How to testify in support a progressive update to the DC zoning code before the DC Zoning Commission Sign up to testify in advance 1. In person: call to get on the list –DC Zoning Commission at: 202-727- 6311. You can also sign up to testify by arriving by 6:00 pm at the Zoning Commission hearing room on the hearing date. Hearings will start at 6pm and continue until everyone has testified or 11:30 pm.

DC Zoning Update Hearings Monday, November 4 – Subtitles A, W, X, Y, and Z o Topic - Authority, practice, and procedure of government bodies that work with zoning  Tuesday, November 5 – Subtitle B o Topic – Definitions and terminology used in zoning code  Wednesday, November 6 – Subtitle D o Topic – Accessory apartments in low-density residential areas and corner stores  Thursday, November 7 – Subtitles E and F o Topic – Corner stores

ACCESSORY APARTMENTS: Issue heard on Nov. 6, regarding Subtitle D: Residential House (R) Zones: Allow one accessory unit in single family residential zones; Allow accessory apartment in owner-occupied home or existing accessory building (e.g. carriage house or garage) with access through alley or side yard, special exception for any construction or additoin

The first major re-write of Washington's zoning code since it was established in 1958 is expected to be submitted by the Office of Planning today, ending six years of work and triggering another lengthy public process before the District's Zoning Commission, which will have the final say on new zoning

Bowing to vocal opposition, District planners have backed off a controversial proposal to eliminate long-standing requirements that developers in some areas include parking spaces in their projects. The decision not to wholly abandon “parking minimums” in outlying neighborhoods served by Metrorail and high-frequency bus lines comes as planners prepare to