Kennedy Center Landmark Review & Notice Planner

Review Status

Compliant Timeline

Meets 30-day statutory threshold

Notice Deadline

2026-10-02

30 calendar days before work starts

Required Notice Period

30 Days minimum

Federal civil court rule standard

Compliance Score

100% (5/5 Verified)

Test Scenario Presets:

Proposed Physical Modification

Configure scope, categorization, and execution schedule

Docket #KC-2026-F

Project Title

Alteration Category

Façade Alteration Demolition / Removal Structural Addition Historic Interior Works

Target Start Date

Planned Notice Filing

Estimated Capital Expenditure (USD)

Architectural Scope Description

Calendar Notice Buffer: 42 Days Ahead (+12 Safe)

Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Statutory Timeline & Milestone Track

30-day statutory standstill window mapping

30-Day Injunction Compliant

Notice Dossier Submission

2026-09-20

Submission of architectural plans, engineering elevations, and landmark impact assessment to federal docket.

Statutory Notice Deadline (§ Judge Injunction) Mandatory

2026-10-02

Latest legally allowable date to publish notice (strictly 30 days prior to physical disturbance).

Public Review & Historic Agency Comments

2026-10-02 to 2026-10-25

Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) & National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) advisory review period.

Earliest Authorized Construction Inception

2026-11-01

Physical work may commence if no interlocutory injunction or stay is filed during notice window.

Federal Landmark Review Checklist

Toggle criteria to verify court mandate conformance

30-Day Advance Public Notice Window Provided Filing submitted and published at least thirty full days before demolition or structural reconfiguration begins.

Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) Design Submission Architectural renderings and material finish samples submitted under the Shipstead-Luce Act review parameters.

National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106 Evaluation Assessed adverse effects to the living memorial's primary Edward Durell Stone marble pavilion envelope.

National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) Inter-Agency Review Coordination with federal master planning guidelines and Potomac riverfront visual buffer corridors.

Civil Docket Filings & Public Inspection Registry Certified copy lodged with the Clerk of the Court and available on the public memorial compliance registry.

Legal Context & Statutory Rationale

This planning tool directly operationalizes the recent federal court directive mandating the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to issue formal 30-day notifications prior to executing major architectural changes. As the national cultural memorial to President Kennedy, the facility is subject to strict judicial and landmark preservation review to balance modernization with historical monument integrity.

Preservation Authority: U.S. Commission of Fine Arts • DC SHPO • National Park Service Jurisdiction Reference: D.D.C. Civ. Act. 26-JFK