Section 11-Z1601. HEARING FEES  


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  • 1601.1  If the Commission schedules a public hearing on an application or petition for an amendment to the Zoning Map, prior to advertisement of the hearing, the applicant or petitioner shall pay a hearing fee in accordance with the following schedule:
    (a) For a map amendment to any R-1 through R-3, R-6 through R-17, or R-19 through R-21 zone, for each forty-three thousand five hundred and sixty square feet (43,560 sq. ft.) or part of that area, six hundred fifty dollars ($650);
    (b) For a map amendment to any RF-1 through RF-3 zone and RA-1 or RA-6 zone, for each forty-three thousand five hundred and sixty square feet (43,560 sq. ft.) or part of that area, one thousand six hundred twenty-five dollars ($1,625);
    (c) For a map amendment to any RA-2, RA-7, RA-8, or RC-1 zone, for each forty-three thousand five hundred and sixty square feet (43,560 sq. ft.) or part of that area, three thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($3,250);
    (d) For a map amendment to any RA-3 through RA-5, RA-9, RA-10, D-1-R, SEFC-2, SEFC-3, or CG-1 zone, for each forty-three thousand five hundred and sixty square feet (43,560 sq. ft.) or part of that area, six thousand five hundred dollars ($6,500);
    (e) For a map amendment to any MU-1, MU-2, MU-10 through MU-16, MU-22, MU-23, MU-29, D-2, SEFC-1, SEFC-4, CG4 through CG-7, and ARTS-4 zone, for each ten thousand square feet (10,000 sq. ft.) or part of that area, two thousand six hundred dollars ($2,600);
    (f) For a map amendment to any MU-3 through MU-6, MU-17 through MU-19, MU-24 through MU-27, NC-1 through NC-5, NC-7, NC-9 through NC-11, NC-14, NC-16, NC-17, D-4-R, CG-2, ARTS-1, ARTS-2, RC-2 and RC-3 zone, for each ten thousand square feet (10,000 sq. ft.) or part of that area, one thousand six hundred twenty-five dollars ($1,625);
    (g) For a map amendment to any MU-7 through MU-9, MU-20, MU-21, MU-28, NC-6, NC-8, NC-12, NC-13, NC-15, D-3 through D-5, D-5-R, D-6, D-6-R, D-7, D-8, CG-3, and ARTS-3 zone, for each ten thousand square feet (10,000 sq. ft.) or part of that area, three thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($3,250);
    (h) For a map amendment to any PDR-1 through PDR-7 zone, for each twenty thousand square feet (20,000 sq. ft.) or part of that area, two thousand six hundred dollars ($2,600);
    (i) The maximum hearing fee for a map amendment listed in Subtitle Z §§ 1601.1(a) through (d) shall be sixty-five thousand dollars ($65,000); and
    (j) For an application or petition that proposes a map amendment to more than one (1) zone or is in the alternative, the fee shall be the total of the amounts for the area devoted to each proposed district or alternative computed separately.

    1601.2 An applicant or petitioner shall not be required to pay a hearing fee for any alternative districts added by the Commission at the time it sets the case for hearing.

    1601.3 If the Commission schedules a public hearing on a petition for an amendment to the text of the Zoning Regulations, prior to the advertisement of the hearing, the petitioner shall pay a hearing fee of three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325) for each section of this title proposed to be added, deleted, or amended, with a maximum hearing fee of one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300).

    1601.4 If the Commission schedules a public hearing on an application for approval of a PUD or air space development, prior to the advertisement of the hearing, the applicant shall pay a hearing fee in accordance with the following schedule:

    (a) For each one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) of gross floor area or part thereof included in the application devoted to dwelling units, and the immediate area needed to serve that dwelling unit, seven dollars ($7), with a maximum of sixty-five thousand dollars ($65,000);
    (b) For each one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) of gross floor area or part thereof included in the application devoted to any use other than a dwelling unit and the immediate area needed to serve that dwelling unit, thirteen dollars ($13);
    (c) In the case of an application that combines dwelling units and other uses, the fee shall be the total of the amounts for each use computed separately; and
    (d) There shall be no charge for the hearing on the second-stage of a two-stage PUD application.

    1601.5 In the case of an application or petition combining two (2) or more actions described in this section, the fee charged shall be the greatest of all the fees computed separately.

    1601.6 If the Commission schedules a public hearing on an application for a modification to an approved PUD or air space development, prior to the advertisement of the hearing, the applicant shall pay a hearing fee equal to twenty-six percent (26%) of the original hearing fee or one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300), whichever is greater.

    1601.7 An application for a modification to an approved required or voluntary design review shall pay the same hearing fee as stated in Subtitle Z § 1601.6 at the time the application is filed.

     

    TABLE Z § 1601 – SCHEDULE OF HEARING FEES

    MAP AMENDMENT

    Case Type

    Unit

    Fee

    Maximum

    R-1 through R-3, R-6 through R-17, or R-19 through R-21 zone

    43,560 sq. ft. or part of that area

    $   650

    $65,000

    RF-1 through RF-3 zone and RA-1 or RA-6

    43,560 sq. ft. or part of that area

    $1,625

    $65,000

    RA-2, RA-7, RA-8, or RC-1

    43,560 sq. ft. or part of that area

    $3,250

    $65,000

    RA-3 through RA-5, RA-9, RA-10, D-1-R, SEFC-2, SEFC-3, or CG-1 zone

    43,560 sq. ft. or part of that area

    $6,500

    $65,000

    MU-1, MU-2, MU-10 through MU-16, MU-22, MU-23, MU-29, D-2, SEFC-1, SEFC-4, CG4 through CG-7, and ARTS-4 zone

    10,000 sq. ft. or part of that area

    $2,600

     

    MU-3 through MU-6, MU-17 through MU-19, MU-24 through MU-27, NC-1 through NC-5, NC-7, NC-9 through NC-11, NC-14, NC-16, NC-17, D-4-R, CG-2, ARTS-1, ARTS-2, RC-2 and RC-3 zone

    10,000 sq. ft.  or part of that area

    $1,625

     

    MU-7 through MU-9, MU-20, MU-21, MU-28,  NC-6, NC-8, NC-12, NC-13, NC-15, D-3 through D-5, D-5-R, D-6, D-6-R, D-7, D-8, CG-3, and ARTS-3 zone

    10,000 sq. ft. or part of that area

    $3,250

     

    PDR-1 through PDR-7 zone

    20,000 sq. ft. or part of that area

    $2,600

     

    TEXT AMENDMENT

    Case Type

    Unit

    Fee

    Maximum

    Each section of this title proposed to be added, deleted, or amended

    Per section modified

    $   325

    $    1,300

    PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OR AIR SPACE DEVELOPMENT

    Case Type

    Unit

    Fee

    Maximum

    For each one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) of gross floor area or part thereof included in the application devoted to dwelling units, and the immediate area needed to serve that dwelling unit

    100 sq. ft. of gross floor area or part of that area

    $     7

    $65,000

    For each one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) of gross floor area or part thereof included in the application devoted to any use other than a dwelling unit and the immediate area needed to serve that dwelling unit

    100 sq. ft. of gross floor area or part of that area

    $   13

     

    MODIFICATION TO A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OR AIR SPACE DEVELOPMENT

    Case Type

    Unit

    Fee

    Maximum

    Modification to an approved design review, PUD, air space development, or any other action where review of a specific site or building plan was required

     

    26% of the original hearing fee or $1,300, whichever is greater

     

     

     

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, 3573 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2).