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Chair Fred Hill and other members said the board lacks authority under the Zoning Regulations to grant the requested extension. Vice Chair Carl Blake provided a statutory explanation on the record: Subtitle Y §705.2 authorizes extensions for orders where the time period is set by Subtitle Y §702.1 (orders dependent on erection or alteration of a structure and valid for two years), but orders subject to Subtitle Y §702.2 — those not dependent on erection or alteration of a structure — have a six‑month validity and are not extendable by the board.

Hill said he was “disappointed” but agreed the rules limit the board's ability to grant the extension. Board members said applicants will need to refile the case as a new special‑exception application if they want to proceed.

The board moved to dismiss the time‑extension request for application 21160a; Vice Chair Blake seconded. Roll call recorded 4‑0‑1 to dismiss the request. Staff recorded the vote as 4‑0‑1 to dismiss.

The application at issue was captioned as a request under Subtitle Y §705.2 for a six‑month extension of an order issued October 15, 2024. The board’s dismissal was procedural — it did not address merits of the underlying approved use — and reflects the distinctions in Subtitle Y between 702.1 and 702.2 time limits.

(Decision: motion to dismiss time‑extension request in application 21160a; mover: Chairman Fred Hill; second: Vice Chair Carl Blake; outcome: dismissed, vote recorded 4‑0‑1.)","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","BZA Public Meeting & Hearing of June 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Board dismissed a request for a six‑month extension of a prior order in application 21160 (an art gallery with prepared food and retail uses), concluding Subtitle Y authorizes extensions only for orders tied to structural work and not for six‑month orders under Subtitle Y §702.2.","taxTitle","Office of Zoning, Agencies, Organizations, Executive, District of Columbia","taxId",15857,"location","","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6194345,"BZA approves continued operation of School for Friends child-development center at 2201 P Street with conditions",0,6074000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3864487-02f95f2ecd1e341c26c30584793da65c&start=6074&end=6074","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3864487-02f95f2ecd1e341c26c30584793da65c/thumbnail_6074000.jpg","/articles/6194345/BZA-approves-continued-operation-of-School-for-Friends-child-development-center-at-2201-P-Street-with-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6194345-f4038da5c2975c01bd5cffa987d9685d/orig.mp4?Expires=1775963612&Signature=HFU7VhRKV2kzlnY9AcpuW4c7HakxEVHD3-odQ4JgPVxkQe3B4wcOoVCDlMOVfzLVSALI6odAkVLnnpG~rMnGmtueF9vCsy05obS1drjYtAR61bEueajhJ4OI09ekDSCn6QMkNt~LC7tLIfxNs4DW0ESk-la-fXHoVvW1EgjdcHsThwXAeZWydYqFd5WbVMtkjgqnF05apqE--R5faoIuwNPDoSTIoVbP~Pglenu518uihhGpoOn3vp0cnofpLt1W0fIjHbflFUWA-EbOivR6cqAMdME4i~ckqh8qkSlj0Wg51t63QVZbJY~~PJb7M8PFYLLxCnUadKqOoZNkJNNj2w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment approved application 21301 to allow continued operation of a child‑development center at 2201 P Street NW and remove a 10‑year term limit previously attached to the special exception.

Elizabeth Rogers, attorney for the Church of the Pilgrims LLC, told the board the School for Friends has operated on the property since 1984 and is not proposing an expansion of enrollment, staffing, building area or hours; rather, the school asked the board to eliminate the decade term so the use can continue without periodic renewals. “The school for friends has been operating a child development center on the property since 1984,” Rogers said.

The board, giving great weight to the Office of Planning and ANC support letters, found the proposal met the special‑exception standards in Subtitle X and the daytime‑care criteria in Subtitle U. Office of Planning staff informed the board they supported the request, and the ANCs for the area submitted letters in support that are part of the record.

Board members discussed operational details. Katie Gibson, head of school, described on‑site drop‑off and pick‑up operations and a nightly cleaning regimen for trash; the school uses three church‑provided dumpsters on the adjacent parking lot and contracts a nightly cleaning service. Vice Chair Carl Blake asked about trash handling and access; Gibson explained that church staff monitor the dumpsters and the school coordinates internal trash removal.

