{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-204.13","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 9-204.13","heading":"Authority of the Committee.","body":"(a)\nThe Committee shall act in an advisory capacity to the Mayor and the Council to:\n(1)\nDevelop criteria to be used to review, evaluate, approve, or deny applications for placement of commemorative works on public space in the District;\n(2)\nReview each application for placement of a commemorative work on public space in the District, by considering: the appropriateness of the location, subject matter, and design of the commemorative work, including the aesthetic, environmental, traffic and parking, and financial impacts of the proposal upon the surrounding community and the District; and the sufficiency of the sponsor to fund the construction and maintenance of the commemorative work;\n(3)\nRefer each application for a commemorative work on public space in the District for review and comments by affected advisory neighborhood commissions, by affected District agencies and public utilities, by the Commission on Fine Arts if required by law, by the National Capital Planning Commission if required by law, and by the National Capital Memorial Commission; and\n(4)\nRecommend to the Mayor and the Council a disposition of each application for placement of a commemorative work on public space in the District.\n\n(b)\nThe recommendations of the Committee shall not be inconsistent with:\n(1)\nThe Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital (10 DCMR);\n(2)\nThe District of Columbia Home Rule Act;\n(3)\nThe Zoning Regulations of the District of Columbia (11 DCMR); and\n(4)\nThe Public Space and Safety Regulations of the District of Columbia (24 DCMR).","path":["Title 9. Transportation Systems.","Chapter 2. Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures.","Subchapter IV. Public Space Names and Commemorative Works.","Part B. Commemorative Works."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/9-204.13","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e34b0d31036ada3479cf6f69056c5dc3003ee9ea66ead4d2274805b8b4dce2fb","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-204.12","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-204.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}