1617 U Street project discussion:
https://www.youtube.com/live/MXsEYU5jebg?feature=share&t=8941

Commissioner Margaret Stevens had a conversation with the Office of Planning: https://www.youtube.com/live/MXsEYU5jebg?feature=share&t=9026

• Is Split Zoning Allowed: “Yes, if Zoning Commission says” “Zoning is guided by the Comp Plan and Future Land Use Map” https://www.youtube.com/live/MXsEYU5jebg?feature=share&t=9027
• Other Opportunities for the public to “chime in”: “Other groups (agencies) like HPRB . . . because there are contributing structures are historical surrounding that site” https://www.youtube.com/live/MXsEYU5jebg?feature=share&t=9108

Commissioner John Jones: “What about an impact study?” https://www.youtube.com/live/MXsEYU5jebg?feature=share&t=9365

Jason Williamson, Acct Manager for Ward 1 and 3 at the DC Dept of Buildings: “DOB’s place in this development, primarily the Office of Zoning Administration housed in DOB interprets the zoning laws as it relates to planned building… so when permits applied for and OZA interprets and reviews the plans against the zoning regulations.” “I really don’t know much about the project.” https://www.youtube.com/live/MXsEYU5jebg?feature=share&t=9433

Commissioner Daniel Horrowitz: “Would split zoning cause any complications around construction or a design of the building, would it be one contiguous building if it were split zoning?”  –Not really answered–

Daniel Lyons, DMPED: https://www.youtube.com/live/MXsEYU5jebg?feature=share&t=9766

• “There is no project no, there are no plans now, there are no proposals now.”
• “HPO (DC Hist Preservation Office) will review the plans when there are plans for compatibility with the neighborhood, rhythm and texture and materials. They won’t be revisiting the Comp Plan changes or zoning such as height and setback.”
• “I’ve outlined all of the public meetings that have taken place in the past and into the future.”

Commissioner Jones: “The impact is going to be great, at the initial part of the process we need to do an impact study and what it will do to those in the neighborhood.” “At the beginning of the process”  https://www.youtube.com/live/MXsEYU5jebg?feature=share&t=9993

DMPED on studies: “I’ll just say that studies like that are not germane to the map amendment case, the Zoning Commission will be focused on the alignment of the zoning application with the Comp Plan.” https://www.youtube.com/live/MXsEYU5jebg?feature=share&t=10082

Chris Otten’s three inquiries to DMPED: https://www.youtube.com/live/MXsEYU5jebg?feature=share&t=10476

DMPED responds: “Studies will be done when there are plans and a project before us and there is not one right now. It will be on the developer to explain the impacts that their proposal will have.” https://www.youtube.com/live/MXsEYU5jebg?feature=share&t=10651