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The Comprehensive Plan update currently being debated in the DC Council isn’t the only planning document in the works. Also on the Office of Planning’s to-do list are three Small Area Plans supplements to the Comprehensive Plan that provide more detailed guidelines for development in a given area.
The Comprehensive Plan is, well, comprehensive, but Small Area Plans (SAPs) are granular. They scope out existing conditions, survey stakeholders, and hold public meetings to come up with very specific recommendations to guide development in a given area. The plans are approved by the DC Council as legislation.