Legal Opinion
Goto v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 5, 1980No. 13491PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
Petitioner Taiko Goto seeks review of an order of the Board of Zoning Adjustment (the Board or BZA) which reversed an earlier determination by the Zoning Administrator that Goto could build a kiln at the rear of her pottery shop without a permit. She contends the Board should have held that principles of laches and estoppel barred the Citizens Association of Georgetown (CAG) and Milton Gottesman from appealing the Zoning Administrator’s decision to the BZA. We agree as to laches and reverse.1
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Since 1974, Taiko Goto has leased a store at 2605 P Street, N.W., in…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Skelly Oil Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Fuller v. VolkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Citizens Ass'n of Georgetown v. ZON. COM'N, ETC.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Albert Gueory v. Robert E. Hampton (Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by35 opinions
- In Re Appeals of GarenSupreme Court of Vermont · 2002
- Saah v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Committee for Washington's Riverfront Parks v. ThompsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Pendleton v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Rafferty v. District of Columbia Zoning CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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