Legal Opinion
Schonberger v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 10, 2008No. 06-AA-1454PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
The petitioners seek review of a decision of the District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA or Board) denying their appeal from the issuance of a building permit for construction of a detached garage with a second-story dwelling unit that faces an alley behind their homes in a single family residential district. They argue chiefly that the two-story structure violates the zoning regulations because it is located within the “required rear yard” of the home it serves. We hold that the BZA’s interpretation of the regulations as permitting construction of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sisson v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- Davidson v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Goldsten v. District of Columbia Real Estate CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
3Cited by2 opinions
- District of Columbia Office of Human Rights v. District of Columbia Department of CorrectionsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2012
- Basken v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008