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==Responsibilities== | ==Responsibilities== | ||
NCPC operates under many laws and authorities that guide the agency's work. These include the National Capital Planning Act, [[Height of Buildings Act of 1910]], Commemorative Works Act, District of Columbia Zoning Act, Foreign Missions Act, International Centers Act, [[National Environmental Policy Act|NEPA]], [[District of Columbia Home Rule Act|Home Rule Act]], and the Capper-Crampton Act.<ref name=history/> | NCPC operates under many laws and authorities that guide the agency's work. These include the National Capital Planning Act, [[Height of Buildings Act of 1910]], Commemorative Works Act, District of Columbia Zoning Act, Foreign Missions Act, International Centers Act, [[National Environmental Policy Act|NEPA]], [[District of Columbia Home Rule Act|Home Rule Act]], and the Capper-Crampton Act.<ref name=history/> | ||
NCPC often works in partnership with other federal and District agencies such as the [[National Park Service]], [[United States Commission of Fine Arts|U.S. Commission of Fine Arts]], District Office of Planning, and [[District of Columbia Department of Transportation|District Department of Transportation]]. | |||
NCPC principal responsibilities include:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncpc.gov/about/ |title=Core Activities |publisher=National Capital Planning Commission |date=n.d. |access-date= |archive-date=2024-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227211551/https://www.ncpc.gov/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | NCPC principal responsibilities include:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncpc.gov/about/ |title=Core Activities |publisher=National Capital Planning Commission |date=n.d. |access-date= |archive-date=2024-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227211551/https://www.ncpc.gov/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
NCPC | === '''Urban Design and Plan Review''' === | ||
NCPC's core work is the review of federal development projects in the region. The Commission reviews plans and projects ranging from commemorative works to new or renovated federal office buildings. Through its work, NCPC ensures that federal development meets the highest urban design standards and complies with Commission policies, including the ''Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital: Federal Elements''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.narpac.org/REXCOMPL.HTM |title=NARPAC Recent Analyses - Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital |publisher=NARPAC |date=n.d. |access-date= |archive-date=2009-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319001257/http://www.narpac.org/REXCOMPL.HTM |url-status=live }}</ref> NCPC also reviews District of Columbia public projects, proposed street and alley closings, and [[Planning and Zoning Commission|Zoning Commission]] actions, as well as private development in the [[Pennsylvania Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site]]. | |||
=== Comprehensive Planning === | |||
When creating NCPC, Congress charged the agency with preparing a "comprehensive, consistent, and coordinated plan for the National Capital." The ''Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital: Federal Elements'' serves as a blueprint for long-term development that encourages smart growth and sustainable development, accommodates federal and national capital activities, and supports local and regional planning. The District Elements of the Comprehensive Plan are developed under the auspices of the Mayor of the District of Columbia and are subject to NCPC review prior to adoption by the District's [[Council of the District of Columbia|City Council]]. Preparing long-range comprehensive plans is one of NCPC's missions mandated by Congress. The major comprehensive plans for the National Capital Region are the [[L'Enfant Plan]] and the [[McMillan Plan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/lenfant.htm |title=The L'Enfant and McMillan Plans |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |date=n.d. |access-date= |archive-date=2011-08-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827160250/http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/lenfant.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
=== Signature Planning === | |||
NCPC proactively develops long-term plans for the capital city and the region. NCPC's signature plans focus on a variety of issues including developing well-designed [https://www.ncpc.gov/topics/security/ perimeter security], ensuring that all quadrants of the city benefit from the federal presence, meeting 21st-century transportation challenges, and planning for future [[memorial]]s and [[museum]]s. Signature plans include the ''Monumental Core Framework Plan'', adopted in April 2009; CapitalSpace, a joint open space plan between NCPC, the Government of the District of Columbia and the National Park Service; and the SW Ecodistrict Plan, accepted by the Commission in 2013.<ref name="blog">{{cite web |url=http://southwestquadrant.blogspot.com/2009/04/framework-plan-takes-shape.html |title=Framework Plan Takes Shape |work=Southwest...The Little Quadrant That Could Blog |date=April 2009 |access-date= |archive-date=2011-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708063725/http://southwestquadrant.blogspot.com/2009/04/framework-plan-takes-shape.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In addition, the [[DC Circulator]] was a direct product of NCPC planning and advising. Current efforts include the Pennsylvania Avenue Initiative and Beyond Granite.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dccirculator.com/about.html |title=About the Circulator |publisher= |date=n.d. |access-date= |archive-date=2009-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531215014/http://www.dccirculator.com/about.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
=== Federal Capital Improvements Program === | |||
Each year, federal agencies submit to NCPC their proposals for [[Capital Improvement Plan|capital improvements]] in the coming six years. NCPC reviews these projects and advises the [[Office of Management and Budget]] on which projects should move forward. Through the Federal Capital Improvements Program, NCPC helps set the federal government's development priorities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncpc.gov/plans/fcip/ |title=NCPC: Federal Capital Improvements |publisher=National Capital Planning Commission |date=n.d. |access-date= |archive-date=2023-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803191500/http://www.ncpc.gov/plans/fcip/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
==Key planning initiatives== | ==Key planning initiatives== | ||