognized traditionally at common law;
(4) It imposes a negative burden;
(5) It imposes an affirmative obligation on a person having an interest in the real property or on the holder;
(6) The benefit or burden does not touch or concern real property;
(7) There is no privity of estate or contract;
(8) The holder dies, ceases to exist, resigns, or is replaced; or
(9) The owner of an interest subject to the environmental covenant and the holder are the same person.
(c) An instrument that creates restrictions or obligations with respect to real property that would qualify as activity and use limitations except for the fact that the instrument was recorded before May 12, 2006, is not invalid or unenforceable because of any of the limitations on enforcement of interests described in subsection (b) of this section or because it was identified as an easement, servitude, deed restriction, or other interest. This chapter does not apply in any other respect to such an instrument.
(d) This chapter does not invalidate or render unenforceable any interest, whether designated as an environmental covenant or other interest, that is otherwise enforceable under the law of the District of Columbia.
(May 12, 2006, D.C. Law 16-95, § 104, 53 DCR 1652.)
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 4 of the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 6C - Uniform Environmental Covenants › § 8–671.05. Relationship to other land-use law

§ 8–671.05. Relationship to other land-use law.
This chapter does not authorize a use of real property that is otherwise prohibited by zoning, by law other than this chapter regulating use of real property, or by a recorded instrument that has priority over the environmental covenant. An environmental covenant may prohibit or restrict uses of real property which are authorized by zoning or by law other than this chapter.
(May 12, 2006, D.C. Law 16-95, § 105, 53 DCR 1652.)
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 5 of the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 6C - Uniform Environmental Covenants › § 8–671.06. Notice

§ 8–671.06. Notice.
(a) A copy of an environmental covenant shall be provided by the persons designated by the agency and in the manner required by the environmental agency to:
(1) Each person that signed the covenant;
(2) Each person holding a recorded interest in the real property subject to the covenant;
(3) Each person in possession of the real property subject to the covenant;
(4) Each municipality or other unit of local government in which real property subject to the covenant is located; and
(5) Any other person the environmental agency requires.
(b) The validity of a covenant is not affected by failure to provide a copy of the covenant as required under this section.
(May 12, 2006, D.C. Law 16-95, § 106, 53 DCR 1652.)
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 6 of the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 6C - Uniform Environmental Covenants › § 8–671.07. Recording

§ 8–671.07. Recording.
(a) An environmental covenant and any amendment or termination of the covenant must be recorded with District of Columbia Recorder of Deeds. For purposes of indexing, a holder shall be treated as a grantee.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in § 8-671.08(c), an environmental covenant is subject to the laws of the District governing recording and priority of interests in real property.
(May 12, 2006, D.C. Law 16-95, § 107, 53 DCR 1652.)
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 7 of the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 6C - Uniform Environmental Covenants › § 8–671.08. Duration; amendment by court action

§ 8–671.08. Duration; amendment by court action.
(a) An environmental covenant is perpetual unless it is:
(1) By its terms limited to a specific duration or terminated by the occurrence of a specific event;
(2) Terminated by consent pursuant to § 8-671.09;
(3) Terminated pursuant to subsection (b) of this section;
(4) Terminated by foreclosure of an interest that has priority over the environmental covenant; or
(5) Terminated or modified in an eminent domain proceeding, but only if:
(A) The environmental agency that signed the covenant is a party to the proceeding;
(B) All persons identified in § 8-671.09(a) and (b) are given notice of the pendency of the proceeding; and
(C) The court determines, after hearing, that the termination or modification will not adversely affect human health or the environment.
(b) If the environmental agency that signed an environmental covenant has determined that the intended benefits of the covenant can no longer be realized, a court, under the doctrine of changed circumstances, in an action in which all persons identified in § 8-671.09(a) and (b) have been given notice, may terminate the covenant or reduce its burden on the real property subject to the covenant. The environmental agency’s determination or its failure to make a determination upon request is subject to review pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 2.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, an environmental covenant may not be extinguished, limited, or impaired through issuance of a tax deed, foreclosure of a tax lien, or application of the doctrine of adverse possession, prescription, abandonment, waiver, lack of enforcement, or acquiescence, or a similar doctrine.
(May 12, 2006, D.C. Law 16-95, § 108, 53 DCR 1652.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 8-671.03 and § 8-671.07.
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 8 of the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 6C - Uniform Environmental Covenants › § 8–671.09. Amendment or termination by consent

