Bates Area Civic Association

Greetings:

Raze permit applications recently submitted to the Historic Preservation Office for an administrative clearance are filed on the HPO website at this abbreviated URL under “Related Documents”.       HPO provides this general public announcement because of the frequent neighborhood interest in raze applications.

Addresses included in this report:

401-403 15th Street SE  (ANC 6B06)

100 N Street NW (ANC 5C02)

5037 Millwood Lane NW (ANC 3D04)

HPO is one of a group of agencies and private utilities that clear raze applications before permits are issued. The HPO clearance of a raze application indicates either that the property is not subject to the historic preservation law, or that the demolition has been approved through the process provided in the preservation law.

HPO endeavors to maintain fair, efficient, and prompt processing of these applications. We routinely clear raze applications that do not involve historic preservation issues. If a raze application may involve a matter of significance to neighborhood planning and development, we may hold the application until the expiration of the official notice period that DCRA is required to give to the affected Advisory Neighborhood Commission.

Anyone interested in the status of the HPO clearance of a raze application may contact us by email at historic.preservation@dc.gov. To check the status of a raze application, please check the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs website at http://dcra.dc.gov/DC/DCRA/Permits/Raze+Permit+Applications – the permit status will be listed as ”New Application”, “Open”, “Permit Issued”, or “Completed.” Please contact DCRA at (202) 442-4400 for information on a specific raze application.

Bruce Yarnall
Historic Preservation Office/DC Office of Planning
1100 4th Street SW Suite E650
Washington, DC 20024
T (202) 442-8835
F (202) 442-7638

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