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Not from what I can tell. (I just found the pdf.)

I have no problem with the items you listed except for the stuff that should be enforced by HPO, DCRA, and DDOT's public space branch which shouldn't go on the VA. But #1 through #4 in your list are all fine, and the sorts of things that could go on a standard form VA.

And that's why if the ANCs stepped up to the plate, they could enforce that only the right things went into a 'standard form VA' for each neighborhood (and sub-neighborhood ... like 17th Street.) And they could even tweak it to address concerns maybe very specific to a specific case. And we wouldn't even need to change any laws since the law already says the ANCs are supposed to get 'great weight'.

Now, would it require stepping up enforcement of existing laws and regs? You betcha ... We'd need to be sure HPO (or maybe DCRA) enforced the rule on using umbrellas and the like on public space to be sold to advertizers as advertizing space. We'd need to enforce the law that says ANCs must be given great weight. But enforcement is a separate issue ... one which needs to be addressed else we're just wasting our time with any of the 'solutions' we come up with if there's never a mechanism for enforcement.

by Lance on Dec 1, 2010 1:16 pm • link • report