Welcome to the page for our Zoning, Preservation, and Development Committee, established in Oct. 2009!

TOP COMMITTEE NEWS…

  • Please let us know if you would like to serve on the committee (read more below)!

WHAT ARE THE PURPOSES OF THE COMMITTEE?

  • To promote preservation of the historic, architectural, and residential character of the Dupont Circle area while encouraging its economic and social vitality.

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE COMMITTEE?

To help achieve these purposes the Committee will:

  • Establish and maintain on-going working relations with those public and private entities with similar goals and purposes, such as the Historic Preservation Review Board, Board of Zoning Adjustment, the Zoning Commission, the Dupont Circle Conservancy, the DC Office of Planning, and other stakeholders.
  • Track and, when appropriate, comment on zoning and historic preservation policy and developments.
  • Convene special meetings to hear applications on major projects and to make recommendation to the Commission as a whole.
  • Maintain a committee web page, including links to relevant organizations.
  • When appropriate, seek the advice of outside expertise, such as architects and historic preservationists, to guide the Committee in its work.
  • Propose related policy positions for the Commission’s Policy and Procedures Manual.
  • Assist with ANC training as related to the goals and purposes of this Committee.

WHO IS THE COMMITTEE?

Mike Feldstein, Chair
Ramon Estrada, Commissioner
Bob Meehan, Commissioner
Bhavna Pater, Commissioner
Anne Sellin, Resident at-Large
John Jedzinak, Architect
David Alpert, Resident at-Large
Michael Beidler (nominated), Architect

RELEVANT LOCAL/DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONS

  • Dupont Circle Conservancy (DCC)
  • Office of Planning (OP)
  • Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB)
  • Historic Preservation Office (HPO)
  • Zoning Commission (ZC)
  • Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA)
  • Office of Zoning (OZ)