Bill > PR25-0992

Introduced Session

John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504 Washington, DC 20004 Dear Chairman Mendelson: Enclosed for consideration by the Council is the proposed resolution the "Ivy City Small Area Plan Approval Resolution of 2024," and the accompanying plan. The Ivy City Small Area Plan serves as a guide to implement the Comprehensive Plan's policies for greater equity, housing opportunities, and resilience against climate change and environmental health impacts. As mayor, I am proud of the District's investment in the new Crummell School Recreation Center and I am excited for the new affordable housing opportunities on the horizon for New York Avenue NE. The Small Area Plan presents a community-informed vision that charts a path for targeting resources towards neighborhood amenities, improved public spaces, strategies to reduce the environmental inequities, and additional affordable housing for all residents. The Ivy City Small Area Plan makes recommendations to produce and preserve affordable housing, increase community resilience, improve public space, and to celebrate the community's rich culture. The Small Area Plan lays out a roadmap for adding new housing, public space infrastructure, and support services that will expand opportunities for long-time residents to stay in the neighborhood, decrease the impacts of industrial uses, and generate a public realm that emphasizes connection and gathering thanks to the advocacy and engagement from members of the community. I look forward to the Council's prompt and favorable enactment of this legislation. Sincerely, Enclosures 1. Ivy City Small Area Plan Approval Resolution of 2024 2. Fiscal Impact Statement 3. Legal Sufficiency Memorandum 4. Executive Summary of Plan Revisions 5. Transcript of the August 3, 2024, Mayoral Public Hearing 6. Written public comments 7. Final Draft Ivy City Small Area Plan (3) The purpose of the Small Area Plan is to set a community-informed vision for future development in the neighborhood. The vision is to facilitate increased investment in inclusive resources and neighborhood amenities, diverse housing opportunities, and improved public spaces. (4) The Small Area Plan is organized around three core themes: (A) Housing Affordability and Opportunity; (B) Community Resilience; and (C) Public Space and Urban Design. (5) The Small Area Plan was initiated in October 2021. Between October 2021 and June 2024, the Office of Planning (“OP”) conducted over 30 community engagement events and activities to reach members from the Ivy City community. Engagement efforts were conducted online and in-person and included underrepresented populations, such as persons of color, youth, older adults, and District residents from households with low-incomes and household where English is not the primary language spoken at home. (6) The proposed Small Area Plan was published and made available to the public on July 1, 2024, and a Mayoral hearing was conducted on August 3, 2024. (7) Once approved, the Small Area Plan will provide supplemental guidance to the Zoning Commission and other District agencies in carrying out the policies of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital: District Elements. Sec. 4. The Small Area Plan, as submitted, is approved by the Council as a small area action plan. Sec. 5. The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). Sec. 6. This resolution shall take effect immediately. Government of the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer Glen Lee Chief Financial Officer MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable Phil Mendelson Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia FROM: Glen Lee Chief Financial Officer DATE: September 4, 2024 SUBJECT: Fiscal Impact Statement - Ivy City Small Area Plan Approval Resolution of 2024 REFERENCE: Draft resolution as provided to the Office of Revenue Analysis on August 26, 2024 Conclusion Funds are sufficient in the fiscal year 2025 budget and fiscal year 2025 through fiscal year 2028 budget and financial plan to implement the resolution. Background Enactment of the proposed resolution approves the Ivy City Small Area Plan (‘Plan”)1, which provides a strategic framework to implement the policies of the Comprehensive Plan2 in the Ivy City neighborhood in Ward 5, bounded by New York Avenue, N.E. to the north, West Virginia Avenue, N.E., to the south and east, and Corcoran Avenue, N.E., and Mount Olivet Road, N.E., to the west. Financial Plan Impact Funds are sufficient in the fiscal year 2025 budget and fiscal year 2025 through fiscal year 2028 budget and financial plan to implement the resolution. The Plan provides a vision for land use and a framework for implementing recommendations but does not commit District resources to implementing them. 1 The plan draft was made public in July 2024 and is available at 3893c1c0-21bc-49c9-90a9-50755cb6ac05 (publicinput.com). 2 The District’s Comprehensive Plan is available at https://planning.dc.gov/comprehensive-plan. 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 203, Washington, DC 20004 (202)727-2476 www.cfo.dc.gov GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Brian L. Schwalb P RIVILEGED AND C ONFIDENTIAL Attorney General A TTORNEY -C LIENT C OMMUNICATION Legal Counsel Division MEMORANDUM TO: David B. Lieb Senior Counsel Office of Planning FROM: Megan D. Browder Deputy Attorney G Legal Counsel Division DATE: August 30, 2024 SUBJECT: Legal Sufficiency Review of the Ivy City Small Area Plan Approval Resolution of AE-24-378 This memorandum responds to your request that the Office of the Attorney General (the “Office”) conduct a legal sufficiency review of the Ivy City Small Area Plan Approval Resolution of 2024 (the “Resolution”). Pursuant to Section 4(c)(4) of the District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984 Land Use Element Amendment Act of 1984, effective March 16, 1985 (D.C. Law 5-187; D.C. Official Code § 1-306.03(c)(4)), the Resolution would approve the proposed Ivy City Small Area Plan (“ICSAP”). The ICSAP area is located in Ward 5. The planning area is bounded by New York Avenue NE to the north, West Virginia Avenue NE to the south and east, and Corcoran Avenue NE and Mount Olivet Road NE to the west. Once approved, the ICSAP will provide supplemental guidance to the Zoning Commission and other District agencies in carrying out the policies of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital: District Elements. I have reviewed the Resolution and found it to be legally sufficient.1 Attached is a legal sufficiency certificate to be forwarded along with the Resolution. You should enclose the attached certificate, the Mayor’s transmittal letter, and a Fiscal Impact Statement prepared by the Office of the Chief Financial Officer when you forward your legislative package to the Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs. 1 This Office has not reviewed the underlying ICSAP and offers no opinion as to its legal sufficiency. In addition, the placeholder in the Resolution for the date the ICSAP will be transmitted to the Council from the Mayor must be filled in. 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 409, Washington, D.C. 20004 Phone (202) 724-5524 Email: megan.browder@dc.gov In accordance with D.C. Official Code § 1-306.03(c)(4), the transmission to the Council also must include copies of the Mayor’s public hearing records, and an executive summary that identifies the differences, and the rationale for the differences, between the revised small area action plan and the proposed small area action plan that had been the subject of a public hearing. If you have any questions regarding this memorandum, please contact Anne R. Hollander, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Legal Counsel Division, at (202) 724-5560, or me at (202) 724-5524. MDB/arh Attachment GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BRIAN L. SCHWALB ATTORNEY GENERAL Legal Counsel Division MEMORANDUM TO: Tomás Talamante Director Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs FROM: Megan D. Browder Deputy Attorney General Legal Counsel Division DATE: August 30, 2024 SUBJECT: Legal Sufficiency Review of the Ivy City Small Area Plan Approval Resolution of AE-24-378 This is to Certify that the Office of the Attorney General has reviewed the Ivy City Small Area Plan Approval Resolution of 2024 and determined that it is legally sufficient. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at (202) 724-5524. Megan D. Browder October 2, 2024 Dear District of Columbia Councilmembers: This letter contains the executive summary of changes from the public review draft to the final draft of the Ivy City Small Area Plan (ICSAP) required by DC Code Section 1-306.03(c)(4). Staff from the District Office of Planning (OP) released the draft ICSAP for public comment on July 1, 2024. Notification about the availability of the draft, the date of the Mayoral Hearing, and dates for the public comment period was shared to the project e-mail list, OP social media, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners, the Interagency Working Group, community-based organizations, and through door-to- door flyering. In addition to online availability of the ICSAP, printed copies were made available to the public for review at public facilities including the Trinidad Recreation Center, three places of worship in Ivy City, and via neighborhood-based civic organizations. A mayoral public hearing was held on August 3, 2024, at the Trinity Baptist Church at 1814 Central Pl NE, Washington, DC 20002, to provide the opportunity to comment on the draft ICSAP in-person. Two community office hours sessions on July 15 and 16, 2024 at pop-up stations around the neighborhood— one day at the Crummell School Playground and one day at Lewis Crowe Park—created opportunities for additional in-person comment submission. OP also accepted comments by email and by online form accessible from the project website through the duration of the public comment period. At the public hearing, eight individuals presented oral testimony while five individuals submitted written comments on printed forms. Overall, stakeholders submitted 89 comments across all the formats to provide feedback on the draft ICSAP. The public comment period closed on August 16, 2024. Public comments primarily focused on concerns about housing affordability and displacement, high- density land uses that were adopted in the 2021 Comprehensive Plan amendment, environmental injustices in the neighborhood, and concerns that the draft recommendations could make racial equity outcomes worse. The following is a summary of key revisions incorporated into the final ICSAP in response to comments from community stakeholders. New sections expanded on the themes of health equity, environmental justice, and displacement and provided additional data used in analyses for the document. Changes to these and other sections improved clarity and narrative flow throughout. The updated ICSAP also now includes new recommendations to combat displacement, add housing to Okie Street, and reduce the amount of District government vehicles based in Ivy City. All page references correspond to the final ICSAP. Finally, OP removed references to the 2024 Production, Distribution, and Repair Land Use Report, which has not been released yet. The following revisions were made throughout the document, where appropriate: • Typos, punctuation, and grammatical errors were edited; • Graphic design and visual renderings were updated to increase legibility and clarity; • Maps were updated and photographs and renderings were eliminated or swapped for new images; • Figure/photo captions were corrected. Executive Summary Sections of text were removed or edited to improve clarity, accuracy, and narrative flow. Why Plan Now? Sections of text were edited and expanded to improve clarity, accuracy, and narrative flow, including the connection between the ICSAP and the Comprehensive Plan. The “What is a Small Area Plan” section was moved to the following page. A new page was added to accommodate an expanded “What is a Small Area Plan” section. The section’s addition responded to community feedback to clarify the scope of a Small Area Plan. The section also added new information about how land use and zoning changes are made, as relate to a Small Area Plan. About Ivy City OP relocated text from the following page’s “Where is Ivy City?” subsection to a text box on the project area map. The change supported new formatting layouts created by changes to other pages and improved clarity and narrative flow. The “Who Lives in Ivy City” subsection was expanded from one to two pages (pp. 10-11) to allow for additional data visualizations and data interpretation. The “Where is Ivy City?” subsection was removed and replaced with a callout box (“Data Limitations in Ivy City”) that adds a more detailed description about the data sources used for the ICSAP analysis and their limitations. The limitations expand on how OP addressed challenges breaking down available US Census data by race for Ivy City specifically. Additional data and interpretation were added to the text on the page to improve clarity, accuracy, and narrative flow. The “Race and Ethnicity” graphic was modified to expand the data story it tells and a new graphic on the age of residents was added. OP added a new page to expand the data and interpretive text of the “Who Lives in Ivy City?” subsection. OP also relocated visualizations on “Educational Attainment” and “Median Income”, and additional visualizations were added about “Labor Force Participation” and “Public Assistance Usage”. Development History Small edits were made to the text to improve narrative flow and accuracy. The “Major Employers Close” point on the timeline graphic was updated to add the closure of the B&O railroad station and more accurately reflect the significant development milestones in the area. OP updated the timeline to include information about the Crummell Recreation Center. OP also moved text from this page regarding Ivy City’s history of environmental and racial injustice to a location later in the document. This section also includes a new image and modified text that previously appeared in the “Public Realm & Urban Design” section. The changes were made to improve clarity, narrative flow and accuracy. Environmental Justice In response to community feedback, OP added a new “Environmental Justice” section that expands on the environmental disparities experienced by residents of Ivy City and the history of local advocacy to improve local environmental outcomes. Centering Equity This section was moved to appear earlier in the document to improve the narrative flow. Text elements of the section were modified and relocated into the “Environmental Justice” section (p. 14) or “Health Equity Lens” subsection (p. 16). Two of the existing bullet points were consolidated into one to reduce redundancy. In response to community feedback, OP added a new “Health Equity Lens” subsection to expand on the health equity approach used during recommendation development. The new subsection also added results from earlier community engagement, data on health disparities, and a summary table to more clearly connect which draft recommendations support efforts to address health and environmental disparities. Community- Guided Planning Process This section was moved to appear later in the document to improve clarity and narrative flow. A new graphic shows a set of results from a survey during community engagement. The inclusion responds to community feedback about adding more resident voices throughout the document. Some data were updated to reflect engagement conducted after the publication of the Public Comment Draft, including a new callout box about the feedback on the draft plan collected during the Public Comment Period. Some data were updated to reflect engagement conducted after the publication of the Public Comment Draft and correct a few calculation errors. This page was moved from a location earlier in the document to adjust for the newly added sections and improve narrative flow. Recommendations Additional agencies were added for accuracy, and the list was re-ordered alphabetically by acronym. Housing & Affordability In response to community feedback for more housing analysis to be included in the ICSAP, OP expanded this section substantially to improve clarity, accuracy, and narrative flow. OP also expanded the “What the Data Says” subsection to include additional data and interpretive text. The existing graphics were modified to better differentiate scales of geography and to visualize additional data, including graphics about the current supply of dedicated affordable units and housing information on the percentage of Black households who rent and own their housing. In response to community feedback, OP added a new “Displacement Risk in Ivy City” subsection. The new subsection includes definitions of displacement and discussion of the strategies for addressing displacement in Ivy City. The “Key Comp Plan Connections” section was relocated to this page to assist with document formatting, and the community engagement quote was added in response to community feedback about including more resident voices throughout the document. OP changed the subsection title for the “What’s Happening Now Existing Policies and Programs” for clarity. The full section was moved to an earlier page in the document and expanded to improve clarity, accuracy, and narrative flow. Additional analysis about the housing units forecast for development along New York Avenue NE, affordability requirements in the neighborhood, and information about plans to rebuild the New York Avenue Men’s Emergency Shelter all respond to community feedback that requested additional information. OP relocated the “Ivy City Affordable Housing Investment” map and description of the Ivy City Special Demonstration Project to appear later in the document. The new location accommodates the need for adjusted layout formatting and improves the narrative flow of the document. The second paragraph in the “Ivy City Special Demonstration Project” callout box was also modified for clarity, accuracy, and narrative flow. OP relocated the “Affordable Housing Policies” subsection to improve narrative flow. A callout box that defines “dedicated affordable house” and shares the most current Median Family Income thresholds for dedicated affordable units was added to provide clarity for readers. The “What’s Happening Now Existing Policies and Programs” section was retitled for clarity and relocated in the document to accommodate earlier changes and section additions. Some additional text was added to the opening paragraph for added clarity and narrative flow. The “Key Comp Plan Connections” section was relocated to this page to assist with document formatting. Housing & Affordability Recommendations 30-31 In response to community feedback, eight new housing recommendations were added to the ICSAP (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12), and one was expanded for clarity (1.6). The new recommendations propose efforts to expand where residential buildings can be built, prevent displacement with new municipal strategies, prioritize dedicated affordable housing on redeveloped municipal properties, connect existing residents with more focused resources, and expand available technical assistance for new affordable housing development. OP edited recommendations 1.6 to better describe its expected outcome. • (New) Rec 1.1: “Explore approaches for prioritizing the District’s investments to reduce displacement pressures by increasing affordable housing in Ivy City. These approaches can include funding to ensure that small apartment buildings that are currently affordable to residents with lower incomes remain affordable. This would prevent current residents from being displaced while also creating more affordable housing in the community.” • (New) Rec 1.2: “Explore approaches for helping Ivy City residents purchase small apartment buildings. Approaches may include providing loan guarantees to help residents secure a mortgage and grants to pay for needed renovations in exchange for renting the apartments at affordable prices. Helping residents purchase small apartment buildings in Ivy City would help them build wealth while reducing displacement pressures in the community.” • (New) Rec 1.3: “To prevent displacement, identify properties in Ivy City that are both vacant and tax delinquent and convert them to dedicated affordable housing. Currently, there are approximately five buildings in Ivy City that meet these conditions. Converting these buildings to dedicated affordable housing will help current residents with lower incomes find housing in the community that they will be able to afford long-term.” • (New) Rec 1.4: “Add residential uses along Okie Street NE, Fenwick Street NE, and Kendall Street NE that meet the affordability needs of current Ivy City residents. Changes to allow residential uses in these areas may occur through the next Comprehensive Plan. The addition of new homes will help increase housing affordability.” • (New) Rec 1.5: “Help Ivy City residents with lower incomes purchase homes in the community. DHCD will encourage its Community Based Organization grantees to conduct outreach in Ivy City to connect residents with home buyer education and down payment assistance. The District provides various down payment assistance programs, which are designed to help residents with lower incomes become homeowners. This outreach will help more Ivy City residents become homeowners and prevent them from experiencing displacement.” • (Updated) Rec 1.6: “Explore build-first options in coordination with property owners, housing preservation funders, and other partners if appropriate to retain existing dedicated affordable housing in Ivy City. This approach would allow existing residents to stay in the community.” • (New) Rec 1.10: “Prioritize dedicated affordable housing and/or green space on municipally-owned sites in Ivy City in the event of a sale, disposal, or redevelopment. Prioritizing housing in the