ZPD Committee Meeting March 2nd

The ANC’s Zoning, Preservation, and Development Committee will meet March 2nd 7PM at the Dupont Circle Resource Center, 9 Dupont Circle NW. The agenda is listed below:

Universalist National Memorial Church (BZA Case No. 18471A). The BZA hearing will take place on March 22 (2B09)

American Geophysical Union HPRB – (HPA #16-(# to come) ) redevelopment of 2000 Florida Ave NW to a net zero office building (2B01)

1701 Rhode Island Avenue (HPA #16-255) redevelopment of former YMCA building. David Tuchman for Akridge, the building owner, and Mark T. Ramirez, Hickock Cole, architect. (2B05)

NEWS: ANC 2B “Resolution Letters by Month” posted

The following letters that were transmitted to D.C. government agencies as the result of ANC actions at the Commission’s February meeting have been uploaded and posted for public viewing:

February 2016

Washington Jewish Music Festival (DPR)

1904 14th Street NW (ABRA)

Comments for ABC Board Hearing on Pub Crawls (ABRA)

1719 T Street NW (BZA)

1513 Church Street NW (BZA)

1503-1505 Pennsylvania Avenue NW (BZA)

1101-1111 16th Street NW (HPRB)

1514 Swann Street NW (HPRB)

1508-1512 21st Street NW (HPRB)

Zoning Commission Application Regarding Inclusionary Zoning (ZC)

16th Street NW Transit Priority Planning Study (DDOT)

ZPD Agenda February 3rd

The ANC’s Zoning, Preservation, and Development Committee will meet February 3rd 7PM at the Dupont Circle Resource Center, 9 Dupont Circle NW. The agenda is listed below.

1719 T Street – Request for variances from FAR, lot occupancy, and closed court requirements, and a special exception from green area ratio requirements, to construct a three-story, four-unit apartment house (BZA #19188) (2B08) (15 mins)

1101-1111 16th Street concept/façade alterations to non-contributing buildings as two buildings are combined. 16th Street Historic District (2B05) Dodd Walker, Development Manager for owner/developer Akridge (DWalker@akridge.com, 202/624-8615); Construction Manager, Andrei Ponomarev; and Architect Peter G. Mendola, LEED® AP from Smith Group JJR. (HPA 16-157) (2B05)

Historic Landmark Application #11-05, Southern Railway Building, 1500 K Street NW (2B05)

1513 Church St NW. BZA special exemptions will be required since this a non-conforming structure: lot coverage (66%) and open court width. The owners want to “bump out” the 2nd floor 4′-3″ removing an existing deck to match the existing 1st floor building foot print and add a roof deck. The building footprint will not change and the roof deck is at the very rear of the structure. Owners Michael and Farrah Buff are represented by Joel heisey 202-257-5921. (BZA #19228) (2B05)

1503-1503 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (Square 221, Lot 810, 15th Street Financial Historic District), Request for special exception relief from penthouse setback requirements and from the minimum rear yard requirements. (Historic Riggs bank building to become the Museum of the American Educator). Owner FOTP LLC represented by Norman (Chip) Glasgow, Jr., Holland and Knight, norman.glasgowur@hklaw.com, 202/419-2460. (Ralph Finerman, Manager for owner.) This project has concept approval from HPR and US Commission of Fine Arts. (BZA #19299) (2B05)

Zoning Commission Case No. 04-33G, Inclusionary Zoning rule changes