District of Columbia Code
Chapter 12 - Business and Economic Development
Subchapter VIII - Business Improvement Districts

Part A - General

§ 2–1215.01. Findings and purpose - (a) The Council finds that: (1) Business Improvement Districts will...

§ 2–1215.02. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Adjoining...

§ 2–1215.03. BID formation - Each BID shall be organized as a nonprofit corporation under...

§ 2–1215.04. Establishment of Business Improvement District - (a) To establish a BID with respect to any area,...

§ 2–1215.05. Review of application - (a) The Mayor shall have 15 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays,...

§ 2–1215.06. Hearing - (a) The Mayor shall hold a public hearing within 45...

§ 2–1215.07. Board of Directors; officers; qualifications; expenses - (a) The powers of each BID corporation shall be vested...

§ 2–1215.08. Bylaws and articles of incorporation; amendments - (a) The Board of each BID corporation shall govern the...

§ 2–1215.09. Expanding the geographic area of a BID - (a) Except as provided in § 2-1215.09a, an established BID...

§ 2–1215.09a. Adjacent or abutting properties - (a) An owner of an adjacent or abutting property may...

§ 2–1215.09b. Expanding the taxable real property within a BID - (a) An established BID may only expand categories of taxable...

§ 2–1215.09c. Expanding the taxable real property within a BID for newly enacted BIDs - (a) A BID established after February 26, 2015, may only...

§ 2–1215.10. Meetings of members and the Board - (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, meetings of...

§ 2–1215.11. Voting - (a) The articles of incorporation shall provide that each member...

§ 2–1215.12. Books, minutes, and records; inspection; accounts; budgets - (a) The BID’s treasurer shall keep detailed records of the...

§ 2–1215.13. Annual report of BID corporation - (a) The Board of each BID corporation shall file an...

§ 2–1215.14. Liability - (a) The District shall not be liable or responsible in...

§ 2–1215.15. Collection and disbursement of BID taxes - (a) Within 10 days of its date of registration, and...

§ 2–1215.16. Additional authority and duties of BIDs; dispute resolution - (a) A BID’s authority shall include any powers possessed by...

§ 2–1215.17. Civil action for BID taxes - (a) The BID corporation through its counsel may file suit...

§ 2–1215.18. Term of BID; extension; termination and dissolution - (a)(1) Each BID shall have an initial term that shall...

§ 2–1215.19. Prohibited acts - No BID corporation shall engage in the financial support of...

§ 2–1215.20. Maintenance of base level of city services - (a) The District government shall not eliminate or reduce the...

§ 2–1215.21. Exempt property owners; BID membership - The District government, the federal government, or any property owner...

§ 2–1215.22. Rulemaking - Pursuant to Chapter 5 of this title, the Mayor is...

Part B - BID Formations

§ 2–1215.51. Downtown BID - (a) The formation of the Downtown BID, which shall include...

§ 2–1215.52. Golden Triangle BID - (a) The formation of the Golden Triangle BID, which shall...

§ 2–1215.53. Georgetown BID - (a) The formation of the Georgetown BID, which shall include...

§ 2–1215.54. Capitol Hill BID - (a) The formation of the Capitol Hill BID, which shall...

§ 2–1215.55. Mount Vernon Triangle BID - (a) The formation of the Mount Vernon Triangle BID, which...

§ 2–1215.56. Adams Morgan BID - (a) Subject to review and approval by the Mayor under...

§ 2–1215.57. NoMa Improvement Association BID - (a) Subject to review and approval by the Mayor under...

§ 2–1215.58. Capitol Riverfront BID - (a) Subject to review and approval by the Mayor under...

§ 2–1215.59. Anacostia BID - (a) Subject to review and approval by the Mayor under...

§ 2–1215.60. Southwest BID - (a) Subject to the requirements of §§ 2-1215.05 and 2-1215.06,...

§ 2–1215.61. Dupont Circle BID - (a) Subject to review and approval by the Mayor pursuant...

Part C - Application of Law

§ 2–1215.71. Establishment of BIDs not limited - The listing of specifically authorized BIDs in part B of...