§ 9-631 — Definitions.

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For the purposes of this chapter, the term:

(1) "Authorized resident" means a District resident who was listed on a block party preauthorization application, as described in § 9-632.01(b)(2) , that has been approved by the Department and can submit an expedited block party application for a preauthorized block on which they reside.

(2) “Block party” means an activity of a recreational or civic nature sponsored by the residents of a neighborhood, for which the residents seek to close a block of a street in their neighborhood and for which there is no admission or entrance fee.

(3) “Department” means the District Department of Transportation.

(4) "Preauthorized block" means a section of roadway for which an authorized resident can submit an expedited block party application following the approval of a block party preauthorization application as described in §§ 9-632.01 and 9-633 .

(5) "Porchfest" means a distributed neighborhood music festival where musicians perform on a resident's private property, such as their porch or yard, or any abutting public property, and no fee is charged to participants or attendees.

Legislative History

Oct. 23, 2012, D.C. Law 19-190, § 2, 59 DCR 10163