5013559 Zoning Commission Notice of Further Hearing: Case No. 08-06A (Title 11, Zoning Regulations – Comprehensive Text Revisions)

ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

NOTICE OF FUTHER PUBLIC HEARING

 

TIME AND PLACE:           Thursday, September 4, 2014, @ 6:00 p.m.

Jerrily R. Kress Memorial Hearing Room

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

Washington, D.C.  20001

 

FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE FOLLOWING:

 

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

 

THIS CASE IS OF INTEREST TO ALL ANCs

 

The Zoning Commission hereby gives notice of its intent to hold a further public hearing on the text of the comprehensive revisions and amendments to the Zoning Regulations (Title 11 DCMR) the Commission set down for public hearings at its public meeting held September 9, 2013.  Only those individuals, organizations, or associations who have not yet testified at a prior public hearing on the text may testify (“Eligible Witnesses”), except that any Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner may also testify. 

 

The scope of this hearing does not include the alternative text set down by the Commission on July 10, 2014 and which will be the subject of hearings to be held on the evenings of September 8-11, 2014.  A separate notice of those public hearing has been issued and describes the specific procedures applicable to those proceedings.

 

At the time the Commission agreed to hold a series of hearings, the Commission voted to hear witnesses in the order in which the Office of Zoning was notified of their intent to testify.  Therefore, the Commission at this hearing will first hear from those Eligible Witnesses 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 those Eligible Witnesses who submitted witness cards in the order those cards were received by the Commission’s Secretary.  Finally the Commission will hear from Eligible Witnesses in the audience who did not submit witness cards.  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.

 

Since the time allotted to oral testimony is limited, the Commission encourages witnesses to also submit written testimony.  In addition, the Commission asks witnesses not to repeat points made in other testimony, but to indicate at the outset of their testimony agreement with the position taken by [name of witness or organization].

 

Finally, the Commission requests that the 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 that 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.

 

FULL TEXT:

 

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 hearing 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 Eligible Witnesses wishing to testify at this hearing 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 to [e-mail], or by calling [phone].  As noted, those Eligible Witnesses 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

 

Written statements, in lieu of personal appearances or oral presentations, may be submitted for inclusion in the record.  The public is 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 S. SCHELLIN, SECRETARY TO THE ZONING COMMISSION.