4788034 Zoning Commission Third Notice of Further Hearing: Case No. 08-06A (Title 11, Zoning Regulations – Comprehensive Text Revisions)

ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

THIRD NOTICE OF FURTHER HEARING

 

TIME AND PLACE:              Monday, April 21, 2014, @ 6:00 p.m. (Wards 7&8 and All Wards)

                                                Thursday, April 24, 2014, @ 6:00 p.m. (All Wards)

 

FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE FOLLOWING:

 

CASE NO. 08-06A (Title 11, Zoning Regulations – Comprehensive Text Revisions)

 

The Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia (“Commission”) hereby gives notice of further public hearings on the above-referenced case that will be limited to testimony from individuals, organizations, or associations that have not previously testified before the Commission on this case. Those persons who have previously testified, but still want to provide the Commission with additional comments, may do so by submitting comments in writing by 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 25, 2014.  Written comments may be submitted as indicated below.

 

The further hearings will be held as follows:

 

Date/Time	Wards	Location
Monday, April 21, 2014 6:00 p.m.	7 & 8, then All Other Wards	Thurgood Marshall Academy 2427 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE
Thursday, April 24, 2014 6:00 p.m.	All Wards	Jerrily R. Kress Memorial Hearing Room 441 4th Street, N.W., Suite 220-South

 

At the time that the Commission voted to set down this case for public hearing, it also voted to hear witnesses in the order in which the Office of Zoning was notified of their intent to testify.  Therefore, at the April 24^th hearing, the Commission will first hear from those individuals, organizations, or associations who notified the Office of Zoning of their intent to present testimony based upon the date and time that the notice of intent to testify was received by the Office of Zoning.  The Commission will then hear from persons in the audience who did not submit notice of intent to testify.  The same process will apply at the April 21^st hearing, except that, the Commission will first hear from those who reside in Wards 7 and 8 and then hear from those who reside in any other Ward.  In order to proceed in this manner, the Commission waived the following provision of Title 11 DCMR:

 

3021.5    The order of procedure at the hearing shall be as follows: …

 

(g)     Persons in support of the application or petition; and

(h)     Persons in opposition to the application or petition.

 

The text of the proposed land use subtitles refers to new zone districts that the Office of Planning proposes to replace the current districts and overlays.  The proposed mapping of these new districts is not the subject of these hearings.  The Office of Planning will formally propose the new zones as part of a subsequent map amendment proceeding for which notice and hearing will be provided in accordance with the Zoning Act and Regulations.

 

Finally, the Commission requests that the public’s testimony focus on the substance of the proposed subtitles rather than the wording used.  After this hearing process is concluded, the Office of Planning and the Office of the Attorney General will provide a revised text responding to any changes requested by the Commission and will also make any editorial modifications needed to assure clarity and consistency in the text.  The public will have an opportunity to comment upon the word choices used during the comment period following the issuance of any notice of proposed rulemaking.

 

The full and official text of the proposed amendments is available for viewing on line at www.dcoz.dc.gov by clicking the following icon that appears on the home page:

 

 

Direct access to the proposed text is also available at http://www.dcoz.dc.gov/ZRR/ZRR.shtm.

 

A copy of the official text on compact disk may be requested from either the Office of Planning at [e-mail] or the Office of Zoning and will be provided at no charge.

 

Additionally, paper copies have been provided to the District of Columbia Public Library system for distribution to every public library.

 

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

 

The public hearings on this case will be conducted as a rulemaking in accordance with the provisions of 11 DCMR § 3021.  Pursuant to that section, 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 are encouraged to inform the Office of Zoning their intent to testify prior to the hearing date.  This can be done by mail sent to the address stated below, e-mail ([e-mail]), or by calling [phone].  As noted, those persons who have submitted an intention to testify prior to a hearing date will be permitted to testify first and in the order in which their intention was received, subject to the Ward specific process applicable to the April 24^th hearing.  For this reason, it is important that all communications indicate Case No. 08-06A and the specific hearing date at which testimony will be given.

 

Written statements, in lieu of personal appearances or oral presentations, may be submitted for inclusion in the record.   

 

Individuals are encouraged to submit written testimony through the Interactive Zoning Information System (IZIS) at http://app.dcoz.dc.gov/Login.aspx; however, written statements may also be submitted by mail to 441 4^th Street, N.W., Suite 200-S, Washington, DC 20001; by e-mail to [e-mail]; or by fax to [phone].   Please include on your submissions Case No. 08-06A and the subtitle for which you are submitting written statements.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, YOU MAY CONTACT THE OFFICE OF ZONING AT [phone].

 

ANTHONY J. HOOD, MARCIE I. COHEN, ROBERT E. MILLER PETER G. MAY, AND MICHAEL G. TURNBULL -------- ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, BY SARA A. BARDIN, DIRECTOR, AND BY SHARON SCHELLIN, SECRETARY TO THE ZONING COMMISSION.