(a) An alley that does not provide the primary access to a residential or commercial property shall not be designated with an official name.
(b) The designation of an alley with an official name or symbolic name shall not constitute a change to its status as an alley, and shall not authorize the addition of any District services to the alley or structures abutting the alley.
(c) An official name of an alley shall conclude with the term "Alley" or "Court".
(d) For the purposes of this section, the naming of an alley shall apply to the passageway within a square, unless the Council specifically provides otherwise in legislation.
(Mar. 10, 1983, D.C. Law 4-201, § 403, 30 DCR 148; Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-236, § 2(a), 44 DCR 917; Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-161, § 2(c), 63 DCR 10912.)
1981 Ed., § 7-453.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 9 - Transportation Systems
Chapter 2 - Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures
Subchapter IV - Public Space Names and Commemorative Works
Part A - Naming of Public Space
§ 9–204.01. Scope of Council’s authority
§ 9–204.02. System of designations
§ 9–204.04. Duplicative names prohibited
§ 9–204.05. Use of living persons’ names prohibited; use of deceased persons’ names restricted
§ 9–204.06. Extent of name to be used; use on street signs. [Repealed]
§ 9–204.07. Submission of bill to involved advisory neighborhood commission. [Repealed]
§ 9–204.08. Proposal to name or rename to be submitted to affected property owners. [Repealed]