1756202 Zoning Commission Notice of Public Hearing: Case No. 11-20 (Office of Zoning - Text Amendment to Section 106)

ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

TIME AND PLACE:           Thursday, December 22, 2011, @ 6:30 p.m.

Jerrily R. Kress Memorial Hearing Room

441 4^th Street, N.W. Suite 220-S

Washington, D.C.  20001

 

FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE FOLLOWING:

 

CASE NO. 11-20 (Office of Zoning - Text Amendment to § 106)

 

THIS CASE IS OF INTEREST TO ALL ANCs

 

The Office of Zoning, in a request dated August 17, 2011, and modified on September 8, 2011, petitioned the Zoning Commission for text amendments to designate, as the official zoning map, the zoning map that is drawn and maintained on the Geographic Information System (GIS) located in the Office of Zoning. The Office of Planning provided its setdown report on September 17, 2011, in which it expressed its support for the amendments and its conclusion that the amendments were not inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan. 

 

At its regular public meeting held September 26, 2011, the Zoning Commission setdown this case for a public hearing.    

 

The following text amendments to Title 11 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, ZONING, are advertised for public hearing:

 

Chapter 1, THE ZONING REGULATIONS, § 106, ZONING MAP, is amended as follows:

 

Subsections 106.1 and 106.2 are amended to read as follows:

 

106.1               The official Zoning Map of the District of Columbia shall be the zoning map that is drawn and maintained on the Geographic Information System, also known as “GIS”, located in the Office of Zoning effective on (THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AMENDMENT).

 

106.2               The official Zoning Map shall be published for public access on the website of the Office of Zoning.

 

Subsection 106.3 is repealed.[1]

 

Subsections 106.11 and 106.12 are amended to read as follows:

 

106.11             In addition to the official Zoning Map, a printable electronic summary extract of the official Zoning Map shall be prepared quarterly beginning ____________[2], published on the website of the Office of Zoning, and made available to the public for printing upon request.

 

106.12             The electronic summary extract of the official Zoning Map shall not supersede the official Zoning Map, but shall be prepared for the purpose of guidance only.

 

Proposed amendments to the Zoning Regulations and Map of the District of Columbia are authorized pursuant to the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797; D.C. Official Code § 6-641.01 et seq.)

 

The public hearing on this case will be conducted as a rulemaking in accordance with the provisions of § 3021.  The Commission will impose time limits on testimony presented to it at the public hearing.

 

All individuals, organizations, or associations wishing to testify in this case should file their intention to testify in writing.  Written statements, in lieu of personal appearances or oral presentations, may be submitted for inclusion in the record.

 

Information should be forwarded to the Secretary of the Zoning Commission, Office of Zoning, Suite 200-S, 441 4^th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.  20001.  Please include the number of the particular case and your daytime telephone number.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, YOU MAY CONTACT THE OFFICE OF ZONING AT [phone].

 

ANTHONY J. HOOD, KONRAD W. SCHLATER, GREG M. SELFRIDGE, PETER G. MAY, AND MICHAEL G. TURNBULL -------- ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, BY RICHARD S. NERO, JR., ACTING DIRECTOR, AND BY SHARON SCHELLIN, SECRETARY TO THE ZONING COMMISSION.

 

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[1] Subsection 106.3 currently reads:

 

106.3      Each page of the zoning map atlases shall be certified as correct by the Director of the Office of Zoning. Amendments shall be initialed and dated.

 

[2] This date will be identified at the time of the public hearing.