§ 8–671.09. Amendment or termination by consent.
(a) An environmental covenant may be amended or terminated by consent only if the amendment or termination is signed by:
(1) The environmental agency;
(2) Unless waived by the environmental agency, the current owner of the fee simple of the real property subject to the covenant;
(3) Each person that originally signed the covenant, unless the person waived in a signed record the right to consent or a court finds that the person no longer exists or cannot be located or identified with the exercise of reasonable diligence; and
(4) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d)(2) of this section, the holder.
(b) If an interest in real property is subject to an environmental covenant, the interest is not affected by an amendment of the covenant unless the current owner of the interest consents to the amendment or has waived in a signed record the right to consent to amendments.
(c) Except for an assignment undertaken pursuant to a governmental reorganization, assignment of an environmental covenant to a new holder is an amendment.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in an environmental covenant:
(1) A holder may not assign its interest without consent of the other parties;
(2) A holder may be removed and replaced by agreement of the other parties specified in subsection (a) of this section; and
(3) A court of competent jurisdiction may fill a vacancy in the position of holder.
(May 12, 2006, D.C. Law 16-95, § 109, 53 DCR 1652.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 8-671.03 and § 8-671.08.
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 9 of the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 6C - Uniform Environmental Covenants › § 8–671.10. Enforcement of environmental covenant

§ 8–671.10. Enforcement of environmental covenant.
(a) A civil action for injunctive or other equitable relief for violation of an environmental covenant may be maintained by:
(1) A party to the covenant;
(2) The Attorney General of the District of Columbia;
(3) Any person to whom the covenant expressly grants power to enforce;
(4) A person whose interest in the real property or whose collateral or liability may be affected by the alleged violation of the covenant; or
(5) A municipality or other unit of local government in which the real property subject to the covenant is located.
(b) This chapter does not limit the regulatory authority of the environmental agency or the Environmental Health Administration, or its successor, under law other than this chapter with respect to an environmental response project.
(c) A person is not responsible for or subject to liability for environmental remediation solely because it has the right to enforce an environmental covenant.
(May 12, 2006, D.C. Law 16-95, § 110, 53 DCR 1652.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 8-671.03.
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 10 of the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 6C - Uniform Environmental Covenants › § 8–671.12. Rules

§ 8–671.12. Rules.
The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
(May 12, 2006, D.C. Law 16-95, § 112, 53 DCR 1652.)
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 12 of the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 6C - Uniform Environmental Covenants › § 8–671.13. Uniformity of application and construction

§ 8–671.13. Uniformity of application and construction.
In applying and construing this uniform act [this chapter], consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
(May 12, 2006, D.C. Law 16-95, § 113, 53 DCR 1652.)
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 13 of the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 6C - Uniform Environmental Covenants › § 8–671.14. Relation to federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

§ 8–671.14. Relation to federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, approved June 30, 2000 (114 Stat. 467; 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq.), but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101 of that act (15 U.S.C. § 7001(a) ) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103 of that act (15 U.S.C. § 7003(b) ).
(May 12, 2006, D.C. Law 16-95, § 114, 53 DCR 1652.)
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 14 of the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed] › § 8–701. Regulations for the collection and disposal of garbage. [Repealed]

§ 8–701. Regulations for the collection and disposal of garbage. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Mar. 2, 1895, 28 Stat. 758, ch. 176; May 2, 2002, D.C. Law 14-116, § 6, 49 DCR 1945; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 301(a), 61 DCR 9971.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-501.
1973 Ed., § 6-501.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 14-116 substituted “Mayor” for “Council of the District of Columbia”.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 6 of Food Regulation Emergency Amendment Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-128, August 3, 2001, 48 DCR 7939).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 6 of Food Regulation Legislative Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-147, October 23, 2001, 48 DCR 10183).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 6 of Food Regulation Temporary Amendment Act of 2001 (D.C. Law 14-55, December 6, 2001, law notification 49 DCR 356).
Editor's Notes
For present law, see Chapters 10B and 10C of this title.
New Implementing Regulations
New implementing regulations: Pursuant to this section, the following new regulations were adopted in 1983: The “Solid Waste Regulations Amendments Act of 1983” (D.C. Law 5-20, August 2, 1983, 30 DCR 3331).
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(139) 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.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed] › § 8–702. Contracts for collection and disposal of garbage and refuse. [Repealed]

§ 8–702. Contracts for collection and disposal of garbage and refuse. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 18, 1910, 36 Stat. 389, ch. 248; Mar. 3, 1915, 38 Stat. 904, ch. 80; Apr. 6, 1978, D.C. Law 2-69, § 4, 24 DCR 6800; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 301(b), 61 DCR 9971.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-502.
1973 Ed., § 6-502.
Editor's Notes
For present law, see Chapters 10B and 10C of this title.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed] › § 8–703. Disposal by feeding to livestock. [Repealed]

