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Zoning Commission pauses Florida and Q Street rezoning setdown over potential eminent domain issues
Summary
The commission held an emergency closed session for legal advice and decided to postpone setting down Z.C. Case No. 25-15 (Florida and Q Street LLC) so Office of Planning and counsel can confirm whether the city is pursuing eminent domain and how that should affect the commission’s process.
The Zoning Commission on a virtual meeting paused consideration of a proposed map amendment for a vacant site at 1600 North Capitol Street NW (Z.C. Case No. 25-15, Florida and Q Street LLC), directing Office of Planning staff to research whether any executive-branch actions, including possible eminent domain, affect the property and to report back before the commission sets the case down for a public hearing.
Office of Planning senior planner Karen Thomas presented the record and recommended the commission set the map amendment down for public hearing; OP found the proposed rezoning from MU-4 to MU-7B would increase allowable FAR and height, apply IZ Plus, and align the site with the Comprehensive Plan’s mixed-use designations. Several commissioners, however, raised concerns that the record contains a late-released ANC letter and that city legal actions…
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