future can help prevent displacement by creating dedicated affordable housing on sites where people do not live today.” • (New) Rec 1.11: “Provide technical support to large sites that wish to develop affordable housing opportunities on their properties. Large sites offer the most impactful locations for new affordable housing. If large site owners decide to redevelop, District agencies should work to make sure that resources and incentives are easily available.” • (New) Rec 1.12: “Encourage the provision of neighborhood-serving ground floor uses like a pharmacy, childcare facilities, entrepreneurial/incubator spaces, or other community services through the Planned Unit Development (PUD) process. The creation of these uses will help expand employment opportunities and local business development in Ivy City.” Community Resilience The text in this section was modified for clarity, accuracy, and narrative flow, including the addition of new environmental health data. Some of the text was edited for clarity and narrative flow. OP added a few sentences to elaborate on DPW fleet electrification efforts. Text was edited for clarity and narrative flow, including the “Resources for Stakeholders” callout box. Community Resilience Recommendations In response to community feedback, OP added one new recommendation about exploring options to relocate the DPW Okie Street Maintenance Yard (Rec 2.1). Other recommendations were reordered, and some language was edited for clarity and accuracy. These edits include: • (New) 2.1: “Explore options to relocate the Okie Street DPW Maintenance Yard outside of Ivy City. Relocation would reduce environmental and health risks to neighbors.” • (Updated) 2.3: Reworded to state that a Resilience Hub should be located in Ivy City to allow more location options. The updated recommendation reads, “Launch a Resilience Hub in Ivy City. Resources should include a cooling center, housing information resources, and energy resources that support residents during and between emergencies.” • (Updated) 2.5: Reworded to clarify the action and impact of the recommendation. The updated recommendation reads, “Increase shade in the community by conducting outreach to help community members use District programs to plant trees. The additional trees will make the community cooler and the air cleaner.” • (Updated) 2.6: Reworded to clarify the action and impact of the recommendation. The updated recommendation reads, “Expand the use of infrastructure, that improves the environment, such as cool pavement, solar shade structures, and planted biofiltration areas, on existing District-owned properties, including the Crummell School, Lewis Crowe Park, and other government parcels, to manage stormwater, reduce flooding, combat extreme heat, and generate clean energy.” Public Space & Urban Design Text was edited for clarity, accuracy, and narrative flow. OP incorporated the text within the “What is the Public Realm?” callout box into the primary text on the page. Text was edited for clarity, accuracy, and narrative flow. OP relocated a callout box from a later page in the document to this page. It summarized some of the priorities identified by residents during community engagement activities. The “What is Happening Now Existing Policies and Programs” subsection was retitled and lightly edited for clarity and narrative flow. OP expanded the text that discusses Okie Street NE and moved it to a second page. The addition of a resident quote responded to community feedback about including more resident voices throughout the document. In response to community feedback, text from the previous page was moved to this new “Okie Street NE as a Commercial Corridor” subsection. The new subsection expanded on the vision for a transformation of Okie Street NE into a community-serving commercial corridor. Design Principles Text in the second paragraph was edited for clarity, accuracy, and narrative flow. OP moved the “What Residents Want to See” callout box to earlier in the document. Figure 7 was updated to more accurately visualize the revised Recommendation 3.9, which allows for the widening of sidewalks on the 1300 block of Okie Street NE. Text on the page was updated to for clarity and accuracy, including clearer descriptions of proposed building massing and design elements. OP updated the cross section and illustrative images to give clearer examples of the proposed conceptual neighborhood transition. Figure 11 was updated with new coloration and labels for clarity. The area marked for “proposed mixed-use residential, commercial, PDR” was expanded to reflect new recommendations to explore options for the relocation of the DPW Maintenance Yard. An additional proposed gathering location was added at Fenwick Street NE and Capitol Avenue NE. Figure 12 was updated with new labels for clarity and an additional Neighborhood Gateway icon at New York Avenue NE and Fenwick Street NE. Public Space & Urban Design Recommendations 48-49 Five recommendations were edited or reworded for clarity and accuracy. These edits include: • (Updated) Rec 3.3: Reworded to add additional focus on the role of existing community members in the recommendation. The updated recommendation reads, “Establish a local management or community development organization for Okie Street NE to steward public space, placekeeping, and business development. A community-focused management organization that meaningfully represents resident voices will encourage collaborative workforce development opportunities among neighborhood and business stakeholders and enhance Okie Street NE as the focal point for gathering and community-serving businesses." • (Updated) Rec 3.6: Expanded for clarity to: “Enhance the pedestrian experience with streetscape elements, such as pedestrian-scale lighting along the corridor and around block corners of side streets. Pedestrian- scale amenities like street furniture make walking more enjoyable, and lighting improvements increase a sense of safety after dark. (See Figure 10)” • (Updated) Rec 3.8: Reworded for clarity to: “Increase shade by using large awnings along Okie Street. To facilitate these awnings, the District should support larger than typical awning projections in the 1300 block of Okie Street NE that extend up to 18’ from the curb where trees cannot be installed. Larger awnings will make the area surrounding Okie street cooler.” • (Updated) Rec 3.9: Reworded to add detailed measurements and clearer language to the recommendation. The updated recommendation reads, “Widen sidewalks by 2-4 feet to accommodate new tree boxes along the 1300-block of Okie Street NE to create a shaded corridor that will enhance the future of retail environment. (See Figure 10)” How to Implement This Plan The “Role of Community Partners” subsection was moved to an earlier page from its original placement to improve narrative flow and lightly edited for clarity. OP added a resident quote in response to community feedback about including more resident voices throughout the document. The “Role of Government Agencies” subsection was moved backward from the previous page to improve narrative flow. District Resources Additional resources were added to this section, including previously published documents associated with the ICSAP and all planning documents, reports, and funding resources mentioned throughout the ICSAP, including a new category for Sustainability. Rendering relocated from an earlier part of the document to accommodate formatting changes. 56-57 The “Development Guide” was retitled for clarity, and the recommendations included in the table were updated to reflect new and updated recommendations from earlier in the ICSAP. The expanded recommendations required the extension of the table onto a second page. Acknowledgments The “Acknowledgements” were reordered. Additionally, elected officials and agencies were added to the page. The “Public Comment” page was removed, because it is no longer relevant, and a blank page was left in its place to maintain the formatting. OP is proud that the Small Area Plan was informed by the contributions and participation of a diversity of Ivy City residents. This SAP will enable the community, District government, the Council, and other stakeholders to realize the vision of more accessible housing, more vibrant public spaces, a thriving and resilient community, and racial equity. We are committed to supporting the prompt adoption of this SAP, and OP stands ready to support the DC Council to this end. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE OF PLANNING + + + + + IVY CITY SMALL AREA PLAN + + + + + PUBLIC HEARING + + + + + SATURDAY AUGUST 3, 2024 + + + + + The hearing convened at Trinity Baptist Church, 1814 Central Place, N.E., Washington, D.C., at 10:00 a.m., Alex Freedman, Project Manager, presiding. PRESENT ALEX FREEDMAN, Project Manager Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com P-R-O-C-E-E-D-I-N-G-S 10:14 a.m. MR. FREEDMAN: Good morning, everybody. Welcome to the May oral hearing for the Ivy City Small Area Plan. My name is Alex Freedman. I work for the D.C. Office of Planning, and I'm also the project manager for this project. First, thank you so much to everyone who came out on a Saturday morning. I'm really grateful for the time the folks have taken to participate in this process and steps along the way. I also want to extend such a huge debt of gratitude to the community with Trinity Baptist Church, who have been so generous with allowing us to use their space not only for today but many times previously, and it's just really, really wonderful. So thank you. The draft Ivy City Small Area Plan was released for public review on July 1st, and it will remain open for public comment through August 16th. After the public comment period Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com closes, the comments will be consolidated, and the draft plan will be updated based on the submitted comments. The final draft will then be transmitted to the D.C. Council, we hope, by October 2nd, and once transmitted, the Council may choose to hold a roundtable discussion on the plan. They're not legislatively obligated to, but there has not been a small area plan in the recent past that has not had a roundtable, but that has not yet been scheduled because it's up to the Council and their scheduling team. After that roundtable at a separate hearing, the Council would then vote on whether or not to approve the plan as written with amendments or disapprove it. Today's hearing is an opportunity to share feedback on the plan verbally. The format of today's meeting is required by the legislative process for the approval of this plan, so I want to acknowledge in advance that this may seem a Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com little more rigid or formal than meetings we've had in the past. Before I describe how the hearing will proceed, I just want to remind folks that today's hearing is just one of a variety of ways that you can give feedback during this window of time from July 1st to August 16th. You can give spoken comment here today. You can email us writtencomment@ivycitysap@dc.gov. You can complete a web form version of giving feedback, which is on our project website, publicinput.com/ivycitysap. Or there are also printed sheets both here at the front and at the entry desk where you can submit written comment on paper as well. All of that can be submitted before the 16th, or up and through the 16th, and all comments are treated with equal weight, both comments today and also written comments submitted at different times. They will then be compiled and shared publicly as part of the Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com legislative package that goes to the D.C. Council. Today's meeting, each participant will have up to three minutes to share their comments. We will have a timer visible at the front of the room that will notify participants when three minutes are reached. Per the regulations, I won't be able to answer any questions today about the planned process, so I'll just be there to facilitate the speaking of comments onto the record. During your comments, please be sure to introduce yourself. There's a sign-up sheet located at the front here, and that will be what we use to mark the order of who's giving comments. So please add your name to that sheet if you've not done so already. All comments will be transcribed by Mike, who is helping us out today as our transcriptionist, and the record will then be submitted. The transcript will be submitted as part of the legislative package as well to the Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com D.C. Council. Once you've made your comment, you're welcome to stay or leave. There's no program planned afterwards or at the end of this, so as long as you'd like to stay is up to you, but there is nothing that you're missing programmatically from our side if you choose to leave after your comment. And we will hold this space open until at least 12 as we advertise. If people keep coming, we'll reassess then. But if there's nobody here, we will still be here until noon regardless. So before we get started, are there any sort of process questions from folks who are here right now about how this works? How the process here will work for giving testimony. Okay. I believe that as a single individual, you're only able to give a single three-minute comment, but if you have comments that you'd like to submit beyond what's spoken in three minutes, Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com you're welcome to write any length of comment and submit that by e-mail or any of the other formats. So I will call up our first speaker we have scheduled. First we have Mr. Mohammed Kemal, and following that will be Ms. Brenda Ingram. So Mr. Kemal, you may -- oh, by the way, this is the microphone that the transcriptionist is using to record this, so just be cautious of the cable and feel free to address the room, me, Nadia, my colleague in the back, whomever you please, but the microphone is what's picking up your audio. MR. KEMAL: Okay. Hello, everyone. I am Mohammad Kemal. I live in Ivy City in general in D.C. for the past ten years. So I think first of all I want to say thank you for this opportunity to have a discussion on this plan, on the area plan. By itself this could be unique because for the past when Ivy City was established, there Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com was not such kind of thing that I know of that the community participated whenever different kinds of constructions or industrial things being planned in this area. When it comes to that, this makes it unique, but when I come specifically to this plan, I have got a chance to review it and see it as well. Some of the things that really concern me is that there was previously whatever constructions or whatever industry that has been put in place here is really impacting Ivy City in the long term, and I do believe that may not be considered when this plan is established. That is my conception because when I say that is some of the things that here, for example, we can take. There are a lot of construction cars on this area that have a huge footprint on the environmental issue. Not only that, cars like, for example, those are refrigerator cars. They can produce by themselves 24 hours, seven, producing different pollutants throughout the air, and the Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com temperature when you consider this area is more hotter than any part of the D.C. or any part of the Washington D.C. area. One, it's because there's not a lot of green plants, and the other thing is because of the factors of these multiple different kinds of construction cars and also industries. Those impacted a lot, and I do believe those need to be considered, and the plan should include those as well because this area long ago there was not a lot of people maybe living here, but now the temperature is really impacting. The social developments and so on are being impacted, so those need to be considered as well, like maybe putting those industrial things from this area to relocate to another area. That could be another thing to consider. Also another thing, for example, if we consider we all love ProFish right here, our company, but that area can be repurposed for something else. Long ago it was established with one only car by the CEO, but later on it grew Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com very fast. It might need extra spaces for them as well, so maybe the plan can include giving them another better area for them somewhere else and establish that one for something really good, for example, for people to live. It's really close to a lot of things as well. That's one thing to consider. Another thing on the plan, I have seen some areas, especially on the New York Avenue, to have high tower buildings like 10-floor buildings. Some people may have been asking to have that. It was not allowed previously, so those might prevent the sunlight on the area. It may result to another increase to the temperature, so reconsidering that is really important. There are a lot of vacant places here currently consuming the land in many ways, redeveloping those areas. For example -- is the three-minute over? MR. FREEDMAN: I think three minutes Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com has completed. MR. KEMAL: Okay. Thank you. I will send the rest. MR. FREEDMAN: Thank you so much for your testimony. Please send any -- if you don't have time to speak, everything you'd like, please feel free to e-mail us any extra comments or if you'd like a written form. Next up is Ms. Brenda Ingram, and following that will be Commissioner Rhodes. MS. INGRAM: Good morning, everyone. My name is Brenda Ingram, and I've been in Ivy City for 59 years. It'll be 60 years, next year. And he spoke on a lot of my issues, but I have even more issues. My issues are parking, transportation, the height of the buildings, 5 or 6, not 10. I don't want nobody looking over me in Ivy City anyway. And the suffocation, you know, too many people. The streets are narrowed now. You can't even get down Mount Olivet Road. What's going to happen? Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com Because Ninth Street Bridge is a connector from people in northwest to people going downtown. Mount Olivet Road, when school starts back, you'll see the real deal of it. But to have all that stuff, uh-uh, that's just too much. And like he said, there are other spots in Ivy City where you can consider housing. And what else I want to tell y'all about? Yeah, the DPW site and a few other sites. And plus our school, I feel like if we got all that going on there, our Crummell that we fought for, we're going to have to share it with too many people. And I thank you, and I'll do some more written. MR. FREEDMAN: Next up is Commissioner Rhodes. Following that will be Ryan Lineman. MS. RHODES: Good morning, everyone, community members, business owners, and our beautiful church here, Trinity Baptist Church. I just want to say Ivy City is a historic black community that has withstood decades of intense Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com environmental injustices and continue to do so. I'm proud to be a resident and a representative of our neighborhood as a community organizer with Empower DC and Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner. Community stakeholders have worked very hard with the Office of Planning concerning the Ivy City Small Area Plan and the New York Avenue Vision Framework Plan. And as we had a chance to look over the drafts, the Office of Planning have yet to do a comprehensive affordable housing analysis, a health analysis, nor bring the community the PDR study. Engaging with communities shouldn't be just a meeting to be checked off the list. We are currently working with agencies with initiatives that are planned through a racial equity lens. One of the points the Office of Racial Equity highlights is being intentional about understanding and meeting the needs of people marginalized by systemic and institutional racism, all of which is the current and past Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com challenges our community face, but we thought things have changed. The residents' ideas and suggestions will be engulfed by buildings that will stand over ten stories high on New York Avenue. We are a small community, which tall buildings will distort the historic nature of Ivy City and the Crummell Community Center that will soon open. Phasing out all grandfathered industrial uses, the national engineering products, all of this should be taken by eminent domain and converted into a resiliency hub. All businesses should communicate and collaborate with the ANC and engage with residents for community activities and employment activities and opportunities. Let's not allow the developers and business owners to continue to take over our small community, our historic community, and let's all work together to make Ivy City what we want it, which is a beautiful and enjoyable Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com neighborhood. Thank you. MR. FREEDMAN: Next up is Ryan Linehan, and following that will be Tung Nguyen. MR. LINEHAN: Hello, everyone. My name is Ryan Linehan. I wanted to speak on behalf of the community and myself and my family. The Small Area Plan is definitely something that will affect our future, everyone, businesses and property owners and renters alike. One thing to mention about Ivy City is, after looking at statistics, 90 percent of our community are renters. With the development, as you've seen, in Union Market, it is something that was never residential and quickly became unaffordable. It is something that we want to prevent in Ivy City. We need to preserve affordable housing, but we also need to make sure we're preserving our air quality, which is already some of the worst in the city. I would recommend anyone look at the Purple Air Monitor, which is right there in the Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com center of Ivy City. You can see our air quality is usually higher, has higher levels of particulate