DCRA Closed on Labor Day | No Construction Allowed

No Construction Allowed on Holidays

Construction is not permitted on federal and District Government holidays. On Labor Day, Monday, September 3, 2018, all 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

DCRA Closed on Labor Day

In observance of Labor Day, the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) will be closed on Monday, September 3, 2018.

Construction is also prohibited on these upcoming holidays:

• Columbus Day - Monday, October 8, 2018
• Monday, November 12, 2018: Veterans Day*
• Thursday, November 22, 2018: Thanksgiving Day 
• Tuesday, December 25, 2018: Christmas Day

*The legal public holiday is Sunday, but will be observed on the following Monday

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 and portals, enabling customers to Skip the Trip to our offices and conduct DCRA business 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Our online services include:

• Online Appointment Scheduling System
• Online Construction Permit Intake (OCPI) 2.0 
• DC Property & Building Permit Center
• Property Information Verification System (PIVS) 2.0
• Permit Application Q-Tracker
• Preliminary Design Review Meetings (PDRM)
• DC Business Portal
• Document Management
• DCRA Dashboards
• DCRA Data Connect 
• ProjectDox
• 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.