§ 8–703. Disposal by feeding to livestock. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 6, 1918, 40 Stat. 541, ch. 67, § 6; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 301(c), 61 DCR 9971.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-503.
1973 Ed., § 6-503.
Editor's Notes
For present law, see Chapters 10B and 10C of this title.
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 401 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 a single Commissioner. 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.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed] › § 8–704. Collection and disposal of refuse authorized as municipal function; purchase or lease of facilities; sale of products; gratuities prohibited; authorization to enter into mutual aid agreements for debris removal. [Transferred]

§ 8–704. Collection and disposal of refuse authorized as municipal function; purchase or lease of facilities; sale of products; gratuities prohibited; authorization to enter into mutual aid agreements for debris removal. [Transferred]
Recodified as § 8-741.
(July 11, 1919, 41 Stat. 39, ch. 6, § 2; Feb. 22, 1921, 41 Stat. 1144, ch. 70, § 7; June 28, 1944, 58 Stat. 533, ch. 300, § 18; Mar. 21, 2009, D.C. Law 17-317, § 2, 56 DCR 209.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed] › § 8–705. Incinerators for combustible refuse — Condemnation of sites authorized. [Repealed]

§ 8–705. Incinerators for combustible refuse — Condemnation of sites authorized. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Mar. 4, 1929, 45 Stat. 1549, ch. 688, § 1; June 25, 1936, 49 Stat. 1921, ch. 804; June 25, 1948, 62 Stat. 991, ch. 646, § 32(b); May 24, 1949, 63 Stat. 107, ch. 139, § 127; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 571, Pub. L. 91-358, title I,§§ 155(c)(21), 166(c); Oct. 9, 1987, D.C. Law 7-38, § 6, 34 DCR 5326; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 301(d), 61 DCR 9971.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-505.
1973 Ed., § 6-505.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 8-707, § 8-708, § 8-709, and § 8-710.
Transfer of Functions
The functions, powers and duties of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission were transferred to the National Capital Planning Commission by the Act of July 19, 1952, 66 Stat. 790, ch. 949, § 1.
Editor's Notes
For present law, see Chapters 10B and 10C of this title.
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 401 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 a single Commissioner. 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.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed] › § 8–706. Incinerators for combustible refuse — Construction authorized. [Repealed]

§ 8–706. Incinerators for combustible refuse — Construction authorized. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Mar. 4, 1929, 45 Stat. 1549, ch. 688, § 2; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 301(d), 61 DCR 9971.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-506.
1973 Ed., § 6-506.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 8-711.
Editor's Notes
For present law, see Chapters 10B and 10C of this title.
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 401 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 a single Commissioner. 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.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed] › § 8–707. Incinerators for combustible refuse — Commencement of operation; other manner of disposal prohibited; exceptions; enforcement. [Repealed]

§ 8–707. Incinerators for combustible refuse — Commencement of operation; other manner of disposal prohibited; exceptions; enforcement. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Mar. 4, 1929, 45 Stat. 1549, ch. 688, § 3; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 301(d), 61 DCR 9971.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-507.
1973 Ed., § 6-507.
Editor's Notes
For present law, see Chapters 10B and 10C of this title.
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(140) 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.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed] › § 8–708. Incinerators for combustible refuse — Penalties. [Repealed]

§ 8–708. Incinerators for combustible refuse — Penalties. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Mar. 4, 1929, 45 Stat. 1549, ch. 688, § 4; Oct. 5, 1985, D.C. Law 6-42, § 458, 32 DCR 4450; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 301(d), 61 DCR 9971.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-508.
Editor's Notes
For present law, see Chapters 10B and 10C of this title.
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 401 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 a single Commissioner. 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.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed] › § 8–709. Incinerators for combustible refuse— Purchase of machinery and employment of personnel authorized. [Repealed]

§ 8–709. Incinerators for combustible refuse— Purchase of machinery and employment of personnel authorized. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Mar. 4, 1929, 45 Stat. 1550, ch. 688, § 5; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 301(d), 61 DCR 9971.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-509.
1973 Ed., § 6-509.
Editor's Notes
For present law, see Chapters 10B and 10C of this title.
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 401 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 a single Commissioner. 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.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed] › § 8–710. Incinerators for combustible refuse — Appropriation authorized; abandonment of leased plant. [Repealed]

§ 8–710. Incinerators for combustible refuse — Appropriation authorized; abandonment of leased plant. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Mar. 4, 1929, 45 Stat. 1550, ch. 688, § 6; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 301(d), 61 DCR 9971.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-510.
1973 Ed., § 6-510.
Editor's Notes
For present law, see Chapters 10B and 10C of this title.
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 401 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 a single Commissioner. 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.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed] › § 8–711. Incinerators for combustible refuse — Use by certain Maryland and Virginia municipalities. [Repealed]

