620332 Zoning Commission Notice of Public Hearing: Case No. 10-25 (Urban Investment Partners – Map Amendment to Rezone Property Located in Square 2843, Lots 8, 10, and 808)

ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

TIME AND PLACE:                       Thursday, January 20, 2011, @ 6:30 p.m.

                                                            Office of Zoning Hearing Room

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

                                                            Washington, D.C.  20001

 

FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE FOLLOWING:

 

CASE NO.  10-25 (Urban Investment Partners – Map Amendment to Rezone Property Located in Square 2843, Lots 8, 10, and 808)

 

THIS CASE IS OF INTEREST TO ANC 1A

 

On October 6, 2010, the Office of Zoning received an application from Urban Investment Partners to amend the Zoning Map to rezone property located in Square 2843 from the R-4 Zone District to the R-5-B Zone District.  The Office of Planning provided its report on November 19, 2010, and the case was set down for hearing on November 29, 2010.  The Applicant provided its prehearing statement on November 30, 2010.

 

The property that is the subject of this application consists of approximately 28,505 square feet of land area and is located at 1346 Park Road, N.W. and 1349 Kenyon Street, N.W. (Square 2843, Lots 8, 10, and 808).  The subject property is currently zoned R-4.  The Applicant proposes to rezone both properties to enable the renovation of the existing structures.      

 

The R-4 Zone District is designed to include those areas now developed primarily with row dwellings.  The R-5 Zone Districts are general residence districts designed to permit flexibility of design by permitted in a single district, except as provided in §§ 350 through 361 of the Zoning Regulations, all types of urban residential development if they conform to the height, density,  and area requirements established for these districts.  The R-5 Zone Districts also permit construction of those institutional and semi-public buildings that would be compatible with adjoining residential uses and that are excluded from the more restrictive Residence Districts.

 

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; DC Official Code Section 6-641.01 et. seq.)

 

This public hearing will be conducted in accordance with the contested case provisions of the Zoning Regulations, 11 DCMR § 3022.

 

How to participate as a witness.

 

Interested persons or representatives of organizations may be heard at the public hearing. The Commission also requests that all witnesses prepare their testimony in writing, submit the written testimony prior to giving statements, and limit oral presentations to summaries of the most important points.  The applicable time limits for oral testimony are described below.  Written statements, in lieu of personal appearances or oral presentation, may be submitted for inclusion in the record.

 

How to participate as a party.

 

Any person who desires to participate as a party in this case must so request and must comply with the provisions of 11 DCMR § 3022.3.

 

A party has the right to cross-examine witnesses, to submit proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, to receive a copy of the written decision of the Zoning Commission, and to exercise the other rights of parties as specified in the Zoning Regulations.  

 

Except for the affected ANC, any person who desires to participate as a party in this case must clearly demonstrate that the person’s interests would likely be more significantly, distinctly, or uniquely affected by the proposed zoning action than other persons in the general public.  Persons seeking party status shall file with the Commission, not less than 14 days prior to the date set for the hearing, a Form 140 – Party Status Application, a copy of which is attached hereto.  This form may also be obtained from the Office of Zoning at the address stated below or downloaded from the Office of Zoning’s website at: www.dcoz.dc.gov.

 

To the extent that the information is not contained in the Applicant's prehearing submission as required by 11 DCMR § 3013.1, the Applicant shall also provide this information not less than 14 days prior to the date set for the hearing. 

 

If an affected Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) intends to participate at the hearing, the ANC shall submit the written report described in § 3012.5 no later than seven (7) days before the date of the hearing.   The report shall contain the information indicated in § 3012.5 (a) through (i).

 

Time limits.

 

The following maximum time limits for oral testimony shall be adhered to and no time may be ceded:

 

            1.         Applicant and parties in support         60 minutes collectively

            2.         Parties in opposition                           60 minutes collectively

            3.         Organizations                                      5 minutes each

            4.         Individuals                                          3 minutes each

 

Pursuant to § 3020.3, the Commission may increase or decrease the time allowed above, in which case, the presiding officer shall ensure reasonable balance in the allocation of time between proponents and opponents.

 

Information responsive to this notice should be forwarded to the Director, Office of Zoning, Suite 200-S, 441 4^th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001. 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 JAMISON L. WEINBAUM, DIRECTOR, AND BY SHARON SCHELLIN, SECRETARY TO THE ZONING COMMISSION.