Section 11-Z304. MAP AMENDMENT APPLICATION AND PETITION REQUIREMENTS

304.1 Each application or petition for approval of a map amendment pursuant to Subtitle X, Chapter 5 shall meet the requirements of this section before it will be accepted by the Office of Zoning for processing.

304.2 No map amendment application or petition shall be processed until the application or petition is complete and all required fees are paid in accordance with the applicable fee schedule prescribed in Subtitle Z, Chapter 16.

304.3 A map amendment application or petition may include property owned by one (1) or more persons. 

304.4 The application or petition shall be filed on a form as may be designated by the Director or the Commission. 

304.5 At least forty-five (45) days prior to filing a map amendment application under this chapter, the applicant shall serve a written notice of intent (NOI) to file the application on the affected ANC and on the owners of all property within two hundred feet (200 ft.) of the perimeter of the property in question.

304.6 In a map amendment application, the applicant shall make all reasonable efforts to attend a duly noticed meeting of the affected ANC during the forty-five (45) day notice period.

304.7 An application or petition for map amendment approval shall be made in an appropriate manner provided by the Director.  The applicant or petitioner shall furnish two (2) copies of all information required by the form at the time of filing the application or petition, including:

(a) A completed application or petition form;

(b) A certified surveyor’s plat of the subject property prepared by the Office of the Surveyor;

(c) A map showing the location of the properties including, the existing zoning, the zoning of adjacent properties, and all proposed changes of zoning;

(d) A detailed description of the map amendment’s consistency with the Comprehensive Plan and any other adopted public policies and active programs related to the subject site;

(e) For a map amendment application, a statement certifying to whom and in what manner the required NOI was given. The applicant shall also indicate what meetings or discussions were held with the community and the OP and the affected ANC as well as any changes that resulted from community input; and

(f) For a map amendment application, the name 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.

304.8 No application or petition 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. 

 

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).