6158256 Energy and Environment, Department of - Notice of Public Hearing and Solicitation of Public Comment - Green Area Ratio Guidebook
-
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND
SOLICITATION OF PUBLIC COMMENT
Green Area Ratio Guidebook
The Department of Energy and Environment (the Department) is submitting for public review and comment the Draft Revised Green Area Ratio (GAR) Guidebook. The guidebook provides clarification for the development community and Districts residents to comply with the regulation. Additional forms and documents that support administration of the regulation are provided for reference. The public is invited to present its comments in written format and at a public hearing on proposed revisions to the Draft revisions.
The Draft incorporates changes from the final rulemaking for the Zoning Regulation Review, which was posted in the D.C. Register on March 4, 2016. This revision also clarifies issues that stakeholders or the Department noted in the previous version. The Guidebook is maintained on the Department website at doee.dc.gov/gar.
The Draft revisions are presented within the guidebook as strikethrough deletions or underline additions. A summary of revisions form identifies all major changes to the guidebook. The original Preliminary Draft Green Area Ratio Guidebook is posted at http://doee.dc.gov/node/619622.
Public Hearing: Tuesday, September 20, 2016
HEARING DATE: Tuesday, September 20, 2016
TIME: 5:30 – 7:30 pm
PLACE: Department of Energy and Environment
1200 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
5th Floor
NOMA Gallaudet (Red Line) Metro Stop
Beginning 8/26/2016, the full text of the GAR Guidebook will be available online at the Department’s website. A person may obtain a copy of the GAR Guidebook by any of the following means:
Download from the Department’s website, www.doee.dc.gov. Select the Laws and Regulations tab. Cursor over the pull-down list and select Public Notices and Hearings. On the new page, cursor down to the announcement for this Notice. Click on Read More and download this Notice and related information from the Attachments section.
Email a request to markku.mcglynn@dc.gov with “Request copy of GAR Guidebook” in the subject line.
Review a copy in person at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, 901 G. Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 during normal business hours.
Write the Department at 1200 First Street NE, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20002, “Attn: Markku McGlynn, RE: GAR Guidebook” on the outside of the envelope.
The deadline for comments is 10/10/2016 at 5:00 P.M. All persons present at the hearing who wish to be heard may testify in person. All presentations shall be limited to five minutes. Persons are urged to submit duplicate copies of their written statements. Persons may also submit written comments by email, with a subject line of “GAR Guidebook” to the attention of Markku McGlynn at markku.mcglynn@dc.gov. Comments clearly marked “GAR Guidebook” may also be hand delivered or mailed to the Department’s offices at the address listed above. All comments should be received no later than the conclusion of business on Monday, October 10, 2016. The Department will consider all comments received in its final decision.
