B26-0160 • 2025

Closing of a Cul-de-Sac and Dedication of Land for Alley Purposes in Square 4350, S.O. 22-05506, Act of 2025

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Parker
Last action: 2026-01-23
Official status: Official Law
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Closing a Cul-de-Sac and Creating an Alley in Square 4350

This law closes a dead-end street next to Lot 0006 near Douglas Street, NE, so the land can be used as part of an alley.

What This Bill Does

Closes a cul-de-sac in Square 4350 that is next to Lot 0006 and bounded by Douglas Street, NE, in Ward 5.
Dedicates the closed street area for use as an alley based on a map filed under S.O. 22-05506.
Transfers ownership of the land according to how it is shown on that official map.

Who It Names or Affects

Property owners near Lot 0006 and Douglas Street, NE, in Ward 5
The District of Columbia Surveyor's Office

Terms To Know

Cul-de-sac: A street with a dead end where traffic must turn around.
Dedication of land: The legal act of setting aside land for a specific use, such as an alley.

Limits and Unknowns

This law only applies to the area shown on Surveyor's plat S.O. 22-05506.
The closing cannot happen until all conditions in file S.O. 22-05506 are met before the map is recorded.

Bill History

2026-01-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Law L26-0065, Effective from Dec 31, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000598, Expires on Aug 13, 2026
2025-11-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Act A26-0182 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 012850
2025-11-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Congress
2025-11-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0182
2025-11-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Returned from Mayor
2025-10-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Nov 12, 2025
2025-10-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Committee Mark-up of B26-0160 by the Committee of the Whole
2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-07-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Public Hearing on B26-0160 View Public Hearing Record
2025-06-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register
2025-06-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole
2025-03-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0160 Published in the District of Columbia Register
2025-02-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
B26-0160 Introduced by Councilmember Parker at Office of the Secretary
2025-02-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Referred to Committee of the Whole

Official Summary Text

Closing of a Cul-de-Sac and Dedication of Land for Alley Purposes in Square 4350, S.O. 22-05506, Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-182
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NOVEMBER 10, 2025
‘Toapprovetheclosingofa cul-de-sacinSquare4350,abuttingLot0006,andboundedbyDouglasStreet,NE,inWard5.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THEDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
actmay be citedas the“Closingofa Cul-de-Sacin Square4350, $.0. 22-05506,Act of 2025”.
Sec.2.Pursuanttosection404oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.787;D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.04),andconsistentwiththeStreetandAlleyClosingandAcquisitionProceduresActof1982,effectiveMarch10,1983(D.C.Law4-201;D.C.OfficialCode§9-201.01efseq.),theCouncilfindsthecul-de-sacinSquare4350,asshownontheSurveyor’splatfiledunder$.O.22-05506,isunnecessaryforalleypurposesandordersitclosed,withtitletothelandtovestasshownontheSurveyor’splat.
Sec.3.Theclosingofthecul-de-sacdescribedinsection2iscontingentuponthesatisfactionofallconditionssetforthintheofficialfilefor$.O.22-05506priortothe
recordationoftheplatbytheSurveyor.
Sec.4,Fiscalimpactstatement.
TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementinthecommitteereportasthefiscal
impactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approved October 16,2006 (120 Stat.2038; D.C. OfficialCode § 1-301.47a).
Sec.5.Effectivedate.
ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobythe
Mayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreview
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
asprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember
24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-206.02(6)(1)).
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