Title 6 — Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations.

(a) The Congress finds that the operation in the United States of foreign missions and public international organizations and the official missions to such organizations, including the permissible scope of their activities and the location and size of their facilities, is a prope…

(a) For purposes of this chapter: (1) “Benefit” (with respect to a foreign mission) means any acquisition, or authorization for an acquisition, in the United States by or for a foreign mission, including the acquisition of: (A) real property by purchase, lease, exchange, construc…

(a) The Secretary shall establish an Office of Foreign Missions as an office within the Department of State. The Office shall be headed by a Director, appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall perform his or her functions under the sup…

(a) Upon the request of a foreign mission, benefits may be provided to or for that foreign mission by or through the Director on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may approve. (b) If the Secretary determines that such action is reasonably necessary on the basis of recipr…

(a)(1) The head of a foreign mission shall notify promptly the Director of the lapse or termination of any liability insurance coverage held by a member of the mission, by a member of the family of such member, or by an individual described in § 19 of the Convention on Privileges…

(a)(1) The Secretary shall require any foreign mission, including any mission to an international organization (as defined in § 6-1309(b)(2)), to notify the Director prior to any proposed acquisition, or any proposed sale or other disposition, of any real property by or on behalf…

(a) The location, replacement, or expansion of chanceries in the District of Columbia shall be subject to this section. (b)(1) A chancery shall be permitted to locate as a matter of right in any area which is zoned commercial, industrial, waterfront, or mixed-use (CR). (2) A chan…

Notwithstanding any other law, no act of any federal agency shall be effective to confer or deny any benefit with respect to any foreign mission contrary to this chapter. Nothing in § 6-1302, § 6-1303, § 6-1304, or § 6-1305 may be construed to preempt any state or municipal law o…

(a) The Secretary may issue such regulations as the Secretary may determine necessary to carry out the policy of this chapter. (b) Compliance with any regulation, instruction, or direction issued by the Secretary under this chapter shall to the extent thereof be a full acquittanc…

(a) The Secretary may make § 6-1306, or any other provision of this chapter, applicable with respect to an international organization to the same extent that it is applicable with respect to a foreign mission if the Secretary determines that such application is necessary to carry…

The Congress finds that: (1) Pursuant to the Agreement Between the United States and the United Nations Regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations (authorized by Public Law 80-357 (22 U.S.C. § 287 note)), the United States has accepted: (A) The obligation to permit and to f…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the United States to carry out its international obligations, or to supersede or limit immunities otherwise available by law. No act or omission by any foreign mission, public international organization, or offi…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to make available any benefits to a foreign mission contrary to this chapter. The United States, acting on its own behalf or on behalf of a foreign mission, has standing to bring or intervene in an action to obtain compliance with this chap…

The authorities granted to the Secretary pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be exercised in accordance with procedures and guidelines approved by the President.

The Secretary may provide extraordinary protective services for foreign missions directly, by contract, or through state or local authority to the extent deemed necessary by the Secretary in carrying out this chapter, except that the Secretary may not provide under this section a…

A foreign mission may not allow an unaffiliated alien the use of any premise of that foreign mission which is inviolable under United States law (including any treaty) for any purpose which is incompatible with its status as a foreign mission, including use as a residence. For th…

The Secretary shall apply the same generally applicable restrictions to the travel while in the United States of the individuals described in subsection (b) as are applied under this title to the members of the missions of the Soviet Union in the United States. The restrictions r…

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “ANSI” means the American National Standards Institute, Inc., American National Standard Specifications for Making Buildings and Facilities Accessible to and Useable by Physically Handicapped People (1980). (2) “BOCA” means the Buil…

The Council approves the Construction Codes.

(a) The Construction Codes shall control: (1) Matters concerning the construction, reconstruction, alteration, addition, repair, removal, demolition, use, location, occupancy, and maintenance of all buildings, structures, signs, advertising devices, and premises in the District a…

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The Construction Codes shall be construed to secure their expressed intent, which is to ensure public safety, health, and welfare by building construction, through structured strength, energy and water conservation, accessibility to persons with disabilities, adequate egress faci…

(a) If conflict arises between the provisions of this chapter and the D.C. Supplement, the Model Codes, or their reference standards, the provisions of this chapter shall take precedence. (b) If conflict arises between the D.C. Supplement, the Model Codes, and their reference sta…

(a) The Mayor or the Mayor’s designee is authorized to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter, including provisions regarding the Construction Codes, building permits, and certificates of occupancy, and all regulations issued pursuant thereto. In regulating and enf…

(a) For the purposes of this section and § 6-1405.03, the term: (1) “Construction documents” mean all drawings that, together with the specifications, describe the proposed building construction or renovation in sufficient detail and provide sufficient information to enable the D…

