D.C. Code § 9-632: Block party application and requirements.

(a)

The Department shall create a block party application and make it available for in-person pickup and online.

(b)

(1)

Any District resident who is 21 years of age or older may submit a block party application requesting that a street on which they reside be closed for the purpose of holding a block party.

(2)

The block party application shall, at a minimum:

(A)

Be completed on the form provided by the Department;

(B)

Identify the street name and cross streets of the block to be closed;

(C)

The date and time of the closure; and

(D)

Include either:

(i)

A list of at least 51% of the residents, owners, or businesses abutting the section of the street requested to be closed who have consented to the block party, excluding any property that has been identified as a vacant building, as that term is defined in § 42-3131.05(5); or

(ii)

Approval from all of the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions abutting the section of the street requested to be closed, in a manner to be determined by the Advisory Neighborhood Commission.

(c)

(1)

A street closure conducted pursuant to a block party permit shall:

(A)

Not last longer than 12 hours; and

(B)

End by 10:00 p.m.

(2)

The Department may publish guidance on its website or issue rules limiting the physical length of block parties conducted pursuant to a block part permit.