DCRA Closed & No Construction Allowed Today | January 1, 2020

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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. No Construction Allowed on Holidays Construction is not permitted on federal and District Government holidays. In observance of New Year's Day, construction work, for which a permit is required, is illegal and could result in a Stop Work Order and may be subject to fines.   For more information: Visit our Illegal Construction website View our Illegal Construction FAQs  Please report illegal construction to the District's 311 system. You can report your service request by either calling 311, visiting the 311.dc.gov, using the mobile app (DC311), using the online live chat feature during standard business hours, texting DC311, or tweeting to @311dcgov.  In Case of an Emergency If a critical issue comes up during non-business hours, such as building issues posing a risk to the public, please contact Homeland Security at (202) 727-6161 to reach a DCRA Duty Officer. These building issues include:  Fire-Structural or habitability assessment Structural collapse risk to public/other structures (i.e. vehicles impacting buildings) Weather damage Building habitability Inspection for reconnection of utilities Closed for New Year's Day In observance of New Year's Day, today, January 1, 2020, the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) will be closed. Construction is prohibited in the District on New Year's Day.  DCRA is closed and construction is also prohibited on the following 2020 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday - Monday, January 20, 2020  Washington's Birthday - Monday, February 17, 2020  DC Emancipation Day - Thursday, April 16, 2020  Memorial Day - Monday, May 25, 2020 Independence Day - Friday, July 3, 2020 Labor Day - Monday, September 7, 2020 Indigenous Peoples' Day - Monday, October 12, 2020 Veterans Day - Wednesday, November 11, 2020 Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, November 26, 2020 Christmas Day - Friday, December 25, 2020 DCRA Online Services Customers are encouraged to plan ahead for services requiring an in-person visit as we may experience a high volume of customers during the business days before and after a holiday closing.  DCRA has many online services, tools and resources, enabling customers to skip the trip to our offices and conduct DCRA business 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Some of our online services include: Submit an Inquiry to DCRA Schedule an Appointment Online Start, Grow, and Maintain a Business Check your Building Application Status Apply, Pay and Receive Construction Permits File Your Permit Drawings Online/ProjectDox Track a Current Permit Application in Queue Get a Supplemental Building Permit Apply for a Shop Drawing Verify or Research Property Information Look up Permits, Permit Plans & Application Records Search for Digital Land Records Register a Vacant Property Notify Your Neighbor of Construction Next Door Request a Preliminary Design Review Meetings (PDRM) Track Agency Performance And More DCRA supports a thriving community of residents, businesses, and visitors through diligent protection of health and safety and equitable administration of regulation and compliance in our District. For more information, visit dcra.dc.gov and be sure to like DCRA on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.  Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs  1100 4th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024 ǀ 202.442.4400 ǀ dcra.dc.gov SUBSCRIBER PREFERENCES: Manage Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help  |  Contact Us

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