1601

1601.1 If the Commission schedules a public hearing on an application or petition for an amendment to the Zoning Map, prior to advertisement of the hearing, the applicant or petitioner shall pay a hearing fee in accordance with the following schedule:

1. (a) For a map amendment to any of the R-1 through R-3 zones, for each forty-three thousand five hundred and sixty square feet (43,560 sq. ft.) or part of that area, six hundred fifty dollars ($650);
2. (b) For a map amendment to any of the RF-1, RF-4, RF-5, or RA-1 zones, for each forty-three thousand five hundred and sixty square feet (43,560 sq. ft.) or part of that area, one thousand six hundred twenty-five dollars ($1,625);
3. (c) For a map amendment to any of the RA-2 zones, for each forty-three thousand five hundred and sixty square feet (43,560 sq. ft.) or part of that area, three thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($3,250);
4. (d) For a map amendment to any of the RA-3 through RA-5, D-1-R, SEFC-2, SEFC-3, or CG-1 zones, for each forty-three thousand five hundred and sixty square feet (43,560 sq. ft.) or part of that area, six thousand five hundred dollars ($6,500);
5. (e) For a map amendment to any of the MU-1, MU-2, MU-10 through MU-14, D-2, SEFC-1, SEFC-4, CG-4 through CG-7, and ARTS-4 zones, for each ten thousand square feet (10,000 sq. ft.) or part of that area, two thousand six hundred dollars ($2,600);
6. (f) For a map amendment to any of the MU-3 through MU-6, NMU-3 through NMU-6, D-4-R, CG-2, ARTS-1, and ARTS-2 zones, for each ten thousand square feet (10,000 sq. ft.) or part of that area, one thousand six hundred twenty-five dollars ($1,625);
7. (g) For a map amendment to any of the MU-7 through MU-9, NMU-7 through NMU-8, D-3 through D-5, D-5-R, D-6, D-6-R, D-7, D-8, CG-3, and ARTS-3 zones, for each ten thousand square feet (10,000 sq. ft.) or part of that area, three thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($3,250);
8. (h) For a map amendment to any of the PDR zones, for each twenty thousand square feet (20,000 sq. ft.) or part of that area, two thousand six hundred dollars ($2,600);

(i) The maximum hearing fee for a map amendment listed in Subtitle Z §§ 1601.1(a) through (d) shall be sixty-five thousand dollars ($65,000); and

(j) For an application or petition that proposes a map amendment to more than one (1) zone or is in the alternative, the fee shall be the total of the amounts for the area devoted to each proposed district or alternative computed separately.

1601.2 An applicant or petitioner shall not be required to pay a hearing fee for any alternative districts added by the Commission at the time it sets the case for hearing.

1601.3 If the Commission schedules a public hearing on a petition for an amendment to the text of the Zoning Regulations, prior to the advertisement of the hearing, the petitioner shall pay a hearing fee of three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325) for each section of this title proposed to be added, deleted, or amended, with a maximum hearing fee of one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300).

1601.4 If the Commission schedules a public hearing on an application for approval of a PUD or air space development, prior to the advertisement of the hearing, the applicant shall pay a hearing fee in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) For each one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) of gross floor area or part thereof included in the application devoted to dwelling units, and the immediate area needed to serve that dwelling unit, seven dollars ($7), with a maximum of sixty-five thousand dollars ($65,000);

(b) For each one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) of gross floor area or part thereof included in the application devoted to any use other than a dwelling unit and the immediate area needed to serve that dwelling unit, thirteen dollars ($13);

(c) In the case of an application that combines dwelling units and other uses, the fee shall be the total of the amounts for each use computed separately; and

(d) There shall be no charge for the hearing on the second-stage of a two-stage PUD application.

1601.5 In the case of an application or petition combining two (2) or more actions described in this section, the fee charged shall be the greatest of all the fees computed separately.

1601.6 If the Commission schedules a public hearing on an application for a modification to an approved PUD or air space development, prior to the advertisement of the hearing, the applicant shall pay a hearing fee equal to twenty-six percent (26%) of the original hearing fee or one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300), whichever is greater.

1601.7 An application for a modification to an approved required or voluntary design review shall pay the same hearing fee as stated in Subtitle Z § 1601.6 at the time the application is filed.

TABLE Z § 1601 – SCHEDULE OF HEARING FEES

MAP AMENDMENT
Case Type	Unit	Fee	Maximum
R-1 through R-3 zones	43,560 sq. ft. or part of that area	$ 650	$65,000
RF-1, RF-4, RF-5, or RA-1 zones	43,560 sq. ft. or part of that area	$1,625	$65,000
RA-2 zones	43,560 sq. ft. or part of that area	$3,250	$65,000
RA-3 through RA-5, D-1-R, SEFC-2, SEFC-3, or CG-1 zones	43,560 sq. ft. or part of that area	$6,500	$65,000
MU-1, MU-2, MU-10 through MU-14, D-2, SEFC-1, SEFC-4, CG4 through CG-7, and ARTS-4 zones	10,000 sq. ft. or part of that area	$2,600
MU-3 through MU-6, NMU-3 through NMU-6, D-4-R, CG-2, ARTS-1, and ARTS-2 zones	10,000 sq. ft. or part of that area	$1,625
NHR, MU-7 through MU-9, MU-20, MU-21, MU-28, MU-30, NC-6, NC-8, NC-12, NC-13, NC-15, D-3 through D-5, D-5-R, D-6, D-6-R, D-7, D-8, CG-3, and ARTS-3 zone	10,000 sq. ft. or part of that area	$3,250
Any PDR zone	20,000 sq. ft. or part of that area	$2,600
TEXT AMENDMENT
Case Type	Unit	Fee	Maximum
Each section of this title proposed to be added, deleted, or amended	Per section modified	$ 325	$ 1,300
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OR AIR SPACE DEVELOPMENT
Case Type	Unit	Fee	Maximum

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For each one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) of gross floor area or part thereof included in the application devoted to dwelling units, and the immediate area needed to serve that dwelling unit	100 sq. ft. of gross floor area or part of that area	$ 7	$65,000
For each one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) of gross floor area or part thereof included in the application devoted to any use other than a dwelling unit and the immediate area needed to serve that dwelling unit	100 sq. ft. of gross floor area or part of that area	$ 13
MODIFICATION TO A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OR AIR SPACE DEVELOPMENT
Case Type	Unit	Fee	Maximum
Modification to an approved design review, PUD, air space development, or any other action where review of a specific site or building plan was required		26% of the original hearing fee or $1,300, whichever is greater

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 3573 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 009667 (August 2, 2024).