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B26-0516 • 2025

Streatery Program Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Streatery Program Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Housing
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Allen
Last action
2026-01-02
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on how many businesses will benefit from reduced fees or waived requirements, leaving this as an unknown.

Streatery Program Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This act reduces fees for businesses participating in the Streatery Program, sets a start date for enforcing guidelines, and allows certain program requirements to be waived under specific conditions.

What This Bill Does

  • Reduces annual public space rental fees for streatery permits to $15 per square foot.
  • Sets January 15, 2026, as the start date for enforcing Streatery Guidelines or applicable rules.
  • Allows the Public Space Committee to grant waivers on certain program requirements if such waivers do not create an undue risk.
  • Requires streatery permit holders who received exceptions to apply for permit renewals through the Public Space Committee every two years.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Businesses participating in the Streatery Program
  • The District of Columbia government and its agencies

Terms To Know

Streatery
A type of outdoor dining area that uses public space.
Public Space Committee
An entity within the District government responsible for managing and regulating the use of public spaces.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act expires on March 19, 2026.
  • It is not clear how many businesses will benefit from reduced fees or waived requirements.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0233 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000059, Expires on Mar 19, 2026

  2. 2025-12-22 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  3. 2025-12-19 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0233, Expires on Mar 19, 2026

  4. 2025-12-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Dec 29, 2025

  5. 2025-12-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  6. 2025-12-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-12-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0516 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Streatery Program Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-233
INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA.
DECEMBER 19, 2025
Toamend,onanemergencybasis,theDepartmentofTransportationEstablishmentActof2002
toreducethefeesforparticipatingintheStreateryProgram,toestablishastartdatefor
enforcementof theStreateryGuidelinesor applicablerules,to declaretheDistrict’s
policyofpromotingstreateries,toauthorizethePublicSpaceCommitteetograntwaivers
ofcertainprogramrequirements,ifsuchwaiverwouldnotcreatean unduerisk,torequire
a streaterypermitholderthatreceivedan exceptionto applyfora streaterypermit
renewalthroughthePublicSpaceCommitteeevery2years;andtoamendtheBicycle
and PedestrianSafetyAmendment Act of 2016 torequirethatoneof theroadways
selectedtobe a designatedcorridorshallincludethe2000-2400 blocksof 18thStreet,
NW, inWard 1.
BEITENACTEDBY THECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthisactmaybecitedasthe“StreateryProgramEmergencyAmendmentActof2025”.
Sec.2,TheDepartmentofTransportationEstablishmentActof2002,effectiveMay21,
2002(D.C.Law14-137;D.C.OfficialCode§50-921.01etseq.),isamendedbyaddinganewsection9vtoreadasfollows:“Sec.Ov.Streateryprogram.“(a)(1)Theannualpublicspacerentalfeeforastreaterypermitshallbeassessedatno
morethan$15persquarefoot.“(2)DistrictagenciesshallbeginenforcementactivitiesrelatingtononcompliancewiththeStreateryGuidelinesorapplicablerulesnosoonerthanJanuary15,2026.“(b)(1)ItisthepolicyoftheDistricttopromotestreateries,asstreateriesareabeneficialuseofpublicspacethatcreateamorevibrantdiningsceneandsupportlocalbusinesses.“(2)Infurtheranceofthepolicydescribedinparagraph(1)ofthissubsection,thePublicSpaceCommitteemaywaivethefollowingprogramrequirements;provided,thatthewaiverwouldnotcreateanunduerisktopedestriansorotherroadwayusers:“(A)Theminimumrequireddistancebetweenstreateriesandcurbcuts,driveways,alleys,andtrees;

ENROLLED ORIGINAL.
“(B)Theprohibitiononstreateryenclosuresorverticalsupportstructures
thatexceed42 inchesinheight;and
“(C) The maximum seatingcapacityof a streatery.
“(3)A streaterypermitholderthatreceivesanexceptionunderparagraph(2)of
thissubsectionshallapplyforastreaterypermitrenewalthroughthePublicSpaceCommittee
every2years.”.
Sec.3.Section202oftheBicycleandPedestrianSafetyAmendmentActof2016,effectiveMarch21,2025(D.C.Law25-312;D.C.OfficialCode§50-2372),isamendedasfollows:
(a)Subsection(b)isamendedbyaddinganewparagraph(4)toreadasfollows:“(4)Oneoftheroadwaysselectedpursuanttothissubsectionshallincludethe2000-2400blocksof18thStreet,NW,inWard1.”,(b)Subsection(c)isamendedbyaddinganewparagraph(7A)toreadasfollows:“(7A)Recommendationsonthedesignationanddesignofcurbsidespaceforuse
asstreateries,parklets,orotherpublicspaceactivations;”.
Sec.4.Fiscalimpactstatement.TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.5.Effectivedate.
ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection

ENROLLED ORIGINAL.
412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;
D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.12(a)).

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DECEMBER 19, 2025

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