§ 9-203.01Title 9
Scope of Mayor’s authority.
The Mayor may open, extend, widen, or straighten: Any street to conform with the highway plan; or Any minor street or alley, upon the petition of the owners of more than 1/2 of the property fronting on the proposed street or alley, or when the Mayor finds that the public interest would be served best by the action.
Annotations
Mar. 10, 1983, D.C. Law 4-201, § 301, 30 DCR 148 Delegation of authority under Law 4-201, see Mayor’s Order 83-139, May 26, 1983. 1981 Ed., § 7-441. This section is referenced in § 6-403 and § 9-203.02. Public ways, streets and alleys on recorded plats, see § 1-1314.
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