| Zoning Commission (ZC) |
Independent, five member, quasi-judicial body empowered to prepare, adopt and amend the text and maps that comprise the DC Zoning Regulations. The ZC also reviews Planned Unit Developments (PUDs). |
| Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) |
Five-member, quasi-judicial commission charged with hearing cases about variances, special exceptions, and appeals of administrative decisions. |
| DC Office of Zoning (DCOZ) |
Prepares planning analyses of specific zoning cases for the BZA and the Zoning Commission. Uses its analyses of the Comprehensive Plan, land use compatibility, zoning requirements, urban design, public service and cost impacts, and other factors to recommend application approval or denial to the BZA and the Zoning Commission. |
| Office of the Zoning Administrator, DCRA (OZA) |
Designated authority to implement, administer and enforce Zoning Regulations, as adopted by the Zoning Commission.
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