201. APPLICATIONS AND APPEALS

APPLICATIONS AND APPEALS Any variance or special exception proceeding before the Board shall be initiated by the filing of an application with the Board on the form and in the manner that the Director may prescribe. A variance or special exception case shall be considered as a contested case proceeding, as defined by D.C. Official Code § 2-502(8). Public hearings on contested cases shall be processed and conducted according to the provisions of the D.C. Administrative Procedure Act. Any application for a chancery or foreign mission subject to the Foreign Missions Act shall be initiated by the filing of an application with the Board on the form and in the manner that the Director may prescribe; such case shall be considered as a rulemaking proceeding. Any appeal case proceeding before the Board shall be initiated by the filing of an appeal with the Board on the form and in the manner that the Director may prescribe. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 3500 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: Board of Zoning Adjustment Rules of Practice and Procedure 11-Y DCMR § 201