The Council shall not name any alley in the District of Columbia except when the alley provides the only access to a residential or commercial property, and except when the Council designates a symbolic name for the alley pursuant to § 9-204.03a.
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(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.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 7-453.
1981 Ed., § 7-453.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 4-201, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 9-201.01.
Law 11-236, the “Naming of Public Spaces Amendment Act of 1996,” was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 11-565, which was referred to the Committee on Public Works and the Environment. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on November 7, 1996, and December 3, 1996, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on December 24, 1996, it was assigned Act No. 11-496 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 11-236 became effective on April 9, 1997.