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ANC 3C and many neighbors back rezoning; preservation groups and housing advocates demand deeper affordability and required setbacks
Summary
ANC 3C and dozens of residents testified in favor of rezoning Connecticut Avenue for housing and retail; opponents — preservation groups and Ward 3 housing advocates — urged the commission to require mandatory step‑backs, cap heights lower (about five stories), remove the IZ ladder cap and add lower AMI tiers (30–50%) to produce family‑sized affordable units.
Dozens of neighborhood speakers filled the public‑comment portion of the Dec. 1 Zoning Commission hearing on case 25‑09, with organized testimony both supporting and opposing OP’s Connecticut Avenue rezoning proposal.
Supporters: Janelle Pagets, chair of ANC 3C, testified that ANC 3C (by resolution, exhibit 161) voted 6‑1‑0 in favor of the amendments, describing them as the culmination of an eight‑year planning effort and necessary to revitalize the main street and add housing near transit. Multiple ANC single‑member district commissioners and neighborhood groups (Coalition for Smarter Growth, Ward 3 Vision, Cleveland Park Smart Growth) and many residents…
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