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B26-0297 • 2025

Parkside Canopy Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Parkside Canopy Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

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Sponsor
Felder
Last action
2025-07-09
Official status
Withdrawn
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill was withdrawn on 2025-07-09 and is no longer active.

Parkside Canopy Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This act temporarily changes the Urban Forest Preservation Act to exempt certain Heritage Trees in a specific area from removal requirements.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes part of the Urban Forest Preservation Act to allow Heritage Trees located in Lots 865, 866, 867, 868, and 869 in Square 5056 to be exempted from removal requirements if the Zoning Commission approved a planned unit development for these lots before July 1, 2016.
  • States that this change will only last for up to 90 days.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Heritage Trees in Lots 865, 866, 867, 868, and 869 in Square 5056.
  • The Zoning Commission if they need to approve a planned unit development for these lots.

Terms To Know

Heritage Trees
Special trees that are protected by law and cannot usually be removed without permission.
Planned Unit Development (PUD)
A type of development plan for a specific area that allows flexibility in building design and use.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act only applies to trees in the specified lots if the Zoning Commission approved a PUD before July 1, 2016.
  • This is an emergency change and will last for no longer than 90 days.

Bill History

  1. 2025-07-09 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Withdrawn

  2. 2025-07-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  3. 2025-06-27 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0297 Introduced by Councilmember Felder at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Parkside Canopy Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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Councilmember Wendell Felder 3
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A BILL 7
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10
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To amend, on an emergency basis, the Urban Forest Preservation Amendment Act of 2002 to 14
exempt Heritage Trees located in Lots 865, 866, 867, 868, and 869 in Square 5056 of the 15
Parkside mixed-use economic development project for from Heritage Tree removal 16
requirements. 17
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 19
act may be cited as the “Parkside Canopy Emergency Amendment Act of 2025”. 20
Sec. 2. Section 104a of the Urban Forest Preservation Act of 2002, effective July 1, 2016 21
(D.C. Law 21-133; D.C. Official Code § 8-651.04a), is amended by adding a new subsection (e) 22
to read as follows: 23
“(e) This section shall not apply to a Heritage Tree located in Lots 865, 866, 867, 868, 24
and 869 in Square 5056 for which the Zoning Commission has approved a planned unit 25
development prior to July 1, 2016.”. 26
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 27
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 28
statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 29
October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 30

Sec. 4. Effective date. 31
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 32
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 33
90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 34
412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; 35
D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)). 36