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NEWS: November 2013 Meeting Agenda

The agenda for the ANC’s November meeting has been posted and can be viewed at the following link:

ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 2B REGULAR MEETING AGENDA November, 13, 2013, 7-00 p.m. Brookings Institution – 1775 Mass. Ave. NW

As always, the meeting will take place on the second Wednesday of the month — on the 14th of this month — at 7pm in the Brookings Institution building at 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.

NEWS: November Agenda for Zoning Preservation and Development (ZPD) Committee

ANC 2B’s Zoning Preservation and Development (ZPD) committee agenda for November 5th, 2013

ZPD committee to advise the ANC on the DC Zoning Rewrite

Application to HPRB for proposed renovation to 1735 New Hampshire Avenue, Carlyle Hotel (2B03)

Application to HPRB hearing #14-039 with a hearing date of November 21st, for proposed renovation to 1728 P St NW (2B07)

Application to HPRB for proposed renovation to 1618 Q St NW (2B05)

Application to HPRB for proposed construction for 1746 N St NW (2B05)

Application to BZA for proposed zoning variance for 1824 & 1826 R St NW – Embassy of Georgia (2B03)

Application to BZA hearing # 18-678 with a date of December 17, 2013 for proposed zoning variance for 1100 16th St NW, Embassy of Oman’s Chancery Annex Project (2B05)

 

ZPD committee meets the first Tuesday of the month at 7pm, 9 Dupont Circle (Resource Center)

NEWS: Golden Triangle BID bike rack naming contest

The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District (BID) is hosting a contest to name the new set of artistic bike racks, ending next Tuesday, October 29th.  Here is the notice from the BID:

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Vote to Name Our Newest Bike Rack

 
 

Cast Your VOTE & Be Entered to
Win $100 to City Sports!

We’ve just announced the finalists for naming our newest artistic bike rack! Help us choose the official name by casting your vote for your favorite.

By placing your vote, you’ll be entered to win a $100 gift card to City Sports (1111 19th Street).

THE FINALISTS:

– Bike Nest

– Bi(rd) Cycle

– Pedal Perch

Cast your vote today!

Voting ends on Tuesday, October 29. You can vote once per day, so check back daily to see if your pick is winning and cast another vote. May the most creative name win!

Join us at the unveiling of our 6th and newest artistic bike rack
Be the first to catch a glimpse and to find out its name!

Wednesday, November 6 at 10:30 a.m.
2055 L Street NW
Learn more »

This artistic bike rack celebrates the Golden Triangle’s beautiful urban landscapes. It is the 6th artistic bike rack to be installed in the neighborhood and is a part of the Golden Triangle’s Public Art Campaign, which also includes a beautifully lit and landscaped median along Connecticut Avenue, light art at the Farragut North Metro and Farragut West Metro stations, artistically restored, historic call boxes, spectacular alley art, and more! Learn more »

*If duplicate name ideas were submitted, only the first one submitted is valid. The Golden Triangle BID reserves all rights to select the three finalists.

 

NEWS: Embassy of Oman application to Foreign Mission Board of Zoning Adjustment

Enclosed is the application by the Embassy of Oman (1100 16th St NW) to the Foreign Mission Board of Zoning Adjustment (FMBZA).  This item will be considered on the ANC’s Zoning, Preservation, and Development (ZPD) Committee on November 5th and the full ANC 2B Commission meeting on November 13th.

Application materials:

FMBZA No 18678 Submission Package