matter than anywhere else in the city, and that is because 70 percent of our industrial land in the district is in Ward 5. I would love to see other wards share the burden of that industrial land. I would suggest, like Commissioner Rhodes did, we have DPW, we have the school buses, which soon will move, but DPW's lot is, I think, almost 20 percent of Ivy City. I think that would be an ideal place to be able to develop affordable housing. To put that ten-story building along New York Avenue, New York Avenue is a main artery in and out of the city. It is already not flowing like it should. If we were to add the kind of development that is in Union Market, we are not a community like Union Market. We do not have a walkable metro stop. If the city wants to be proactive and put a metro there, making it Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com benefit everyone in the city, including businesses, then that development would be able to maybe be sustainable. But as of now, this does not make any sense. I would say looking at DPW's lot would be a much more likely area to support that kind of development, and also that would help our air quality. I would love to see some of our production land be re-designated as residential. We should not have a chemical plant right next to a person's house, which NEP is. We have EPA doing air quality studies there. Hopefully we see the city actually start to consider a person living next door in an affordable house as they were trying to preserve and then not ever designating or speaking to the fact that there is a chemical manufacturing plant that has been there for 100 years that is operating without the right air quality licensing. Crummell needs to be a focal point of Ivy City. It's always been the heart. The Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com community's fought for 50 years waiting to see something happen. Kids have come and gone, waiting to see a place to play. I would love to make sure that it's not overshadowed by the development, and it becomes the focal point and the heart, as it always has been. MR. FREEDMAN: Next up is Tung Nguyen, and following that is Sunny Ahsan. MR. NGUYEN: Good morning, everyone. My name is Tung Nguyen. I'm a resident of Ivy City. I think that the small area plan is forward-looking, but it needs to address existing conditions and concerns and not making them worse. I have two particular comments. First, I think we need more housing, but new housing needs to be placed strategically to allow for adequate public space and green space to meet the needs of the current residents and mitigate concentrated environmental concerns, including the heat island effect in Ivy City. And my second comment is that Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com industrial uses should be limited to low-impact activities and should not include manufacturing and distribution that utilize big vehicles, given the small roads that we have in Ivy City. So that's all I have. Thank you. MR. FREEDMAN: All right. Next up is Sunny Ahsan. MS. AHSAN: So I want to just add to what everyone else was saying already. We do have that chemical plant. That one, when I found out about it -- I moved here about three years ago, and when I found out about it, I was like, okay, how is that even possible that something like that still exists, and why aren't we doing something about it? There's also a lot of something like a school or something like that that are just abandoned here, and we could do something with it and make it into a community area or an area, just something else. I do like commercial stuff. Obviously, to be able to go to a grocery store Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com that's right next to me, that's awesome. But at the same time, what I wouldn't want is something that's really, really huge that's blocking the light and suddenly parking spaces or people being able to just walk and feel safe. I know that it's not really that safe right now, but at the same time, when I moved in here, it wasn't so bad. So I'm not sure what the reason is, but I kind of feel like that it might be because of things that are coming in that isn't really good for a small area like this. We still also have a lot of houses that are sort of being -- well, not sort of, but they're being renovated, but they're just left there for absolutely no reason. I'm not sure if it's because of permit issues or what, but those need to be cleaned up, too, because that's bringing in a lot of people that are just squatting there, and that's not helping us. So basically, reuse what we right now have and rebuild it, but more for residential needs rather than more commercial to just get Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com more people. Because as some people say, we're tiny, we're small. Ivy City's small, so it should be thought about as that, as you said, small area. That's it. MR. FREEDMAN: Thank you. There's no one else currently on the sign-up list, but if anyone would like to speak, you are welcome to come up. I just ask that you sign up before you do so. MS. COMPTON: I just want to say on one thing was in the report, there's a lot we could all say, but I just want to say on the affordability and health front, like what? So we've spent decades of, like decades of doing affordable housing, like 1960s decades. We also happen to be in Washington, D.C., which is where some of the foremost experts on community development are. And our report still just, this plan still just says affordability. So what is that? And, like, let's really be honest. If you want this to be anything Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com different than what development has been since the 60s, that what has to be answered. And there are answers. So, you know, developers are always going to give you a really thin line, but don't take it. Do something. Be innovative. Whether it's doing things from land trusts to literally telling the developers, like, for you to be here, it's not, oh, 50 percent of AMA for five years. It's people who live in this building will not be spending more than however much percentage of their rent, the same way that people pay for, you know, different cities do tickets. So you only pay for a certain percentage given your income. Like I said, we're in D.C. Some of the most brilliant minds here, including people who are on the streets, and, like, what it means to really do affordability. Like, please spend some time with that. I've been to cities, especially historically black, disinvested cities. There are innovative strategies that Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com they're trying. The invisible hand doesn't exist. And so if you could just really spend some time on that, because it's -- I'm as guilty. I've written these types of plans before. Just don't do it, please. Do something else, especially if you say you want to respect the neighborhood and respect the history. The history of this neighborhood is a place to go and have reprieve and quiet and solace, especially when you are a black person, especially when you are someone who is working multiple jobs or working a really tough job or have a big family. Do not take that away from us. You bring in some union market. You bring in -- I mean, community center needs to happen. A community center needs to happen. Don't get me wrong. If you bring in just a pretty report like this into this space, do not kid yourself. Do not delude yourself. You will have decimated the history of this place. So when you Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com say those pretty words, answer what does that mean. Give it a definition, because there's None in this as it stands. It is a very nice place. MR. FREEDMAN: Well, again, if anyone else would like to sign up to speak, you're welcome to. For those who have spoken, if you -- for those who joined before I -- after I gave my little opening spiel, there is no programmatic element after comments are collected. So you're welcome to come or go as you please. But we do welcome folks to stick around and hear what other folks have to say. And so, again, thank you, everyone, for coming out on a Saturday morning. MR. LYDON: Good morning, everyone. My name is Tim Lydon. I am an owner in ProFish and also the Fenwick Street building where Pro Fish operates. As some of you know, some of you don't know, we've been operating here 35 years. So although we don't live in Ivy City, I spend more time in Ivy City than I spend where I live. And so Ivy City, I've seen it develop Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com from the time I got here 35 years ago when there was literally no activity. And now it was us and it was Pappas Tomato Company, if you remember that, plus the residents. Pappas has moved out. Things have developed. Texas changed into residential. Cromwell School, as many of you know, we were actively involved in the Cromwell School proposal way back when, before it was -- went in a different direction. This area is important to us. We also understand that the business that Pro Fish is today is not the business it was 35 years ago. When I first got here, we rented one 1,500-square-foot section of the building that we now occupy. Over the course of time, we've been fortunate. We've worked really hard. And as you've seen, we've now occupied the entire building. We went from one truck to a lot of trucks. We've outgrown the facility. We recognize that. We are actively seeking a new Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com space for Pro Fish to run its business. We can't -- it's not safe for us to be there. Our workers can't park. Our trucks get hit. We get vandalized. But the truth is, when you're running that many trucks in such a tight area, it's very difficult. And it makes it hard to be efficient. So many of the things I hear about today are vital to us, things that we talk about for years. Greg and I have been talking about this. We're happy we've outgrown our space. But it brings up a different set of challenges for us, too. Now we have to work with the city to try to find a space to put us. Where do you take a facility that needs to be three times as large as it is, where do you put it? So that's something that's very high on our radar. And, again, the neighborhood's important to us. We consider ourselves a good neighbor. We do everything that's possible within our means to take care of trash, try to keep the smell reduced. It's hard. There's a Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com lot of seafood that goes through there, and you're naturally going to get some smell. You're naturally going to have some trash. But we have a lot of focus on taking care and making sure the neighborhood is still presentable. So, again, I wanted to say a few words because I hear, and I've been hearing for a long time, and I read everything. And this is my home. Sure, I don't put my head down here at night, but I'm 10 hours a day, six days a week I spend at that Fenwick Street location. It's important issues for us as well. So, again, I just wanted to say a few words, introduce myself, and obviously I'm available to talk if anyone has questions. MR. FREEDMAN: Sorry, could you say that again? Where do you email comments? Oh, where do you leave the written ones? You can leave those with me up here. For anyone who's written out comments on the paper form, you're welcome to leave those with me. Thank you. Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com So, again, just to make it official and burn a little time while a couple other folks are filtering in, I just want to reintroduce myself really quickly. My name is Alex Freedman. I am a community planner at the D.C. Office of Planning, and I'm also the project manager for the Ivy City Small Area Plan. And today we're hosting what is known as a mayoral hearing. It is a formal legislatively required meeting to capture spoken public testimony, but the public comment period for the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan is open now. It opened on July 1st, and it will go through August 16th. So, in addition to today's meeting, folks where you only have up to three minutes to speak, you're also welcome to submit comment by email to ivycitysap@dc.gov, by our web form on the project page, which is publicinput.com/ ivycitysap, or written comments that we have sheets both at the front desk and up at the front of the room here. Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com All comments will be collected and treated with equal weight, regardless of the form that we receive them. So, if you have more that you'd like to say beyond what you said today, or if you didn't have enough time today to say everything you'd like, please write us and submit additional comments. Everything will be compiled into the same format. They will be formally collected and submitted as part of the public record to the D.C. Council, along with the transcript from today's hearing. So, we will be here until 12 o'clock, regardless of if folks have comments to make. But folks are also welcome to come and go as they please, because there's no formal presentation or closure at the end, other than thanks for coming. So, preempting that, thank you, everyone, for coming today. And if you'd like to sign up to speak, we'll continue to have the sign-up sheet at the front here. And we invite your comments. Thank you. Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com (Whereupon, the above-entitled matter went off the record at 10:47 a.m. and resumed at 10:57 a.m.) MR. FREEDMAN: Hello again. I just wanted to give a quick refresh, because a few folks have joined since we're last up here, but welcome again everyone to the mayoral hearing for the Ivy City Small Area Plan draft, public comment draft. Waiting for the official record to reopen. Okay, we're good to go. So thank you, welcome again. This is just an invitation for anyone who would like to speak on the record. You have up to three minutes, and I just ask that you sign up on the sign-up sheet over here before you speak, and then you are welcome to say your piece. It is being recorded and transcribed by Mike over here in the corner, and everything spoken today on the record will be part of the, will be consolidated into a transcript sent as a piece of the legislative package to the D.C. Council. Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com But all the comments given also will be compiled and analyzed and looked at for opportunities to update and improve this plan before we send the final version onto the D.C. Council. So, again, the comment, public comment period is open from July 1st through August 16th. Today is August 3rd, so there's still about two weeks to submit comment outside of today's spoken comments, and that can be done by email, ivycitysap at dc.gov, on our project page, publicinput.com slash ivycitysap, or written out, we have pages that one can write onto, handed out by my colleague Felicia at the front and up here at the table. All comments will be compiled and treated with equal weight, so there's no preferred or more powerful option, but we just wanted to give different people opportunities in different formats to say their piece. So I will feed the stand, and anyone who would like to speak is welcome to, otherwise we'll hang out here until noon at the soonest, Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com and the floor is open. (Whereupon, the above-entitled matter went off the record at 10:59 a.m. and resumed at 11:39 a.m.) MR. FREEDMAN: Hey, everyone. I just wanted to give a quick announcement that we have about 20 minutes left of sort of the formally allocated period for today's hearing. So if you are sitting on comments that you want to make and you haven't made them yet, this would be a great time to jump in and do so. But also as a reminder that all comments collected here in spoken testimony or by email or by the public comment form online or by written comment forms available at the front here are treated with equal weight. So if today is not the day you want to speak your testimony to the world, we welcome it up until and through August 16th in any of the other formats as well. So thank you again for joining and I'll give a shout out once we hit our 12 o'clock mark. Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com (Whereupon, the above-entitled matter went off the record at 11:40 a.m. and resumed at 11:59 a.m.) MR. FREEDMAN: All right it is 12 o'clock so pending any last-minute comments I'm going to close this mayoral hearing and thank you so much again for those who came out for everyone who stayed the whole time even when it got a little quiet. I'm thank you again so much to everyone with Trinity Baptist Church for letting us use this space again that's so so generous. We have some leftover coffee in the back for anyone who wants to take that. (Whereupon, the above-entitled matter went off the record at 11:59 a.m.) Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. 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GROSS COURT REPORTERS AND TRANSCRIBERS 7+ 67 1 : 67( (202) 234-4433 :$6+,1*721 ' & www.nealrgross.com Draft Ivy City Small Area Plan Summary of Public Comments The following public comments were submitted on the Draft Ivy City Small Area Plan using by email, by the online form accessible at www.publicinput.com/ivycitysap , or shared at handwritten or spoken testimony at the Mayoral Hearing on August, 3, 2024. The public comment period extended from July 1 to August 16th, 2024. There were 92 comments submitted by 85 individuals. The comments are sorted by date of submission. Date Commenter Details Format Received 7/1/2024 Sebrena The FLUM shows Lewis Crowe Park is not under parks, recreation, and Email Rhodes open space. It's still showing moderate density residential. Is DCHA still going to keep it or will it be turned over to DPR? Is this going to be changed? In the Comp Plan rewrite? Crummell is under PDR and not parks, recreation, and open space, south of Capitol and West of Fenwick should be no PDR, it's a residential apartment building, no production is happening on Fenwick which is still PDR, the Masjid is part residential on the top of the building, and the Cannabis facility, we think is not operating anymore, unless you know something, The Taxi area is the only PDR on Fenwick. 7/24/2024 Parisa Norouzi Here are some thoughts, questions and comments I have jotted down Email - some of which we can discuss: - Can you provide some hard copies of the plan to use for a community meeting we are hosting next week? - What is the process for signing up for the Aug 3rd hearing and what guidelines are there for testimony? (time limits, etc) - Please provide us with a copy of the PDR report and the Health Review that was conducted Comments on the plan: - Very concerned about the data that was used, which mingles Ivy City with highly gentrified areas of Union - Market. What can be done to make this data more accurate? - Pictures are very uninspiring - The plan fails to mention and address the following: - - The unhoused community and related service improvements - - Deconcentration of industrial land uses - an imperative to furthering environmental justice - - - The plan talks about resilience but not environmental justice - - - The plan does not speak directly to reducing paved surface area - - The DC government’s footprint in the community - notably, the DPW lot and recommendations for consolidation and/or mitigation of its impact p. 1 - - - The plan says Ivy City is 90 acres - how much of that is owned by DC gov? - - - DPW is not listed as a partner on the plan but has a huge impact on the community - - The plan also does not speak to transportation related issues: - - - Public transportation access - - - Parking - - - Trails - - - Roads (the flow of traffic) - - - Sidewalks - - The plan does not address unemployment, workforce development and job creation - - Housing opportunities do not address: - - - Use of government owned land - - - Connecting Ivy City Apts to the neighborhood - - - Level of affordability for IZ in comparison with neighborhood income levels - - - Prevalence of slum landlords/ poor housing conditions (include stats on code violations?) - - - Opportunity for preservation strategies like land trust - - - Need to assist homeowners with rising tax burden (especially the lower income homeowners who purchased through Neighborhood Stabilization program) - - Gathering spots seem to prioritize new populations, not existing residents - - Proposal for an Okie St organization - there is supposed to be a Clean Team in place. Also concerned that a business focused org will try to overpower the needs/priorities of existing residents - - FYI Fairview is written as Fairfield in a couple of places - - Per the step-down proposal, what height would the ProFish building and other Fenwick St properties be if developed? - - Budget for Crummell was $35 mill - this says $30? 7/27/2024 "Former Ivy City has been on a steady decline since we purchased a home in Online homeowner at 2019. There is intense hostility and an unwelcome community spirit Comment 1800-block of that has resulted in many residents moving out of the neighborhood. Form Capitol Over the course of three years living here on the 1800 block of Capitol Avenue NE" Avenue, six families moved out including our own due to lack of safety and being threatened by neighbors and drug dealers who have taken over the neighborhood. My husband and I and my child, along with two other families were wrongly accused of calling police and threatened to be shot or jumped. Our newest neighbors before we moved were jumped by over 40 teenagers. On this block there are known fentanyl dealers who bully and antagonize the neighborhood and are operating open air drug markets at Lewis Crowe Park and the gas station at 1800 West Virginia Avenue. Unfortunately as this festered there was immense fear and intensity that was not protected by elected officials, the ANC, government agencies or other neighbors in fear of retaliation. 