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§8712 Mayor of the District of Columbia

Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › Part PART D— - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA › Chapter CHAPTER 87— - PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - PLANNING AGENCIES › § 8712

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is the main planner for the city. The Mayor must coordinate city planning and make and carry out the parts of the National Capital’s comprehensive plan that apply to the District. That work covers things like land use, redevelopment, multi-year public works, and other physical, social, economic, transportation, and population issues. The Mayor’s planning power does not cover federal or international projects if the National Capital Planning Commission says they are federal or international, and it does not cover the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds, any additions to them, or buildings and grounds managed by the Architect of the Capitol. The Mayor must also set up ways for citizens to take part in planning. The Mayor must talk with any state or local government or planning agency in the National Capital region that would be affected by the District’s comprehensive plan or any changes to it.

Title 40, §8712

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(a)The Mayor of the District of Columbia is the central planning agency for the government of the District of Columbia in the National Capital and is responsible for coordinating the planning activities of the District government and for preparing and implementing the District elements of the comprehensive plan for the National Capital, which may include land use elements, urban renewal and redevelopment elements, a multiyear program of public works for the District, and physical, social, economic, transportation, and population elements. The Mayor’s planning responsibility shall not extend to—

(1)federal or international projects and developments in the District, as determined by the National Capital Planning Commission; or

(2)the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds as defined and described in section 5101 and 5102 of this title, any extension of, or additions to, those Buildings and Grounds, and buildings and grounds under the care of the Architect of the Capitol.

(b)In carrying out the responsibilities under this section and section 8721 of this title, the Mayor shall establish procedures for citizen participation in the planning process and for appropriate meaningful consultation with any state or local government or planning agency in the National Capital region affected by any aspect of a comprehensive plan, including amendments, affecting or relating to the District.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 871240:71a(a)(2).June 6, 1924, ch. 270, § 2(a)(2), as added July 19, 1952, ch. 949, § 1, 66 Stat. 782; Pub. L. 93–198, title II, § 203(a), Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 779.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2006—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 109–284 inserted “of this title” after “section 5101 and 5102”.