3935210 Zoning Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Case No. 07-08B (Amendment to extend the permission for temporary surface parking spaces on specified lots and squares from April 1, 2013 to April 1, 2018.)

ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

Z.C. Case No. 07-08B

(Text Amendment – 11 DCMR)

(Amendment to extend the permission for temporary surface parking spaces on specified lots and squares from April 1, 2013 to April 1, 2018.)

 

The Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia, pursuant to its authority under § 1 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797; D.C. Official Code § 6-641.01 (2008 Repl.)), hereby gives notice of its intent to amend § 2110 of the Zoning Regulations (Title 11 DCMR).  The proposed amendment to the Zoning Regulations extends the previously approved permission for temporary surface parking lots on specified squares and portions of squares in the Southwest neighborhood from April 1, 2013 to April 1, 2018 (five (5) years).

 

Final rulemaking action shall be taken in not less than thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

 

The following amendment to the Zoning Regulations is proposed.

 

Title 11 DCMR, Chapter 21, OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS, § 2110, TEMPORARY SURFACE PARKING LOTS AND SPACES FOR THE BALLPARK, § 2110.1 (b) and 2110.2 (a) are amended by replacing the date “April 1, 2013” with the date “April 1, 2018” so that the provisions read as follows

 

2110                TEMPORARY SURFACE PARKING LOTS AND SPACES FOR THE BALLPARK

2110.1             Permitted Use - Notwithstanding §§ 602.1 and 902.1 and not subject to any otherwise applicable proximity requirement, a temporary surface parking lot accessory to the Ballpark shall be permitted as a temporary use on Squares 603, 605, 657, 658, 660, 661, 662, 662E, 664, 664E, 665, 700, 701, 707, 708, 708E, 708S, 744S, and 882; Square 658, Lot 7; and Square 767, Lots 44 - 47; Square 768, Lots 19 - 22; and Square 769, Lots 18 - 21 (“the subject squares”) in accordance with §§ 2110.3 through 2110.5 and the following provisions:

                        (a)        The cumulative total of all temporary surface parking spaces for which a valid Building Permit has been issued pursuant to this section shall not exceed 3,775 parking spaces;

                        (b)        Any certificate of occupancy issued pursuant to this subsection shall expire no later than April 1, 2018;

                        (c)        The application for a building permit for matter of right construction shall include a detailed accounting demonstrating that the circumstances described in § 2110.2 do not apply;

                        (d)       No certificates of occupancy for this use shall be issued until the District Department of Transportation has approved a traffic routing plan for the lot, which shall include the impact of other proposed lots if required by DDOT; and

                        (e)        The traffic routing plan described in § 2110.1(d) shall not direct traffic through I St., SW, P St., SW, or 4^th St., SW.

2110.2             Special Exception - If and when valid building permits issued pursuant to § 2110.1 authorize an aggregate of 3,775 or more parking spaces, the construction and use of additional temporary spaces on any of the subject squares shall require approval of the Board of Zoning Adjustment pursuant to § 3104, and in accordance with §§ 2110.3 through 2110.5 and the following provisions:

                        (a)        Any certificate of occupancy issued pursuant to this subsection shall expire no later than April 1, 2018; and

                        (b)        The BZA application shall include a detailed accounting of the number and locations of temporary parking spaces provided pursuant to § 2110.1; and shall also include a traffic study assessing the impacts of the proposed additional parking spaces on local traffic patterns for referral to and comment by the District Department of Transportation.

 

All persons desiring to comment on the subject matter of this proposed rulemaking action should file comments in writing no later than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.  Comments should be filed with Sharon Schellin, Secretary to the Zoning Commission, Office of Zoning, 441 4^th Street, N.W., Suite 210-S, Washington, D.C. 20001. Ms. Schellin may also be contacted by telephone at (202-727-6311 or by email at [e-mail]. Copies of this proposed rulemaking action may be obtained at cost by writing to the above address.