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Dietrich v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 17, 1972No. 6222PublishedCited by 95 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FICKLING, Associate Judge:

This is a petition for review of an order of the District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) granting the application of Archbishop Patrick A. O’Boyle, as a corporation sole, for a special exception to the Zoning Regulations to permit a change in the use of property located at 2200 California Street, N. W. We vacate the order of the BZA and remand the case because the BZA’s findings are not supported by substantial evidence and because the BZA failed to give full reasons for its decision.

In 1961 the BZA granted a special exception to the Archbishop to use…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Phelps Dodge Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  4. Zemel v. RuskSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960

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3Cited by95 opinions

  1. Citizens Ass'n of Georgetown, Inc. v. District of Columbia Zoning CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. Washington Public Interest Organization v. Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. Dietrich v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
  4. Arthur v. District of Columbia Nurses' Examining BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
  5. Hockaday v. D. C. Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982

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