This section applies to an ANC within which the property that is the subject of an appeal is located; except that if the subject property is located on a street that serves as a boundary line between two ANCs, the section applies to both ANCs.
The Board shall give "great weight" to the written report of the ANC, pursuant to § 3 of the Comprehensive ANCs Reform Amendment Act of 2000, as amended, effective June 27, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-35; D.C. Official Code §§ 1-309et seq.) provided that it contains the following:
If an ANC wishes to participate as a party, it must file its written report with the Board at least seven (7) days in advance of the public hearing and provide the name of the person who is authorized by the ANC to represent it at the hearing.
The oral testimony of the ANC representative shall not be given great weight, unless accompanied within seven (7) days by written documentation approved by the respective ANC, which supports the testimony.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-Y503