542635 Zoning Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Case No. 10-15 (Text Amendment to 11 DCMR, Chapter 30, § 3004, Minutes and Transcripts)
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ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
Z.C. Case No. 10-15
(Text Amendment to 11 DCMR, Chapter 30, § 3004, Minutes and Transcripts)
The Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia (the “Commission”), pursuant to its authority under § 1 of the Zoning Act of June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797; D.C. Official Code § 6‑641.01), hereby gives notice of its intent to amend § 3004 of the Zoning Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, Chapter 30 of DCMR Title 11 (DCMR Title 11). If adopted, the amendments would remove all references to meeting minutes and replace them with references to meeting and hearing transcripts, address the availability of transcripts following hearings and meetings, and provide a more streamlined process for the correcting errors in transcripts.
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 (“DCR”).
The following amendments to the Zoning Regulations (Title 11 DCMR) are proposed:
Chapter 30, ZONING COMMISSION PROCEDURES RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE, § 3004, MINUTES AND TRANSCRIPTS, is repealed and replaced with, “PUBLIC MEETING AND HEARING TRANSCRIPTS” and amended to remove all references to meeting minutes and to make other clarifications so that the provision will read as follows:
3004 PUBLIC MEETING AND HEARING TRANSCRIPTS
3004.1 The transcripts of Commission public meetings and hearings are a matter of public record and shall be open for inspection at the Office of Zoning.
3004.2 The public meetings and hearings shall be reported under the supervision of the presiding officer, by transcription or by other means, by an official reporter who may be designated from time to time by the Director (or designee) or who may be a regular employee of the Office of Zoning.
3004.3 The transcript prepared by the reporter shall be the sole official transcript of the public meetings and hearings.
3004.4 Copies of the transcript will be made available in the Office of Zoning fourteen (14) calendar days after the public meeting or hearing.
3004.5 A motion to correct a transcript may be made only when the alleged error is substantive.
3004.6 A motion to correct a transcript shall be filed with the Commission within ten (10) calendar days after the transcript has been made available in the Office of Zoning.
3004.7 Copies of the motion to correct a transcript shall be served simultaneously on all parties or their authorized representatives.
3004.8 The Commission will rule on a motion to correct a transcript at a public meeting or hearing.
3004.9 Objections to the motion to correct a transcript shall be filed with the Commission within five (5) calendar days and served upon the parties.
3004.10 The Commission, on its own motion at a public meeting or hearing, may order changes to a transcript at any time for any reason.
3004.11 If a motion to correct a transcript is granted, the corrected transcript will be made available in the Office of Zoning fourteen (14) calendar days after the Commission grants the motion.
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 4th Street, N.W., Suite 200-S, Washington, D.C. 20001. Copies of this proposed rulemaking action may be obtained at cost by writing to the above address.
