Res 05-05    
                                        

ANC 3F RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION TO APPLICATION OF
 HILLWOOD MUSEUM AND GARDENS TO MODIFY CERTAIN
 CONDITIONS OF OPERATIONS (BZA APPLICATION NO. 17229)

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3F
 North Cleveland Park, Forest Hills, & Tenleytown
 4401-A Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Box 244
 Washington, D.C. 20008-2322



WHEREAS, Hillwood Museum and Gardens (Hillwood), 4155 Linnean Ave, N.W. has filed application No. 17229 with the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) seeking to modify certain conditions governing Hillwood’s operation in an R-1-A zone district; and

WHEREAS, Hillwood operates as a museum in an R-1-A zone District pursuant to BZA orders No. 12297, 13668, 14735, and 16019; and

WHEREAS, the Hillwood Museum and Gardens is located within ANC 3F; and

WHEREAS, many owners of property in the immediate vicinity of Hillwood expressed concerns about the effect on traffic and street parking in the neighborhood; and

WHEREAS, Hillwood, the neighboring property owners and ANC commissioners, have had several meetings, to address the concerns of neighboring property owners; and

WHEREAS, those meetings have brought forth an agreement, Neighborhood Cooperative Agreement, and an Operating Conditions document; and

WHEREAS, Hillwood and the neighbors have signed the agreement; and

WHEREAS, Hillwood  made a presentation regarding the Agreement and Operating Conditions, on January 10, 2005 to ANC 3F in a public meeting; and

WHEREAS, ANC 3F convened a special public meeting, with required notice, on January 17, 2005 to consider the application; and
 
WHEREAS, many of the owners of neighboring property, who had expressed concerns and have now signed the agreement, were present at the afore mentioned meetings, to show support for the agreement; and

WHEREAS, ANC 3F is not aware of any opposition to the agreement; and

WHEREAS, Subsections A and B of Section VIII of the Agreement provide for quarterly reports by Hillwood to the Neighborhood Parties.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, ANC 3F does not object to the proposed modifications of the conditions governing Hillwood’s operation in an R-1-A Zone District as provided for in the Neighborhood Cooperative Agreement, as shown in the attached table,

FURTHER, ANC 3F respectfully requests that the BZA conditions include a requirement that the quarterly reports provided for in Section VIII, Subsections A and B of the Agreement also be made available to ANC 3F and residences within 200 feet of Hillwood,

FURTHER, ANC 3F applauds the amicability from which the parties have come to an agreement,

FURTHER,  ANC 3F designates Commissioners Klibanoff, and Winstead to represent it before the Board of Zoning Adjustment for this matter.
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Approved by a vote of 7-0-0 at a duly noticed public meeting of ANC 3F on January 17, 2005, with a quorum present, a quorum being four.

    /s/ Karen Lee Perry                                         /s/ Frank Winstead
    Karen Lee Perry, Chair                                   Frank Winstead, Secretary

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