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Zoning commission reopens record to accept Ward 3 council member letter on two closed cases
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The Zoning Commission agreed to reopen the record to accept a Ward 3 council member's letter on two closed cases (identified in the record as 25-09 and 25-13) and said it will consider Office of Planning reports before deciding whether to permit public comment or hold further hearings.
Chair Anthony Hood said the commission had received an email from a Ward 3 council member asking that the record be reopened for cases referenced as 25-09 and 25-13 and that the letter be placed under correspondence. He said the commission would reopen the record only to accept the letter, review the Office of Planning reports, and then determine whether to allow public comment or schedule additional hearings.
Vice Chair Miller said the Office of Planning’s forthcoming reports would trigger the normal proposed-rulemaking process and that public comment would be available if OP classifies the material for proposed rulemaking; he cited prior, lengthy hearings on rezonings along Wisconsin Avenue and Connecticut Avenue as examples of high public interest. Commissioners Wright, Stidham and Imamura each affirmed that public input informs commission decisions and that the commission is committed to providing opportunities for comment.
The chair asked for consensus to place the council member’s letter in the record and review it; commissioners agreed and staff said the letter would be emailed to commissioners and placed under correspondence for later consideration. The commission did not immediately open a public comment period; it said that decision would follow receipt and review of OP materials.
