D.C. mayor would set five-year housing goals for each area

The Mayor would publish housing goals for each D.C. planning area and send them to the Council. Each area would have separate goals for all newly produced homes and affordable homes. Affordable homes must have income and rent limits, receive government support, and serve households earning less than 80% of the area's median income. Adding affordability restrictions to existing homes could count toward affordable housing goals, but preserving already affordable homes would not. The first goals would be due within 180 days of section 3 taking effect, then every five years.

The Mayor would maintain a public website showing progress toward the housing goals. Residents could track housing progress in each planning area. Reports would show affordability levels and separate newly built affordable homes from existing homes made affordable through subsidies or binding restrictions. The website would be updated at least once per quarter, with an audit at least once during each five-year period.

The Mayor would select an independent expert to study why an area missed its housing goals and recommend fixes. Review would cover areas missing future goals and areas short of the specified 2019 goals as of January 1, 2026. The expert could ask the Zoning Commission to change zoning rules. The Mayor could send the Council changes to the city's growth plan outside its regular update cycle; those changes would not be automatic. For future goals, the Mayor would select the expert within 120 days of the five-year target date.