{"id":3307,"date":"2024-04-10T15:34:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T15:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/?p=3307"},"modified":"2024-04-10T15:55:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T15:55:27","slug":"urgent-halt-new-zoning-rules-demand-council-briefing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/dc\/3307","title":{"rendered":"Urgent: Halt New Zoning Rules, Demand Council Briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><font size=\"4\"><i>The DC Zoning Commission &#8212; the &#8220;independent&#8221; DC agency funded by the Mayor and Council that controls how DC is developed now and into the future &#8212; may move today to :<\/i><\/font><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><font size=\"4\">Eliminate some key notice requirements to ANC&#39;s and the general public<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4\">Eliminate open meetings regarding changes to already agreed upon projects<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4\">Ignore racial equity principles just passed into law by the Council<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><font size=\"4\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=\"4\">This impending action today by the Zoning Commission indicates an agency moving completely backwards from all the sentiment expressed about MORE public engagement, MORE transparency, MORE involvement in the arcane yet critically important issues of zoning and redevelopment in DC which was promised with the 2020-21 DC Comprehensive Plan policy changes.<\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=\"4\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=\"4\">Many community groups who have been lucky enough to flag this <b><u>plus the Attorney General&#39;s office<\/u><\/b> have opposed the Zoning Commission&#39;s threats to community participation for zoning and development issues (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.dcoz.dc.gov\/Home\/ViewCase?case_id=22-25\">see case file<\/a>).\u00a0 Greater Greater Washington has been noticeably silent.<br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=\"4\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=\"4\"><b>The DC Council is being asked to intervene TODAY as the legislative body that sets forth fundamental underlying statutes governing zoning in the District of Columbia.<br \/><\/b><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=\"4\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=\"4\">See more of these points below.<br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=\"4\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=\"4\">DC4RD<br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"gmail_attr\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- Forwarded message &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>From: <b class=\"gmail_sendername\" dir=\"auto\">Gail Sonnemann<\/b> <span dir=\"auto\">&lt;<a href=\"mailto:gsonnemann@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"mailto:gsonnemann@gmail.com\" >gsonnemann@gmail.com<\/a><\/a>&gt;<\/span><br \/>Date: Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 10:13\u202fPM<br \/>Subject: Re: Urgent: Halt New Zoning Rules, Demand Council Briefing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<blockquote class=\"gmail_quote\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<blockquote class=\"gmail_quote\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"gmail_signature\" data-smartmail=\"gmail_signature\"><span id=\"m_3444949755271187027m_-312462614621193361m_8253187225291369833m_316299878937836419m_-522555329387847388m_2946955328596836121gmail-docs-internal-guid-db3d803a-7fff-d35c-23af-4b8b195159ca\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:12pt 0pt 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\"><span style=\"border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:118px;height:85px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/m2L8AcIYe0SRV4zrSH-zTODVrjfkhbznIn98cvf3LCXDGKEyLdHvZd-N5w3K9M8YPMzVps3Phxv8m-A2-Y0_RIzacdtM6ya_QONfdCKGqTKVKakfftRFSguDFWI5voXFehi_5rZJyduACgCIsaOLXkc\" width=\"118\" height=\"85\" style=\"margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px\"><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ward3housingjustice.org\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline\">Ward 3 Housing Justice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,64,64);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">ORGANIZING FOR EQUITABLE HOUSING IN WARD 3 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:23pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">TO COUNCIL: URGENT CALL TO ACTION\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:17pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">Urge Zoning Commission To Put Rule Changes on Hold\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">Tenant, ANC &amp; General Public Participation Restricted<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DC AG Asks for Racial Impact Analysis <\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size:15pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">April 9, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">Dear Councilmembers,<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">Act today to avert injustice. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ward3housingjustice.org\/\" style=\"text-decoration-line:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline\">Ward 3 Housing Justice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\"> and allies urge you to <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">contact Phil Mendelson, Anthony Hood and Zoning Commission (ZC) members to put Zoning Case 22-25 on hold <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">until Council can be fully briefed on the many serious issues at stake. As is, these ZC rule changes ignore Office of the Attorney General Equitable Land Use section recommendations for streamlining public notice rules and for codifying racial equity standards and procedures, as well as community comments.