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B26-0298 • 2025

Parkside Canopy Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Parkside Canopy Temporary 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Withdrawn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The official status is Withdrawn, meaning this text describes a proposal that never became active law.

Parkside Canopy Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

This bill proposed to temporarily exempt certain large trees in a specific Parkside development from removal rules, but it was withdrawn and did not become law.

What This Bill Does

  • Proposed to amend the Urban Forest Preservation Act to create an exception for Heritage Trees on Lots 865 through 869 of Square 5056.
  • The exemption would apply only if the Zoning Commission approved a planned unit development before July 1, 2016.
  • If enacted, this rule change was set to expire after being in effect for 225 days.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Owners or developers of Lots 865 through 869 in Square 5056
  • The Zoning Commission regarding prior approvals

Terms To Know

Heritage Tree
A tree protected by the Urban Forest Preservation Act from removal requirements.
Planned Unit Development
An official approval granted by the Zoning Commission for a specific building project on land.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill was withdrawn and did not become law.
  • If enacted, this change would only last for 225 days after it took effect.
  • It applies only to trees in the five specific lots listed in Square 5056.

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    Withdrawn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. 2025-06-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0298 Introduced by Councilmember Felder at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Parkside Canopy Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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Councilmember Wendell Felder 3
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A BILL 6
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9
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To amend, on a temporary basis, the Urban Forest Preservation Act of 2002 to exempt Heritage 13
Trees located in Lots 865, 866, 867, 868, and 869 of Square 5056 of the Parkside mixed-14
use economic development from Heritage Tree removal requirements 15
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 17
act may be cited as the “Parkside Canopy Temporary Amendment Act of 2025”. 18
Sec. 2. Section 104a of the Urban Forest Preservation Act of 2022, effective July 1, 2016 19
(D.C. Law 21-133; D.C. Official Code § 8-651.04a), is amended by adding a new subsection (e) 20
to read as follows: 21
“(e) This section shall not apply to a Heritage Tree located in Lots 865, 866, 867, 868, 22
and 869 in Square 5056 for which the Zoning Commission has approved a planned unit 23
development prior to July 1, 2016.”. 24
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 25
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 26
statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 27
October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 28

Sec. 4. Effective date. 29
(a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by 30
the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review 31
as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 32
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)). 33
(b) This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect. 34