§ 9-204.14 — Applications for commemorative works.

District of Columbia § 9-204.14

• Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
• Title 9: Transportation Systems.
• Ch. 2: Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures.
• Subch. IV: Public Space Names and Commemorative Works.
• Part B: Commemorative Works.

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(a) Any sponsor may propose the placement of a commemorative work on public space in the District. Any proposal for a commemorative work on public space in the District shall be accompanied by a completed application to the Office of Planning by a sponsor. Each application shall, at a minimum, include:

(1) A conceptual description of the proposed commemorative work;

(2) The proposed location of the commemorative work;

(3) For a commemoration of a person, the primary reason or reasoning that the person is proposed to be commemorated; and

(4) An explanation of how the commemorative work will be funded and maintained.

(b) The Office of Planning shall develop a procedure for receiving applications from a sponsor of a proposed commemorative work and transmitting the applications to the Committee.

(c) The Office of Planning shall accept from any member of the public recommendations for commemorative works to be considered for sponsorship by a District agency and shall share such recommendations with the Committee.

(d) If a District agency is the sponsor of a commemorative work, it shall consult with the Commission on the Arts and Humanities on conceptual design for the commemorative work before submitting an application.

Legislative History

Mar. 10, 1983, D.C. Law 4-201, § 414; as added Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-275, § 2(d), 48 DCR 1660