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D.C. Council trims streetery fees, clarifies exemptions and adds reapplication requirement
Summary
The Council approved emergency and temporary measures reducing streetery fees and delaying enforcement while allowing targeted exemptions; a Pinto amendment requires exception holders to reapply for public-space review every two years to permit community input.
The D.C. Council on Dec. 2 approved emergency and temporary changes to the city’s streetery program that reduce permit costs and add procedural checks for businesses approved to operate in public space.
Council member Charles Allen, who led discussion of the measure, said the emergency reduces the public-space rental fee from $20 per square foot to $15 and delays DDOT enforcement until Jan. 15, 2026. "First, the emergency reduces the public space rental fee from $20 per square foot to $15 per square foot," Allen said, framing the change as a…
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