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1 A BILL
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3 24-301
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6 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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11 To amend the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Act of 1975 to transfer
12 responsibility for the Mayor to provide certain notices to Advisory Neighborhood
13 Commissions, from Chapter 28 of Title 47 to the Advisory Neighborhood
14 Commissions Act of 1975; to amend the Sustainable Solid Waste Management
15 Amendment Act of 2014 to transfer responsibility for a person or entity granted a
16 basic business license for a special event to provide infrastructure onsite for the
17 separation and recycling of recyclable waste and to prohibit the issuance of
18 license shall to any waste tire generator that fails to provide the Mayor with
19 certain information concerning waste tires at the site, from Chapter 28 of Title 47
20 to the Sustainable Solid Waste Management Amendment Act of 2014; to amend
21 the Drug-Related Nuisance Abatement Act of 1998 to transfer responsibility for
22 the Mayor to suspend or revoke licenses of a licensee who knowingly has
23 permitted on the licensed premises certain offenses related to controlled
24 substances, drug paraphernalia, an act of prostitution, and consumption of
25 marijuana in public space, from Chapter 28 of Title 47 to the Drug-Related
26 Nuisance Abatement Act of 1998; to amend Chapter 28 of Title 47 to reduce the
27 number of basic business license categories and thereby simplify the licensing
28 process, to lower initial license fees, to allow for an exemption from fees for
29 businesses with under $10,000 in annual revenue, to establish a progressive fee
30 structure based on revenue, to set-up a clearer process for business licensing by
31 removing outdated and duplicative requirements, and to allow DCRA flexibility
32 to implement policies and procedures as necessary to serve better the Districts
33 business community; to amend the Department of For-Hire Vehicles
34 Establishment Act of 1985 to transfer responsibility certain licensing and other
35 requirements, from Chapter 28 of Title 47 to the Department of For-Hire Vehicles
36 Establishment Act of 1985; and to transfer the establishment of the MPD
37 Overtime Reimbursement Fund, from Chapter 28 of Title 47 to a freestanding bill.
38 BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
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39 act may be cited as the Business and Entrepreneurship Support to Thrive Amendment Act of
40 2021.
41 Sec. 2. Section 13 of the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Act of 1975, effective
42 October 10, 1975 (D.C. Law 1-21; D.C. Official Code 1-309.10), is amended by adding a new
43 subsection (q) to read as follows:
44 (q)(1)(A) If an objection to the granting of a license or a license renewal for a theater,
45 cinema, skating rink, dance hall, exhibition, lecture, or other entertainment is filed by a resident
46 or owner of a residential property within 600 feet of the boundary lines of the lot upon which is
47 situated the establishment for which the license is requested, no final action shall be taken by the
48 Mayor until the resident or owner has an opportunity to be heard, under the rules and regulations
49 to be issued by the Mayor.
50 (B) Upon such objection, a hearing shall be held by the Mayor to
51 determine the following:
52 (i) The effect of the establishment on the peace, order, and quiet
53 of the neighborhood or portion of the District of Columbia; and
54 (ii) The effect of the establishment on the residential parking
55 needs and vehicular and pedestrian safety of the neighborhood.
56 (C) The Mayor shall rule on the application within 30 days of the
57 hearing.
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58 (D) Any applicant who holds a valid class C or D license issued pursuant
59 to Chapter 1 of Title 25 of the D.C. Official Code shall be exempt from the provisions of
60 paragraph (1) of this subsection..
61 (2) Once a hearing is scheduled pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, the
62 Mayor shall give 30-days notice by mail to the Advisory Neighborhood Commission in which
63 the theater, cinema, skating rink, dance hall, exhibition, lecture, or other entertainment licensee
64 proposes to be located. The notice shall:
65 (A) Contain the name of the applicant and a description, by street and
66 number, or other plain designation, of the particular location for which the license is requested;
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68 (B) State that any resident or owner of residential property within 600
69 feet of the boundary lines of the lot upon which is situated the establishment for which the
70 license is requested who objects to the granting of the license is entitled to be heard before the
71 granting of the license and the notice shall name the time and place of the hearing.
72 (3) Once a hearing is scheduled pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, the
73 applicant shall post 2 notices for a period of 4 weeks in conspicuous places on the outside of the
74 premises. The notices shall:
75 (A) State that any resident or owner of residential property within 600
76 feet of the boundary lines of the lot upon which is situated the establishment for which the
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77 license is requested who objects to the license is entitled to be heard before the granting of the
78 license; and
79 (B) State the same time and place for the hearing as set out in the notice
80 mailed and published by the Mayor.
