The Zoning Commission is holding four additional public hearings to hear testimony on the Zoning Regulations Review proposal. They will likely be in February 2014; watch the Office of Zoning website for more information and for exact times and locations. In addition, the Zoning Commission is holding a public hearing for ANC commissioners, scheduled for January 30, 2014 at 6:00 pm in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building at 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW; additional information is at http://dcoz.dc.gov/news/2013/news121213.shtm. These follow the most recent round of nine evenings of public hearings held in November, 2013 – to date, the Zoning Commission has held over 50 public hearings, meetings and roundtables on ZRR.

The Zoning Commission’s November public hearings, including the OP presentations and public testimony, can be viewed online here.

OP’s report for Subtitle E, development standards and use regulations for the residential flat (2 principal units) zones (the current R-4 zones) and Subtitle F, development standards and use regulations for the Apartment zones (the current R-5-A through R-5-E zones) is available on our ZRR website and the Office of Zoning website (Case 08-06A). The Zoning Commission public hearing for Subtitle E will be Thursday November 7, starting at 6:00 pm – for additional information or to sign up to speak at the hearing, please go to the Office of Zoning website.

OP’s report for Subtitles B, which includes definitions and use categories is available on our ZRR website and the Office of Zoning website (Case 08-06A). The Zoning Commission public hearing for this subtitle will be Tuesday November 5, starting at 6:00 pm – for additional information or to sign up to speak at the hearing, please go to the Office of Zoning website.

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The Office of Planning has posted crosswalks for each of the 34 chapters of the current Zoning Regulations on IZIS (Case 06-08A).

The crosswalks:

• Compare the current regulations to the draft proposed text. For example, if you are looking for § 3104.3 of the current regulations, consult the Chapter 31 crosswalk, which will point you to Subtitle Y, § 800.4 of the proposed regulations. The crosswalks do not include references to proposed new provisions.

• Generally do not provide an explanation for sections which have been proposed to be modified. For more information on proposed changes, please visit the Office of Planning website and blog.

• Typically do not note changes such as reformatting, wording changes for clarity, or changes to zone names.

• Use the term “Provision not carried forward” for current regulations that were not included in the new proposal. If you can’t find a provision, check for this term in the crosswalk.

• Note a small number of provisions to be added. These are provisions identified by OP as missing from the proposed text that was setdown for public hearing on September 9, 2103.

We hope that you’ll find the crosswalks to be a helpful tool as you review the draft proposed text.