DC 2050 — Comprehensive Plan full rewrite (PENDING; Council vote target 2027) (DC)
Tracked preemption from the District of Columbia overlay bundle.
Overview
← All state preemptionsDistrict of Columbia overlay roll-upDistrict of Columbia zoning wikiDistrict of Columbia building codesFederal overlaysGlossaryFederal-conflict: Yes
Effective
None
Sunset
—
Authority
hybrid
Scope
state:DC
Other District of Columbia preemptions
NCPC Submission Guidelines — tightened federal review staging (in force 2026-01-08)New York Avenue (NYE) text/map amendments — fixed 8% IZ set-asideComprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2021 — District Elements + NCPC Federal ElementsDC Inclusionary Zoning Plus — deeper affordability overlayZR 2016 — Zoning Regulations of 2016 (11 DCMR)DC Inclusionary Zoning — mandatory citywide IZ (ZR 2016 Subtitle C Ch. 10)DC Home Rule Act of 1973 — Congressional review & §602(a) reserved mattersNCPC — federal review of DC projects affecting federal interest
Primary-source summary
DC 2050 — Comprehensive Plan full rewrite (April 2026 draft, 2027 Council vote)Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
AND
- always true
overlay.status==adopted
Preempted fields
2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
comprehensive_plan_version | override | DC_2050_district_elements_plus_ncpc_federal_elements | PENDING — on Council adoption (target 2027), supersedes CPAA 2021 District Elements as the binding Comp Plan for §6-641.07 consistency review |
future_land_use_map_flum_baseline | override | dc_2050_flum | Re-baselines FLUM and GPM that bind every ZC consistency review |
Citation
Authority source
Office of Planning, DC 2050 program; first full Comprehensive Plan rewrite in ~20 years
§ DC 2050 (Phase 1 Jan 2025 – Sep 2026; Phase 2 Sep 2025 – Mar 2026; draft April 2026; Council vote target 2027)
Research notes
Status: PENDING. Launched 2025-Q1. Until Council adoption (target 2027) the binding Comp Plan remains CPAA 2021 (R24-0292 FLUM, metadata refreshed 2025-02-05). After adoption, shifts to DC 2050 District Elements paired with NCPC Federal Elements. Hybrid authority because Comp Plan fuses Council-adopted District Elements with NCPC-adopted Federal Elements. Do not apply preemption effects until effective_date is set.