PETITION: We Support Updating the D.C. Zoning Code
The D.C. Zoning code shapes the form of our city and influences how walkable, inclusive and transit-oriented it is. Yet the code hasn’t been comprehensively updated since 1958! Priorities have changed a lot since 1958 – and that’s why it’s so important to get involved in this effort to create the framework to help us ensure the gains we’ve made in recent years continue far into the future.
Do you agree? Join with us and sign the petition below:
We the undersigned strongly support updating the outmoded D.C. zoning code. We urge the Zoning Commission to revise D.C.’s 1950s-era zoning regulations and help to take a great city with great neighborhoods and turn it into an even more vibrant, walkable, and inclusive place.
Simply put, our zoning code written in 1958 is not befitting what a modern, dynamic city like D.C., nor does it respect the form of our treasured historic neighborhoods. Our current zoning code is based on dated concepts of what a city is and how it should grow and has no emphasis on sustainability. 50 years of accumulated amendments have made the code far too complicated and hard to navigate. We need to modernize our zoning code to better accommodate the needs of current and future D.C. residents.
Specifically, we would like to see real progress made in the following areas:
• Better options for homeowners to create an accessory dwelling unit without a long and burdensome process. More residents will be able to rent out a basement or garage to help pay the mortgage, give a young person the opportunity to live in the neighborhood, and let seniors age in place in their own homes.
• Recognition that parking minimums require more parking than people need and damage the historic and walkable form of many neighborhoods. Easing parking requirements in downtown areas and along busy transit corridors will help to create more walkable, vibrant neighborhoods and provide more accessible housing options for more people.
• Reasonable allowances for local corner stores in residential areas. The ability to walk just a short distance to local, neighborhood-friendly amenities enriches our neighborhood fabric.
• A simplified zoning code with clear rules that can be followed by your average resident. We want to make sure the zoning code is accessible to everyone – not just land use lawyers.
The previous zoning code tried to force people to live in one type of community in vogue at the time but which radically departed from D.C.'s historic form. A new zoning code will let DC grow in a sustainable way that doesn’t create new traffic or parking problems, but meets the needs of current and future residents.
Thank you for your consideration of these positions. We look forward to working with you for a more vibrant and inclusive city in the years to come.
Signed,
Simply put, our zoning code written in 1958 is not befitting what a modern, dynamic city like D.C., nor does it respect the form of our treasured historic neighborhoods. Our current zoning code is based on dated concepts of what a city is and how it should grow and has no emphasis on sustainability. 50 years of accumulated amendments have made the code far too complicated and hard to navigate. We need to modernize our zoning code to better accommodate the needs of current and future D.C. residents.
Specifically, we would like to see real progress made in the following areas:
• Better options for homeowners to create an accessory dwelling unit without a long and burdensome process. More residents will be able to rent out a basement or garage to help pay the mortgage, give a young person the opportunity to live in the neighborhood, and let seniors age in place in their own homes.
• Recognition that parking minimums require more parking than people need and damage the historic and walkable form of many neighborhoods. Easing parking requirements in downtown areas and along busy transit corridors will help to create more walkable, vibrant neighborhoods and provide more accessible housing options for more people.
• Reasonable allowances for local corner stores in residential areas. The ability to walk just a short distance to local, neighborhood-friendly amenities enriches our neighborhood fabric.
• A simplified zoning code with clear rules that can be followed by your average resident. We want to make sure the zoning code is accessible to everyone – not just land use lawyers.
The previous zoning code tried to force people to live in one type of community in vogue at the time but which radically departed from D.C.'s historic form. A new zoning code will let DC grow in a sustainable way that doesn’t create new traffic or parking problems, but meets the needs of current and future residents.
Thank you for your consideration of these positions. We look forward to working with you for a more vibrant and inclusive city in the years to come.
Signed,
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| 578 | Wed May 15 10:31:40 EDT 2013 | Michael Gala | Washington, DC |
| 577 | Fri Apr 05 22:04:22 EDT 2013 | Fritz von Fleckenstein | Washington, DC |
| 576 | Thu Apr 04 20:56:17 EDT 2013 | Allison Redisch | Washington, DC |
| 575 | Mon Apr 01 16:24:21 EDT 2013 | Jonathan Tomer | Washington, DC |
| 574 | Mon Apr 01 14:28:07 EDT 2013 | Corinne Kisner | Washington, DC |
| 573 | Tue Mar 26 19:36:36 EDT 2013 | Amy Frick | Washington, DC |
| 572 | Tue Mar 12 11:12:37 EDT 2013 | Susanne Paul | Washington, DC |
| 571 | Thu Mar 07 17:43:49 EST 2013 | Elina Bravve | Washington, DC |
| 570 | Thu Mar 07 17:15:52 EST 2013 | Cooper Martin | Washington, DC |
| 569 | Thu Mar 07 11:58:58 EST 2013 | David Edmondson | Washington, DC |
| 568 | Wed Mar 06 18:40:17 EST 2013 | Milton Grenfell | Washington, DC |
| 567 | Wed Mar 06 18:40:16 EST 2013 | Milton Grenfell | Washington, DC |
| 566 | Wed Mar 06 14:20:51 EST 2013 | Anonymous | Washington, DC |
| 565 | Tue Mar 05 17:39:45 EST 2013 | Mary Hathaway | Washington, DC |
| 564 | Tue Mar 05 17:19:48 EST 2013 | Alex Block | Washington, DC |
| 563 | Tue Mar 05 08:23:06 EST 2013 | peter slavin | oakton, VA |
| 562 | Mon Mar 04 20:27:04 EST 2013 | Chris Mundy | Fairfax, VA |
| 561 | Mon Mar 04 19:52:51 EST 2013 | Paul DeMaio | Washington, DC |
| 560 | Mon Mar 04 18:59:44 EST 2013 | Clark Matthews | Washington, DC |
| 559 | Wed Feb 27 21:45:54 EST 2013 | Meghan McAvoy | Silver Spring, MD |
| 558 | Wed Feb 27 10:20:36 EST 2013 | Jeffrey Kaliel | Washington, DC |
| 557 | Tue Feb 26 20:00:52 EST 2013 | Evan Waldt | Washington, DC |
| 556 | Tue Feb 26 16:12:22 EST 2013 | Anonymous | washington, DC |
| 555 | Tue Feb 26 16:07:29 EST 2013 | Lee Pera | Washington, DC |
| 554 | Tue Feb 26 15:40:19 EST 2013 | Brian Whitener | Washington, DC |
