Section 11-Y301. CHANCERY APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

301.1   The owner of property upon which a chancery is proposed to be located, replaced, or expanded, or an authorized representative, shall file an application with the Board. 

301.2   The application of an authorized representative shall include a letter signed by the owner authorizing the representative to act on the owner’s behalf with respect to the application. 

301.3   The Board may at any time require additional evidence demonstrating the authority of the representative to act for the owner.

301.4   An application shall contain a letter or other transmittal from the United States Department of State indicating that the Department of State has reviewed the application as required by § 205 of the Foreign Missions Act, D.C. Official Code § 6-1305, and has approved the application for the purposes of filing and processing by the Board.

301.5   Each application shall be made on the appropriate form provided by the Director.  In addition to the information required by this section relating to appearance and representation, the applicant shall furnish all information required by the application form at the time of filing the application, including, as applicable:

(a) A plat, drawn to scale and certified by a survey engineer licensed in the District of Columbia or by the D.C. Office of the Surveyor, and showing the lot numbers and lot area of all properties within the square;

(b) A site plan showing the boundaries and dimensions of the existing and proposed structures and accessory buildings and structures, and, if applicable, any area of relief requested;

(c) Architectural plans and elevations in sufficient detail to clearly illustrate any proposed structure to be erected or altered, landscaping and screening, and, where applicable, parking and loading plans;

(d) A detailed statement addressing the review standards for chancery uses specified in Subtitle X § 201.8; and

(e) The names and addresses of the owners of all property located within two hundred feet (200 ft.) of the subject property, and self-stick labels printed with their names and addresses.

301.6   If the application is for a location in a low- to medium-density residence zone, a written statement by the applicant attesting to:

(a) A calculation of the land area within the square, or other area determined pursuant to Subtitle X § 201.4, of all low- to medium-density residence zoned lots, identified by lot numbers;

(b) For each lot within the square devoted to a use other than a residential use within a low- to medium-density residence zone, the number and date of the certificate of occupancy authorizing the use and the use designation authorized; and

(c) A copy of each certificate of occupancy referenced in Subtitle X § 204.6(b).

301.7   If the application is for a location in a low- to medium-density residence zone and an area other than a square has been used to calculate the percentage of existing uses pursuant to Subtitle X § 201.4, a statement shall be included explaining the basis for using the area, which shall not be based solely on previous Board action for another location.

301.8   When calculating the land area devoted to residential use, the area shall include the entire lot area of any property devoted to residential use in the computation of the land area.

301.9   If the chancery is to be located in a project with more than residential uses, the applicant shall calculate the land area within the square devoted to residential use by using a ratio equal to the proportion of residential use to other uses in the project. 

301.10   Except as provided in Subtitle X § 204.12, all statements, information, briefs, reports (including reports and statements of experts and other witnesses), plans, photographs, or other exhibits that the applicant may wish to offer in evidence at the public hearing shall be filed at the time of filing the application. 

301.11   If a map, plan, or other document is readily available to the general public, in lieu of filing a copy of the document, the applicant need only provide a complete citation to the source of the document and indicate where the public may view the document.

301.12   No application shall be accepted unless accompanied by a certificate of service demonstrating that a copy of the application and all accompanying documents have been served upon:

(a) The Office of Planning; and

(b) The affected ANC. 

301.13   No later than thirty (30) days before the date of the public hearing on the application, the applicant shall file with the Board any traffic or transportation reports to be submitted in support of the application.  At or before the time of filing the traffic or transportation report with the Board, the applicant shall serve a copy of the report on the ANC for the area within which the property is located, the Office of Planning, and the District Department of Transportation.

301.14   No later than twenty-one (21) days before the date of the hearing for the application, the applicant shall file with the Board any supplemental statements, information, briefs, reports (including reports or statements of expert and other witnesses), plans, or other supplemental material that the applicant may wish to offer into evidence at the hearing.

 

 

authority

§ 1 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, as amended; D.C. Official Code § 6-641.01 (2012 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 3500 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2).