Section 11-2801. ZONING COMMISSION REVIEW (HE)

 

2801.1The Zoning Commission shall review the design of all new buildings, or additions to existing buildings for consistency with the design guidelines set forth at §§ 2812 through 2814 and with the general purposes of the HE District as stated in § 2800.7 of this Chapter.

 

2801.2For good cause shown, the Zoning Commission, in its discretion, may waive one or more of the design standards set forth in §§ 2812 through 2814.  

 

2801.3The Commission may hear and decide any additional requests for special exception or variance relief needed for the subject property, including the special exceptions provided for in this Chapter.  Such requests shall be advertised, heard, and decided together with the application for Zoning Commission review and approval.

 

2801.4At the time of filing an application with the Zoning Commission, the applicant shall pay the filing fee specified in § 3180.1(b)(16), plus such fees as apply to any additional zoning relief requested.  The provisions of § 3181 relating to the administration of fees shall apply, except that the applicant may appeal any decision of the Director regarding the fee schedule to the Zoning Commission, which shall decide the appeal as a preliminary matter to hearing the application.

 

authority

The Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia (the “Commission”), pursuant to its authority under §§ 1 and 3 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, 799; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-641.01 and 6-641.0).

source

Final Rulemaking and Order No. 04-05 published at 56 DCR 6181 (August 7, 2009); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 58 DCR 4314, 4316 (May 20, 2011)