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District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment Home Rule Act
To revise the composition of the Board of Zoning Adjustment for the District of Columbia so that the Board will consist solely of members appointed by the Government of the District of Columbia, except when the Board is performing functions regarding an application by a foreign mission with respect to a chancery.
Summary
The bill revises the composition of the District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment to consist of five members appointed by the Mayor of D.C. with the advice and consent of the D.C. Council, with all members required to be D.C. residents, replacing the previous system that included federal appointees. The bill creates an exception for applications involving foreign missions seeking to locate or expand a chancery, in which case a federal official designated by the President and the Executive Director of the National Capital Planning Commission serve as board members in place of two of the other members. The amendments take effect 90 days after enactment.
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- Jul 14, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Jul 14, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E662)
- Jul 14, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 14, 2025
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To revise the composition of the Board of Zoning Adjustment for the District of Columbia so that the Board will consist solely of members appointed by the Government of the District of Columbia, except when the Board is performing functions regarding an application by a foreign mission with respect to a chancery.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment Home Rule Act”.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF COMPOSITION OF BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT.
(a) Revision.—
(1) In general.—The first undesignated paragraph of section 8 of the Act of June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 799; sec. 6- 641.07(a), DC Official Code), is amended by striking “which shall be composed” and all that follows through “a resident of the District of Columbia” and inserting “which shall be composed of 5 members appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia with the advice and consent of the Council of the District of Columbia, each of whom shall have been a resident of the District of Columbia”.
(2) Conforming amendment.—The second undesignated paragraph of section 8 of such Act (52 Stat. 799; sec. 6- 641.07(b), DC Official Code), is amended—
(A) by striking the first and second sentences; and
(B) by striking “the 3 members appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia with the advice and consent of the Council of the District of Columbia” each place it appears and inserting “the members”.
(b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Functions Regarding Foreign Missions.—Section 206(i) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4306(i)) is amended to read as follows:
“(i) Whenever the Board of Zoning Adjustment is performing functions regarding an application by a foreign mission with respect to the location, expansion, or replacement of a chancery—
“(1) the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Interior, the Administrator of General Services, or the Director of the National Park Service (or such alternate as such official may from time to time designate), as designated by the President, shall serve as a member of the Board in lieu of one of the other members of the Board (as designated by the Mayor of the District of Columbia); and
“(2) the Executive Director of the National Capital Planning Commission shall serve as a member of the Board in lieu of one of the other members of the Board (as designated by the Mayor of the District of Columbia).”.
(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this Act shall take effect upon the expiration of the 90-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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