4333783 Zoning Commission Notice of Public Hearing: Case No. 12-02 (B&B 50 Florida Avenue, LLC & Bush at 50 Florida Avenue Associates, LLLP)

ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

TIME AND PLACE:                       Thursday, July 11, 2013, @ 6:30 P.M.

                                                            Jerrily R. Kress Memorial Hearing Room

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

                                                            Washington, D.C.  20001

 

FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE FOLLOWING:

 

Z.C. Case No. 12-02 (B&B 50 Florida Avenue, LLC and Bush at 50 Florida Avenue Associates, LLLP - Consolidated PUD & Related Map Amendment @ Square 3516)

 

THIS CASE IS OF INTEREST TO ANC 5E

 

On February 23, 2012, the Office of Zoning received an application from B&B Florida Avenue, LLC requesting approval of a consolidated PUD and related zoning map amendment from the C‑2-A and C-M-2 Zone Districts to the C-3-B Zone District for Lots 134 and 819 in Square 3516.  The Applicant submitted revised application materials on June 4, 2012.  Bush at 50 Florida Avenue Associates, LLLP and B&B 50 Florida Avenue, LLC are joint venture partners for developing this project and are now collectively the Applicant in this case. 

 

The Office of Planning submitted a report on June 15, 2012.  At its June 25, 2012 public meeting, the Zoning Commission voted to set the application down for a public hearing. 

 

The Applicant provided its prehearing statement on April 22, 2013. 

 

The property that is the subject of this application is located on the north side of Florida Avenue, N.E. with approximately 186 linear feet of frontage on Florida Avenue, N.E.  The property is bounded by a 16-foot wide public alley to the north, private property to the east, Florida Avenue, N.E. to the south, and private property to the west.  A 12-foot wide public alley running north to south separates Lot 134 from Lot 819. The property has a combined land area of approximately 42,223 square feet.  The property is located in Ward 5 and within the boundaries of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 5E.

 

The proposed project is a mixed-use development that includes approximately 203,887 square feet of total gross floor area, with 185 residential units (plus or minus 10%) and approximately 7,858 square feet of gross floor area devoted to retail users.  The overall project will have a density of 4.83 FAR, which is less than the maximum permitted density of 6.0 FAR (utilizing IZ bonus density) in the C-3-B Zone District, and less than the maximum permitted density of 5.5 FAR under the C-3-B PUD requirements.  The building will have varying heights and cornice lines, ranging from 60 feet to a maximum height of 90 feet.  The project will include 200 to 220 parking spaces which will be located in a below-grade garage.

 

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

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 may be downloaded from the Office of Zoning’s website at: http://dcoz.dc.gov/services/app.shtm.  This form may also be obtained from the Office of Zoning at the address stated below.

 

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

 

If an affected Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC), pursuant to 11 DCMR § 3012.5, intends to participate at the hearing, the ANC shall also submit the information cited in § 3012.5 (a) through (i).  The written report of the ANC shall be filed no later than seven (7) days before the date of the hearing.

 

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 should be forwarded to the Director, Office of Zoning, Suite 200-S, 441 4^th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001.  Please include the number of this particular case and your daytime telephone number.  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 S. SCHELLIN, SECRETARY TO THE ZONING COMMISSION.