Washington, DC. The District of Columbia Zoning Commission with the assistance of the Board of Zoning Adjustment and the DC Office of Planning is holding a roundtable to discuss Campus Plans on July 27, 2000 at 7:00 p.m. at 441 4^th Street, NW, Room 220, Washington, DC 20001 (overflow will be seated in the lobby of the same address). The discussion will be held strictly to – "How the Zoning Regulations pertaining to Campus Plans should or should not be altered?" – as they relate to the following:

• Should the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) or the Zoning Commission (ZC) hear Campus Plan cases; and if the ZC hears these cases should they be heard as a Special Exception or as a type of Planned Unit Development (PUD).
• What, if any, additional language should be added to the Zoning Regulations to allow for more specific information to be included in applications to facilitate the decision-making process and/or mediated solutions.

Very strict ground rules will be set so as to allow everyone a chance to articulate their position. Please take the following into account.

• The discussion will not be centered on whether Universities should or should not be located within the District. Comments on this subject will not be entertained at the roundtable.
• This discussion will not focus on any specific university, due to upcoming campus plan hearings. Such exchange of information can be considered ex parté communication.
• Time limits will be established for organization representatives as well as individual persons. The time limits will be adhered to tightly, so everyone has a chance to speak.
• Each University and Organization representative (1 official per university/organization) will be allotted 8 minutes
• Each Advisory Neighborhood Commission Single Member District Representative will be allotted 5 minutes
• Individuals will be allotted 3 minutes each
• No ceding of time will be allowed
• In case there is not ample time for participants to complete their statements everyone is encouraged to submit a written copy of their statement ahead of time, or to submit it the day of the roundtable.
• Anyone who wishes to speak must call the Office of Zoning at (202) 727-5372 and schedule to be heard. Participants will give their statements at the roundtable in the order their calls were received.

For Details and to RSVP, contact:   Sara Benjamin, Public Relations Specialist at (202) 727-5372.