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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 10. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT |
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SubTilte 10-B. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT |
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Chapter 10-B63. TAX ABATEMENT FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS LOCATING IN EMERGING COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOODS |
Section 10-B6399. DEFINITIONS
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6399.1When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed:
Anacostia Nonprofit Zone - all real property fronting on:
(a) Good Hope Road, S.E. between the Anacostia Freeway and the 18th Street, S.E.;
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, S.E., between S Street, S.E., and Suitland Parkway;
(c) Howard Road, S.E., between the Anacostia Freeway and Bowen Road, S.E.; and,
(d) Shannon Place, S.E., between U Street, S.E., and Chicago Street, S.E.
Capitol Riverfront Nonprofit Zone - the area described in section 208 (b) of the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996, effective March 29, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-134; D.C. Official Code § 2-1215.58) (as amended).
Certificate of Occupancy - the certificate of occupancy which permits the use of all or part of the commercial areas of the building.
Certified by the Office Space Landlord - that the landlord has signed and notarized the document.
Commercial Use - has the meaning set forth in 11 DCMR § 1799.1.
DCRA - the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.
Designated Nonprofit Zone - an area of the District designated by the Mayor as one that will benefit from the location of a nonprofit organization or an area to which a nonprofit organization seeks to locate and for which the Mayor determines that it is in the best interests of the District to offer a tax abatement under this subsection to the nonprofit organization and which the Council approves by act.
DMPED - the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development or designee.
Eligible Nonprofit Zone - an Emerging Neighborhood Nonprofit Zone or a Designated Nonprofit Zone.
Eligible Real Property - real property that:
(a)Is in the Eligible Area;
(b)Is classified, in whole or in part, as Class 2 property under section 2043(b) of the “Vacant Property Disincentivization Amendment Act of 2010,” effective September 24, 2010 (D. C. Law 18-223; D.C. Official Code § 47-813(c-8)) (as amended)
Emerging Neighborhood Nonprofit Zone – the Anacostia Nonprofit Zone, Capitol Riverfront Nonprofit Zone, Minnesota-Benning Nonprofit Zone, Mount Vernon Triangle Nonprofit Zone, and NoMa Nonprofit Zone.
Gross floor area - has the meaning set forth in 11 DCMR § 199.1.
Letter of intent - a letter submitted by an organization stating the organization’s desire and intent to lease or purchase qualified property for the tax abatement.
Mayor - the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
Minnesota-Benning Nonprofit Zone - the area bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Hayes Street, N.E. and Minnesota Avenue, N.E., continuing northwest to the intersection of Hayes Street, N.E., and Kenilworth Avenue, N.E., continuing northwest along Hayes Street, N.E., to Anacostia Avenue, N.E.; continuing due west to the eastern shoreline of the Anacostia River; continuing south along the eastern shoreline of the Anacostia River to Benning Road, N.E.; continuing east along Benning Road, N.E., to Anacostia Avenue, N.E.; continuing southerly along Anacostia Avenue, N.E., to Dix Street, N.E.; continuing east along Dix Street, N.E., to 34th Street, N.E.; continuing north along 34th Street, N.E., to Eads Street, N.E., ; continuing southeast along Eads Street, N.E., to 36th Street, N.E.; continuing south along 36th Street, N.E., to Kenilworth Avenue, N.E.; continuing southeast along a straight line to the intersection of 35th Street, N.E., and Clay Place, N.E.; continuing southeast along Clay Place, N.E., to Minnesota Avenue, N.E., continuing northeast along Minnesota Avenue, N.E., to Clay Place, N.E., continuing southeast and then east along ClayPlace, N.E., to 40th Street, N.E.; continuing along 40th Street, N.E., to Benning Road, N.E. (and including the area to the immediate east of 40th Street, N.E., that is zoned C-3-A); continuing northwest along Benning Road, N.E., to Minnesota Avenue, N.E. (and including the area to the immediate north of Benning Road, N.E., that is zoned C-3-A); continuing northeast along Minnesota Avenue, N.E., to Hayes Street, N.E., (and including the area to the immediate east of Minnesota Avenue, N.E., that is zoned C-3-A), the starting point.
Mount Vernon Triangle Nonprofit Zone - the area described in section 205 of Business Improvement Districts and Anacostia Waterfront Corporation Clarification Amendment Act of 2004, effective March 17, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-257; D.C. Official Code § 2-1215.55) (as amended).
NoMa Nonprofit Zone - the area described in section 207 of the NoMa Improvement Association Business Improvement District Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 8, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-245; D.C. Official Code § 2-1215.57 (b)) (as amended).
NPTA Act - the Nonprofit Tax Abatement Act of 2010, effective September 24, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-223; D.C. Official Code §§ 47-857.11, et seq.) (as amended).
OTR - the District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue.
Owner - the property owner or person authorized by the owner.
Qualified nonprofit organization - an entity that is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3), (4), or (6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, approved August 16, 1954 (68A Stat. 163; 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), (4), and (6)).
Total commercial FAR square footage - the total gross floor area of the project that is devoted to commercial uses, including common areas and areas devoted to accessory uses to the commercial use of the building or a portion thereof, based on the plans and drawings submitted in conjunction with the building permit application. (The terms “gross floor area” and “commercial use” shall have the meanings set forth in 11 DCMR §§ 199.1 and 1799.1, respectively.)