Opinion ID: 4542463
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Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Post-Hearing Developments

Text: Following its public hearing on March 19, 2018, the Zoning Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the map from PDR-1 to RA-2. On March 20, 2018, the Commission referred the proposed action to the National Capital Planning Commission for review and comment. On April 26, 2018, 12 petitioner PAL submitted its comments on the proposed rulemaking, and repeated its request for a contested case proceeding, given that the Zoning Commission would be making a decision about a single piece of property that PAL owns. PAL also reiterated that the map amendment was inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan, particularly the provisions that encourage the maintenance of industrially zoned property. On May 14, 2018, the Zoning Commission took final action to approve the map amendment from PDR-1 to RA-2, concluding that conducting the case as a rulemaking was proper because the facts were legislative in nature bearing on general facts, not limited to the details of a given project. The Commission also determined that the map amendment was consistent with the District’s Comprehensive Plan, especially in light of the FLUM designation of the property as moderate-density residential use. The order became final on June 15, 2018, and this petition for review followed.