Closing of a Portion of a Public Alley in Square 3524, S.O. 23-06402, Act of 2025
This bill proposes closing a section of a public alley in Square 3524, Ward 5, to enable the development of 27 new residential units (including two-family townhouses and single-family homes). The closure requires the property owner to pay $4,265 for removing street lighting and obtain District Department of Transportation approval for tree protection. The Council must approve the closure, and the bill is structured as an Emergency Act to take effect within 90 days. The land from the closed alley would become the property of the owner of Lot 53 in Square 3524.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Oct 2025
Council Passage
Nov 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Jun 27, 2025
Signed Feb 27, 2026
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The bill was finalized and enrolled, meaning it is ready for the Mayor's signature. The text was slightly cleaned up to remove redundant phrasing, such as 'Public Alley' appearing twice in the title, and minor formatting adjustments were made to the header and footer sections.
TECHNICAL
Removed redundant wording in the bill title and updated the fiscal impact statement reference to explicitly mention the official file for the survey number.
Adjusted the layout and spacing of the header and signature pages to match the standard enrolled format.
Floor votes · Council Nov 4, 2025
How they voted
13–0
Passed
Total votes 13
Nov 4, 2025
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
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All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Nov 4, 2025
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (13-0)
council
Oct 21, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee Mark-up of B26-0311 by the Committee of the Whole
legislature
Jul 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee of the Whole
legislature
Jun 27, 2025
Introduced
B26-0311 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Phil Mendelson
DDemocratic
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