§ 8–711. Incinerators for combustible refuse — Use by certain Maryland and Virginia municipalities. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 15, 1930, 46 Stat. 334, ch. 286; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 301(e), 61 DCR 9971.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-511.
1973 Ed., § 6-511.
Editor's Notes
For present law, see Chapters 10B and 10C of this title.
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(141) 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.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 7A - Trash Collection Noise Violation Abatement › § 8–731. Complaints of trash collection noise violations; hearings; notice of infraction

§ 8–731. Complaints of trash collection noise violations; hearings; notice of infraction.
(a) Any person may file a complaint of a trash collection noise violation with the Mayor.
(b) A complaint under subsection (a) of this section shall be submitted in written form prescribed by the Mayor and made available on the District of Columbia website. The complaint shall be submitted within one week of the alleged violation and shall be signed by an original complainant who shall attest to its accuracy, under penalty of perjury. The complaint shall include:
(1) The name of the individual or company alleged to have violated section 2806 of Title 20 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations;
(2) The location of the alleged violation;
(3) The date and time of the alleged violation; and
(4) Any additional identifying information about the trash truck or its driver.
(c) A District inspector need not witness a violation for a complaint to be valid.
(d) A complainant under subsection (a) of this section may appear and give testimony at any administrative hearing or administrative review of the complaint, or any other judicial or quasi-judicial action that may result from the complaint.
(e) If the Mayor deems that the complaint has merit, the Mayor shall file a Notice of Infraction pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 and with the Office of Administrative Hearings.
(f) This section shall not apply to complaints relating to Department of Public Works trash trucks.
(Nov. 19, 2008, D.C. Law 17-259, § 2, 55 DCR 10881.)
Delegation of Authority
Delegation of Authority—Trash Collection Noise Violations Abatement Act of 2008, see Mayor’s Order 2009-28, March 16, 2009 ( 56 DCR 6764).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 7A - Trash Collection Noise Violation Abatement › § 8–732. Rules

§ 8–732. Rules.
The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], may issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
(Nov. 19, 2008, D.C. Law 17-259, § 3, 55 DCR 10881.)
Cross References
Illegal dumping, enforcement, see § 8-903.
Illegal dumping, forfeitures, see § 8-905.
Illegal dumping, prohibition and penalties, see § 8-902.
Licensure, clean hands requirement, prohibition against issuance of licenses, see § 47-2862.
Solid waste management and multi-material recycling, fines and penalties, see § 8-1017.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 7C - Trash Compactor Grant Program. [Repealed] › § 8–751. Definitions. [Repealed]

§ 8–751. Definitions. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-223, § 201, 62 DCR 227; Nov. 13, 2021, D.C. Law 24-45, § 7163, 68 DCR 010163.)
Editor's Notes
Applicability of D.C. Law 20-223: Section 301(b) of D.C. Law 20-223 provided (1) that §§ 201-203 of the act shall apply for the tax year in which its fiscal effect has been included in an approved budget and financial plan; (2) that the Chief Financial Officer shall certify the date of the inclusion of the fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan, and provide notice to the Budget Director of the Council of the certification; and (3) that the Budget Director shall cause the notice of the certification to be published in the District of Columbia Register and that the date of publication of the notice of the certification shall not affect the applicability of §§ 201-203.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 7C - Trash Compactor Grant Program. [Repealed] › § 8–752. Commercial trash compactor acquisition grant program. [Repealed]

§ 8–752. Commercial trash compactor acquisition grant program. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-223, § 202, 62 DCR 227; Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160, § 7013(a), 63 DCR 10775; Nov. 13, 2021, D.C. Law 24-45, § 7163, 68 DCR 010163.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 7C - Trash Compactor Grant Program. [Repealed] › § 8–753. Rules. [Repealed]

§ 8–753. Rules. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-223, § 203, 62 DCR 227; Nov. 13, 2021, D.C. Law 24-45, § 7163, 68 DCR 010163.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection › Chapter 7D - Compost Drop-Off Program › § 8–761. Compost drop-off program

§ 8–761. Compost drop-off program.
(a) The Department of Public Works ("Department") shall establish a program that allows residents to drop off food waste weekly for compost.
(b) The Department shall establish one drop-off site in each ward to operate year-round.
(c) The Department shall provide the public with instructional materials that describe:
(1) How to collect food waste for compost; and
(2) What food waste is appropriate for compost.
(d) If the Department requires residents to purchase any materials or equipment to participate in the program, the Department shall sell the materials or equipment at cost; provided, that the Department shall provide any required materials or equipment for free to any resident who participates in a federal assistance program.
(Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160, § 6102, 63 DCR 10775.)
Editor's Notes
For curbside composting pilot data reporting requirements, see section 3 of D.C. Law 24-320.