The Mayor, with the consent of the Council by resolution, shall have the power to raze structures. The razing of any building, structure, or part of any building or structure that is on the National Register of Historic Places, the District of Columbia inventory of historic sites, or for which application for one of these listings is pending, shall not be approved.
D.C. Code § 38-156
Power to raze buildings; limitations
June 20, 1906, ch. 3446, § 14; as added Sept. 11, 1990, D.C
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