ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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To amend, on an emergency basis, due to congressional review, the Construction Codes
Approval and Amendments Act of 1986 to require a property owner, contractor, or person
applying for specific permits for construction work to demonstrate that his or her
insurance will insure adjacent property owners for loss or damage that arises out of the
proposed construction work.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
act may be cited as the “Protecting Adjacent and Adjoining Property Owners from Construction
Damage Second Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2024”.
Sec. 2. Section 6a(a)(2A) of the Co- nstruction Codes Approval and Amendments Act of
1986, effective April 20, 1999 (D.C. Law 12- 261; D.C. Official Code § 6-1405.01(a)(2A)), is
amended as follows:
(a) Subparagraph (B) is amended to read as follows:
“(B) The following permits shall require insurance pursuant to
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph; provided, that the requirements shall only apply to permits
issued 90 days after the adoption of emergency or final rules issued by the Mayor pursuant to
subparagraph (E) of this paragraph:
“(i) An addition, alteration, and repair permit pursuant to which the
applicant will be engaging in construction at the property line or on the party wall of an adjacent
or adjoining property, or any construction activity for which a permit listed under sub-
subparagraph (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), or (viii) of this subparagraph would otherwise be required;
“(ii) An alteration and repair permit pursuant to which the
applicant will be engaging in underpinning, construction at the property line or on the party wall
of an adjacent or adjoining property, or any construction activity for which a permit listed under
sub-subparagraph (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), or (viii) of this subparagraph would otherwise be
required;
“(iii) A foundation permit;
“(iv) A demolition permit;
“(v) An excavation permit;
“(vi) A new building permit;
“(vii) A raze permit; and
“(viii) A sheeting and shoring permit.”. ENROLLED ORIGINAL
(b) Subparagraph (D)(i) is amended to read as follows:
“(i) “Adjacent property” means any privately held real property
(all or a portion thereof) within 30 feet of a property line of the real property for which the
permit is applied.”.
(c) Subparagraph (E) is amended to read as follows:
“(E) The Mayor shall issue rules to implement this paragraph, pursuant to
the authority provided in section 10.”.
Sec. 3. Applicability date.
This act shall apply as of November 21, 2024.
Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact
statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved
October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1- 301.47a).
Sec. 5. Effective date.
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of a veto by
the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer
than 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in
section 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87
Stat. 788; D.C. Official Code § 1- 204.12(a)).
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Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
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Mayor
District of Columbia