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BZA approves modest rear addition at 1010 Sigsby Place NE
Summary
The board unanimously approved a one‑story rear addition and deck at 1010 Sigsby Place NE (R‑2), finding the application met the special‑exception standard with Office of Planning and ANC support and no public opposition on the record.
The District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment on March 19 approved application 21242, a self‑certified request for a one‑story rear addition and rear deck at 1010 Sigsby Place NE (R‑2 zone; Square 3889, Lot 78).
Applicant‑architect Devon Brophy and homeowner Alexandra Shandell described a modest expansion to enlarge a cramped kitchen and provide a safer rear entry landing. Brophy said the existing rear yard and an existing small one‑story bump‑out led the applicant to seek relief from Subtitle D §207.1 (rear yard) to allow a 1‑story enlargement; OP’s Shepherd Beeman recommended approval in his report and at the hearing.
Nut graf: The application presented as a modest, routine residential addition with neighborhood outreach and ANC support. Brophy said the design materials show the proposed addition would match the house’s materials and scale and that neighbors provided letters of support; the record contains an ANC recommendation in support and multiple neighbor letters.
Chairman Fred Hill said he found the Office of Planning’s report persuasive; several board members, including Kershawn Smith and Vice Chair Carl Blake, said they would support the application. The board voted 5‑0 to approve application 21242; staff recorded the roll call and will issue the order.
Ending: The board thanked the applicant for neighborhood outreach. Staff recorded the vote as 5 to 0 to 0 and will issue the order and next steps for permitting.
