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Councilmember Jack Evans
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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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13To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend section N101 of Title
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12 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations regarding commercial signs.
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RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
17resolution may be cited as the "Signs Appendix Regulation Emergency Declaration Resolution of
182016".
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Sec. 2. (a) Current District of Columbia Municipal Regulations allow for the installation

20of certain commercial signs without permits.

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(b) The Mayor, the Office of the City Administrator, Office of the Attorney General, and

22Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs have expressed concern about the proliferation
23of unregulated commercial signs.
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(c) District of Columbia businesses, in reliance on current permanent District regulations,

25have invested in projects in the District of Columbia that include certain types of signs that are
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(d) Legislation is necessary to address the concerns of government and of businesses that

28have made investments in the District in reliance on District regulations.

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(e) Legislation is also needed to eliminate confusion in the real estate community and

30ensure prompt resolution of regulatory interpretation issues.

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(f) To ensure regulatory clarity, it is critical that legislation be enacted as quickly as

32possible to clarify the regulations regarding commercial signs.

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Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances

34enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Signs
35Appendix Regulation Emergency Amendment Act of 2016 be adopted after a single reading.
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Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.