7/29/2024 Derrick I live in Trinidad and go to Ivy City for many things, including gym, Online groceries, bike repair, etc. The small area plan makes NY Ave and W. Comment Virginia Ave a "boundary" rather than an essential part of the Ivy City Form p. 2 identity. Weird you did not include the other side of these streets in the Small Area Plan. These corridors have huge "main street" potential that seem to be neglected. Maybe a corridor plan compensates that? How will they compliment the plans on Okie street? What is the future cohesion between these corridors? What's the connection to neighboring Trinidad, Union Market, and New City? Small area plans like this neglects the borders and makes it difficult to connect to neighboring areas (leaves things in between quite awkward, disconnected, or isolating). Furthermore, the awkward configuration of houses along W. VA/Capitol Ave makes me think that these lots should be rezoned for more density with frontage on both sides of the lot. Urban form and housing needs should drive the area's development instead of a pastiche of art and facades that essentially don't mean much for the area's future. Finally, a minor urban design comment: all of the telephone poles and power lines really do get in the way in the narrow sidewalks and shade trees. Put them underground or make this system more efficient. 7/30/2024 Adam I pass through Ivy City area regularly via bicycle. This plan looks like a Online great path forward for improving the area for both current residents Comment and future development. However, given the future density of this area Form and the desire to incentivize pedestrians, bicycles, and transit use, this plan should go further on incorporating modal filters and the use of one-ways to deter personal automotive usage and congestion - as exhaust fumes are one of the largest air pollutants in the area to begin with. Additional pedestrian safeguards like tighter curb bump-outs and raised crosswalks would greatly improve pedestrian safety while also improving the community feel. Look to the street design of neighborhoods in the Netherlands for inspiration. 7/30/2024 Jacob Mason The plan identifies the 1907 closure of the rail connection between Ivy Online City and downtown as a major factor in the area's decline, but it does Comment not discuss how to remedy this in the future. Dense, mixed-use Form development requires good walking, cycling, and especially public transit connections, but these don't currently exist and there don't appear to be any plans for them. This is a major shortcoming of the plan. Even with just good cycling connections, this could be a bicycle oriented neighborhood, but it seems the current plan is to create a dense, traffic-choked area built around most people driving to and from there. The plan talks a lot about mitigating the impact of high vehicle traffic, but without addressing transportation, the plan will only make it worse. 7/31/2024 Jack Lyman Thank you for preparing this small area plan. I am a resident of Near Online Northeast and live about 0.75 miles from the study area. I travel to the Comment study area to shop at the Target and to spend time at the breweries Form and distilleries in the area. I either bike, walk, or rideshare to get to the area. A few comments: (1) Thank you for prioritizing infill development in this area. It has good bones and will be well-served by increased density and more affordable housing. p. 3 (2) Please do not prioritize car access to the area. It is compact and walkable. New York Avenue is essentially a highway; please do what you can to make it safer for Ivy City and NE DC residents, not Maryland commuters. (3) Please do what you can for climate change resiliency in the area, including flooding mitigation and heat island effect reduction. The area has too much concrete and not enough trees and vegetation, which provide shade and storm resilience. 8/3/2024 Alexander I want it all. More housing! Build as much as you can. I would also love Written Grieve more read diets, tree boxes, more bike lanes. More and higher Comment density!!! If we get more housing, maybe metro will build out this way. (Printed) Also, please add more tree boxes with structural soil underneath! Call DC Urban Forestry for details. 8/3/2024 Brenda Ingram Good morning, everyone. My name is Brenda Ingram, and I've been in Mayoral Ivy City for 59 years. It'll be 60 years, next year. And he spoke on a lot Hearing of my issues, but I have even more issues. Testimony My issues are parking, transportation, the height of the buildings, 5 or 6, not 10. I don't want nobody looking over me in Ivy City anyway. And the suffocation, you know, too many people. The streets are narrowed now. You can't even get down Mount Olivet Road. What's going to happen? Because Ninth Street Bridge is a connector from people in northwest to people going downtown. Mount Olivet Road, when school starts back, you'll see the real deal of it. But to have all that stuff, uh-uh, that's just too much. And like he said, there are other spots in Ivy City where you can consider housing. And what else I want to tell y'all about? Yeah, the DPW site and a few other sites. And plus our school, I feel like if we got all that going on there, our Crummell that we fought for, we're going to have to share it with too many people. And I thank you, and I'll do some more written. 8/3/2024 Charles Spiers We support this plan! Written Comment (Printed) 8/3/2024 Jessica I just want to say on one thing was in the report, there's a lot we could Mayoral Compton all say, but I just want to say on the affordability and health front, like Hearing what? Testimony So we've spent decades of, like decades of doing affordable housing, like 1960s decades. We also happen to be in Washington, D.C., which is where some of the foremost experts on community development are. And our report still just, this plan still just says affordability. So what is that? And, like, let's really be honest. p. 4 If you want this to be anything different than what development has been since the 60s, that what has to be answered. And there are answers. So, you know, developers are always going to give you a really thin line, but don't take it. Do something. Be innovative. Whether it's doing things from land trusts to literally telling the developers, like, for you to be here, it's not, oh, 50 percent of AMA for five years. It's people who live in this building will not be spending more than however much percentage of their rent, the same way that people pay for, you know, different cities do tickets. So you only pay for a certain percentage given your income. Like I said, we're in D.C. Some of the most brilliant minds here, including people who are on the streets, and, like, what it means to really do affordability. Like, please spend some time with that. I've been to cities, especially historically black, disinvested cities. There are innovative strategies that they're trying. The invisible hand doesn't exist. And so if you could just really spend some time on that, because it's -- I'm as guilty. I've written these types of plans before. Just don't do it, please. Do something else, especially if you say you want to respect the neighborhood and respect the history. The history of this neighborhood is a place to go and have reprieve and quiet and solace, especially when you are a black person, especially when you are someone who is working multiple jobs or working a really tough job or have a big family. Do not take that away from us. You bring in some union market. You bring in -- I mean, community center needs to happen. A community center needs to happen. Don't get me wrong. If you bring in just a pretty report like this into this space, do not kid yourself. Do not delude yourself. You will have decimated the history of this place. So when you say those pretty words, answer what does that mean. Give it a definition, because there's None in this as it stands. It is a very nice place. 8/3/2024 Mohammed Okay. Hello, everyone. I am Mohammad Kemal. I live in Ivy City in Mayoral Kemal general in D.C. for the past ten years. So I think first of all I want to say Hearing thank you for this opportunity to have a discussion on this plan, on the Testimony area plan. By itself this could be unique because for the past when Ivy City was established, there was not such kind of thing that I know of that the community participated whenever different kinds of constructions or industrial things being planned in this area. When it comes to that, this makes it unique, but when I come specifically to this plan, I have got a chance to review it and see it as well. p. 5 Some of the things that really concern me is that there was previously whatever constructions or whatever industry that has been put in place here is really impacting Ivy City in the long term, and I do believe that may not be considered when this plan is established. That is my conception because when I say that is some of the things that here, for example, we can take. There are a lot of construction cars on this area that have a huge footprint on the environmental issue. Not only that, cars like, for example, those are refrigerator cars. They can produce by themselves 24 hours, seven, producing different pollutants throughout the air, and the temperature when you consider this area is more hotter than any part of the D.C. or any part of the Washington D.C. area. One, it's because there's not a lot of green plants, and the other thing is because of the factors of these multiple different kinds of construction cars and also industries. Those impacted a lot, and I do believe those need to be considered, and the plan should include those as well because this area long ago there was not a lot of people maybe living here, but now the temperature is really impacting. The social developments and so on are being impacted, so those need to be considered as well, like maybe putting those industrial things from this area to relocate to another area. That could be another thing to consider. Also another thing, for example, if we consider we all love ProFish right here, our company, but that area can be repurposed for something else. Long ago it was established with one only car by the CEO, but later on it grew very fast. It might need extra spaces for them as well, so maybe the plan can include giving them another better area for them somewhere else and establish that one for something really good, for example, for people to live. It's really close to a lot of things as well. That's one thing to consider. Another thing on the plan, I have seen some areas, especially on the New York Avenue, to have high tower buildings like 10-floor buildings. Some people may have been asking to have that. It was not allowed previously, so those might prevent the sunlight on the area. It may result to another increase to the temperature, so reconsidering that is really important. There are a lot of vacant places here currently consuming the land in many ways, redeveloping those areas. p. 6 8/3/2024 Ms. Ann Willis I would like for NEP to be removed. I hope Crummell School to Written become a Rec. Center. Comment (Printed) 8/3/2024 Ryan Linehan Hello, everyone. My name is Ryan Linehan. I wanted to speak on Mayoral behalf of the community and myself and my family. Hearing Testimony The Small Area Plan is definitely something that will affect our future, everyone, businesses and property owners and renters alike. One thing to mention about Ivy City is, after looking at statistics, 90 percent of our community are renters. With the development, as you've seen, in Union Market, it is something that was never residential and quickly became unaffordable. It is something that we want to prevent in Ivy City. We need to preserve affordable housing, but we also need to make sure we're preserving our air quality, which is already some of the worst in the city. I would recommend anyone look at the Purple Air Monitor, which is right there in the center of Ivy City. You can see our air quality is usually higher, has higher levels of particulate matter than anywhere else in the city, and that is because 70 percent of our industrial land in the district is in Ward 5. I would love to see other wards share the burden of that industrial land. I would suggest, like Commissioner Rhodes did, we have DPW, we have the school buses, which soon will move, but DPW's lot is, I think, almost 20 percent of Ivy City. I think that would be an ideal place to be able to develop affordable housing. To put that ten-story building along New York Avenue, New York Avenue is a main artery in and out of the city. It is already not flowing like it should. If we were to add the kind of development that is in Union Market, we are not a community like Union Market. We do not have a walkable metro stop. If the city wants to be proactive and put a metro there, making it benefit everyone in the city, including businesses, then that development would be able to maybe be sustainable. But as of now, this does not make any sense. I would say looking at DPW's lot would be a much more likely area to support that kind of development, and also that would help our air quality. I would love to see some of our production land be re-designated as residential. We should not have a chemical plant right next to a person's house, which NEP is. We have EPA doing air quality studies there. Hopefully we see the city actually start to consider a person living next door in an affordable house as they were trying to preserve and then not ever designating or speaking to the fact that there is a chemical p. 7 manufacturing plant that has been there for 100 years that is operating without the right air quality licensing. Crummell needs to be a focal point of Ivy City. It's always been the heart. The community's fought for 50 years waiting to see something happen. Kids have come and gone, waiting to see a place to play. I would love to make sure that it's not overshadowed by the development, and it becomes the focal point and the heart, as it always has been. 8/3/2024 Sebrena Good morning, everyone, community members, business owners, and Mayoral Rhodes our beautiful church here, Trinity Baptist Church. I just want to say Ivy Hearing City is a historic black community that has withstood decades of Testimony intense environmental injustices and continue to do so. I'm proud to be a resident and a representative of our neighborhood as a community organizer with Empower DC and Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner. Community stakeholders have worked very hard with the Office of Planning concerning the Ivy City Small Area Plan and the New York Avenue Vision Framework Plan. And as we had a chance to look over the drafts, the Office of Planning have yet to do a comprehensive affordable housing analysis, a health analysis, nor bring the community the PDR study. Engaging with communities shouldn't be just a meeting to be checked off the list. We are currently working with agencies with initiatives that are planned through a racial equity lens. One of the points the Office of Racial Equity highlights is being intentional about understanding and meeting the needs of people marginalized by systemic and institutional racism, all of which is the current and past challenges our community face, but we thought things have changed. The residents' ideas and suggestions will be engulfed by buildings that will stand over ten stories high on New York Avenue. We are a small community, which tall buildings will distort the historic nature of Ivy City and the Crummell Community Center that will soon open. Phasing out all grandfathered industrial uses, the national engineering products, all of this should be taken by eminent domain and converted into a resiliency hub. All businesses should communicate and collaborate with the ANC and engage with residents for community activities and employment activities and opportunities. Let's not allow the developers and business owners to continue to take over our small community, our historic community, and let's all work together to make Ivy City what we want it, which is a beautiful and enjoyable neighborhood. Thank you. 8/3/2024 Sunny Ahsan So I want to just add to what everyone else was saying already. We do Mayoral have that chemical plant. That one, when I found out about it -- I Hearing moved here about three years ago, and when I found out about it, I was Testimony like, okay, how is that even possible that something like that still p. 8 exists, and why aren't we doing something about it? There's also a lot of something like a school or something like that that are just abandoned here, and we could do something with it and make it into a community area or an area, just something else. I do like commercial stuff. Obviously, to be able to go to a grocery store that's right next to me, that's awesome. But at the same time, what I wouldn't want is something that's really, really huge that's blocking the light and suddenly parking spaces or people being able to just walk and feel safe. I know that it's not really that safe right now, but at the same time, when I moved in here, it wasn't so bad. So I'm not sure what the reason is, but I kind of feel like that it might be because of things that are coming in that isn't really good for a small area like this. We still also have a lot of houses that are sort of being -- well, not sort of, but they're being renovated, but they're just left there for absolutely no reason. I'm not sure if it's because of permit issues or what, but those need to be cleaned up, too, because that's bringing in a lot of people that are just squatting there, and that's not helping us. So basically, reuse what we right now have and rebuild it, but more for residential needs rather than more commercial to just get more people. Because as some people say, we're tiny, we're small. Ivy City's small, so it should be thought about as that, as you said, small area. That's it. 8/3/2024 Tandace The propose SAP Must go under serious revision as the plan that has Online Brooks- been presented and drafted up does not reflect the thoughts, ideas, Comment Patterson principles or values or needs the current community members Form Proposing to build 10 story buildings and insert more industrial businesses And it’s already compact community is not at the best interest of the current residence renters and homeowners alike. While we would like our community to be diversified, we do not want it to be gentrified to the point where it loses its character its charm. I am not opposed to going back to the drawing board or some of these ideas and proposed plans with the thought in mind that the people who are planning this who do not live in the community Actually consider the long-term effects of the people who actually live here because the people who are planning this who been hired to do a job to come up with a plan for community that they don’t live in are falling short and keeping in mind that the plans that they propose should not just only be about lining the pockets of developers and business people who want to come and make money over here there’s a housing shortage, but due to the current situation and circumstances and Ivy city adding 4000 residents as it was proposed apply is not a very smart move on behalf of the planners yes it’s making developers money it’s making retailers money and real estate owners wealthy all in the process. The proposed site of the 10 story building should not go one New York Ave. p. 9 the property in the land that belongs to DC government where DPW is currently house next to Kick Axe is a better site for this Residential buildings proposed in the plan. Most of the industrial businesses in this area are leaving behind nasty carbon prints that we as the residents have to deal with. Not the mayor not the employees from Office of city of planning, or The developers and business owners have to live here and live with the changes that are being made to Ivy city. I want them to take in contacts if I decided that I was gonna come up with this plan for where they live where their children that did not meet their needs. Completely uprooting and changing life as they knew it change is good but not all changes good. 8/3/2024 Tim Lydon Proud Ivy City resident in work capacity for 35+ years. Fantastic to see Written what the future holds. Comment (Printed) 8/3/2024 Tim Lydon Good morning, everyone. My name is Tim Lydon. I am an owner in Mayoral ProFish and also the Fenwick Street building where Pro Fish operates. Hearing As some of you know, some of you don't know, we've been operating Testimony here 35 years. So although we don't live in Ivy City, I spend more time in Ivy City than I spend where I live. And so Ivy City, I've seen it develop from the time I got here 35 years ago when there was literally no activity. And now it was us and it was Pappas Tomato Company, if you remember that, plus the residents. Pappas has moved out. Things have developed. Texas changed into residential. Cromwell School, as many of you know, we were actively involved in the Cromwell School proposal way back when, before it was -- went in a different direction. This area is important to us. We also understand that the business that Pro Fish is today is not the business it was 35 years ago. When I first got here, we rented one 1,500-square-foot section of the building that we now occupy. Over the course of time, we've been fortunate. We've worked really hard. And as you've seen, we've now occupied the entire building. We went from one truck to a lot of trucks. We've outgrown the facility. We recognize that. We are actively seeking a new space for Pro Fish to run its business. We can't -- it's not safe for us to be there. Our workers can't park. Our trucks get hit. We get vandalized. But the truth is, when you're running that many trucks in such a tight area, it's very difficult. And it makes it hard to be efficient. So many of the things I hear about today are vital to us, things that we talk about for years. Greg and I have been talking about this. We're happy we've outgrown our space. But it brings up a different set of challenges for us, too. Now we have to work with the city to try to find a space to put us. p. 10 Where do you take a facility that needs to be three times as large as it is, where do you put it? So that's something that's very high on our radar. And, again, the neighborhood's important to us. We consider ourselves a good neighbor. We do everything that's possible within our means to take care of trash, try to keep the smell reduced. It's hard. There's a lot of seafood that goes through there, and you're naturally going to get some smell. You're naturally going to have some trash. But we have a lot of focus on taking care and making sure the neighborhood is still presentable. So, again, I wanted to say a few words because I hear, and I've been hearing for a long time, and I read everything. And this is my home. Sure, I don't put my head down here at night, but I'm 10 hours a day, six days a week I spend at that Fenwick Street location. It's important issues for us as well. So, again, I just wanted to say a few words, introduce myself, and obviously I'm available to talk if anyone has questions. 