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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 11. ZONING REGULATIONS OF 2016 |
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SubTilte 11-Z. ZONING COMMISSION RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE |
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Chapter 11-Z1. ADMINISTRATION |
Section 11-Z103. MEETINGS AND HEARINGS
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103.1 On or about the first (1st) day of the calendar year, the Director shall publish in the D.C. Register a twelve (12)-month calendar or schedule of meeting dates, and continually update the Office of Zoning electronic calendar to reflect the meeting dates.
103.2 The meetings and hearings of the Commission shall be open to the public; provided that, for the reasons cited in § 405(b) of the D.C. Administrative Procedures Act, as amended by the Open Meetings Act, effective March 31, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-350; D.C. Official Code § 2-575(b)), the Commission may hold a closed meeting, but only after the Commission meets in public session and votes in favor of entering into or scheduling a closed meeting.
103.3 All records of the Commission shall be filed with the Office of Zoning and shall be open to public inspection.
103.4 Subject to the direction of the Commission and its Chairperson, the Director shall perform the following duties:
(a) Conduct all correspondence of the Commission, send out all notices required by this title, attend all meetings and hearings of the Commission, compile all required records, and maintain the necessary files and indexes;
(b) Enter in the Commission case record the number assigned to each application or petition, the name of the applicant or petitioner, a short description of the premises (by street number or otherwise), the nature of the application or petition, and the final disposition of the proceeding;
(c) Enter in the Commission case record all continuances, postponements, dates of sending notices, and other steps taken or acts done by the Commission or its officers on behalf of the Commission;
(d) Issue and revise application and petition forms to ensure presentation of adequate information required for the understanding and processing of applications and petitions; and
(e) Certify the zoning of a property upon the request of a member of the public subject to the payment of the fee set forth in Subtitle Z § 1504.
103.5 The proposed public agenda for each meeting shall be posted on the Office of Zoning website and available to the public at least four (4) days prior to each meeting.
103.6 Copies of the agenda shall be available to the public at all meetings and hearings.
103.7 Nothing in this section shall preclude the Commission from amending the agenda at a meeting or hearing.
103.8 A meeting of the Commission shall be held in accordance with a schedule to be established by the Commission pursuant to Subtitle Z § 103.1, and additional meetings may be scheduled or cancelled as needed. Meetings may be called by the presiding officer or by three (3) Commission members.
103.9 The Commission shall schedule hearings for the purpose of receiving evidence and testimony on specific applications and petitions advertised in advance.
103.10 Meetings and hearings shall be held at such time and place as the Commission or the Office of Zoning may designate.
103.11 When postponing or continuing a contested case, the Commission shall make reasonable efforts to schedule the public hearing within thirty (30) days.
103.12 If the time and place of resumption is publicly announced when a postponement, continuance, or adjournment is ordered, no further notice shall be required. For the purposes of this section, the form of the public announcement may be a sign placed at the entrance to the Commission’s hearing room.