D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 10-A, § 1006
1006.1 Evaluations of historic significance should encompass all areas and aspects of Washington, DC's history, and evolution. Historic resources remain from prehistoric to modern times, and from many cultures and facets of life. Thus, a wide range of sites may be considered historically or culturally significant for very different reasons.
1006.2 In any community, some historic properties are more significant than others. Properties that meet the basic test of significance should be considered for designation under the preservation law, according to preservation planning priorities. Such priorities should not exclude attention to properties of more modest or localized value.
1006.3 Historic preservation also needs to respond as history evolves. As the pace of change in modern life accelerates, and as more modern properties are lost before their value is fully understood, there is growing awareness of the need to preserve the historic properties of the future. History is not static; part of looking forward is continuously redefining what was most significant about the past.
Adopt an encompassing approach to historic significance. Recognize the District's social history as well as its architectural history, its neighborhoods and its individual buildings, its natural landscape and built environment, and its characteristic and exceptional living history.
Celebrate a diversity of histories, tracing the many roots of the District and the many cultures that have shaped its development. Affirm the importance of local cultural identity and traditions and recognize the role that cultural recognition plays in supporting civic engagement and community enrichment. Recognize a diversity of culture and identity to support a more equitable understanding of the District's heritage.
Anticipate the need to preserve the record of the recent past. Undertake scholarly research and documentation to inform evaluation of the recent past and expedite efforts to establish an objective historic context for structures and settings from the second half of the 20th century as communities grow and the District's built environment continues to change.
Expand the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites to achieve a more comprehensive and balanced listing that represents all aspects of the District's
history, culture, and aesthetic heritage.
SOURCE: District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984, effective April 10, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-76; 31 DCR 1049 (March 9, 1984)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984 Land Use Element Amendment Act of 1984, effective March 16, 1985 (D.C. Law 5-187; 32 DCR 873 (February 15, 1985)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1989, effective May 23, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-129; 37 DCR 55 (January 5, 1990)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1989 NCPC-Recommended Amendments, and Closing of Public Alleys in Square 669, S.O. 88-452, Act of 1990, effective May 23, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-132; 37 DCR 2213 (April 6, 1990)); as amended by District Government Land Use Temporary Amendment Act of 1994, effective October 1, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-190; 41 DCR 5360 (August 12, 1994)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1994, effective October 6, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-193; 41 DCR 5536 (August 19, 1994)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984 Land Use Amendment Act of 1994, effective March 21, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-235; 42 DCR 30 (January 6, 1995)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 1996, effective April 18, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-110; 43 DCR 530 (February 9, 1996)); as amended by Second Technical Amendments Act of 1996, effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-255; 44 DCR 1271 (March 7, 1997)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 27, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-275; 46 DCR 1441 (February 19, 1999)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 1999, effective April 12, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-91; 47 DCR 520 (January 28, 2000)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 8, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-300; 54 DCR 924 (February 2, 2007)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 2008, effective March 25, 2009 (D.C. Law 17-353; 56 DCR 1117 (February 6, 2009)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-361; 58 DCR 908 (February 4, 2011)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2021, effective August 21, 2021 (D.C. Law 24-20; 68 DCR 006918 (July 16, 2021)).