Legal Opinion

Taylor v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 20, 1973No. 6954PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FICKLING, Associate Judge.

Petitioner seeks review of an order of the District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment (hereinafter the Board) denying him a variance which would have had the effect of rezoning his property R-3 (row dwellings with minimum lot dimensions of 20 feet in width and 2,000 total square feet). He requested a variance to construct 27 row houses in an R-l-B district (detached single-family homes with minimum lot dimensions of 50 feet in width and 5,000 total square feet.)

Petitioner contends that the Board erred in characterizing his requested variance as a use variance…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Palmer v. Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
  3. MATTER OF CROSSROADS RECREATION v. BrozNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
  4. Wilcox v. Zoning Board of AppealsNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
  5. Bonitati Bros. v. Zoning Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1964

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Dietrich v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
  2. George Washington University v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. Clerics of Saint Viator, Inc. v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
  4. Monaco v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  5. Salsbery v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974

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