729166 Zoning Commission Notice of Public Hearing: Case No. 11-02A (University of the District of Columbia - Further Processing of the 2011 Van Ness Campus Plan to Construct a New Student Center)

ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

TIME AND PLACE:           Monday, May 2, 2011, @ 6:30 p.m.   (2^nd Case)

Office of Zoning Hearing Room

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

Washington, D.C.  20001

 

 

FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE FOLLOWING: 

 

Case No.  11-02A – University of the District of Columbia (Further Processing of the 2011 Van Ness Campus Plan to Construct a New Student Center)

 

THIS CASE IS OF INTEREST TO ANC 3F

 

Application of the University of the District of Columbia, pursuant to 11 DCMR §§ 3104.1 and 210, for special exception review and approval of further processing of the 2011 Van Ness Campus Plan to permit construction of a new student center at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue NW and Van Ness Street NW.

 

This case will be considered in conjunction with Case No.  11-02, University of the District of Columbia Campus Plan 2011-2020, which is also scheduled for hearing on Monday, May 2, 2011, at 6:30 p.m.  That case, submitted by the University of the District of Columbia pursuant to 11 DCMR §§ 3104.1 and 210, requests special exception review and approval of the University of the District of Columbia Campus Plan 2011-2020.    The campus is located in the D/R-1-B Zone District and is bounded by Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Veazey Terrace, N.W., commercial property, Windom Place, N.W., and a public alley to the east; Van Ness Street, N.W. to the south; a portion of the International Chancery Complex to the west; and Yuma Street, N.W. to the north (Square 1964, part of Lot 803).

 

PLEASE NOTE:

 

·         Failure of the Applicant to appear at the public hearing will subject the application or appeal to dismissal at the discretion of the Commission.

 

·         Failure of the Applicant to be adequately prepared to present the application to the Commission, and address the required standards of proof for the application, may subject the application to postponement, dismissal, or denial.

 

The public hearing in this case will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 31 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, Title 11, Zoning.  Pursuant to § 3117.4 of the Regulations, the Commission will impose time limits on the testimony of all individuals.

 

Individuals and organizations interested in any application may testify at the public hearing or submit written comments to the Commission.  All requests and comments should be submitted to the Commission through Jamison L. Weinbaum, Director, Office of Zoning, 441 4^th Street, N.W., Suite 200-S, Washington, D.C. 20001.  Please include the case number on all correspondence. 

 

Individuals and organizations wishing party status in this case must request that status and should do so in writing not less than 14 days prior to the date set for the public hearing on the particular application in accordance with § 3106.2.  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.

 

The Applicant shall also provide any additional information pursuant to § 3113.8 no later than 14 days before the date of the hearing.

 

If an affected Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) intends to participate at the hearing, the ANC shall submit the written report described in § 3115.1 no later than seven (7) days before the date of the hearing.   The report shall contain the information indicated in § 3115.1 (a) through (i).

 

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 S. SCHELLIN, SECRETARY TO THE ZONING COMMISSION.