(a)(1) To participate in the Expedited Construction Document Review Program, a property owner or authorized agent shall notify the Department in the manner provided by regulation, stating: (A) The name of the Peer Reviewer or Reviewers; (B) That the Peer Reviewer is a certified P…

(a) The Mayor shall allow third party inspectors to certify the work performed pursuant to a building permit. (b) The Mayor shall promulgate rules to establish the minimum requirements for third party inspectors, including training and experience requirements, within 180 days of …

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person who violates any of the provisions of the Construction Codes or orders issued under the authority of the Construction Codes shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not to exceed $2000, or imprisonment not t…

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The Office of Zoning Administrator administrative fee for the issuance of compliance letters shall be as follows: (1) Zoning compliance letter for a single lot: $25. (2) Zoning compliance letter for all other requests: $100.

(a) Whenever it appears that any person, association, or business entity has engaged, is engaged, or is about to engage in acts or practices constituting a violation or infraction of any provision or orders issued under the Construction Codes, the Office of the Attorney General f…

An applicant may be denied a building permit by the Mayor for a period of: (1) Ten years from the date of final order on a criminal conviction against the applicant for a Construction Code or zoning regulations crime; (2) Three years after receipt of 5 or more stop work orders by…

The editorial standards for numbering, grammar, and style required by the District of Columbia Office of Documents Act, § 2-612(5), shall not apply to the Construction Codes. The Construction Codes shall be consolidated by the District of Columbia Office of Documents into a singl…

(a) All future amendments, supplements, and editions of the Construction Codes shall be adopted only upon authority of the government of the District of Columbia. The Mayor may issue proposed rules to amend the Construction Codes and to adopt new supplements and editions of the M…

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(a) By June 1, 2013, and at least once every 3 years thereafter, the Mayor, in consultation with the Green Building Advisory Council, shall submit to the Council, for approval, revisions to the Construction Codes that shall incorporate as many significant green building practices…

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Addition” has the same meaning as in § 6-1410(a)(1). (2) “Applicant” means any individual, firm, limited liability company, association, partnership, government agency, public or private corporation, or other entity that submits co…

(a)(1) This subsection shall apply to all new construction and substantial improvement of: (A) Projects that are District-owned or District instrumentality-owned; and (B) Projects where at least 15% of the total cost is District-financed or District instrumentality-financed. (2) …

(a) This section shall apply to all privately-owned buildings and projects with at least 50,000 square feet of gross floor area. (b)(1) All new construction and substantial improvement of nonresidential projects, including projects involving real property acquired by a real prope…

(a) The Mayor shall verify compliance with the requirements of this chapter as specified in §§ 6-1451.02 and 6-1451.03 through: (1) An agency of the District government; or (2) Third-party entities which meet criteria to be established by the Mayor by rulemaking within 180 days o…

(a) Beginning January 1, 2012, an applicant governed by § 6-1451.03(a) shall provide a financial security, which shall be due prior to receipt of a certificate of occupancy. (b)(1) The financial security requirement of subsection (a) of this section may be fulfilled by: (A) Evide…

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(a) There is established a fund designated as the Green Building Fund, which shall be separate from the General Fund of the District of Columbia. All additional monies obtained pursuant to §§ 6-1451.05 and 6-1451.08, and all interest earned on those funds, shall be deposited into…

(a) There is established as a special fund the Benchmarking Enforcement Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Mayor in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. (b) Penalties collected pursuant to § 6-1451.03(c)(2)(D) shall be deposited in the Fund. (c) Money in…

(a) A green building fee is established to fund the implementation of this chapter and the Green Building Fund. (b) Upon March 8, 2007, the green building fee shall be established by increasing the building permit fees in effect at the time in accordance with the following schedu…

(a) DDOE shall provide the central coordination and technical assistance to District agencies and instrumentalities in the implementation of the provisions of this chapter. (b) Within 90 days after March 8, 2007, the Mayor shall establish a Green Building Advisory Council to moni…

(a)(1) The Mayor may, in unusual circumstances and only upon a showing of good cause, grant an exemption from any of the requirements of this chapter based on: (A) Substantial evidence of a practical infeasibility or hardship of meeting a required green building standard; (B) A d…

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], may issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. (b) The Mayor may issue proposed rules to adopt another rating system, in whole or in part. Proposed rules to adopt another rating syste…

The Council establishes the following economic development zones, which shall be eligible for tax and other development incentives: (1) The Alabama Avenue economic development zone, which is bordered on the north by the east side of Fort Stanton Park, S.E., and Suitland Parkway, …