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BZA clears two‑story rear addition at 6629 Piney Branch Road NW
Summary
The board unanimously approved a two‑story rear addition and deck for 6629 Piney Branch Road NW after the Office of Planning recommended approval and the record showed ANC support and coordination with DDOT and DOB on public‑space and building‑limit issues.
The District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment on March 19 approved application 21176, a request for special exceptions to allow a two‑story rear addition and rear deck at 6629 Piney Branch Road NW (R‑1B zone; Square 2972, Lot 17).
Chairman Fred Hill said he had reviewed the Office of Planning’s report and the burden of proof in the file and “appreciate[d] the Office of Planning’s report and how they work now with the applicant in order to have any questions resolved.” The Office of Planning representative, Ron Baron, told the board that OP recommended approval; Barbard told the board the public‑space committee had conditionally approved the plan after initial concerns about encroachment into the building restriction line.
Nut graf: The project raised interagency coordination issues because the lot lies near a mandatory building restriction line. OP’s supplemental review and conditional approval from the Public Space Committee resolved the principal interagency concerns, and the board concluded the record met the special‑exception criteria under Subtitle D §5201 and Subtitle X §901.2.
Architect Eliana Schinder explained the site is a narrow triangular lot between Piney Branch Road and Eighth Street, which created the need to address the building restriction line in the public‑space review. Schinder said DDOT and the Public Space Commission had ultimately approved or conditionally approved the scheme and that Department of Buildings would not finalize its exemption until the BZA and DDOT finalized approvals.
Board members asked questions about potential plan changes; Schinder said she did not anticipate additional exterior changes beyond minor interior adjustments. Commissioner Rob Miller and Vice Chair Blake both said they would support the application; the board voted 5‑0 to approve application 21176 on a motion by Chairman Hill and seconded by Vice Chair Blake.
Ending: Staff recorded the vote as 5 to 0 to 0 and will issue the order. The record includes Office of Planning report (Exhibit 39) and an ANC 4B letter of support (Exhibit 23) cited by board members.
