1. CALL TO ORDER [7:30 pm]
Chair Wiss called the meeting to order and, finding Commissioners Kogan, Perry, Maudlin and Bardin to be present, declared a quorum.

2. AGENDA [7:32 pm]
The proposed agenda [attached] was approved by consensus with the By-Laws amendment moved up to follow Open Forum.

3. ANNOUNCEMENTS [7:34 pm]
A. Commissioner Maudlin announced that the annual Halloween Bash at the Forest Hills Playground will begin at 10:30 am on Sunday, October 27.
B. Commissioner Bardin reported that the Office of Planning had filed with the Zoning Commission earlier in the day two changes in its recommendations as to the Forest Hills Tree & Slope Protection Overlay: OP now favors an increase in minimum lot size for future subdivisions to 9,500 s.f. and all of applicant's proposal as to geographic coverage (i.e., inclusion of R-2 and R-5-D, as well as R-1-A, properties).
C. Commissioner Wiss reported that DDOT has supplied a list of potential street repair projects and seeks ANC advice as to priorities. She asked for volunteers to help review the list.

4. OPEN FORUM [7:40 pm]
Stephen Altschul of 4711 32nd Street reported on his negotiations with the Jewish Primary Day School and the Brown family to purchase portions of the Owl's Nest property and the property to the east and his plans to re-divide the lots, build one home for his family, sell the home on Gates Road to the east and sell some land along Grant Road to a resident of Grant Road. He has filed an application with the Historic Preservation Review Board to be on their October 14 meeting agenda. He plans to present his proposal to the ANC at the next regular, monthly meeting. He invited Commissioners to tour the property with him the next day, Tuesday, at 5:30 pm.

5. BY-LAWS AMENDMENT [7:45 pm]
On motion of Commissioner Wiss, seconded by Commissioner Perry, the ANC approved on first reading the amendment of ARTICLE I of the By-Laws to re-name the ANC "North Cleveland Park, Forest Hills and Tenleytown" (5-0-0).

6. 2800 CHESTERFIELD PLACE [7:52 pm]
Commissioner Maudlin introduced Rick Tannenbaum of 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Bethesda, MD, and Aric Moore, of 3112 19th Street, NW, who have recently acquired three lots between Chesterfield Place and Broad Branch Road and are partners in American Master Works. They propose to re-divide three lots (now 7,531, 17,706 and 7,817 square feet) so that each is just over 11,000 s.f., to save almost all of the trees, to remove part of the present house at 2800 Chesterfield Place, and to construct two new houses, each to be of about 2000 s.f. footprint, approximately 5,500 s.f. of total space, and three stories tall. Calling their project "Sacred Trees" they showed a video and brought three-dimensional models and elevation boards. Their project is scheduled for conceptual review by the Commission of Fine Arts on October 17. Mr. Moore acknowledged that several features of the current plans would require special exceptions or variances from the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA). 

Members of the community offering comments included Peter Halle of 2801 Chesterfield Place, Denis Blumer of 2801 Davenport Street, Joel Goldberg of 2916 Albemarle Street, Marjorie Rachlin of 2919 Brandywine Street, George Clark of 4525 28th Street, and Judy Rabinowitz, co-owner of 2800 Davenport Street (now under construction). 

On motion of Commissioner Maudlin, seconded by Commissioner Perry the ANC directed Commissioner Maudlin to draft a letter to the CFA calling attention to community concerns raised at the meeting, including several zoning issues (e.g., lot size, yard set backs), advising the CFA to defer consideration of Shipstead-Luce Act issues until after the Zoning Administrator in DCRA and the Public Space authorities in DDOT had passed on the project, and designating Commissioner Maudlin to represent the ANC at the CFA hearing. [See Ltr 02-03, attached.] The ANC also directed Commissioner Maudlin by consensus to send a letter to DCRA alerting them to the zoning issues (including issues which may require BZA determination) and the need to facilitate exercise of any applicable jurisdiction of the BZA.

6. ADJOURNMENT [9:30 pm]
On motion of Commissioner Wiss, seconded by Commissioner Perry, the ANC adjourned, 5-0-0. Next meeting: October 21, 2002, at 7:30 pm at Capital Memorial Seventh-Day Adventist Church.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ David J. Bardin
David J. Bardin, Secretary

Approved: October 21, 2002

Attachments:

Agenda [with Brief Reports]
Ltr 02-03 To CFA re 2800 Chesterfield "Sacred Trees" project