DC Preservation League's comment on the proposed revised framework element of the DC Comprehensive Plan

This Washington Business Journal guest commentary from the DC Preservation League is behind a paid firewall.  A few paragraphs are included below.

Past is Present: Is D.C.'s new comp plan a con plan?

Proposed changes to District plan neglect role of preservation
May 10, 2018, 3:07pm EDT

The D.C. Preservation League has been following, with increasing concern, the process to amend the D.C. Comprehensive Plan.

DCPL had expected to see the proposed revised framework element and to have access to the many – more than 3,000 in total – proposed amendments to the plan in the fall of 2017. However, the Office of Planning (OP) only released this information a few months ago. Instead of opening the framework to the required 60 days’ notice for public comment, the mayor has sent the document directly to the D.C. Council for approval.

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In this document, OP has not only failed to recognize the many important ways in which preservation contributes to this District’s vitality, but it also actively seeks to reduce the protections afforded to historic properties. One of the explicit goals of the recently completed zoning rewrite as stated in the plan was to harmonize zoning with the requirements of historic preservation. The new zoning regulations did little in that regard and the amendments proposed to the framework now aim to widen that gap and further undermine historic protections with even more inconsistent zoning regulations and decisions.

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