81 Sec. 3. The Sustainable Solid Waste Management Amendment Act of 2014, effective
82 February 26, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-154; D.C. Official Code 8-1031.01 et seq.), is amended as
83 follows:
84 (a) Section 103 (D.C. Official Code 8-1031.03) is amended by adding a new subsection
85 (g) to read as follows:
86 (g)(1) A person or entity granted a basic business license for a special event for which
87 100 or more attendees are anticipated, shall provide infrastructure onsite for the separation and
88 recycling of recyclable waste generated at the event.
89 (2) A license holder who violates paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be
90 subject to a fine of up to $ 5,000 per day.
91 (b) A new section 103c is added to read as follows.
92 Sec. 103c. Collection, storage, and processing of waste tires.
93 (a) No license shall be issued to any waste tire generator that fails to provide the Mayor
94 with information concerning the sites location, size, and the approximate number of waste tires
95 that have been accumulated at the site, which may not exceed 500.
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96 (b)(1) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 2 of Title 5, section 2-501 et seq.,
97 shall issue rules pertaining to the collection and storage of waste tires, which shall include:
98 (A) A prohibition on outdoor storage of waste tires;
99 (B) Methods of collection, storage, and processing of waste tires; and
100 (C) Record-keeping procedures for waste tire generators.
101 (2) The methods of collection, storage, and processing of waste tires shall
102 consider the general location of waste tires being stored with regard to property boundaries and
103 buildings, pest control, accessibility by firefighting equipment, and other considerations as they
104 relate to public health and safety.
105 (3) The record-keeping procedures for waste tire generators shall include the
106 source and number or weight of tires received and the destination and number of tires or weight
107 of tires or tire pieces shipped or otherwise disposed of. The records shall be maintained for at
108 least 3 years following the end of the calendar year of such activity. Record keeping shall not be
109 required for any charitable, fraternal, or other type of nonprofit organization or association that
110 conducts programs that result in the voluntary cleanup of land or water resources, or collection
111 for disposal of waste tires.
112 (c) For the purposes of this section, the term:
113 (1) Waste tire means any automobile, motorcycle, heavy equipment, or truck
114 tire stored or offered for sale by a waste tire generator or otherwise retained by a waste tire
115 generator after having replaced a customers tire with a new or used tire.
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116 (2) Waste tire generator means any person who buys, sells, or stores new or
117 used tires for use on automobiles, motorcycles, heavy equipment, or trucks and which retains any
118 of the customers used tires after replacement..
119 Sec. 4. The Drug-Related Nuisance Abatement Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999
120 (D.C. Law 12-194; D.C. Official Code 42-3101 et seq.), is amended by adding a new section
121 15a to read as follows:
122 Sec. 15a. Suspension or revocation of licenses.
123 (a)(1) In accordance with section 109 of the District of Columbia Administrative
124 Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1208; D.C. Official 2-509), the Mayor
125 shall revoke the license of any licensee who knowingly has permitted on the licensed premises:
126 (A) The illegal sale, negotiation for sale, or use of any controlled
127 substance as that term is defined in the District of Columbia Uniform Controlled Substances Act
128 of 1981, effective August 5, 1981 (D.C. Law 4-29; D.C. Official Code 48-901.01 et seq.), or
129 the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, approved October 27, 1970 (84 Stat. 1243; 21 U.S.C.
130 801 et seq.);
131 (B) The possession, other than for personal use, sale, or negotiation for
132 sale of drug paraphernalia in violation of the Drug Paraphernalia Act of 1982, effective
133 September 17, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-149; D.C. Official Code 48-1101 et seq.);
134 (C) An act of prostitution as defined in section 2(3) of the Control of
135 Prostitution and Sale of Controlled Substances in Public Places Criminal Control Act of 1981,
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136 effective December 10, 1981 (D.C. Law 4-57; D.C. Official Code 22-2701.01(3)), or any act
137 that violates any provision of sections 1 through 12 of An Act For the Suppression of prostitution
138 in the District of Columbia, approved August 15, 1935 (49 Stat. 651; D.C. Official Code 22-
139 2701 through 22-2712); or
140 (D) Conduct that violates section 301(a) of the Marijuana Possession
141 Decriminalization Amendment Act of 2014, effective July 17, 2014 (D.C. Law 20-126; D.C.
142 Official Code 48-911.01(a)). In addition, the Mayor shall revoke any certificate of occupancy or
143 permit associated with the specific address or unit, whichever is more specific, of the holder of a
144 certificate of occupancy or permit who knowingly permits a violation of section 301(a) of the
145 Marijuana Possession Decriminalization Amendment Act of 2014, effective July 17, 2014 (D.C.
146 Law 20-126; D.C. Official Code 48-911.01(a)), to occur at the specific address or unit
147 identified in the certificate of occupancy or permit.
148 (2) The Mayor, by rule, shall establish costs and fines to cover revocation of any
149 license revoked pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection.