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">Ward 3 Housing Justice and allied organizations resoundingly rejected Zoning Case 22-25 during the March comment period:\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/11ZulKiBVHOW07OPluZvpN2NFI58JSbDH\/view?usp=drive_link\" style=\"text-decoration-line:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline\">Ward 3 Housing Justice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">,\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1sKRNtauIPTh6KmWZoSboD3JxlskNwrxS\/view?usp=drive_link\" style=\"text-decoration-line:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline\">Northwest Opportunity Partners Community Development Corporation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">,\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1qeZxSGs9C2QORQtI0akoZbAPGAUQkMul\/view?usp=drive_link\" style=\"text-decoration-line:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline\">Empower DC,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1YHcgSmLNM8YKXaG8dbrqL0C4zo-8J1iw\/view?usp=drive_link\" style=\"text-decoration-line:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline\">The Committee of 100<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">.\u00a0 Addressing the same concerns the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1jsEPQ3pgHrj4VGqWVEpBzFlhW2-p3fNX\/view?usp=drive_link\" style=\"text-decoration-line:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline\">Office of the Attorney General Equitable Land Use Section<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\"> offered alternative language.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">Council should review defects of the new rules which include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">Severely weaken requirements for notifying ANCs, tenants and neighbors within 200 feet of a proposed project of zoning changes;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">Fail to codify racial equity standards or procedures, enabling applicants to ignore the impact of their projects on displacement; and<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">Place community benefits negotiated through Planned Unit Developments in jeopardy of change without public notice.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">Without your immediate action to stay this vote on Thursday April 11, the Zoning Commission will significantly reduce its own requirements to notify the public and to determine the racial equity impact of its decisions. The ZC April 11 agenda and contacts are below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">Thank you for acting quickly,<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">Margaret Lenzner, Susan Gallucci, Ibrahim Y. Taher, Nancy MacWood, \u00a0 Meg Maguire, Emma Coleman Jordan, Tamara Duggleby, Gail Sonnemann<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\"><span>\t<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">Signed on behalf of the members of Ward 3 Housing Justice<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\"><span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\"><span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">,<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\"><\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-align:center\">Contact: Gail Sonnemann 202-286-0845\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">___________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">Zoning Commission contacts:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">Sara Bardin &#8211; Director Office of Zoning \u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:sara.bardin@dc.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"mailto:sara.bardin@dc.gov\" >sara.bardin@dc.gov<\/a><\/a>,<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">Sharon Shellin &#8211; Secretary \u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:sharon.shellin@dc.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"mailto:sharon.shellin@dc.gov\" >sharon.shellin@dc.gov<\/a><\/a>,<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">Anthony Hood \u2013 Chair Zoning Commission \u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:dcoz@dc.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"mailto:dcoz@dc.gov\" >dcoz@dc.gov<\/a><\/a>,<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">Rob Millet \u2013 Member Zoning Commission\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:millersway55@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"mailto:millersway55@gmail.com\" >millersway55@gmail.com<\/a><\/a>,<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">Tammy Stidham \u2013 Member Zoning Commission\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:tammy.stidham@nps.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"mailto:tammy.stidham@nps.com\" >tammy.stidham@nps.com<\/a><\/a>,<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">Joseph Imamura \u2013 Member Zoning Commission\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"mailto:j.imamura@aoc.gov\" style=\"text-decoration-line:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline\"><a href=\"mailto:j.imamura@aoc.gov\" >j.imamura@aoc.gov<\/a><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\">,<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline\"><span style=\"border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:624px;height:896px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/p52OJhp-n-Pj6FksVNcNEQAzJm_cyqgcqqeqLICD1spqP95J49kehSyF7pqXWy05KWxXpVYHS2iiHTJpg10uTshnceLM7rL6eA8nDgn8j6lixVehewX5EzZJD9x8UVKO8SXsIosHCW0F5lp8stRgib0\" width=\"624\" height=\"896\" style=\"margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\"> <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"gmail_signature\" data-smartmail=\"gmail_signature\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DC Zoning Commission &#8212; the &#8220;independent&#8221; DC agency funded by the Mayor and Council that controls how DC is developed now and into the future &#8212; may move today to : Eliminate some key notice requirements to ANC&#39;s and the general public Eliminate open meetings regarding changes to already agreed upon projects Ignore racial [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3307\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}