{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-425.03","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 9-425.03","heading":"Exemptions.","body":"(a)\nThe District Department of Transportation may be exempted from the requirements of this subchapter upon a written determination by the Director of the District Department of Transportation (“Director”) that it is impractical or unnecessary to install a sidewalk because:\n(1)\nThe physical site conditions would make it unduly expensive to construct the sidewalk;\n(2)\nThe sidewalk would not be used by pedestrians;\n(3)\nThe Director certifies that, due to the specific nature or design of the road segment under consideration, pedestrian travel can be safely accommodated without sidewalks, including travel by children and people with disabilities; or\n(4)\nThere would be damage to park land by the construction of the sidewalk on park land, or the District would be required to acquire an easement or property interest to establish the sidewalk.\n\n(b)\nThe written determination required in subsection (a) of this section shall be posted on the District Department of Transportation website and made available to the Council and the affected Advisory Neighborhood Commissions.","path":["Title 9. Transportation Systems.","Chapter 4. Street Repair and Construction.","Subchapter III-A. Sidewalk Installation, Safety, and Accessibility."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/9-425.03","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"2c2815bff9e18e6429d6f16ba7b2d08bc87e159bc6c055211f50cbebf8ba9243","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-425.02","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-431.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}