District Of Columbia § 9-203.04 - Minor streets.
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§ 9-203.04. Minor streets.
9-203.04Except as provided in and (c), and any regulations issued pursuant to or (c), in any 1 block length, a minor street shall be 75 feet wide, though land may be acquired at a width of 55 feet with building restriction lines set 10 feet back on both sides of the street lines.
Annotations
Section 2 of provided that the Council accepts the dedication of land and approves the establishment of building restriction lines necessary to create a minor street in Square 5969 near Mississippi Avenue, S.E., and 4th Street, S.E., as shown on the Surveyor’s plat filed under S.O. 92-124.
Approval of new streets or alleys: Section 3 of provided that the Council accepted the dedication of land for minor streets in Squares 5041 and 5056; approved the set-aside of portions of public alleys for minor streets in Squares 5041 and 5056, as shown on the Surveyor’s plat filed under S.O. 88-212; approved the set-aside of a portion of Grant Street, N.E., for Parkside Place, N.E., as shown on the Surveyor’s plat filed under S.O. 88-212; and approved the establishment of building restriction lines for minor streets in Squares 5041 and 5056, as shown on the Surveyor’s plat filed under S.O. 88-212.
Creation of street: Section 2 of provided that pursuant to the Council of the District of Columbia accepts the dedication of land and approves the establishment of building restriction lines necessary to create a minor street in Square 4325 connecting 31st Place, N.E., and Fort Lincoln Drive, N.E., in Fort Lincoln New Town, as shown in the Surveyor’s plat filed under S.O. 85-189.
Approval of new streets or alleys: Section 2 of provided that the Council accepts the dedication of land and approves the establishment of building restriction lines necessary to create minor streets within Lot 2 in Square 5957, as shown on the Surveyor’s plat filed under S.O. 89-276, upon the filing of certain covenants in the Recorder of Deeds Division. Section 4(b) of provided that if the covenant required by § 2 of the act is not filed within 2 years of October 2, 1990, the act shall expire.
Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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