Section 6-1041.07 - Authority and responsibilities of the MayorThe Mayor is authorized to undertake all administrative activities to implement the Inclusionary Zoning Program. The activities which the Mayor shall undertake include:
(1) Promulgating regulations needed to implement the Inclusionary Zoning Program, including amendments to Title 12A of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations;(2) Establishing the circumstances when the Mayor, the District of Housing Authority, or a 3rd party, including a land trust or a qualified nonprofit organization, may purchase an inclusionary unit for the purpose of reselling it to eligible households;(3) Advertising the existence of the Inclusionary Zoning Program to the general public, including the process to apply for participation;(4) Accepting applications from households seeking to rent or purchase inclusionary units;(5) Establishing minimum income requirements;(6) Evaluating the eligibility of households submitting applications pursuant to paragraph (4), based upon the eligibility criteria established in Chapter 10 of Title 11-C of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations and other relevant considerations;(7) Establishing one or more lists of eligible households, such as one for rental and one for home ownership, and a selection process for determining the order in which such households shall be chosen to rent or purchase available inclusionary units, including the establishment of preference points for residents of the District of Columbia, eligible households in which at least one member works in the District of Columbia, and the length of time that households have been on the wait list;(8) Establishing the process by which the owners of Inclusionary Developments or units shall notify the Mayor of the availability of inclusionary units;(9) Determining the circumstances under which owners of Inclusionary Developments or units may sell or rent inclusionary units to eligible households that have not been selected by the Mayor;(10) Establishing minimum size and other standards for inclusionary units;(11) Determining the circumstances under which an owner or renter of an inclusionary unit may temporarily lease the unit;(12) Establishing the process by which renters of inclusionary units shall be required to periodically certify their continuing eligibility for occupancy and, if no longer eligible, the means by which their leaseholds shall be terminated and their units made available to eligible households; and(13) Establishing a fee for the review of Certificates of Inclusionary Zoning Compliance submitted in accordance with § 6-1041.04; provided, that the fee shall not exceed the costs of reviewing the certificates and enforcing compliance with the program. Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-275, § 107, 54 DCR 880; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 161(c), 56 DCR 1117; Sept. 23, 2017, D.C. Law 22-24, § 2(d), 64 DCR 7647.Section 6 of D.C. Law 22-24 provided that Law 22-24 "shall apply as of June 5, 2017, which is the effective date of the amendments to the inclusionary zoning regulations, set forth at Chapter 10 of Title 11-C of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, that were promulgated by the Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia on October 17, 2016 in its Notice of Final Rulemaking and Zoning Commission Order No. 04-33G (63 DCR 15404)."