8/3/2024 Tung Nguyen The OP & the city should consider moving the DPW truck fleet and Mayoral develop that site into new housing & commercial spaces. Hearing Testimony 8/3/2024 Tung Nguyen Good morning, everyone. My name is Tung Nguyen. I'm a resident of Mayoral Ivy City. I think that the small area plan is forward-looking, but it needs Hearing to address existing conditions and concerns and not making them Testimony worse. I have two particular comments. First, I think we need more housing, but new housing needs to be placed strategically to allow for adequate public space and green space to meet the needs of the current residents and mitigate concentrated environmental concerns, including the heat island effect in Ivy City. And my second comment is that industrial uses should be limited to low-impact activities and should not include manufacturing and distribution that utilize big vehicles, given the small roads that we have in Ivy City. So that's all I have. Thank you. 8/6/2024 Annie Scott My name is Annie Scott and I have been member of the Ivy City Email Community for over 54 years. My email address is info@tbcdc.net. I am currently a member and Trustee of Trinity Baptist Church located at 1814 Central Place N.E. I am disappointed that things that were discuss at the planning meetings were not reflected and thing not discussed were reflected. The Future Land Use Map designate the majority of the land uses for the Ivy City Community as Production, Repair and Distribution. No area within the boundary of New York Ave NE, Mount Olivet Rd NE, West Virginia Ave NE is designated as Parks, Recreation and Open Space. The Future Land Us Map does not reflect new area for p. 11 Residential area. Why can’t DC Government invest in Ivy City Community as they invested in in the Parks at Walter Reed on Georgia Ave NW? The District of Columbia now own 66.57 acres of the 110 -acre site. Why can’t Ivy City be turned into an innovative haven with luxury townhouses, condominium homes and apartments, retail stores, green spaces and water features? Why can’t Ivy City have mixed-use and mixed-income residential housing, support services for the homeless, families, seniors and veterans? Ivy City needs a library, an emergency care facility, an electric power station, grocery store, and pharmacy and so much more. No buildings in Ivy City should excess 60 FT high. Ivy City Community should continue to blend with the surrounding neighborhoods. Nothing in the plan address how DDOT plan to address the increase traffic or how DOEE plan to address the quality of Ivy City Environment. The residents of Ivy City deserve the same rights as the rest of the residents of D.C. to live, work and socialize in their neighborhood and breathe clean air. Please give them a chance to live the American Dream. 8/9/2024 Adane Fikerte Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. p. 12 It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Fikerte. Adane1837@gmail.com Adane fikerte.adane1837@gmail.com 1837 Central Pl NE Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/9/2024 Jacqueline Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email Nova I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Jacqueline Nova jhnova@gmail.com 1907 3rd Street, apt 302 Washington, DC 20001 United States 8/9/2024 Mahki Brooks Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of p. 13 Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Mahki Brooks brooksmahki@gmail.com 1828 Central Place Northeast Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/9/2024 Malachi Previl Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. p. 14 - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Malachi Previl malachiprevil@gmail.com 619 Faraday Place Northeast Washington, DC 20017 United States 8/9/2024 Sebrena Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email Rhodes I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. p. 15 Sincerely, Sebrena Rhodes ivycity@empowerdc.org 1832 Central Place Northeast Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/9/2024 Tadesse Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email Alemseged I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Alemseged.07@yahoo.com Tadesse alemseged07@yahoo.com 1837 Central Place Northeast Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/9/2024 Tallya Rhodes Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small p. 16 Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Tallya Rhodes rhodestallya@gmail.com 1854 Central Place Northeast Apt 2 Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/12/2024 Ann Hoffman Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also p. 17 omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Ann Hoffman annfromdc@gmail.com 1390 Kenyon Street NW, #610 Washington, DC 20010 United States 8/12/2024 Daisy Lupa Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Daisy Lupa daisylupa@gmail.com p. 18 4115 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20016 United States 8/12/2024 Gary Jones Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, I FULLY SUPPORT the draft Ivy Email City Small Area Plan. Our community should not be beholden to a single activist group that does not speak for all residents and continues to block the development of new housing, which includes affordable and below market rate units. Please do not let Empower dictate the use of an entire community - especially when it is run by people who do not actually live in Ivy City. Sincerely, gary jones garyjonesdc@protonmail.com 1867 Kendall Street Northeast Washington, DC 20002United States 8/12/2024 James Francis Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, I fully support the draft small Email area plan for Ivy City. Please pass it so that we can start building housing for people who need it the most! Sincerely, james francis itsjimfrancis@protonmail.com 1850 Kendall Street Northeast Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/12/2024 Jarrell Irby- Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email Cunningham I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. p. 19 It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Jarrell Irby-Cunningham irbyjarrell@gmail.com 4109 Stanley Street Southeast Washington, DC 20019 United States 8/12/2024 Jayme Epstein Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Jayme Epstein jaymerepstein@gmail.com 2743 Woodley Place NW p. 20 Washington, DC 20008 United States 8/12/2024 Marcus Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, I fully support the draft Ivy City Email Winters Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to pass it without hesitation. Ivy city desperately needs more housing and more affordable housing. Ensuring equitable projects are built quickly is the best path forward. Sincerely, Marcus Winters marcuswinters@protonmail.com 1825 Kendall Street Northeast Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/12/2024 Rachel Arnold Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Rachel Arnold raquelita147@gmail.com 1633 11th Place NE p. 21 Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/12/2024 Rebecca Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email Lindhurst I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan as it is another example of development that does not protect current residents, specifically residents who live on low incomes. I call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage so that Brown and Black residents are protected and not forced out of their homes. This plan, as written, is going to gentrify Ivy City. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Rebecca Lindhurst rebecca.lindhurst@gmail.com 1240 D Street, SE Washington, DC 20003 United States 8/12/2024 Sarah I live in Trinidad and regularly walk/bike to Ivy City for social activities Online Edwards or to run errands. The heat island is immediately apparent after Comment crossing Mount Olivet. The narrowness between buildings and the Form street is both unnerving and leaves no room for trees to alleviate the heat. Separately, I am also very concerned about the prevalent drug use in Lewis Crowe park and across the street in the gas station parking lot. I don't see any mention in the small area plan about p. 22 increasing access to social services and rehabilitation treatments for residents. It’s hard to imagine a safe, healthy, and thriving future for Ivy City without addressing this. 8/12/2024 Tim Calhoun Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, I support draft Ivy City Small Area Email Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to approve it immediately. Empower does not speak for the residents of Ivy City and has only served to block the construction of dozens of below-market housing units that would otherwise have been built by now. Empower simply wants to target big developers, even as they turn a blind eye to the re-development of existing housing stock and ignore slumlords who victimize the community. Please pass this plan so that industrial use lands such as school bus lots can be redeveloped into housing and services for the community. Sincerely, TIM CALHOUN timcalhoundc@gmail.com1900 Gallaudet Street Northeast Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/13/2024 Chester Dear Office of Planning, Email Harrison I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Chester Harrison clhjr715@gmail.com 1842 Central Place Northeast p. 23 Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/13/2024 Christian Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email Kebede I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular.- The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Christian Kebede christiankebede@gmail.com 1838 Central Place NE Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/13/2024 Elyana Belete Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. p. 24 - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Elyana Belete elyanabelete6@gmail.com 1837 Central PL NE Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/13/2024 Nathan Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email Harrington I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not p. 25 become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Nathan Harrington nbharrington@yahoo.com 3214 11th Place SE Washington, DC 20032 United States 8/13/2024 Rahsheda Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email Rhodes I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Rahsheda Rhodes rhodesrahsheda@gmail.com 1810 24th street NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002 United States 8/13/2024 Trevelle Dear Office of Planning, Email Spriggs I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive p. 26 Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Trevelle Spriggs signup.pore_0n@icloud.com 1842 Central Pl NE Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/13/2024 Turina Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email Johnson I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with p. 27 a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Turina Johnson turina.johnson2015@gmail.com 1070 Mount Olivet Road Northeast Apt C11 WASHINGTON, DC 20002 United States 8/14/2024 Ada Hadded Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Ada Hadded adian.hogs@yahoo.com p. 28 1835 Kendall Street Northeast Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/14/2024 Andargachew Dear Office of Planning, Email Negash I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Andargachew Negash andarg2012@gmail.com 1808 Providence Street Northeast Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/14/2024 Cleveland Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email Fletcher I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is p. 29 required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Cleveland Fletcher fletcherclevland52@gmail.com 1827 Kendall Street Northeast Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/14/2024 Davetta Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email Bryant I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. p. 30 - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Davetta Bryant davettabryant@gmail.com 1822 Kendall Street Northeast apt 303 Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/14/2024 Delmarion Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email Dixon I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Delmarion dixon delmariondixon@gmail.com p. 31 1822 Kendall Street Northeast apt 302 Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/14/2024 Glenda Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email Montgomery I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Glenda Montgomery na@gmail.com 1060 Mount Olivet Road Northeast apt 24 Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/14/2024 Gloria Mason Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is p. 32 required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Gloria Mason gloriamason758@gmail.com 1853 Kendall Street Northeast Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/14/2024 Jesus Carter Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with p. 33 a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Jesus Carter godsends947@gmail.com 1837 Kendall Street Northeast Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/14/2024 John Byers Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, p. 34 John Byers john21@outlook.com 1070 Mount Olivet Road Northeast apt 12 Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/14/2024 Juanique Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email McNeill I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Juanique McNeill xjshanicex@gmail.com 1835 Central Place NE Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/14/2024 Lamaego Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email Vincent I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive p. 35 Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Lamaego Vincent LamaegoVincent@gmail.com 1822 Kendall Street Northeast apt 101 Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/14/2024 Lance Lot Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with p. 36 a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Lance Lot colwynleitch54@gmail.com 1080 Mount Olivet Road Northeast apt 14 Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/14/2024 Lisa Windsor Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Lisa Windsor p. 37 lisa.a.windsor@comcast.net 5053 Jay Street Northeast Washington, DC 20019 United States 8/14/2024 Michael Dear Office of Planning, Email Jackson I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Michael Jackson na@gmail.com 1822 Kendall Street Northeast apt 202 Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/14/2024 Michelle Davis Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive p. 38 Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Michelle Davis mdavis1763@gmail.com 1060 mt olivet apt 21 Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/14/2024 Olivia Wilson Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with p. 39 a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Olivia Wilson olivia252018@gmail.com 1050 Mount Olivet Road Northeast Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/14/2024 Pete Loftus I’ve been living and working in Ivy City since 2015 and have witnessed Online the progress and obstacles. My goal for Ivy City has always been to Comment make it a tourist destination, which we’ve had success with at our Form business, and I’m very proud to consistently provide hospitality to our local regulars and tourists from all over the planet. I’m not sure if the District of Columbia government officials are aware of just how much tourism is growing here. Many tourists visit the different distilleries prior to dining at our establishment and often times we offer a tour of the smokehouse, showing guests our production facilities and smoked fish products which ship out daily all over the United States. We’ve also developed a relationship with educational tour groups, and one in particular, Worldstrides are here frequently with middle school students from all over the USA who visit our Capitol, the monuments, the White House, museums, and finally end up at Ivy City Smokehouse for dinner. In any given weekday throughout the school year, you will see large tour busses parked on Okie Street full of hundreds of students and their counselors who dine with us in a buffet style service in our great room and then return to their hotel. They take videos and photos and post them on social media helping to put Ivy City on the map. Many of them buy packs of our smoked salmon jerky and take it with as a healthy snack and share with their friends and family back home. None of our success at Ivy City Smokehouse would have been possible without the leadership of Greg Casten and Tim Lydon through our parent company, Profish/OceanPro Industries, which have been operating here in Ivy City since the late1980’s and as they grew, so did the community. Profish has created jobs, and made donations to many charitable causes, including sponsoring our local basketball league here which play at the recently developed playground at Crummell School. If Profish plans to develop their property into condominiums and/or apartments, I think it would be a momentous and essential addition to the community. I don’t see why anyone wouldn’t support Profish in their plans, especially since p. 40 they’ve always had the best intentions for the community and are most capable of producing a finished product which will sustain into the next century. The only negative part of my comment here is as most of us already are aware; Ivy City is hindered by the mismanagement of the men’s shelter located on New York Avenue. Our security cameras monitor the alley located directly in back of that building. What I’ve witnessed, and maintain recorded images of are quite atrocious. A large portion of crime in the Ivy City community is a result of the maladministration of that shelter. My question to the district managers working this plan is what will be done to improve the conditions of that shelter and alley? All businesses and residents here are affected by the shelter and will continue to be if not corrected or relocated. 8/14/2024 Ricardo Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email Gardner I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Ricardo Gardner riciyflyy@gmail.com 2001 Mississippi Avenue Southeast Washington, DC 20020 United States p. 41 8/14/2024 Robert Smith Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Robert Smith rob1980smith12@gmail.com 1822 Kendall Street Northeast apt 304 Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/14/2024 Shawn Scott Dear Office of Planning, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. p. 42 - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, shawn scott shawn.neal84@gmail.com 1948 Capitol Avenue Northeast Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/14/2024 Thelma Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email Williams I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. p. 43 It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Thelma Williams thelma.williams@outlook.com 1070 Mt. Olivet Rd Ne Apt 24 Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/14/2024 Tracy Pulliam Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Tracy Pulliam tracy.pulliam14@gmail.com 1080 Mount Olivet Road Northeast apt 13 Washington, DC 20002 United States p. 44 8/14/2024 Tyneisha Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email Clayburn I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Tyneisha Clayburn cherise0723@gmail.com 1822 Kendall Street Ne Washington, DC 20002 United Statez 8/14/2024 Victoria Lewis Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. p. 45 - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Victoria Lewis vlynnlew89@gmail.com 1070 Mount Olivet Road Northeast apt 43 Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/14/2024 Warren Dear Anita Cozart, Planning Director, Email Marquez I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. p. 46 It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Warren Marquez vze1nv91@gmail.com 1827 Kendall St NE, #202 Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/15/2024 Andrenette Dear Office of Planning, Email Willis I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Andrenette Willis andrenettewillis63@gmail.com 1924 CAPITOL AVENUE N E WASHINGTON, DC 20002 United States p. 47 8/15/2024 David Poms Dear Office of Planning, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, DAVID POMS davidpoms@gmail.com 1429 Girard St NW Washington, DC 20009 United State 8/16/2024 Denise E. The work that has gone into creating the Ivy City Small Area Plan is Online Nedab much appreciated. There is concern about the portion of the proposal Comment that states: “High-density buildings north of Okie Street NE will have Form active, ground floor commercial spaces facing the neighborhood. Shorter mixed-use buildings between Okie Street NE and Alexander Crummell Way would create a visual buffer and add more pedestrian interest. The existing residential neighborhood would remain at a similar scale to preserve the existing urban identity.” A majority of us are opposed the proposed 10/11 story building. The large structure will subtract from the historic nature and environment of the community. The building is expected to house up to four thousand residents. This is too many people in such a concentrated area. While newly constructed residences will likely have some parking spaces, if p. 48 parking costs a separate fee to occupants, the likelihood of occupants deciding to park on the neighborhood streets is increased, causing parking problems for existing residents, wherein ample parking is currently an issue of concern. Another concern is the affordability of these proposed units for current and future low to moderate-income residents and those with incomes of less than $30-40 thousand dollars. Plus, the availability of affordable units appears to be minimal. 