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District of Columbia’s Historic Preservation Office Monthly Public Notice - December 2022
Government and Politics
November 24, 2022
PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE
This notice is the official monthly announcement by the District of Columbia’s Historic Preservation Office (HPO) of pending matters of public interest. It includes items related to preservation planning, designation of historic landmarks and historic districts, and project reviews before the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) and U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA).
NOTICE TO ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONS
HPO and HPRB welcome and encourage Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) participation in the historic preservation review process. HPRB gives great weight to duly adopted written ANC views on matters of significance to neighborhood planning and development.
How Affected ANCs Should Use this Notice
This is an initial notice to ANCs of projects recently filed for HPRB review. Projects are identified by address and ANC area where the address is located. Upcoming historic designation hearings are also listed, supplementing the separate notice letters mailed to ANCs.
HPRB regulations are designed to allow ANCs to identify projects they believe are significant to neighborhood planning and development. ANCs can request project submissions and applicant contact information from the assigned HPO staff person listed on this notice.
The historic preservation regulations encourage, but do not require, applicants to contact the affected ANC to present their projects and to resolve any public concerns before HPRB review. If an ANC is interested in a project listed on this notice, but has not yet been contacted by the applicant, the ANC is encouraged to arrange for review directly with the applicant.
Longer Notice Period for Cases Undergoing ANC Review
HPO gives notice according to rules designed to balance the interests of project applicants and ANCs. If HPO is already aware of ANC interest in a project, the case is listed on two successive monthly notices in order to ensure a minimum notice to the affected ANC of 45 days (or 30 working days, whichever is longer). This means that when these cases first appear on this notice, they are scheduled for the HPRB meeting at the end of the following month.
HPO asks affected ANCs for help in identifying any other projects on this notice that they want to review at a public meeting. Upon notification, HPO will ensure that the affected ANC receives a minimum 45-day notice of those cases. ANCs may identify an interest in reviewing any or all cases that affect their area.
For those cases that affected ANCs do not need to consider at a public meeting, HPO will proceed with review for possible consideration at this month’s HPRB meeting. The shorter notice allows the application to proceed without unnecessary delay to the applicant or burden to the ANC.
How to Ensure Consideration of ANC Views
ANCs should first identify those cases on this notice they want to review. ANCs should feel free to contact the assigned HPO staff person for information about any case. ANCs should also contact HPO in writing to request an extended notice for those cases the ANC wants to review at a public meeting. Requests are granted automatically and may be made by email to the assigned staff person or to [email protected]. Requests should be made as soon as possible, but no later than two days before the upcoming HPRB meeting. ANCs do not need to contact HPO about projects that are already scheduled to allow a 45-day review period, or that they have already reviewed.
How to Submit ANC Comments
For ANC comments to receive great weight, they must be adopted by ANC vote at a duly noticed public meeting. ANC comments may be in resolution or letter format and should be submitted within the 45-day review period. Comments should relate to HPRB’s area of jurisdiction, state the vote taken, and articulate the basis for the ANC recommendations.
Any ANC commissioner is welcome to participate in HPRB meetings as an individual, but only the duly adopted official comments of the ANC receive great weight.
GENERAL AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
The applications listed on this notice and their associated materials are a matter of public record.
Case files, including all correspondence received, may be accessed on the Office of Planning website.
HOW TO ACCESS THE HPRB MEETING
The HPRB meeting may be accessed live via WebEx. Use the links below to access to the meetings:
December 15 Meeting Link: https://dcnet.webex.com/dcnet/onstage/g.php?MTID=e1369a09160b741e3f60aebcbe4311558
Call-in Number: 1-650-479-3208
Access code: 2318 246 6725
A livestream of the meeting will be posted to the DC Office of Planning’s YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuihFWfp15mtLsOFqkdMcvw). Please note that the YouTube livestream is for listen-only participation. To present a case or provide public testimony you must log-in using the WebEx links above.
HPRB meetings are governed by the Open Meetings Act. Please address any questions or complaints arising under this meeting to the Office of Open Government at [email protected] .
The meetings will be recorded and posted to the Office of Planning website within 5 days of the meeting.
COMMENT SUBMISSION DEADLINES
Public comments are welcome on HPRB cases. Written public comments must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting.
To testify before HPRB via WebEx, you must also register 24 hours in advance. Please submit your name and the case you wish to testify on by emailing [email protected] . Instructions for testifying will be emailed to you in advance of the meeting.
Any comments received after the final deadline will be held for the record but not distributed to the HPRB.
NOTICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW BOARD MEETINGS
December 15, 2022
The Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) will meet via WebEx to consider concept and permit applications for work affecting historic properties. Applications for historic landmark or historic district designation may also be considered.
