Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-110

§8725 Recommendations on Platting and Subdividing Land

Title 40 › SUBTITLE II — PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › PART D — PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA › CHAPTER 87 — PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION › SUBCHAPTER III — PLANNING PROCESS › § 8725

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Before the Council adopts any new rule or change about how land is platted or divided in the District of Columbia, it must send the proposal to the National Capital Planning Commission for a report and recommendation. If the Council disagrees with the Commission’s advice, it must tell the Commission why, and the Commission must send a final report within 30 days; after that the Council can decide what to do. The Planning Commission may also send the Council any changes to the general orders it thinks are needed, and the Council must treat those suggested changes the same as other proposed amendments.

Full Legal Text

Title 40, §8725

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(a)By Council of the District of Columbia.—

The Council of the District of Columbia shall submit any proposed change in, or addition to, the regulations or general orders regulating the platting and subdividing of lands and grounds in the District of Columbia to the National Capital Planning Commission for report and recommendation before the Council adopts the change or addition. The Council shall advise the Commission when it does not agree with the recommendations of the Commission and shall give the reasons why it disagrees. The Commission then shall submit a final report within 30 days. After considering the final report, the Council may act in accordance with its legal responsibilities and authority.

(b)By Planning Commission.—

The Commission shall submit to the Council any proposed change in, or amendment to, the general orders that the Commission considers appropriate. The Council shall treat the amendments proposed in the same manner as other proposed amendments.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 872540:71g(d).June 6, 1924, ch. 270, § 8(d), as added July 19, 1952, ch. 949, § 1, 66 Stat. 790. In subsection (b), the words “to the Council” are added for clarity.

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Citation

40 U.S.C. § 8725

Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110