Initiatives
The Committee of 100 pursues advocacy across a wide range of topics, shown below. Most recently active initiatives are listed first.
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Initiatives
Planning and Zoning Oversight
The Committee of 100 participates in Council oversight of the Office of Planning, the Office of Zoning, the Zoning Commission, and the Board of Zoning Adjustment to convey how these agencies and bodies interact to support sound land use and development decision-making and the public interest.
Individual Zoning Cases
The Committee of 100 on occasion testifies or submits comments on individual zoning cases where the subject doesn’t...
Zoning Regulation Revisions
The Zoning Act of March 1, 1920 established the Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia. With impetus from the...
Inclusionary Zoning
The Inclusionary Zoning Program (IZ) requires that most new and some renovated residential developments include a...
Downtown
Office buildings dominate DC’s Downtown. However, the shift in office habits prompted by the coronavirus pandemic has...
Racial Equity
The DC Council highlighted racial equity as a city-wide value and goal in the 2021 DC Comprehensive Plan. The Council specifically directed that land use decisions should include…
Corridor Plans
In the last revision of the Comprehensive Plan, large stretches of DC corridors like Connecticut, Wisconsin and New...
Height of Buildings Act
So I close with a cautionary note. Be very careful as you gamble with the 100-year legacy of Washington’s Height Act....
Union Station North
On December 8, 2009, the Office of Planning filed a memorandum that served as a petition requesting amendments to the...
Potomac Waterfront
The National Park Service (NPS) is examining the feasibility of implementing a non-motorized boathouse zone along the...
Air Rights Development
Air rights in Washington, DC are the development rights to the empty space above a property, which allow the...
Comprehensive Plan
The Comprehensive Plan sets the framework that shapes changes to the City. For as long as DC has had a Comprehensive...
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