The agenda for these meetings will be drawn from the list of filed cases below, but not all cases on the list will be included. The agenda will be released on the Friday before each meeting and will be emailed to all recipients of this public notice. The agenda and HPO reports for the scheduled cases will be posted on the HPO website at www.preservation.dc.gov by the end of the day on Friday, December 9, 2022.
NOTICE OF CASES FILED FOR REVIEW
Listing on this notice does not guarantee a hearing next month. Some cases are already scheduled for the following month. Other cases may be deferred at the request of the affected Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC), for insufficient information, or at the discretion of HPO or HPRB.
For inquiries about or to provide comments on a specific case, please contact the assigned staff person listed below. Written comments should be received at HPO by the comment deadlines noted above. Submission of written comments by email is preferred.
ANC
HISTORIC LANDMARK AND HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION HEARINGS
2E Yellow Tavern, 1524 33rd Street NW, application for revocation of designation, Case 22-17
PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND CONCEPTUAL REVIEWS
Historic Landmarks
5D Spingarn Senior High School Campus, 2550 Benning Road SE, HPA 23-097, concept/addition to car barn; storage track (Lewis)
6D Arena Stage, 1100 6th Street SW, HPA 23-025, permit/install wall-mounted sign (Dennee)
6D Town Center East, 300 K Street SW, HPA 23-036, concept/new construction of 11-story residential building (Callcott)
6D Plan of the City of Washington, Squares 613 and 667, HPA 23-088, partial street closures for park rehabilitation at Buzzard Point
Anacostia Historic District
8A 1254-1258 Talbert Street and 1309-1313 Morris Road SE, HPA 23-094, concept/new construction of six multi-unit townhomes (Price)
8A 2352 High Street SE, HPA 23-099, concept/ new construction of eleven multi-unit townhomes (Price)
Bloomingdale Historic District
5E 54 Rhode Island Avenue NW, HPA 23-039, concept/roof addition (Meyer)
Capitol Hill Historic District
6B 1322 Independence Avenue SE, HPA 23-038, concept/three-story rear addition (Nadal)
6B 531 12th Street SE, HPA 23-090, concept/third-story addition with mansard and deck at roof; new window well and alterations to areaway at side (Nadal)
6B 647 G Street SE, HPA 23-096, concept/three-story rear addition; front areaway; areaway and parking pad at rear (Nadal)
6C 601 Massachusetts Avenue NE, HPA 23-040, concept/raze one-story building, construct thee-story building (Nadal)
6C 616 Lexington Place NE, HPA 22-486, concept/two story rear addition (Nadal)
6C 301 Massachusetts Avenue NE, HPA 23-098, permit/enclosed sidewalk seating area (Nadal)
Foggy Bottom Historic District
2A 900 25th Street NW, HPA 23-093, concept/side areaway (Dennee)
Georgetown Historic District
2E 3210 Q Street NE, HPA 22-287, concept/third-floor addition and rear addition to two-story house (Dennee)
2E 1524 33rd Street NW, HPA 22-313, concept/subdivision of one lot into three lots and construction of two three-story rowhouses (Dennee)
LeDroit Park Historic District
1B 304 T Street NW, HPA 22-437, concept/roof deck addition (Meyer)
1B 621 Florida Avenue NW, HPA 23-041, concept/additions (Meyer)
Mount Pleasant Historic District
1D 1614 Kilbourne Place NW, HPA 22-365, design development/three-story side addition and alterations (Dennee)
Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District
2D 2331 California Street NW, HPA 23-095, two-story rear addition; new window openings (Callcott)
U Street Historic District
1B 2010 13th Street NW, HPA 23-092, front areaway and stair; balconies and basement entrance at rear (Price)
HPO CONTACT INFORMATION
HPO STAFF REVIEWERS
Anne Brockett
(202) 442-8842
Steve Callcott
(202) 741-5247
Tim Dennee
(202) 442-8847
Todd Jones
(202) 442-8839
Andrew Lewis
(202) 442-8841
David Maloney
(202) 442-8850
Brendan Meyer
(202) 741-5248
Moira Nadal
(202) 442-7703
Imania Price
(202) 442-8827
Kim Williams
(202) 442-8840
To be included on the email distribution list for this monthly public notice, please visit the Office of Planning website and sign up at http://planning.dc.gov/node/568242 .
HPO AND HPRB WEBSITE
For additional information, see the HPO and HPRB website at www.preservation.dc.gov .
ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES: Persons needing accessibility accommodations including foreign language and sign language interpretation for preservation services and programs may contact Steve Callcott at the Office of Planning at (202) 442-7600 to request assistance. Please provide two weeks advance notice for HPRB meetings