{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-6-1451.10","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 6-1451.10","heading":"Exemptions and extensions.","body":"(a)\n(1)\nThe Mayor may, in unusual circumstances and only upon a showing of good cause, grant an exemption from any of the requirements of this chapter based on:\n(A)\nSubstantial evidence of a practical infeasibility or hardship of meeting a required green building standard;\n(B)\nA determination that the public interest would not be served by complying with such requirements; or\n(C)\nOther compelling circumstances as determined by the Mayor by rulemaking.\n(2)\nThe burden shall be on the applicant to show circumstances to establish hardship or infeasibility under this section.\n(3)\nIf the Mayor determines that the required verification requirement is not practicable for a project, the Mayor shall determine if another green building standard is practicable before exempting the project from all green building requirements.\n(4)\nThe Mayor shall promulgate rules to establish requirements for the exemption process within 180 days of March 8, 2007.\n\n(b)\nNotwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, construction encompassed by building permits applied for within 6 months of March 8, 2007, shall be exempt from the verification requirements of this chapter.\n\n(c)\nNotwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, construction encompassed by a contract for a disposition agreement with the District or an instrumentality of the District for a property disposition for which a request for proposals was released prior to March 8, 2007, shall be exempt from the relevant current edition of the LEED standard for commercial and institutional buildings verification requirements, unless the disposition agreement is executed more than 12 months after March 8, 2007.\n\n(d)\nNotwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Mayor, upon a finding of reasonable grounds, may extend the period for green building verifications required in §§ 6-1451.02 and 6-1451.03, for 3 successive 4-month periods.","path":["Title 6. Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations.","Chapter 14A. Green Building Requirements."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/6-1451.10","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"136124fea5aa89c20b9dbf4761303a7ac24f9a5e9c6f3418ea05e829d7f401d9","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-6-1451.09","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-6-1451.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}