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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 10. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT |
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SubTilte 10-C. HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
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Chapter 10-C2. DESIGNATION OF HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND DISTRICTS |
Section 10-C212. NOTICE OF HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION HEARING
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212.1For a proposed designation of a historic district where there are 50 or fewer property owners, the Board shall provide the same notice as for a historic landmark designation hearing. The Board shall obtain the list of owners from current District of Columbia land records or tax records.
212.2For a proposed designation of a historic district where there are more than 50 property owners, the Board shall provide the same notice as for a historic landmark designation hearing, except that instead of notice to each property owner, the Board may require the applicant to publish notice in a local newspaper of general circulation in the area of the proposed designation. The applicant shall publish this notice at least thirty (30) but not more than seventy-five (75) days before the designation hearing.
212.3If the Board has required the applicant to publish newspaper notice of a proposed historic district designation hearing, the applicant shall also post notice in the proposed historic district at least fifteen (15) days in advance of the hearing, as follows:
(a)A notice shall be posted in a conspicuous location on each side of each block of the proposed historic district. Each notice shall be in plain view of the public.
(b)Notices shall be posted on placards supplied by the Board, and shall show the number of the application, the nature of the application, the name of the applicant, the name of the proposed historic district, the affected ANC, and the location, time, and date of the public hearing.
212.4Not less than five (5) days before the public hearing, the applicant shall file with the Board a sworn affidavit demonstrating compliance with this posting requirement. A form of affidavit supplied by the Board may be used but is not required.
212.5The applicant shall attach to the affidavit a photograph of each sign after posting and as viewed by the public, identifying the location of each sign and the date of each photograph.
212.6The applicant shall make a reasonable effort to maintain the posted notice by checking the signs periodically, and by posting new notices as necessary.