ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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To order, on an emergency basis, the closing of a portion of an alley in Square 2873 abutting
Lots 1106 and 1112 in Ward 1 to establish a 25-foot-wide building restriction line on the
closed alley area and to dedicate a portion of Lot 1112 for public street purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
act may be cited as the “Howard East Towers Alley Closing and Street Dedication Emergency
Act of 2023”.
Sec. 2 (a) Pursuant to section 404 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.04), and the Street and Alley
Closing and Acquisition Procedures Act of 1982, effective March 10, 1983 (D.C. Law 4-201;
D.C. Official Code § 9-201.01 et seq.) (“Act”), the Council finds that a portion of the public
alley in Square 2873, as shown on the Surveyor’s plat in S.O. 22-03181, is unnecessary for alley
purposes and orders it closed, with title to the land to vest as shown on the Surveyor’s plat.
(b) There is established a 25-foot-wide building restriction line, in the area of the closed
alley, that extends continuously the building restriction line already existing along W Street,
NW.
(c) Pursuant to sections 302 and 401 of the Act (D.C. Official Code §§ 9-203.02 and 9-
204.01), and notwithstanding the requirements set forth in sections 303, 304, and 421 of the Act
(D.C. Official Code §§ 9-203.03, 9-203.04, and 9-204.21), the Council accepts the dedication of
a portion of Lot 1112 in Square 2873 for public street purposes and designates the dedicated land
as 9th Street, NW, as shown on the Surveyor’s plat filed under S.O. 22-03181.
Sec. 3. The ordering of the alley closure, establishment of a 25-foot-wide building
restriction line, and acceptance of the dedication and designation set forth in section 2 are
contingent upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the official file for S.O. 22-03181
prior to the recordation of the plat by the Surveyor.
Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact
statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved
October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).
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Sec. 5. Effective date.
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of a veto by
the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer
than 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in
section 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87
Stat. 788; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)).
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Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
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Mayor
District of Columbia
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