8/16/2024 Fablina Dear Office of Planning, Email Sharara I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Fablina Sharara fsharara@outlook.com Washington, DC 20011 United States 8/16/2024 George This is a great moment and time for Ivy City and the city to be part of Online Jackson the planning process and development of this wonderful Comment neighborhood. Ivy City is the gateway to the District of Columbia and Form one of the oldest black communities in the city. p. 49 We would like too continually to be part of the brainstorming and decision making for the future of Ivy City which should consist of affordable housing, retails, public space, public arts, public safety, public recreation, and racial social justice and equity for residents of color. I was born and raised in Ivy City and attended Alexander Crummell School and went on to become the ANC Commissioner in 1998 to 2001 and the Founder of Ivy City-Trinidad Community Development Corporation to help with addresses racial economy and social justice for the residents of Ivy City-Trinidad Community. Ivy City, New York Ave, Bladensburg Ave, Florida Ave and West Virginia Ave which is a gateway into a black neighborhood which has a very rich history that has been Slatter by drugs, crime racial and social injustice which consists of lack of equity for people of color that would allow them to opening business in their community. This triangle should be called Alexander Crummell Entertainment District which guide tourist to different area of the neighborhood to respect the black heritage of Ivy City. Ivy City-Trinidad Community Development Corporation would like too continual to be part of the process as we move forward in planning and developing the gateway into the District of Columbia thru Ivy City- Trinidad Community. Best Regards, George Jackson 8/16/2024 George Ivy City is the gateway into the District of Columbia thru New York Ave Online Jackson into a historically black neighborhood that has been racial social and Comment economy injustice for over 100 years. I would like to see more Public, Form Private Partnership that provide equity for peoples of color that they could see more public space, public arts, private art gallery for Alexander Crummell. I support more affordable housing and community benefits for residents of color. I would like to continually to be part of this wonderful plan and future of Ivy City. Best Regards, George Jackson 8/16/2024 Greg Casten See Public Comment Letter A Email (ProFish) 8/16/2024 Jeff Utz See Public Comment Letter B Email p. 50 8/16/2024 Jim Schulman Dear Office of Planning, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Jim Schulman JSchulman@ARCdmv.org 631 E ST NE Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/16/2024 Jim Schulman Mr. Freedman, Email Thank you for providing the opportunity for the public to review and comment upon the Ivy City Small Area plan. I am a Registered Architect and Regional Sustainable Economic Development Strategist. My involvement with Ivy City commenced in the late 1990's when the National Council of Negro Women and the College Fund invited me to conduct a community design workshop there as part of their joint annual conference. A primary result of that workshop was the realization that the future of the community is tied directly to the abandoned Crummell School. After that, in 1999-2000, a previous non-profit I ran, Sustainable Community Initiatives (SCI), obtained a p. 51 $200K Federal Sustainable Development Challenge Grant to undertake extensive Community Visioning in Ivy City and Trinidad. A primary result of that process was a request from residents for more adult job training opportunities. SCI followed through and took the lead in conducting a series of deconstruction job training programs for Ivy City and Trinidad residents. Those training efforts eventually led to the creation of the Community Forklift used building materials business, just across the DC line in Edmonston, Maryland, which employs over 50 people. I have reviewed the whole ICSAP plan report and share the following brief observations: The perspective renderings included in the report do not reflect the level of greening and sensitive urban design that Ivy City needs and deserves! Small canopies and awnings alone will not provide the cooling impacts needed and desired. A robust program of planting and caring for large trees, bushes, flowers, gardens, vertical gardens, and related landscaping is called for. I recommend OP and other relevant District agencies embrace an ambitious program of planting and maintenance to make Ivy City the greenest neighborhood in DC. This would be a form of environmental equity and justice to begin to compensate for decades of neglect. I urge that the "fence enhancements" called for on p. 43 of the report take the form of living flora. I recommend that the District government enforce the zoning regulations which call for visual screening buffer plantings in front of the police vehicle maintenance facility on West Virginia Ave. There is no mention of incentives for the creation of Cooperative Housing, Community Land Trusts, or Housing Reparations as mechanisms for the preservation of affordable (not just attainable!) housing in the community. Converting naturally occurring affordable housing into dedicated affordable housing may, in fact, inflate average housing costs, and speed up displacement! The plan makes no mention of ways to help uplift the homeless and those in danger of future homelessness who currently reside in Ivy City. If you would like to discuss with ARC (along with community stakeholders) mechanisms for attacking this vexing set of under- employment and poverty-related problems, I would be happy to do so. For the record, I would be pleased to see more community visioning undertaken in communities throughout the District, and would be happy to discuss opportunities to assist the DC Government in doing so. Thank you again for this opportunity for comment. Sustainably yours, -- Jim Schulman, Executive Director p. 52 631 'E' ST NE, Washington, DC 20002 JSchulman@ARCdmv.org 202/544-0069 https://ARCdmv.org ARC works with communities and local governments using the powerful tool of community visioning. ARC also works with local small businesses, cooperatives, and social enterprises to promote sustainable circular regional economic development, helping them obtain the goods and services they need to run their businesses from within the Washington Metro region. “Civilization is to groups what intelligence is to individuals. it is a means of combining the intelligence of many to achieve ongoing group adaptation.” -- Octavia Butler "No magic bullet, not even the Internet, can save us from population explosion, deforestation, climate disruption, poison by pollution, and wholesale extinction of plant and animal species. We're going to have to want different things, seek different pleasures, pursue different goals than those that have been driving us and our world economy." -- Joanna Macy Note: Jim's e-mail policy correlates with this perspective: "It is normal for me to take 2 days to read my emails and 2 more days to reflect on the matter and respond calmly. The culture of immediacy and the constant fragmentation of time are not very compatible with the kind of life I lead." -- Lucy Hunt, Researcher 8/16/2024 Kaelah Pou Good evening! Email My name is Kaelah Pou and I am a new homeowner within the Ivy City neighborhood. I understand that today is the deadline to submit public comments for the Ivy City Small Area plan, and though I submitted commentary via the form, I wanted to be sure it was sent along via email also. Below you will find the text from my submission. Thank you for the opportunity to provide insight: "I am a homeowner on Capitol Avenue, and have had time to thoroughly review the proposed Small Area plan. I do generally believe the plan to have the best interest of the neighborhood in mind, especially as it relates to enjoyment of the community and creating appealing, functional features (increased shade, Alexander Crummell Community Center, gathering locations, sidewalk repair, etc.) throughout Ivy City. I also thought that the plan was informative for me as a new Ivy City homeowner, and that it was a good summary of what the city and community have worked together to propose for the neighborhood. Based on my experience in Ivy City so far, there are a few things in the plan that I would suggest prioritizing, the first of which is safe and p. 53 clean community spaces. My residence is directly across from Lewis Crowe park and this location lends to my witnessing ongoing loitering and illicit activity at the park into early hours of the morning, even on weekdays. This includes public indecency (ongoing urination along the eastern wall of the park), drug use, late-night cookouts (both inside and outside the fence of the park), and very rare use of the playground by children, as adults are typically smoking or seeking shade on the playground area. One of my neighbors has shared with me that the park is still owned by DCHA because of the affordable housing that used to be there, and ownership has not been transitioned to DPR for appropriate maintenance of and rule enforcement. Current activity at the park lends to extensive litter along Capitol Ave from the park all the way west up to Mount Olivet Rd, though I have seen individuals and/or an organization (not sure which) picking up trash once weekly. The proposition of a community center is a promising one, given that DPR appropriately maintains and monitors it. My only concern would be that the community center attracts or becomes a hub for people with intent to misuse it, and I don't think it would be wise to add a community space that only emulates what Lewis Crowe park has come to be. As for the proposed retail development and improved commercial/residential appeal, I am also in full support of this. My hope for the future of Ivy City is that it attracts residents who care about relationships in the community, who prioritize the community's cleanliness, and who support advancements that promote the overall health of our neighborhood. Though the ICSAP sounds promising, I would love an opportunity to see it executed thoughtfully and with significant consideration for current residents' and community members' preferences." Regards, Dr. Pou -- Dr. Kaelah Pou, OTD, OTR/L (she/her/hers) Occupational Therapist 8/16/2024 Kathy Including Director Cozart in this communication Email Henderson Good Afternoon All: The links for the public comment period do not work as stated. I am submitting preliminary comments via this venue, underscoring a timely submission. What has the level of actual stakeholder engagement been for this undertaking? The Advisory Neighborhood Commission 5D has a list of approximately 1,300 stakeholders, which reflects less than ten percent of the approximately 20.000 residents that actually live in the Commission p. 54 boundaries. The stakeholder list includes Ward 6 residents and others, raising notice issues. Where did you obtain area demographic information from? I saw no mention of the U.S. Department of Commerce in the documents. The plan objectives and timelines must acknowledge and proceed as though the entire area is designated as an historic district, underscoring the obvious historicity of Ivy City, reflecting establishment in the 1870's; I acknowledge the Alexander Crummell School's designation as historic. Additionally, the Small Area Plan should neither recommend, nor implement any buildings that exceed designated limits in the Height of Buildings Act of 1910. Responses to these questions and others must be addressed before committing to the actual development framework. What additional opportunities is the Office of Planning committed to to foster actual stakeholder engagement? Respectfully Submitted By, Commissioner Kathy Henderson, 5D06 8/16/2024 Keisha Gray Dear Office of Planning, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy p. 55 City community, which has suffered generations of environmental injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Keisha Gray Bluetiful1982@gmail.com 1050 Mount Olivet Road Northeast Washington, DC 20002 United States 8/16/2024 Minister Mike See Public Comment Letter C Email Thompson (Bethesda Baptist Church) 8/16/2024 Parisa Norouzi See Public Comment Letter D Email (Empower DC) 8/16/2024 Rebecca See Public Comment Letter E Email Miller (DC Preservation League) 8/16/2024 Yosief Habte Dear Office of Planning, Email I oppose the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan and call on the Office of Planning and DC Council to make significant changes to the plan prior to passage. Small Area Plans guide future land use and inform the Comprehensive Plan, setting guides for future rezoning. The Office of Planning is required to utilize a 'racial equity lens' in planning. The draft Small Area Plan fails in multiple ways: - While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer strategies to prevent displacement. - The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. - The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. - The plan does not advance environmental justice - there are no recommendations guiding the deconcentration of industrial lands, mitigation of harmful impacts, or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. - The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation and historic preservation. It is incredibly important that this plan set a path of repair for the Ivy City community, which has suffered generations of environmental p. 56 injustice. Displacement is not acceptable, and Ivy City must not become a casualty to the city's development agenda. Sincerely, Yosief Habte yoab03@gmail.com 1871 kendall st ne. washington, DC 20002 United States p. 57 Public Comment Letter A Public Comment Letter B Jeff C. Utz jutz@goulstonstorrs.com (202) 721 1132 (tel) Shane L. Dettman sdettman@goulstonstorrs.com (202) 721 1118 (tel) August 16, 2024 VIA: IvyCitySAP@dc.gov Attn: Alex Freedman, Community Planner D.C. Office of Planning, Neighborhood Planning Division Re: Comments on Draft Ivy City Small Area Plan Dear Mr. Freedman: On behalf of the Goulston & Storrs - D.C. Land Use Group, we would like to express appreciation for the D.C. Office of Planning’s efforts to prepare the Ivy City Small Area Plan, and for the opportunity to comment on the draft plan that was published on July 7th. We have conducted a thorough of the draft plan and prepared the attached set of detailed comments and diagrams for your consideration as you prepare the final Ivy City Small Area Plan for submission to the D.C. Council. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you for your consideration of these comments. We look forward to seeing the final plan. Sincerely, /s/ Jeff C. Utz Shane L. Dettman, Urban Planner Enclosures 1999 K Street, NW ? Suite 500 ? Washington, DC 20006-1101 ? 202.721.0011 Tel ? 202.721.1111 Fax ? www.goulstonstorrs.com cc: Comments on Draft Ivy City Small Area Plan General ? The Ivy City Small Area Plan (“ICSAP”) treats the FLUM too much like a zoning map and appears to apply a rigid interpretation to the FLUM’s boundaries. The ICSAP should apply a finer grained analysis along the boundaries of the FLUM to identify sites / areas that are appropriate for residential use in the PDR area between the Mixed Use area on NY Ave and the moderate density residential area south of Alexander Crummell Way. Said differently, the ICSAP should interpret along the boundaries of the FLUM, and provide the level of planning guidance that the FLUM cannot given its scale. The ICSAP should do that same thing with regard to height and height transitions as there are sites to the south of Okie Street that could accommodate additional height (particularly for residential use) without adversely impacting nearby lower-scale residential uses or otherwise adversely impacting the Ivy City neighborhood. ? The ICSAP does not make any recommendations for land use changes to allow residential uses south of Okie Street yet the renderings in the document show buildings that are clearly residential. Similar to many past small area plans, the ICSAP should include specific land use and zoning recommendations that identify areas for moderate- density mixed use and medium density mixed use. There is a critical need for mixed-use development containing increased residential density to help attract and support the retail and service uses that the neighborhood needs and deserves. Extending the mixed use area along NY Ave that was already striped high density to allow moderate- and medium- density mixed use development with PDR further into PDR areas would not be inconsistent with the Comp Plan FLUM because any future development will have PDR uses. However, the PDR uses will be more compatible with the adjacent Ivy City neighborhood compared to the current all-industrial zoning. ? The ICSAP should also recommend that all or portions of the area between New York Avenue and Alexander Crummel Way on the GPM be changed to Neighborhood Enhancement Area. This should coincide with areas on the FLUM that are designated for mixed use development. ? Language should be added to allow mixed-use development with PDR use in select areas / sites in the ICSAP boundary. Currently, except for along NY Ave, Ivy City is primarily designated as PDR on the FLUM north of Alexander Crummel Way (and as moderate density residential south of Alexander Crummel Way). Per the Framework Element, the FLUM is not a zoning map and does not following parcel lines. The FLUM is intended to be interpreted broadly. A Small Area Plan (“SAP”) provides more detailed planning guidance. Unless an SAP is made binding on the Zoning Commission through its enactment as part of a Comp Plan amendment by D.C. Council, it provides only supplemental guidance to the Zoning Commission, but only to the extent it does not conflict with the Comp Plan. Per Section 228.1(l) of the Framework Element, the FLUM and GPM can be amended periodically in response to changing needs, and the Implementation Element states that “…A Small Area Plan can be incorporated into, and given the same force as, the Comprehensive Plan by D.C. Council act.” (10-A DCMR § 2503.6). Thus, along with a resolution to approve the ICSAP, DCOP should also transmit to the Council a proposed bill to amend the Comp Plan to incorporate the ICSAP into the Comp Plan, including recommended changes to the FLUM. Executive Summary (Page 3) ? Revise the language stating “OP will also use this Small Area Plan to evaluate adding residential uses to Okie Street NE on the Future Land Use Map for the Comprehensive Plan rewrite starting in 2025” to “In addition to requesting the D.C. Council to approve the ICSAP, OP will submit draft legislation to the Council that proposes to amend the Comprehensive Plan to incorporate the recommendations of the ICSAP.” ? Modify this paragraph as shown: “Future development will be guided by recommendations in this Small Area Plan that respond to the housing needs for long-time and new residents; support resilience in light of increased environmental issues, such as flooding and heat exposure; promote job retention and growth; support increased access to and support for new and existing neighborhood retail, service, businesses, and other neighborhood-serving amenities; and celebrate Ivy City’s history in the community’s public spaces.” Page 4 ? The ICSAP should have focus areas that pertain to “employment growth and retention,” as well as “increased access to neighborhood commerce”. Page 6 ? The last sentence of the first paragraph should be modified to also mention expansion of neighborhood-serving amenities in underserved areas and support of those amenities to ensure their viability as a guiding factor. Affordable Affordability and Opportunity Recommendations (p.20 - p.26) ? Despite mentioning Comp Plan policies such as UNE-2.1.1 and UNE-1.1.11 that support a range of housing designs that foster affordability and accommodate a mix of household types, and support improved compatibility between uses - housing, commercial, and PDR - the ICSAP does not include any recommendations to change zoning within the study area to allow residential use, not even for the Mixed Use area along NY Ave. Not only should the ICSAP provide specific recommendations regarding changes to zoning (zones, FAR, and height), but it should also identify areas outside of the Mixed Use area along NY Ave that should be changed to Mixed Use on the FLUM to allow residential with PDR/maker space. These types of specific zoning recommendations are exactly what is intended for SAPs, and could include recommendations that emphasize the need for workforce and affordable housing, and larger-sized dwelling units. Further, identification of additional areas to change the FLUM to allow residential use within the area that is currently PDR on the FLUM is the exact type of finer-grained planning analysis that a SAP provides that the Comp Plan cannot. 