Legal Opinion

Washington Ethical Society v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided September 23, 1980No. 10999PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BACON, Associate Judge:

This is a petition for review of an order of the District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment denying a special exception for an increased enrollment at a private school. The dispositive issues are the adequacy of the Board findings and the correctness of its conclusions.

After applying the principles of law discussed in Citizens Association of Georgetown, Inc. v. District of Columbia Zoning Commission, D.C.App., 402 A.2d 36 (1979), we reverse and remand. The decision is not “based on express factual findings which articulate with certainty and clarity the basis for…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Citizens Ass'n of Georgetown, Inc. v. District of Columbia Zoning CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. Dietrich v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
  4. Palmer v. Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
  5. Stewart v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Long v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. Bakers Local Union No. 118 v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. President of Georgetown College v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. AHMED AIT-GHEZALA v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT, and SB-URBAN, LLC, Intervenor.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2016
  5. First Baptist Church of Washington v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981

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