Legal Opinion
District of Columbia Preservation League v. Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 22, 1994No. 93-AA-198PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Petitioner, the District of Columbia Preservation League (“DCPL”), seeks review of an order issued by the Mayor’s agent, after an evidentiary hearing, which granted the application of Scoville Street Corporation *986(“Scoville”) to demolish a historic landmark building which it owns in the District of Columbia.1 The DCPL argues that the Historic Landmark and Historic District Preservation Act of 1978 (“Preservation Act”), D.C. Law No. 2-144, codified at D.C.Code §§ 5-1001 through 5-1015 (1988), does not authorize the demolition of a historic landmark when (1) the owner is…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Committee for Washington's Riverfront Parks v. ThompsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Don't Tear It Down, Inc. v. D. C. Department of Housing & Community DevelopmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. v. Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Davidson v. District of Columbia Board of MedicineDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Ramos v. District of Columbia Department of Consumer & Regulatory AffairsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Embassy Real Estate Holdings, LLC v. District of Columbia Mayor's Agent for Historic PreservationDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
- J.C. & Associates v. District of Columbia Board of Appeals & ReviewDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue v. John R. Shuman and Sara G. ShumanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013
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