The board approved the application with conditions agreed during the hearing. Conditions adopted by the board include limiting enrollment to 74 children and staff to a maximum of 18 persons at any one time; hours Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–6 p.m.; adherence to the submitted traffic/ pick‑up and drop‑off plan; maintenance of the perimeter fence; commercial trash collection; and designation of an on‑site traffic monitoring coordinator to ensure safe pick‑up and drop‑off.

Chair Fred Hill moved to approve the application with the agreed conditions; Vice Chair Carl Blake seconded. The roll‑call vote was 4‑0‑1 in favor. Staff recorded the vote as 4‑0‑1 to approve application 21301.

The approval authorizes the long‑standing school use to continue under the board's conditions. The board noted the school's decades‑long presence in the neighborhood and the record of coordinated operations with the church property owner.

(Decision: motion to approve application 21301 with conditions; mover: Chairman Fred Hill; second: Vice Chair Carl Blake; outcome: approved, vote recorded 4‑0‑1.)","The Board approved application 21301 allowing the School for Friends to continue operating a long‑standing child‑development center at 2201 P Street NW, removing a prior 10‑year term limit and imposing operational conditions on enrollment, staffing, hours and traffic management.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6194350,"BZA denies request for 14‑bed healthcare facility on Eastern Avenue, citing parking and neighborhood impact",1075,3028000,4103000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3864487-02f95f2ecd1e341c26c30584793da65c&start=3028&end=4103","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3864487-02f95f2ecd1e341c26c30584793da65c/thumbnail_3028000.jpg","/articles/6194350/BZA-denies-request-for-14bed-healthcare-facility-on-Eastern-Avenue-citing-parking-and-neighborhood-impact","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6194350-64790e9240c1384936c74ff2640dcfdd/orig.mp4?Expires=1775963612&Signature=OJAyIuUV~HYhakb6Ct9zd9BjV5~vNQ0fwAvXm4QOVrto7FfkMDARPTv6APam9AkBNiPsZuF-tqi9v5Bp7YU1XpKpusIPdYcKJzZ6VMuzgPhqFq73Pyy6yPeveKc-MorYYo4SW5fNVt2M7CIlplz8EEBncwj~f77PM8MSi0sLsrJLkaGp8DSLIkANzURHBj4vDh2ZArjBdKVI27oP1GRYfImoQVcWkyH0HjTrRGXVecMmA2ZGqakYmQgpjZud3duI4geEIYD1OW3egr4FTiZu5Qe9kaHvOJdZCEcy13qFWByPAjUTT5~IcrqPjKQJ6f3JRmLbvXOK~Tz0Rm7a~yFCgw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment denied application 21250, a request to convert an existing building at 7410 Eastern Avenue NW to a 14‑bed healthcare facility, after concluding the proposal would have adverse neighborhood impacts primarily tied to parking and traffic.

Chair Fred Hill said the board had previously approved some healthcare facilities with mitigation measures — notably provision of rear parking and designated staff spaces — but that the current application, which would increase capacity from eight to 14 residents, presented a different set of operational and neighborhood risks. “They are going from 8 to 14 people,” Hill said. “We seem to be jumping through a lot of hoops to try to figure out how to make this work.”

Vice Chair Carl Blake and Commissioner Tammy Stidham echoed parking concerns. Blake noted that approvals in other cases had depended heavily on off‑street parking at the rear of the property; removing parking shifts demand to the public street, which he said could “monopolize” curb space and alter the block’s character. Stidham called the alley and street in the area narrow and said the facility “is dependent completely on on‑street parking,” concerns she said could not be mitigated by proposed conditions.

The Office of Planning had reviewed the application; the record included public testimony, ANC input and prior hearings that began May 7 and concluded June 11. The board denied a request from a neighbor (Lisa Adams) to reopen the record for additional letters.

Chair Hill moved to deny the application; Vice Chair Blake seconded. The roll‑call vote was recorded as 3‑0‑2 to deny application 21250, with Commissioners Hill, Blake and Stidham voting yes and two seats recorded absent. The board provided a written dismissal of the application at its decision meeting.

