D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 11. ZONING REGULATIONS OF 2016 |
SubTilte 11-Z. ZONING COMMISSION RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE |
Chapter 11-Z1. ADMINISTRATION |
Section 11-Z102. ORGANIZATION
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102.1 The Commission shall consist of five (5) members and shall have the duties and powers set forth in this subtitle.
102.2 The Commission shall consist of three (3) Mayoral appointees, the Architect of the Capitol (or staff designee), and the Director of the National Park Service (or staff designee).
102.3 Three (3) members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. A quorum is necessary to conduct a hearing or meeting, but a lesser number may publicly announce a postponement or adjournment. If necessary, the Director may announce a postponement.
102.4 The Commission shall elect its Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson at its first meeting held in February of each calendar year, unless a vacancy occurs at some other point during the calendar year, at which point the Commission shall hold elections in a timely manner.
102.5 The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings and hearings of the Commission. In the event of the absence or disability of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson shall preside.
102.6 The Chairperson of the Commission shall be one (1) of the three (3) Mayoral appointees to the Commission.
102.7 A Commission member may vote or cast an absentee vote at a meeting only if the member attended all of the hearings on the application or petition or reviewed the complete record. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require a Commission member to review the complete record in order to vote on a subsequent application to extend or modify the order granting the application.
102.8 While a majority of the Commission members present at a meeting or hearing may take a procedural action, any proposed or final action on an application or petition requires the concurrence of at least three (3) of the five (5) Commission members.
102.9 No Commission member shall vote on any post-hearing motion unless the member participated in, and voted on, the original decision, or the member reviewed the complete record.