When an objection is filed with the Mayor as provided for in § 9-202.10, the Mayor shall institute a proceeding in rem in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the closing of the street or alley, or part thereof, and for the ascertainment of damages and the assessment of benefits resulting from the closing. The proceedings shall be conducted in the same manner as proceedings for the condemnation of land for streets and alleys pursuant to Chapter 13 of Title 16. Any damages awarded by the Court shall cover the administrative costs of the proceedings and shall be paid by the applicant for the closing, the applicant having the right, within a reasonable time to be fixed by the Court in its order confirming the verdict, to abandon the proposed closing without being liable for damages ordered by the Court. If no damages are awarded by the Court, the person who filed the objection shall pay the administrative costs of the in rem proceeding.
(Mar. 10, 1983, D.C. Law 4-201, § 211, 30 DCR 148.)
1981 Ed., § 7-431.
This section is referenced in § 9-202.12.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 9 - Transportation Systems
Chapter 2 - Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures
Subchapter II - Street and Alley Closing Procedures
§ 9–202.01. Authority of the Council
§ 9–202.02. Actions required of Mayor prior to consideration of application
§ 9–202.04. Public hearing required
§ 9–202.05. Inapplicability of § 9-202.04
§ 9–202.08. Disposition of property; use of money received therefrom
§ 9–202.09. Approval subject to contingencies; relocation assistance
§ 9–202.10. Required notice of approval to affected property owners
§ 9–202.11. Judicial proceeding upon filing of objection; damages
§ 9–202.12. Recordation of closing act and Surveyor’s plat; effects of recordation
§ 9–202.13. Disposition of closing act and plat
§ 9–202.15. Mayor to issue procedures for review by agencies and public utilities