Board members recommended the applicant consider a matter‑of‑right operation limited to eight beds and to pursue stronger community outreach should it seek future relief. The board’s denial was grounded in the special‑exception standards under Subtitle U and parking relief under Subtitle C; the panel said those legal standards were not satisfied in this location.

(Decision: motion to deny application 21250; mover: Chairman Fred Hill; second: Vice Chair Carl Blake; outcome: denied, vote recorded 3‑0‑2.)","The Board denied application 21250 for a 14‑bed healthcare facility at 7410 Eastern Avenue NW, concluding that lack of on‑site parking and potential traffic impacts would unduly burden the surrounding residential area.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6194355,"BZA denies rear-deck variance at 1151 Abbey Place, citing failure to meet variance test",831,1443000,2274000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3864487-02f95f2ecd1e341c26c30584793da65c&start=1443&end=2274","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3864487-02f95f2ecd1e341c26c30584793da65c/thumbnail_1443000.jpg","/articles/6194355/BZA-denies-rear-deck-variance-at-1151-Abbey-Place-citing-failure-to-meet-variance-test","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6194355-ee29d4a46cdd99a3aac3deee70640b4d/orig.mp4?Expires=1775963612&Signature=TQ4TWyZQM4ePuVyAKIDqUwouefctq6gEdeUveI0Z~QjiTRuzXOe~u97Ka2R6b12KZCB0aqF8kD1rZudds4Mfjoi~4CAKgZryOVsmdlfzlCxXCEEblBp2zXJ9N5-OGG7BLCL703F6SDya~YQE4-ElCtCi9MKnW1o5cAMnXAtk2JydFotgWJ5~1LZv01VDGyvGuU9mq~SCjaqVKNUKY-qRQBsaF1sV90j6uoCIfREikgM1qbHSnMau-vO~tvHfPcJz8j0C5zgVxRSkS91UTl-pUXCkw3pTF24DhlqQ1lzWbQQuPStAIZG~r4MKeC5JwWQtlJ6dWlKEDnBetQeMbeYdPA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment voted 4-0-1 to deny application 21295, a request by property owners Justin Ryan Gomez and Jesse Martinez Jr. to legalize a rear deck addition at 1151 Abbey Place NE in the RF‑1 zone.

Board Chair Fred Hill said he sympathized with the owners but concluded the proposal did not meet the three-pronged area‑variance test required under the Zoning Regulations. “I feel for the property owners, but I don't see how they meet this criteria,” Hill said during the decision meeting.

The board's discussion centered on the first two prongs of the variance test: whether the lot has an exceptional condition tied to its shape, size or topography, and whether the applicant has demonstrated exceptional practical difficulty that is unique to the property. Hill and other members said the lot is not sufficiently different from neighboring row lots to justify relief and that the practical difficulties identified were tied to an existing, already-built deck rather than a condition that would justify granting variance relief as if the deck did not exist.

Board member Kershawn Smith and Vice Chair Carl Blake both said they agreed with Hill's legal reading. Smith said the request “needs to be tied to the property itself,” and that the lot does not appear unique. Blake said he was concerned about privacy impacts and noted that the applicants could consider alternatives such as a rooftop deck. Commissioner Gwen Wright said she was uncomfortable with the amount of lot coverage being requested, saying she had “a problem with, you know, 90% lot coverage even if it is an open deck.”

The board rejected two late requests from the applicant to reopen the record for additional testimony. Hill and other members said the record from the June 11 hearing was already extensive and additional material would not change the legal analysis.

Chair Hill moved to deny the application and Vice Chair Blake seconded. In a roll-call vote, Hill, Blake, Smith and Commissioner Wright voted yes; one seat was recorded absent. Staff recorded the vote as 4‑0‑1 to deny application 21295.

The board did not adopt conditions or direct additional study. The decision closes this application pending any appeal or a new filing to present revised relief or different design options.

(Decision: motion to deny application 21295; mover: Chairman Fred Hill; second: Vice Chair Carl Blake; outcome: denied, vote recorded 4‑0‑1.)","The District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment voted 4-0-1 to deny application 21295, a request to legalize a rear deck addition at 1151 Abbey Place NE, finding the applicant did not satisfy the three-prong area-variance standard.","actionData","errors"]

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