Mar 3, 2025 | Active, Housing, Zoning
The Inclusionary Zoning Program (IZ) requires that most new and some renovated residential developments include a minimum number of affordable units for rent or sale. Those eligible enter a lottery that assigns these units. C100 in testimony on IZ urges its...
Sep 30, 2024 | Active, Housing, Planning, Zoning
Office buildings dominate DC’s Downtown. However, the shift in office habits prompted by the coronavirus pandemic has caused Downtown to be emptier than it was previously. The corresponding decline in the value of office buildings downtown also has affected the...
Jun 12, 2022 | Active, Zoning
So I close with a cautionary note. Be very careful as you gamble with the 100-year legacy of Washington’s Height Act. Take care not too open things up to casually. I dare say, those height limits may be the single most powerful thing that has made this city so...
Dec 10, 2020 | {Archived & Historical}, Zoning
On December 8, 2009, the Office of Planning filed a memorandum that served as a petition requesting amendments to the Zoning Regulations. The proposed text and map amendments would permit and guide development of the air rights over the railroad tracks north of Union...
Mar 20, 2012 | {Archived & Historical}, Zoning
The National Park Service (NPS) is examining the feasibility of implementing a non-motorized boathouse zone along the District of Columbia’s side of the Potomac River waterfront upstream of the Georgetown Waterfront Park. This study represents an opportunity for...
Nov 19, 2011 | {Archived & Historical}, Zoning
Air rights in Washington, DC are the development rights to the empty space above a property, which allow the construction of improvements above existing land. Air rights can be bought or sold, and there are strict limitations on them depending on the location. Local...
