D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-2407
The Commission shall refer a PUD application to the D.C. Office of Planning, which shall report to the Commission on whether the application is consistent with the purpose of the PUD process, and whether or not a hearing should be held.
Following the receipt of the report from the Office of Planning, the Commission shall review the application and determine whether a public hearing shall be granted. An application may be denied without a hearing, but no application shall be granted unless a public hearing is held.
If a public hearing is granted, the Office of Planning shall coordinate review of the application and prepare an impact assessment of the project, which shall include reports in writing from relevant District departments and agencies, including, but not limited to, the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Community Development and, if a historic district or historic landmark is involved, the State Historic Preservation Officer.
The Office of Planning shall report on the:
Notice for the public hearing on a PUD application shall be given in the same manner as for amendments to the Zoning Map as contained in chapter 30 of this title. The hearing shall be conducted as a contested case in accordance with those rules.
At the public hearing, the applicant shall carry the burden of justifying the proposal Failure of groups or persons to appear in opposition shall not relieve the applicant of the responsibility of demonstrating the merits of the application.
At the public hearing, the applicant shall advise the Commission of the efforts that have been made to apprise the affected Advisory Neighborhood Commission and other individuals and community groups concerning the proposed development.
The Commission shall either approve, deny, or modify the application.
The Commission's first-stage approval shall set forth the appropriate zoning classification to apply to the project, and shall state in detail the elements, guidelines, and conditions that shall be followed by the applicant in the second-stage application.
The first-stage approval shall be valid for a period of one year, unless a longer period is specified by the Commission, or unless the Commission extends that period.
The rights granted under such an approval are conditional, and shall be exercised within the specified time limit. Unexercised rights shall lapse at the end of the specified time periods, and the zoning shall revert to pre-existing conditions, unless a request to extend the validity of the approval is granted by the Commission in accordance with the standard and process for second-stage PUD extensions set forth in §§ 2408.10 through 2408.12.
In the case of an application processed under a consolidated review, the Commission shall render a final decision on the application after the hearing process. The following shall also apply:
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-2407