Legal Opinion
Economides v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 14, 2008No. 06-AA-1381PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAMER, Associate Judge:
The core issue before us in this petition for review is: What is a retaining wall? Petitioners Frank and Constandina Eco-nomides posit that what they built as an improvement to their residential property was nothing more than a retaining wall constructed pursuant to a permit issued by the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (“DCRA”). Respondent, the District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment (“BZA”), along with intervenors, the National Park Service (a component of the U.S. Department of the Interior) and Patrick Carome, see more…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Witherell v. WeimerIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
- Burns v. BellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Heard v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- Glenbrook Road Ass'n v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Levy v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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3Cited by15 opinions
- METROPOLE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2016
- Fleischman v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
- Neighbors for Responsive Government v. DC Bd. of Zoning & DC Dept. of General ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2018
- Tiber Island Cooperative Homes, Inc. v. District of Columbia Zoning CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
- District of Columbia v. EconomidesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
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