Legal Opinion

Lange v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided September 21, 1979No. 13417PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MACK, Associate Judge:

This court has been petitioned to overturn part of an Order of the Board of Zoning Adjustment denying a special exception. We affirm.

The special exception would have permitted, in a residential district, 1 extensions of nonconforming office uses from the first floor of 304-306 Independence Avenue, S.E. to the second floor. Petitioner is the owner of the two-story building which has two distinct addresses but which is situated on a single lot. On the first floor there are separate entrances to 304 and 306 but there is only one entrance to the second floor which is located…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Silverstone v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. Hauser v. Borough of Catasauqua Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Wolf v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  5. Friendship Neighborhood Coalition v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Georgetown Residents Alliance v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
  2. Embassy of the People's Republic of Benin v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. Friends of McMillan Park and DC for Reasonable Development v. DC Zoning CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2019
  4. C & P Building Ltd. Partnership v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982

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