Title 1 — Government Organization.

(a) The Council of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized and directed to make and publish such orders as may be necessary to regulate the construction, repair, and operation of all elevators within the District of Columbia, and prescribe such means of security as may be f…

The sweeping, cleaning, and removing all refuse and filthy accumulations in the streets, alleys, and avenues of the City of Washington, and the repairs and cleaning of the sewers, are necessary municipal objects, which belong to the current expenses of the same, to be paid for in…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to sell sweepings from the streets, the amounts realized from such sales to be deposited in the treasury, to the credit of the General Fund of the District of Columbia.

The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall have power to erect light, and maintain lamp posts, with lamps, outside of the city limits, when, in his judgment, it shall be deemed proper or necessary.

(a) It is hereby declared that: (1) The District of Columbia has prepared, through an exhaustive process of research, analysis, and review, including citizen involvement and consultation with affected federal, state and local governments, and planning agencies in the National Cap…

(a) The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall transmit to the Council of the District of Columbia, on or before the date of the 1st regularly scheduled legislative session in September 1984, a proposed District Land Use Element for inclusion in the Comprehensive Plan for the Na…

(a) Repealed. (b) Repealed. (c)(1) The Mayor shall prepare proposed small area action plans for selected geographical areas that require more specific land use analysis to incorporate the broadest range of planning techniques and solutions practical to achieve the District’s goal…

(a) Continuous community input into every phase of development of titles I through XII of section 3 (the “Comprehensive Plan”), from conception to adoption to implementation, is essential to assure that the Comprehensive Plan in all its elements is the valid expression of Distric…

(a) Within 90 days of March 8, 2007, the Mayor shall publish the Comprehensive Plan, as amended, in its entirety. (b) The Comprehensive Plan shall be consolidated by the District of Columbia Office of Documents into a single new or replacement title of the District of Columbia Mu…

(a) The Mayor shall, in the course of the interagency review of a development project that is subject to the Large Tract Review Procedures of the Office of Planning (10 DCMR § 2300 et seq.), consider whether the issuance of a building or construction permit is inconsistent with t…

(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection, the government shall be subject to zoning. (2) Any governmental land uses that were either existent or substantially planned, documented, and invested in prior to May 23, 1990, shall not be subject to z…

The housing linkage objective is to require applicants who obtain bonus commercial office space as a result of a discretionary and otherwise appropriate street or alley closing or zoning density increase to produce housing or contribute funds to the production of housing, particu…

In establishing the housing linkage objective, the District sets forth the following purposes: (1) To encourage the construction and rehabilitation of housing throughout the District of Columbia, particularly housing that is affordable to low- and moderate-income households; (2) …

The policies established in support of the housing linkage objective are as follows: (1) Except as provided in § 1-306.41, whenever the Council approves a discretionary and otherwise appropriate street or alley closing which results in the provision of additional commercial offic…

If the additional commercial office space is located on a development site that is improved with 1 or more housing units that are removed, either after the application or within 1 year prior to the application to facilitate the commercial development, the total square footage of …

If the applicant agrees to construct or rehabilitate affordable housing pursuant to § 1-306.33(1), the applicant may satisfy this agreement in any manner chosen by the applicant, including but not limited to a joint venture, partnership, contract, or arrangement with another part…

Except as provided in § 1-306.37, if the applicant agrees to contribute funds to a housing trust fund, the amount of funds to be contributed shall be no less than the total of 1/2 of the assessed value of the total square footage of additional commercial office space.

If the applicant agrees to contribute funds to a housing trust fund, and if the additional commercial office space is located on a development site that is improved with 1 or more housing units that are removed, either after the application or within 1 year prior to the applicati…

Nothing in this part shall require the Zoning Commission to grant or deny an application for a zoning density increase.

Nothing in this part shall supplant any requirement of the Zoning Regulations.