150 (b)(1) In addition to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and paragraph (2) of
151 this subsection, the Mayor, notwithstanding section 104(a)(1) of the Department of Consumer
152 and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985, effective October 5, 1985 (D.C. Law 6-42;
153 D.C. Official Code 2-1801.04(a)(1)), may take the following actions against any licensee, or
154 agent or employee of a licensee, that, with or without the appropriate license required under this
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155 chapter, engages in the purchase, sale, exchange, or any other form of commercial transaction
156 involving used goods or merchandise that are knowingly stolen:
157 (A) The Mayor, for the first violation of this paragraph:
158 (i) Shall issue a fine in the amount of $2,500; and
159 (ii) May seal the licensees premises for up to 96 hours without a
160 prior hearing.
161 (B) The Mayor, for the second violation of this paragraph:
162 (i) Shall issue a fine in the amount of $5,000;
163 (ii) May seal the licensees premises for up to 96 hours without a
164 prior hearing; and
165 (iii)(I) Shall, within 30 days of the issuance of a fine, require the
166 licensee to submit a remediation plan approved by the Mayor, in consultation with the Chief of
167 Police, that contains the licensees plan to prevent any future recurrence of purchasing, selling,
168 exchanging, or otherwise transacting stolen goods and acknowledgment that a subsequent
169 occurrence of engaging in prohibited activities may result in the revocation of all licenses issued
170 to the licensee pursuant to Chapter 28 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code.
171 (II) If the licensee fails to submit a remediation plan in
172 accordance with this sub-subparagraph, or if the Mayor rejects the licensees remediation plan,
173 the Mayor shall provide written notice to the licensee of the Mayors intent to suspend all
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174 licenses issued to the licensee pursuant to Chapter 28 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia
175 Official Code for an additional 30 days.
176 (C) The Mayor, for the third violation of this paragraph:
177 (i) Shall issue a fine in the amount of $10,000;
178 (ii) May seal the licensees premises for up to 96 hours without a
179 prior hearing; and
180 (iii) Shall provide written notice to the licensee of the Mayors
181 intent to permanently revoke all licenses issued to the licensee pursuant to Chapter 28 of Title 47
182 of the District of Columbia Official Code.
183 (2) In addition to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and paragraph
184 (1) of this subsection, the Mayor or the Chief of Police, notwithstanding section 104(a)(1) of the
185 Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985, effective October
186 5, 1985 (D.C. Law 6-42; D.C. Official Code 2-1801.04(a)(1)), may take the following actions
187 against, or impose the following requirements upon, any licensee, or agent or employee of a
188 licensee, that knowingly engages or attempts to engage in the purchase, sale, exchange, or any
189 other form of commercial transaction involving a synthetic drug, including the possession of
190 multiple units of a synthetic drug:
191 (A) For the first violation of this paragraph:
192 (i) The Mayor shall issue a fine in the amount of $10,000;
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193 (ii) The Mayor may issue a notice to revoke all licenses issued to
194 the licensee pursuant to Chapter 28 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code; and
195 (iii)(I) The Chief of Police, after a determination by the Mayor in
196 accordance with section 106(a) of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil
197 Infractions Act of 1985, effective March 8, 1991 (D.C. Law 8-237; D.C. Official Code 2-
198 1801.06(a)), shall seal the licensees premises, or a portion of the premises, for up to 96 hours
199 without a prior hearing;
200 (II) Within 14 days after a licensees premises is sealed
201 under sub-sub-subparagraph (I) of this sub-subparagraph, the Mayor shall require the licensee to
202 submit a remediation plan to the Director of the Department of Licensing and Consumer
203 Protection that contains the licensees plan to prevent any future recurrence of purchasing,
204 selling, exchanging, or otherwise transacting any synthetic drug and acknowledgment that a
205 subsequent occurrence of engaging in prohibited activities may result in the revocation of all
206 licenses issued to the licensee pursuant to Chapter 28 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia
207 Official Code.
208 (III) If the licensee fails to submit a remediation plan in
209 accordance with this sub-subparagraph, or if the Mayor, in consultation with the Chief of Police,
210 rejects the licensees remediation plan, the Mayor shall provide written notice to the licensee of
211 the defects in any rejected remediation plan and the Mayors intent to revoke all licenses issued
212 to the licensee pursuant to Chapter 28 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code.
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213 (IV) If the licensee cures the defects in a rejected
214 remediation plan, the Mayor may suspend any action to revoke any license of the licensee issued
215 pursuant to Chapter 28 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code.
216 (V) The Mayor shall notify the Office of the Attorney
217 General upon sealing a licensees premises or a portion of the premises.
218 (B) For any subsequent violation of this paragraph:
219 (i) The Mayor shall issue a fine in the amount of $20,000; and
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