The proposed regulations consolidate all of the District’s rules pertaining to outdoor signage in one new title of the District’s Municipal Regulations, Title 13. The regulations explain the requirements for posting and, if necessary, obtaining a permit to post signs on either private property or in the public space.

The proposed Title 13 of the DC Municipal Regulations is organized so that rules that address specific types of outdoor signage are grouped in the same chapter. For example, regulations regarding signs on public space are in their own chapter, separate from the chapter for signs on private property.  

For each type of sign requiring a permit, the proposed regulations clarify which District agencies will be involved in the permit submission, review, approval, and issuance process, as well as which agency will be responsible for enforcement of the regulations.

Comments to the proposed sign regulations can be submitted by email to policy.ddot@dc.gov or mailed to Alice Kelly, Manager, Policy Branch, Policy, Planning & Sustainability Administration, District Department of Transportation, 55 M Street, SE, Fifth Floor, Washington, D.C. 20003.