4882-8592-1749, v. 6 ? Identifying additional areas for Mixed Use with residential and PDR would not be inconsistent with the current PDR designation on the FLUM. Per DC Code 1- 306.03(c)(1), small area plans are prepared for “selected geographical areas that require more specific land use analysis to incorporate the broadest range of planning techniques and solutions practical to achieve the District’s goals and objectives. The proposed small area action plans may include specific zoning recommendations, capital improvements requirements, financing strategies, special tax, design, or other regulatory recommendations, and implementation techniques necessary for the realization of objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan.” To realize Comp Plan and ICSAP objectives, identifying additional areas for Mixed Use (residential and PDR) development at an appropriate density and height will not only help achieve District housing and PDR goals, but also help improve the relationship between, and coexistence of, PDR and residential uses in the area, help stimulate and maintain an ecosystem of retail and amenities for Ivy City residents, and establish appropriate height transitions. As such, the ICSAP should be modified to include a recommendation to allow moderate-density mixed use and medium-density mixed use (both residential and PDR) on the portions of Ivy City shown as light orange and darker orange, respectively, on Exhibit A, attached, with an express statement that such mixed use development would not be inconsistent with the FLUM since any future development would be required to contain PDR uses appropriate for colocation with residential uses. ? The ICSAP should be revised to include specific recommendations regarding allowable height and density (matter of right and PUD) within specified areas in the study area. A format similar to the Florida Avenue Market Small Area Plan (“FAMS”) should be employed. An enhanced focus on specific blocks within the ICSAP that are currently devoted to PDR on the FLUM is recommended, as shown on attached Exhibit A and Chart 1. A finer grained look at these areas reveals that they can be appropriate for mixed-use development containing residential and residentially-appropriate PDR/maker uses along with neighborhood amenity and goods/services areas. This is the exact type of planning guidance that is intended for SAPs, and would provide supplemental guidance that is not inconsistent with the current Comp Plan in Ivy City. Consistent with the ICSAP recommendations, the diagrams and sections, attached as Sections A and B to Exhibit 1, show the concept where higher density mixed-use (w/ PDR) along New York Avenue transitions to medium- and moderate-density mixed-use (w/ PDR) in response to recreation spaces at the former Crummell School and the existing Ivy City moderate density residential area. Another section showing how this would look in a PUD or equity credit transfer scenario is shown on Exhibit C. ? The accuracy of the Housing Affordability and Opportunity data on page 20 should be confirmed and clarified if necessary. The homeownership percentage seems too low. Is this data reflective of ACS 5-year estimates for the Census tract that Ivy City is located in, which also includes the Union Market Area? If so, that would significantly skew the data, and not necessarily reflect the actual condition in the Ivy City neighborhood. If this observation is correct, yet it is decided that this is the most reliable way to present these data, then the sources footnote should be clarified. Note, using common ownership property data available on OCTO’s Open Data DC website for the properties located in the moderate density residential portion of the ICSAP area, the percentage of properties 4882-8592-1749, v. 6 that are potentially owner-occupied appears much higher, and more on par with District and Ward 5 homeownership. ? Also, consistent with the equity goals of the Comp Plan and ICSAP, the diagram on Exhibit A shows a potential development mechanism where additional height and density in the HIGH - MIXED USE (w/ PDR) area could, as a potential alternative to or separate way to enhance the PUD process, be achieved by transferring unused density from the MODERATE - RESIDENTIAL area. This mechanism could generate additional affordable housing along NY Avenue while helping Ivy City homeowners increase wealth and protecting the lower-scale character of Ivy City’s residential area. Community Resilience (p.28 - p.32) ? The section regarding the PDR Report seems misplaced in a section concerning climate resilience. Perhaps it would be better situated in the prior section on housing, with additional discussion about how opportunities for mixed use development with appropriate PDR use can help address housing needs while addressing the need to maintain PDR uses. Public Space and Urban Design ? The ICSAP talks about Okie Street as a “commercial hub, supported by prospective new buildings with ground floor commercial.” However, the current FLUM only shows Mixed Use development along NY Ave. Both sides of Okie Street are currently designated only for PDR on the FLUM and the ICSAP does not make any recommendations to change this. Technically, PDR zoning along Okie Street could support mixed use buildings with ground floor shops, eateries, and makers with office space above. However, it is highly unlikely that enough office would be constructed to successfully support ground floor commercial uses. Indeed, many of the ground floor commercial uses within the Hecht’s warehouse development have closed down, likely as a result of a lack of nearby residential density. As the ICSAP states, the Ivy City neighborhood only contains approx. 3,800 residents, and the current income profile of the neighborhood is predominately low-income households. Further, the Ivy City neighborhood is isolated from other neighborhoods. Thus, there is a critical need for mixed-use development containing increased residential density to help attract and support the retail and service uses that the neighborhood needs and deserves. Design Principles ? Design Principle A - Figure 9 of the ICSAP assumes that the same linear transition is necessary / appropriate along the full 1300 block of Okie Street, when in fact the pattern of the lower scale residential area on the south side of Alexander Crummel Way is varied such that heights and transitions between Okie Street and Alexander Crummel Way can also be varied in response to the adjacent context. For example, properties at the east end of Alexander Crummel Way (such as ProFish at 1900 Fenwick Street and along the 1800 block of Fenwick Street) are far enough removed from the lower-scale residential area such that these sites could easily accommodate medium density mixed use development 4882-8592-1749, v. 6 (65 feet matter of right / 80 feet, or even 90 feet, with a PUD) without adversely impacting the residential neighborhood. The proximity of these properties to the Hecht’s warehouse development also makes additional height and density appropriate. ? Rather than a single, generic site section like what is shown in Figure 9 of the ICSAP, a more detailed evaluation should be conducted (both in plan and section) to specifically identify how heights and transitions should occur along the 1300 block of Okie Street from east to west. These diagrams, including a land use diagram that shows proposed FLUM refinements/amendments, should be accompanied with a chart that shows appropriate matter of right and PUD height and density. Exhibits A-C and Chart 1 illustrate these concepts. 4882-8592-1749, v. 6 MATTER OF RIGHT (MOR) PUD Area Height FAR Height FAR 90 ft. 130 ft High - Mixed Use (w/ PDR) (110 ft. w/ equity 6.0+ 7.8 -9.36 (130 ft. also w/ equity credits) credits) Medium - Mixed Use (w/ PDR) 65 ft. 4.0 - 6.0 80 ft. 4.8 - 7.2 Moderate - Mixed Use (w/ PDR) 50 ft. 2.5 - 4.0 65 ft. 4.0 - 6.0 Moderate - Residential 40 ft. 1.8 60 ft. 2.5 Chart 1 130 FT (PUD HT) A B 80 FT (PUD HT) 80 FT (PUD HT) 60 FT (PUD HT) 110 FT 65 FT 40 FT NEW HIGH - MIXED OKIE ST MEDIUM - MIXED Additional height and density achievable by- MODERATE - YORK USE (w/PDR) USE (w/PDR) right through transfer of “equity” credits that AVE NE RESIDENTIAL are acquired from unused density in the MODERATE-RESIDENTIAL area (or by PUD). The documentation of credit transfers must be SECTION A recorded in the land records after confirmation of credit availability by the Zoning Administrator. The transfer of credits shall permanently reduce the developable square 130 FT (PUD HT) footage on the sending lot. 80 FT (PUD HT) 65 FT (PUD HT) 60 FT (PUD HT) 110 FT Exhibit A 65 FT 50 FT 40 FT NEW HIGH - MIXED MEDIUM - MIXED MODERATE - MIXED MODERATE - YORK USE (w/PDR) USE (w/PDR) OKIE ST RESIDENTIAL USE (w/PDR) AVE NE SECTION B Public Comment Letter C Bethesda Baptist Church MICHAEL D. THOMPSON FRANK R. COPELAND PASTOR CHAIRMAN, DEACON’S MINISTRY BOBBIE A. TAYLOR ANNE BARBEE CHURCH SECRETARY CHAIR, TRUSTEE’S MINISTRY 1808 Capitol Avenue, N.E. btaylor@bethesdaweb.org Washington, D.C. 20002 Phone: (202) 635-2885 Fax: (202) 832-6432 www.bethesdaweb.org August 15, 2024 To Whom it May Concern, Bethesda Baptist Church appreciates the efforts by the DC Office of Planning to develop a small area plan for Ivy City. While we also appreciate being included in the round of interviews you conducted in the community, we feel the plan falls short in meeting some of the expectations of the community. Most notably, we are concerned with the potential displacement of low-income residents. As a church which has served this community for over 100 years, there are socioeconomic needs of the voiceless in Ivy City that must be addressed. Secondly, Ivy City is a mixed-use community with household residents, commercial businesses and government businesses like DPW and school buses. The plan does not address alternative land use for the industrial areas of Ivy City. The integrity of your plan will be enhanced by making the effort to address this issue. We humbly submit these comments as an institution concerned with extending God’s love, care and justice to the souls of people. Sincerely, Michael D. Thompson Pastor 8/16/24 Public Comment Letter D Comments on the Draft Ivy City Small Area Plan: IMPORTANCE OF THE SMALL AREA PLAN The Small Area Plan represents the first such community wide planning effort in Ivy City’s 150-year history. For far too long, residents of the historic residential community - one of DC’s earliest Black communities founded in 1873 - have been subjected to the inequitable land use practices of both government and corporate enterprise, surrounding the community with industrial sites1 and more recently intense and rapid gentrification. Residents have persistently fought against the encroachment of unhealthy industrial uses, while struggling to secure affordable housing, prevent displacement and improve quality of life. The Small Area Plan was promised to use a racial equity lens that set a path to rectify past harms. Instead, the plan focuses on intense new development while failing to prevent displacement and improve environmental conditions - continuing a longstanding pattern of harm and racial inequity. The plan does not adequately disaggregate population data, lumping the small and distinct Ivy City community with other areas of the census tract, including the newly developed Union Market2 which added close to 2,000 new units of housing in recent years with more plannedi. Even with Union Market’s high rent district combined, the data indicates a population that is at high risk of displacement. According to planning documents: • Ivy City consists of 58.96 acres of land of which 557,898 square feet (12.8 acres) is controlled by the DC government.3 • The community is made up of 3,784 residents, 58% of whom are Black.4 • The median income of Ivy City’s Black community is $52,599, or 52% of the median family income5. • 91.5% of Ivy City residents are renters.6 1 Ivy City Existing Conditions Report, page 14 - dc2648ba-2397-44d6-b190-42b868ff0154 (publicinput.com) “While all construction in Ivy City in the 1920s had been residential, in the 1930s, over half was industrial. Ivy City became an island of working-class Black families surrounded on all sides by either industry, the rear of a college, a cemetery, or a then segregated White neighborhood (Trinidad)” 2 Census Tract 88.03, District of Columbia, DC - Profile data - Census Reporter 3 Existing Conditions Report, page 3 - dc2648ba-2397-44d6-b190-42b868ff0154 (publicinput.com). The land area was increased to 90 acres in the draft SAP without explanation of the increase. 3893c1c0-21bc- 49c9-90a9-50755cb6ac05 (publicinput.com) page 20 4 Ivy City Small Area Plan page 9 3893c1c0-21bc-49c9-90a9-50755cb6ac05 (publicinput.com) 5 Ivy City Small Area Plan page 0 - 3893c1c0-21bc-49c9-90a9-50755cb6ac05 (publicinput.com) 6 Ivy City Small Area Plan, page 20 - 3893c1c0-21bc-49c9-90a9-50755cb6ac05 (publicinput.com) 8/16/24 • 54% of surveyed residents report increased housing costs in the last year7 and 46% of renters are ‘cost burdened,’ paying more than 30% of their income on housing.8 • The unemployment rate is 13.7 % - double citywide average.9 While there are nearly 3,303 jobs in the area10, only 10 Ivy City residents also work in the community.ii • 17% of residents receive public assistance, 25% receive SNAP benefits and 29.1% experience poverty - compared to a citywide average of 11%.11 The problems with the current plan are so concerning that we urge the Office of Planning to redraft the plan and release a second draft for public comment, prior to submitting it to Council. We urge the DC Council not to approve this Small Area Plan when it comes before them later this year, unless these elements are addressed: DC’s Comprehensive Plan and the Mayor’s Office of Racial Equity emphasize the importance of both process and outcomes when advancing racial equity. In both process and outcome, the draft Ivy City SAP fails to advance racial equity and instead further contributes to harm: INEQUITABLE PROCESS: • Early in the process, OP staff promised that the plan would include in-depth historic and present-day affordable housing analysis to address concerns of displacement, and a health study in consideration of environmental conditions. If completed, neither analysis is apparent in the draft document, nor have they been made public. Though referenced in the Small Area Planiii, the anticipated study of the city’s industrial lands (PDR Study) has also not been released.12 • The 2021 Comprehensive Plan instituted land use changes along New York Avenue, calling for the area to be designated at maximum height and density, akin to 7 Ivy City Existing Conditions Report, page 7 - dc2648ba-2397-44d6-b190-42b868ff0154 (publicinput.com) 8 Ivy City Small Area Plan, page 20 - 3893c1c0-21bc-49c9-90a9-50755cb6ac05 (publicinput.com) 9 Existing Conditions Report, page 11 - dc2648ba-2397-44d6-b190-42b868ff0154 (publicinput.com) 10 Ivy City Existing Conditions Report, page 25 - dc2648ba-2397-44d6-b190-42b868ff0154 (publicinput.com) 11 Existing Conditons Report, page 11 - dc2648ba-2397-44d6-b190-42b868ff0154 (publicinput.com) 12 Comprehensive Plan, Land Use Element, page 53 - 03-LU.pdf (dc.gov) ” Action: LU-3.2.F PDR Land Use Retention Study Prepare a study for submittal to the Council on the following: (1) identification of the amount, location, and characteristics of land sufficient to meet the District’s current and future needs for PDR land; (2) quantifiable targets for PDR land retention; and (3) identification of strategies to retain existing and accommodate future PDR uses, particularly for high impact uses. Any strategies to expand PDR land designations or accommodate future PDR uses shall prioritize areas that do not currently have a disproportionate amount of PDR-designated land. Strategies should consider technological advances or efficiency measures to utilize PDR land more effectively. The study shall incorporate racial equity analyses. Further, the study will address the Council’s concern that mixing other uses, particularly residential, with PDR uses will create economic conditions and land use conflicts that will reduce areas available for PDR uses. Any industrial zoning use changes as identified in Action LU-3.2.A must be informed by this study.” 8/16/24 downtown13. In the same plan, Ivy City is designated a Future Planning Area and an Ivy City Small Area Plan is recommended. The proposed new density on NY Ave was not supported by planning or impact studies, and the subsequent planning does not utilize a racial equity lens nor adequately evaluate or address the impact of this proposed density on the neighborhood’s priorities - especially on the threat of displacement. • Throughout the planning process, the height, density and placement of new residential land uses was not discussed with residents14. This is a grave omission as guiding these land use decisions is one of the primary purposes of the SAP. • The plan does not reflect usage of a racial equity lens as required by the Comprehensive Plan.15 • Graphic depictions of the community in the plan serve only to reflect increased density and fail to address community priorities. The images are uninspiring to say the least. • The plan does not clearly or transparently identify the number of new housing units anticipated for the community, nor address how this influx of new residents will impact community life. When asked, OP disclosed that the proposed density on New York Ave alone would bring over 4,000 new rental units to Ivy City16 - more than doubling the total neighborhood population. This is not inclusive of other sites where new housing development is also envisioned. • The planning process did not seek input from residents on key sites of concern and opportunity, such as the government owned DPW site along West Virginia Ave. • The planning process did not seek input from residents on sites of historic significance nor did it include or recommend a survey of historic sites. Instead, 13 The 2021 Comprehensive Plan amended the Future Land Use Map along New York ave to a mix use of Residential High Density, Commercial High Density and Pro-Tech. ”High Density Commerical - Defines the central employment district, other major office centers, and other commercial areas with the greatest scale and intensity of use in the District” LU_62821.pdf (dc.gov) 14 Ivy City Small Area Plan, page 3 - 3893c1c0-21bc-49c9-90a9-50755cb6ac05 (publicinput.com) states ”OP will also use this Small Area Plan to evaluate adding residential uses to Okie Street NE on the Future Land Use Map for the Comprehensive Plan rewrite starting in 2025.” - yet the question of height and density along Okie St was not addressed in the planning process. 15 Comprehensive Plan, Implementation Element, page 2 - 25_Implementation_0.pdf (dc.gov). ” • Identify and consider past and current systemic racial inequities; • Identify who benefits or is burdened from a decision; • Disaggregate data by race, and analyze data considering different impacts and outcomes by race; and • Evaluate the program, activity or decisions to identify measures, such as policies, plans, or requirements, that reduce systemic racial inequities, eliminate race as a predictor of results, and promote equitable development outcomes. 2501.4 16 Email from Office of Planning to Empower DC, 8/1/2024 - "Our analysis indicates that approximately 4,000 apartments could be constructed along New York Avenue NE in Ivy City Additionally, through DC 2050, the District’s next Comprehensive Plan, OP expects to pursue new land use policy that will allow housing on the south side of Okie Street. As a very rough estimate, the south side of Okie Street might accommodate 500 to 1,000 additional homes if residential land use is adopted by DC Council through DC 2050.” 8/16/24 residents were only asked about whether “monuments or memorials” to historic people were needed.17 INEQUITABLE OUTCOMES: • While acknowledging that residents are largely lower income renters, the plan does not offer tangible strategies to prevent displacement.18 • The plan does not identify how proposed actions will impact Ivy City's lower income and Black residents in particular. • The plan recommends intense density along NY Ave without assessing the impact on the existing community. The plan does not make transparent the number of new housing units and number of new residents envisioned. • The plan does not guide the de-concentration of industrial lands or removal of uses not compatible with a residential community. • The plan does not guide an increase in tree cover including public green spaces.iv • The plan does not address the needs of special populations (such as the unhoused) and a number of other community concerns are also omitted, such as employment, transportation19 and historic preservation. NEEDED CHANGES: We find that the draft plan fails to address and advance the goals of residents to preserve and create deeply affordable housing, prevent displacement and improve environmental conditions. The plan does not represent resident voices and fails to address the needs of the unhoused and those experiencing poverty and 17 Ivy City Small Area Plan Community Survey - Ivy City Small Area Plan - PublicInput 18 The 2021 Comprehensive Plan calls for an Anti-Displacement Strategy. Office of Planning has not completed this action. Housing Element page 52 - 05_Housing.pdf (dc.gov) ” Action H-2.1.I: Anti- Displacement Strategy Track neighborhood change, development, and housing costs to identify areas of Washington, DC that have experienced, are experiencing, or are likely to experience, displacement pressures. Collect, disaggregate, and monitor data to consider income and racial characteristics of the neighborhoods and households affected by or at risk of displacement. Conduct racial equity analyses that identify the policies and underlying forces contributing to any inequities. Such analyses must consider different sources of displacement pressures, including a lack of new housing in high-demand neighborhoods and effects new development may have on housing costs in adjacent areas. Monitor best practices and identify new strategies for displacement prevention. Use the information to create a District-wide anti-displacement strategy, prepare reoccurring reports, improve program performance, and identify targeted areas within which to deploy resources to prevent displacement and help residents with the highest displacement risks stay in their neighborhoods. Examine ways to support low-income residents in areas that have already experienced rapid displacement, such as those in Mid-City and Near Northwest.” 