{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-2711","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 47-2711","heading":"Riparian permits.","body":"(a)\n\n      \n        \n          \n          \n            Fee\n          \n        \n        \n          Work costing up to $500\n          $ 9.00\n        \n        \n          Work costing from $501 to $1,000\n          14.00\n        \n        \n          Each additional $1,000 of increased cost\n          14.00\n        \n      \n    \n\n(b)\nA refund of permit fee shall be made as follows:\n(1)\nWhen no work has been done under authority of permit the fee in excess of the cost of inspection to verify no work having been done, based on $10 per inspector hour, the cost of any engineering examination time previously devoted to approval of plans, based on $15 per hour, plus $14 administrative costs of “issuance and refund”, shall be refunded [$]14.00[.]\n(2)\nWhen work authorized by permit has been only partially done and when the District is satisfied that no more work will be done under the permit, the fee in excess of the cost of any engineering plans examination based on $15 per hour, inspections costs based on $10 per hour, plus $14 administrative costs of “issuance and refund”, shall be refunded [$]14.00[.]\n(3)\nProvided: That request for refund shall be made within 6 months from date of issuance and the permit and receipt are returned to the Permit Branch.\n\n(c)\nThe penalty for a permit to abate notice of doing work without a permit shall be 50% of the fee.\n\n(d)\nNo permit fee shall be charged when supported by evidence indicating that the applicant is under contract or subcontract to perform the following:\n(1)\nWork done exclusively for the District of Columbia.\n(2)\nWork done under contract for the District.","path":["Title 47. Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]","Chapter 27. Permits and Fees.","Subchapter II. Miscellaneous Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2711","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"77a2d4819076a9cba263df6781debe1b733fefaa5340233714743477ed032ddf","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-2708","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-2712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}