Section 10-A2513. IM-3.2 UPDATING AND AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

 

2513.1The 1984 Comprehensive Plan was amended only four times in 20 years. While the DC Code calls for the Comprehensive Plan to be amended “not less frequently than once every four years”, that target was not consistently achieved. In addition, when the amendment process did occur, it took years-even for small, incremental amendments. 2513.1

 

2513.2The existing four-year amendment cycle also does not contemplate periodic major revisions. A major revision is a more intensive effort than the amendment process, as whole sections of the Comprehensive Plan are rewritten, based on the analysis of current data and challenges. In most cities, this process takes two or three years to complete. 2513.2

 

2513.3The 2003 Comprehensive Plan Assessment report concluded that the Comprehensive Plan amendment process took too long, did not include enough analysis of the need for (or impact of) individual amendments, and was not as transparent as was desired. The following recommendations respond to this conclusion and are organized into four categories:

 

•The timeline for the Comprehensive Plan amendment cycle

 

•The process for submitting proposed amendments

 

•The process for evaluating proposed amendments

 

•The process for approving proposed amendments. 2513.3

 

 

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