507. HEARING PROCEDURES: ZONING APPEALS

HEARING PROCEDURES: ZONING APPEALS The order for presenting evidence and arguments at the public hearing on a zoning appeal shall be as follows: Preliminary and procedural matters; Appellant’s case; The respective cases of the parties or intervenors in support of the appeal, in the following order: The owner, lessee, operator, or contract purchaser of the property involved, if not the appellant; The affected ANC, if not the appellant; and Any other party permitted to intervene in the proceeding in support of the appeal; The administrative official’s (appellee’s) case; The respective cases of the parties or intervenors in opposition to the appeal, in the following order: The owner, lessee, operator, or contract purchaser of the property involved; The affected ANC; and Any other party permitted to intervene in the proceeding in opposition to the appeal; Rebuttal evidence from the appellant, followed by rebuttal evidence from the parties in support of the appeal, in the order indicated in subparagraph (c) of this paragraph; and Closing arguments, in the order established in subparagraphs (b) through (e) of this paragraph. In a zoning appeal, parties may appear as witnesses and offer evidence at a hearing. In a zoning appeal case, witnesses may be examined or cross-examined by the Board, the appellant, or any party or intervenor so determined by the Board under this subtitle. The Board may close the record at the end of a public hearing and, in a bench decision, vote at such time to either affirm or reverse the decision that is the subject of the appeal. Alternatively, the Board may schedule the case for a regularly scheduled or special public decision meeting. 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 § 507