Legal Opinion
Watergate West, Inc. v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 30, 2003No. 00-AA-227PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Watergate West, Inc. (‘Watergate”), seeks review of an order in which the Board of Zoning Adjustment (“BZA”) affirmed the decision of the Zoning Administrator to approve a certificate of occupancy for George Washington University (“GWU”) to use a former hotel as a dormitory for some of its students. The site of the building is an R-5-E (“high density”) residential zoning district. See 11 DCMR § 105.1(a)(5)(E) (1995). 1 The Zoning Administrator held that GWU was entitled as a matter of right to use the building' as a dormitory and that it therefore was not required,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Levy v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- George Washington University v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Tenley & Cleveland Park Emergency Committee v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Draude v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Spring Valley Wesley Heights Citizens Ass'n v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
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3Cited by13 opinions
- George Washington University v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
- President of Georgetown College v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
- District of Columbia Department of Employment Services v. VilcheDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
- Economides v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
- Bannum, Inc. v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
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