19 Community Workshop Summary, page 14 - IvyCity_Community Workshop Report_Final.pdf (dc.gov) ”Community members expressed an interest in a completed sidewalk network and a safer walking experience.” 8/16/24 unemployment. This plan continues the cycle of harm experienced by Ivy City residents for generations. We urge the following changes: 1) Extend the comment period and release a second draft of the plan for comment after incorporation of initial comments and release of related reports (affordable housing analysis, health study, PDR study and comments received). 2) Commit to additional planning specific to Lewis Crowe Park and the West Virginia Ave DPW site, in service of the community’s affordable housing and environmental improvement goals. 3) Supplement racial equity analysis and more adequately ‘identify and consider past and current systemic racial inequities,” to provide grounding and framing of harms that the plan must seek to address and rectify. Incorporate an understanding that threats to community identity and political voice is a racial harm. The 150-year residential Black community of Ivy City, a community of longtime families anchored by churches and Crummell School, must be able to represent its needs now and into the future and not be drowned out by new residents who tend to be transient. Instead of creating an Okie St focused organization as recommended in the plan, we support a Community Development organization with a focus on facilitating community-led development to deliver deeply affordable housing, reverse environmental injustice and create economic opportunity (like green jobs) for neighborhood residents. 4) Revise recommendations to include: a. A detailed set of actions to prevent displacement, including incorporating strategies like land trust20 and use of government owned land to provide deeply affordable housing.21 Ensure proposed affordable housing matches the income levels of existing residents. In order to be effective, anti- displacement measures must be carried out ahead of new development coming online. 20 The Comprehensive Plan Housing Element calls for land trust as an anti-displacement strategy, page 31. 05_Housing.pdf (dc.gov) ”Action H-1.2.I: Land Trusts Support community land trusts (CLTs) in their ongoing efforts to produce, secure, and steward rental and ownership housing and commercial spaces that would remain affordable in perpetuity. Preventing the displacement of current and future low- and moderate-income District residents and businesses should be the focus of CLTs.” 21 Community Workshop Summary, page 8 - IvyCity_Community Workshop Report_Final.pdf (dc.gov) ”The community strongly emphasized the need for continued availability of affordable housing in Ivy City. Residents expressed a preference for property ownership and saw it as a way to foster longer- term commitment and stability within the community. Some residents were concerned that people who rent their housing in Ivy City frequently have to move to other communities to find housing they can afford, and that this dynamic creates uncertainty for current residents.” 8/16/24 b. A detailed set of actions to deconcentrate industrial land use and reduce the harmful impact of industrial sites on the environment and quality of life22. Identify and remove industrial land uses that are incompatible with the residential community. The continued existence of PDR uses should be tangibly linked to job opportunities for residents, with an emphasis on green jobs. c. Revise downward the height and density of NY Ave along Ivy City in consideration of its impact on displacement pressures and quality of life23, including competition for neighborhood amenities (most notably, the upcoming Crummell School Community Center). Engage residents in meaningful discussions about height along NY Ave and in other areas of the community where industrial lands might be rezoned for future housing. In summary, the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan serves the mayor’s goal of building 33,000 new units of housing along New York Ave in the next 20 years, and little else. While planning staff seemed interested in furthering community interests, some indicated pressure from above to limit the plan in scope. In recent conversations, one planner told us the ‘scope changed’ - and it is now unclear to us if the city ever completed the promised affordable housing and health studies - which if completed have not been released to the public. Last year we were alerted by staff that there was an effort to redirect funding for the Ivy City SAP to other projects. We were assured by Planning Director Anita Cozart that resources were intact - but we question whether the full $250,000 originally allocated to the project was maintained, as well as how it was used. As it stands, we urge the Office of Planning to revisit and significantly revise the Ivy City Small Area Plan and release a second draft for comment. Without significant improvement, we urge DC Council to disapprove the Ivy City Small Area Plan. We also urge the Council to revisit and reduce the proposed height and density of new development along New York Ave along the border of Ivy City. We will be working towards this and other changes throughout the Comprehensive Plan process, as well as within the zoning process. Submitted by: Parisa Norouzi, Executive Director, Empower DC Sebrena Rhodes, ANC 5D02 22 Ivy City experiences low tree cover, heat island effect, internal flooding and poor air quality. Actions to address these conditions are absent from the plan’s recommendations. Existing Conditions Report pages 34-35, dc2648ba-2397-44d6-b190-42b868ff0154 (publicinput.com) 23 Community Workshop Summary page 10, IvyCity_Community Workshop Report_Final.pdf (dc.gov) ” Some participants raised concerns about the potential downsides of popularity, such as new pressure on street parking in residential zones, large crowds, excessive noise, traffic congestion, and litter.” 8/16/24 Minister Michael Thompson, Bethesda Baptist Church Trustee Annie Scott, Trinity Baptist Church RESPONSE TO HOUSING RECOMMENDATIONS: The SAP fails to lay out a roadmap to prevent displacement in Ivy City. It does not analyze current housing conditions with specificity. The plan should identify: - The prevalence of housing code violations - A strategy to serve Ivy City’s existing unhoused community - A strategy to preserve Ivy City’s current rent control housing stock - A strategy to prevent eviction - A strategy to support tenant purchase - A strategy to assist low-income homeowners facing increased tax burdens - A strategy to acquire properties into a community land trust - Opportunities to expand first time homeownership for existing renters, including through the creation of cooperatives - New deeply affordable housing opportunities on government-controlled sites, or through the acquisition of privately controlled land - A strategy for ensuring ‘affordable’ units in new development meet the incomes of existing residents, including units at 0-30%AMI (Text in bold is copied from the draft ICSAP) Housing and affordability: Draft Vision (May 2024) Over the next 20 years, Ivy City will offer affordable, attainable, and diverse homeownership and rental opportunities that facilitate family and multigenerational residency, alleviate cost- burden for vulnerable residents, and help residents remain in place. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR HOUSING AFFORDABILITY & OPPORTUNITY 1.1 Explore build-first options in coordination with property owners, housing preservation funders and other partners if appropriate to retain existing dedicated affordable housing in Ivy City. Property Owners, DHCD Q: Why is this the first policy? A build first policy is a best practice for demolition of subsidized housing, but we have no knowledge of any properties that would be affected by this. Q: Does “dedicated” affordable housing mean subsidized affordable housing? The only rental housing in this category we are aware of is Ivy City Apartments. 8/16/24 Our recommendation: Retain existing project-based Section 8 housing by coordinating with the property owner, HUD, DHCD, and housing preservation funders to ensure that this property retains its subsidy and that housing conditions are improved to ensure long- term viability. Community organizations and the tenant association should be added as partners. 1.2 Provide information on housing resources to Ivy City property owners and tenants to support conversion of naturally occurring affordable housing units, including small multi-unit buildings, into long-term affordable rental and homeownership opportunities. Strengthened outreach will allow property owners and tenants to explore options to create dedicated affordable units and serve existing residents. DHCD, Community Partners, Property Owners, OTA Our recommendation: This can be strengthened by linking it to the housing policies mentioned, particularly TOPA and DOPA. In addition, the Small Building Repair Fund could be used to improve and preserve rent control housing. Any housing affordability should be targeted to 30% of the incomes of existing residents in order to alleviate cost burdens and ensure that preservation efforts do not contribute to rising housing costs. Social housing should be considered as a model for new affordable housing. 1.3 Expand opportunities for families to live in Ivy City. Encourage the provision of two- and three-bedroom apartments in new buildings along with common features to accommodate families with children. These steps will help families renting homes to find more dedicated affordable and market-rate options. OP, Property Owners Our recommendation: Affordability should be targeted to be affordable to existing families in Ivy City (30% MFI). Given the success of the Neighborhood Stabilization Project we should look to create additional homeownership opportunities in the neighborhood including through creation of limited equity cooperatives. 1.4 Partner with ANC 5D and other community-based organizations to provide information and assistance on District programs to renters and home buyers, including tenants advocacy programs, opportunities to purchase apartment buildings sales, and technical support for tenant organizations. DHCD, ANC Our recommendation: Ensure dedicated community space for residents to access housing resources and support (such as within Crummell School) including rental and credit counseling. Add eviction prevention and connecting residents to rental assistance as a key goal. Use of Existing Housing Policies: Inclusionary Zoning: The plan states, In Ivy City, IZ+ will predominantly apply to sites that are currently zoned PDR. On these sites, IZ+ requires that 20% of all housing units constructed be dedicated as affordable housing. 8/16/24 Our recommendation: IZ units should be set at 30% AMI. IZ units priced at 50% AMI and above will be above market rent in Ivy City and raise rents in the neighborhood. IZ currently exists at only the 50%, 60%, and 80% MFI levels. A 2-bedroom unit at 60% of MFI had a maximum rent of $1780 in 2023. Meaning that the “affordable unit” would be equal to the average neighborhood rent. The report states that the median income of Black families in the neighborhood is $52,599 meaning a unit at 50% of MFI would be out of reach for this family who would need closer to $76,000 for a family of four. TOPA and DOPA: These policies can be used to meet anti-displacement and housing preservation goals (the recommendations), address cost burdened households and improve housing conditions. They can also be used to increase affordable housing, where increased density is available. The Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF) must be made available for the preservation of small buildings in Ivy City. Currently, the HPTF has other priorities (i.e. transit-oriented development) that would make these projects unlikely. These policies can be used with the Comp Plan strategy H-2.2.B: Sale of Persistent Problem Properties (below). Recommendation to add these policies: Rent Control: DC’s rent control law limits the amount that rents can be increased on non- exempt properties. Ivy City properties with 5 and more units that are not subsidized generally fall under this program. Rent control is key to preserving housing affordability and preventing displacement. Housing Code Enforcement: Poor housing conditions are often used to displace residents from their housing. Code enforcement can be combined with other policies to ensure livable housing conditions and keep people in their homes. Residents should be aware of how to enforce the housing code and proactive code inspections should occur regularly. Where properties are not in compliance with the housing code, DC should engage property owners to create plans for preservation or sale, with support for tenant purchase. Comments on Comprehensive Plan Links: Ivy City Infill Development (Policy UNE 2.1.1): The plan includes, “additional infill housing including loft-style and live-work housing that blends with the industrial character. Support a range of housing designs that fosters affordability and accommodates a mix of household types - including families. Encourage rehabilitation and renovation of existing housing stock.” • These recommendations are often not compatible with an anti displacement plan. Given these existing recommendations specific additional proposals should be added to ensure 8/16/24 that infill housing does not raise the housing costs throughout the neighborhood. This means strong attention to preservation plans as well as ensuring that “affordability” levels relate to the current mix of residents and rents and are not raising rents. Specifically, rents at 60% MFI and higher may actually be above the current market rent. Recommendation to add: H-2.2.B: Sale of Persistent Problem Properties. Address persistent tax and housing code violations through negotiated sales of title sale of properties by putting properties in receivership, foreclosing on tax-delinquent properties, enforcing higher tax rates on vacant and underused property, and through tenants’ rights education, including use of TOPA. Whenever possible, identify alternative housing resources for persons who are displaced by major code enforcement activities. 511.8 Recommendation to add: LU-1.3.1: Reuse of Large Publicly Owned Sites. Recognize the potential for and encourage the reuse of large, government-owned properties to supply needed community services and facilities; provide significant deeply affordable housing and desired housing types such as family housing; create education and employment opportunities; remove barriers between neighborhoods; enhance equity, including racial equity, and inclusion; provide large and significant new parks, including wildlife habitats; enhance waterfront access; improve resilience; and enhance Washington 306.6 Additional Housing Recommendations • Use publicly-owned land to provide significant deeply affordable housing and desired housing types such as family housing. In particular, the DPW site on West Virginia Ave and the DCHA-owned Lewis Crowe Park should be considered. • Community ownership - DC has a history of successful community ownership through limited-equity cooperatives. DC also now has a growing community land trust, Douglass Community Land Trust. Community ownership can preserve and expand affordable housing, grow community, and build wealth. Community ownership should be included as a viable model for preservation and expansion of affordable housing in Ivy City. • Connecting residents to housing programs / services and programs is regularly mentioned. To make these programs and services accessible to residents, public space should be used, with consideration of language access, literacy and the digital divide. Grants should also be made available to organizations carrying out targeted housing counseling and tenant organizing in Ivy City. • Create a fund to support comprehensive anti-displacement efforts in Ivy City, and require these efforts be well underway ahead of new development. Funds be directly to neighborhood-specific rental assistance, tenant purchase, tax relief, and other such measures to keep people in their homes. Other recommendations: • Immediately cause the National Engineering Products (1950 Capitol Ave, NE) to halt operations and move to implement eminent domain authority on the site to transform it into a resilience hub, after remediation. • Ensure Ivy City tenants have functional air conditioning and ventilation systems, to withstand high temperatures. 8/16/24 • Work with DOEE, EPA, DOH and other entities to develop in-depth and ongoing health studies to better understand community health and develop strategies to improve health outcomes. • Create a dedicated enforcement team for Ivy City to patrol on an ongoing basis and address illegal dumping, parking, idling, noxious odor, illegal construction and other related persistent violations. • Require DPW and OSSE to implement plans to address the harmful impacts of their respective sites on the community - particularly littering, illegal parking and idling. • Improve sidewalks to ensure they are ADA compliant, removing obstructions and completing sidewalks where missing. • Provide round-the-clock services to the unhoused including dedicated efforts to match residents with housing and other needed programs. • Create an employment program with necessary outreach, training and support to assist Ivy City residents with gaining employment with area businesses, including opportunities at the future Crummell School community center and other DC government jobs. Create a program to develop green jobs in and around Ivy City. i Flatirons, Motel Redevelopments and the 2,000 Units on the Boards at Union Market (urbanturf.com) ii Ivy City Public Life Study, page 15 - Connecticut Ave Public Life Study (dc.gov) iii Ivy City Small Area Plan page 31 - 3893c1c0-21bc-49c9-90a9-50755cb6ac05 (publicinput.com) iv Ivy City’s tree cover is 13%, among the lowest in the city. The Tree Equity Score Analyzer suggests a tree canopy goal of 40% - TESA (treeequityscore.org) Public Comment Letter E August 16, 2024 DC Office of Planning - ICSAP Project Team 1100 4th Street SW, Suite E650 Washington, DC 20024 To Whom It May Concern: DCPL has reviewed the draft Ivy City Small Area Plan (ICSAP) and appreciates the plan’s emphasis on affordable housing, resilience, and urban design. However, the ICSAP does not give full attention to Ivy City’s unique historical and cultural significance. While adding sculptures, murals, and historic panels enhances a neighborhood’s public realm - and should be part of any Small Area Plan - they alone are insufficient in fully understanding a community’s history and character. Historic preservation is critical to recognizing and celebrating a community’s cultural heritage and will help the ICSAP achieve its goal of placekeeping and placemaking. Historic preservation is also critical to minimizing displacement and erasure within neighborhoods. This is something that the plan fails to recognize. Ivy City has two historic landmarks: the Hecht Company Warehouse - added to the DC Inventory of Historic Sites in 1992 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 - and the Alexander Crummell School - added to the DC Inventory in 2002 and National Register in 2003. The ICSAP gives these two key landmarks minimal attention, even describing the Hecht Warehouse as “prominent” rather than historic. The plan also fails to mention the warehouse’s landmark status. More attention is given to the former Crummell School, considering its centrality to the proposed recreation and community center. With this particular property, the plan at least mentions that the building is historic and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The ICSAP should better incorporate preservation planning by proposing a historic resources survey of Ivy City. This survey would identify other potential landmarks and culturally significant properties within the neighborhood’s boundaries. The neighborhood’s warehouse and industrial buildings and the low-rise residential blocks between Crummell School and West Virginia Avenue are of particular interest. By surveying and identifying buildings and structures, the community can have an informed conversation about future historic landmarks and options for a potential historic district or conservation area. All three of the ICSAP’s focus areas - affordable housing, resilience, and urban design - will be enhanced and the community will be more fully engaged by considering historic preservation and incorporating it within a planning framework. Please feel free to contact me at 202.783.5144 or rebecca@dcpreservation.org with any questions, comments, or concerns. Sincerely, Rebecca Miller Executive Director DC Preservation League 641 S Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 T: 202.783.5144 dcpreservation.org Fay Armstrong, President Greta Fuller, Vice President Howard S. Berger, Treasurer Melissa Cohen, AIA, LEED AP, Secretary John DeFerrari, At Large Amy Ballard Philip Brault, LEED AP Scott DeMartino, Esq. Hany Hassan, FAIA Constance Lai, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C Rob McCLennan, AIA Elizabeth Milnarik, Ph.D., AIA D. Peter Sefton James W. Shepherd, AIA, LEED Joseph E. Taylor, AIA Benjamin L. Williams, Esq., LEED AP Juliet Zucker Government of the District of Columbia Advisory Neighborhood Commission 5D Resolution FINAL RESOLUTION ON THE IVY CITY SMALL AREA PLAN, FUTURE LAND USE MAP, AND UPCOMING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REWRITE TO GUIDE IVY CITY’S RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USES, IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, AND PREVENT DISPLACEMENT

Phil Mendelson (D)*, 

Approved with Resolution Number R25-0713 (on 11/26/2024)

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