Legal Opinion
Lenkin v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 3, 1981No. 79-1155PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Chief Judge.
Petitioner Edward J. Lenkin seeks review of a decision and order of the D.C. Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) denying his application for variances from §§ 7107.1 and 7107.21 of the District of Columbia Zoning Regulations. Section 7107.1 prohibits the enlargement of a structure devoted to a nonconforming use, and § 7107.21 prohibits enlargements or additions to a nonconforming structure which, inter alia, exceeds the allowable percentage of lot occupancy. Petitioner, as owner of the subject site, seeks permission to make an addition to a nonconforming structure which is…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Palmer v. Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Gagne v. Lewiston Crushed Stone Company, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
- Silverstone v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Sheridan-Kalorama Neighborhood Council v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Wolf v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Draude v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- George Washington University v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Draude v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Embassy of the People's Republic of Benin v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Wallick v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
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