WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — On Monday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is launching a Pop-Up Permit program to fill vacant storefronts in Downtown D.C.
The Pop-Up Permitting (PUP) pilot program will enable customers to secure a streamlined Certificate of Occupancy for temporary use of a previously vacant building, according to a press release from the Mayor’s Office.
This will allow people to avoid going through the traditional permitting process.
Bowser will announce the program at 11 a.m. at a currently vacant store in the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District.
Officials said that the storefront will be transformed this July for Capital Fringe. Capital Fringe is an annual community-driven arts festival that celebrates cultural democracy, access to art and artistic expression.
The PUP program is part of Bowser’s $2.5 million budget to support pop-up and short-term retail in vacant Downtown spaces.
