Legal Opinion
Citizens Ass'n of Georgetown, Inc. v. Zoning Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 6, 1973No. Nos. 72-2103, 72-2174PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
This ease involves the zoning of the Georgetown waterfront, an area of approximately 96 acres bordered by the Potomac River, M Street, N.W., Key Bridge and the Rock Creek Parkway. Since zoning began in the District of Columbia in 1920, this area has been zoned for commercial and industrial *236uses.1 But the area seems about to undergo substantial changes and it is that possibility that brought this case before us.
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The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), the professional planning agency for the District of Columbia, is charged with preparing a comprehensive land-use…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Greater Boston Television Corp. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Braniff Airways, Incorporated v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Eastern Air Lines, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Environmental Defense Fund, Incorporated v. William D. RuckelshausCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Scientists' Institute for Public Information, Inc. v. Atomic Energy CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- United States Lines, Inc. v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States of America, Hapag-Lloyd A. G., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Dick Jones v. District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency (Three Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- California Stevedore and Ballast Company v. Occupational Safety and Health Review CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Chevy Chase Citizens Ass'n v. District of Columbia CouncilDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
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