HPO Monthly Public Notice - January 2021

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MONTHLY PUBLIC NOTICE

January 2021

Issued by email on January 6, 2021

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).

 

Please note that this notice contains changes in procedures, noted in bold, for the Historic Preservation Review Board’s public meetings due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

 

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 construction 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 an ANC 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 historic.preservation@dc.gov .  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.  Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, case files are not currently accessible in person.

 

 

HOW TO ACCESS THE HPRB MEETING

 

Due to the COVID-19 public the January HPRB meeting may be accessed live via WebEx.  Use the links below to access to the meetings:

 

January 28 Meeting link: https://dcnet.webex.com/dcnet/onstage/g.php?MTID=ef1003adea963690a50e3b7db4c413b95 

Call-in number:  1-650-479-3208

Access Code: 180 667 1575

 

February 4 Meeting link: https://dcnet.webex.com/dcnet/onstage/g.php?MTID=eb1cd5be8910b12cd3b538dfe3e0eb2b1  

Call-in number:  1-650-479-3208

Access Code: 180 467 8001

 

The link and further instructions to those meetings will be posted on the Office of Planning website: https://planning.dc.gov/page/historic-preservation-review-board .

 

The meeting will be recorded and posted to the Office of Planning website approximately 5 days following 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 the 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 historic.preservation@dc.gov .  Instructions for testifying will be emailed to you in advance of the meeting.

 

Any comments received after the final deadline will held for the record but not distributed to the HPRB members.

 

The 66-day/51-working-day ANC notice period for new cases on this notice expires on: March 12, 2021.

 

NOTICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW BOARD MEETINGS

January 28, 2021             

February 4, 2021

 

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, January 22, 2021.  

 

NOTICE OF CASES FILED FOR REVIEW

 

The following cases have been filed by this month’s application deadline for submission to HPRB. The agenda of cases for the upcoming HPRB meetings will be drawn from this list.

 

Listing on this notice does not guarantee a hearing this 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.

 

 

HISTORIC LANDMARK AND HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION HEARINGS

 

ANC

6D          Thomas Jefferson Junior High School, 801 7th Street SW, Case 21-06

3D          Colony Hill Historic District, HP Case 21-03, encompassing Hoban Road NW (all addresses); Hadfield Lane NW (all addresses); 1800 block 45th Street NW (all addresses); and 1699, 1701, 1709, 1717 Foxhall Road NW

 

PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND CONCEPTUAL REVIEWS

 

Historic Landmarks

3E           4220 Nebraska Avenue NW (Under Oak), HPA 21-130, concept/preservation plan for house and outbuildings; new construction of school building and underground parking garage [courtesy concept review for potential eligible landmark (not being scheduled this month; Callcott)

 

Anacostia Historic District

8A          1353 Maple View Place SE, HPA 20-462, concept/new construction of two-story accessory dwelling unit at rear, front parking pad (Price)

8A          2249 14th Street SE, HPA 21-127, concept/new construction of two-story house (Price)

8A          1238 V Street SE, HPA 21-047, revised concept/new construction of duplex townhouses (Price)

8A          1335 Maple View Place SE, HPA 21-049, revised concept/ add additional story to existing house; add rear addition with balcony at rear (Price)

 

Blagden Alley/Naylor Court Historic District

2F           930 O Street NW, HPA 21-123, concept/new construction of three-story rowhouse (Meyer)

 

Bloomingdale Historic District

5E           50 Adams Street NW, HPA 21-129, concept/add rear stair and roof deck to house; add second story to one-story garage (Meyer)

 

Capitol Hill Historic District

6A          229 8th Street NE, HPA 21-091, concept/two-story accessory structure with garage (Nadal)

6B          921 G Street SE, HPA 21-132, concept/fill in dogleg, add third story (Nadal)

 

Cleveland Park Historic District

3F           3000 Tilden Street NW (Tilden Gardens), HPA 21-052, permit/replace 1,483 windows (Callcott)

 

Dupont Circle Historic District

2B          1312 18th Street NW, HPA 21-133, concept/ front entrance vestibule including new window and door openings; rear addition (Brockett)

 

14th Street Historic District

2F           1451 Q Street NW, HPA 21-103, concept/ construct three-story addition at roof and rear of existing rowhouse (deferred until February 25 meeting at the request of the ANC; Callcott)

 

Mount Vernon Square Historic District

6E           441 M Street NW, HPA 21-134, permit/egress stair and court in rear (Meyer)

 

Shaw/Blagden Alley Historic District

2F           1000 N Street NW, HPA 21-054, permit/install driveway with entrance on 10th Street to rear yard (Meyer)

2F           927 N Street NW, HPA 21-104, concept/ construct three-story addition plus roof deck at alley (Meyer)

2F           1400 9th Street NW, HPA 21-142, concept/demolition of existing building and new construction of three-story mixed-use building (Meyer)

 

U Street Historic District

1B          2204-2206 14th Street NW, HPA 21-099, concept/add six stories to existing two-story structures (Price)

1B          1924 11th Street NW, HPA 21-124, permit/third floor addition and roof deck (Price)

1B          1303 T Street NW, HPA 21-125, concept/third floor addition (Price)

1B          1722 10th Street NW, HPA 21-100, revised concept/new construction (Price)

 

Walter Reed Historic District

4A          6900 Georgia Avenue NW, HPA 21-131, concept/new construction of five-story mixed use building (Dennee)

 

 

HPO CONTACT INFORMATION

 

HPO STAFF REVIEWERS

 

Anne Brockett

anne.brockett@dc.gov

(202) 442-8842

 

Steve Callcott

steve.callcott@dc.gov

(202) 741-5247

 

Tim Dennee

timothy.dennee@dc.gov

(202) 442-8847

 

Kim Elliott

kim.elliott@dc.gov

(202) 442-8838

 

Andrew Lewis

andrew.lewis@dc.gov

(202) 442-8841

 

David Maloney

david.maloney@dc.gov

(202) 442-8850

 

Brendan Meyer

brendan.meyer@dc.gov

(202) 741-5248

 

Moira Nadal

moira.nadal@dc.gov

(202) 442-7703

 

Imania Price

imania.price@dc.gov

(202) 442-8827

 

Kim Williams

kim.williams@dc.gov

(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

 

 

 

 

 

Bruce Yarnall • Historic Preservation Operations Manager

DC Office of Planning

1100 4th Street SW, Suite E650 • Washington, DC 20024

202.442.8835

bruce.yarnall@dc.gov

planning.dc.gov