Legal Opinion
Spring Valley Wesley Heights Citizens Ass'n v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 23, 1994No. 92-AA-980PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
The principal substantive question presented for our consideration is whether the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) correctly concluded that it lacked the authority to prohibit American University (the University) from occupying commercially zoned off-campus property for the purpose of constructing a new law school on that property. We sustain the BZA’s construction of its own authority and hold that there was no procedural error requiring reversal. If the University has precluded itself by agreement with local community organizations from constructing the law school…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- 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
- Watergate Improvement Associates v. Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- In Re Glen Rock Against the Village of RidgewoodSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1957
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3Cited by14 opinions
- George Washington University v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
- District Intown Properties, Ltd. v. District of Columbia Department of Consumer & Regulatory AffairsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- President of Georgetown College v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
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- Watergate West, Inc. v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
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