Nothing in this part shall obviate the requirement that zoning shall not be inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan. However, the Zoning Commission and the Mayor’s Office of Planning each shall consider an applicant’s compliance with the requirements of this part as supportive o…

The provisions of this part shall not apply to the following applicants: (1) An applicant who obtains a street or alley closing or a zoning density increase for a development that includes, on or adjacent to the site of the development, an amount of housing that is equal to the a…

An applicant who obtains a street or alley closing or a zoning density increase who is required to construct or rehabilitate affordable housing pursuant to this part shall not be issued a building permit for the applicant’s commercial development until the applicant certifies to …

An applicant who obtains a street or alley closing or a zoning density increase who is required to contribute funds to a housing trust fund pursuant to this part shall proceed in accordance with the following schedule: (1) Not less than 1/2 of the required total contribution shal…

Prior to the issuance of a building permit or certificate of occupancy for the commercial development, whichever is applicable, the applicant shall certify to the District that the provisions of this part have been satisfied.

The Zoning Commission and all other agencies that have authority to adopt regulations to implement the housing linkage policies shall adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this part.

(a) The government of the District of Columbia is authorized: (1) To establish a student loan insurance program which meets the requirements of this part for a State loan insurance program in order to enter into agreements with the Commissioner for the purposes of this title; (2)…

(a)(1) In accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Mayor may submit, under title XIX of the Social Security Act (Title XIX) to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, a plan for medical assistance (and any modifications of the plan…

For purposes of protecting the income of the community spouse of a Medicaid beneficiary who is institutionalized, the Mayor is directed to set the minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance at the maximum level permitted under section 1924 of the Social Security Act, approved Ju…

(a) The Mayor shall establish a program to expand medical assistance to adult District residents with an annual family income up to 200% of the federal poverty level. (1) The Mayor may provide medical assistance to eligible residents by making arrangements with managed care provi…

The Mayor may enter into an agreement (and any modifications of such agreement) with the Secretary under § 1843 of the Social Security Act pursuant to which: (1) Eligible individuals (as defined in § 1836 of the Social Security Act) who are eligible to receive medical assistance …

(a) The Mayor may submit a state child health plan and modifications to the plan to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“Secretary”), to enable the District to receive federal assistance under title XXI of the Social Security Act, approved …

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of § 1-307.03, § 1-307.05, and this section.

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(a) No insurer may deny coverage or withhold payments under its plan for any enrollee, subscriber, policyholder, or certificateholder on the basis that such enrollee, subscriber, policyholder, or certificateholder is eligible for Medicaid pursuant to a Medicaid state plan adopted…

Where a parent is required by a court or administrative order to provide health coverage, which is available through the parent’s employer, the employer shall: (1) Permit the parent to enroll under family coverage any child who is otherwise eligible for coverage without regard to…

(a) The Mayor may garnish wages, salary, or other employment income of, and intercept, in accordance with procedures set forth in § 47-1812.11 [repealed], any amounts from District of Columbia tax payable to, any person who: (1) Is required by court or administrative order to pro…

For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) “Account holder” means a person who is the owner of an opportunity account. (2) “Administering organization” means an entity that is approved by the Mayor to implement and administer an opportunity account program. (3) “District of Col…

The Mayor shall establish in the executive branch an office to be known as the Opportunity Account Office. The office shall: (1) Provide eligible families and individuals with an opportunity to establish opportunity accounts; (2) Provide that the opportunity account shall be esta…

(a) The Mayor shall solicit proposals from private organizations to administer opportunity accounts on a nonprofit basis. Organization proposals shall include: (1) A description of the qualifications of the organization to administer an opportunity accounts program; (2) A descrip…

An administering organization shall: (1) Administer opportunity accounts in accordance with this part and all rules promulgated under this part and in conformity with the organization’s application as approved by the Mayor; (2) Establish an opportunity account reserve fund accoun…

(a) A financial institution shall not establish an opportunity account for an account holder unless the establishment of the account by the financial institution is approved by the Mayor. The Mayor may grant general approval to a financial institution to establish an opportunity …

(a) An individual whose household income does not exceed 85% of the District of Columbia median income may open an opportunity account. (b) The total balance in an opportunity account, except interested earned on matching funds or funds deposited into the account by the account h…

(a) The administering organization shall deposit into a matching funds account for the account holder matching funds of at least $2 for every dollar that the account holder deposits into the account. (b) Subject to annual available appropriations, the District of Columbia shall p…