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BZA issues final order denying animal boarding use at 450 Massachusetts Ave NW
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Summary
The District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment voted 5-0 to issue its final order in a previously decided case denying an animal care and boarding use at 450 Massachusetts Ave NW; the denial stems from an earlier May 6, 2020 decision and no exceptions to the proposed order were filed.
The District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment on March 19, 2025 voted 5-0 to issue the board’s final order in application 20201, a self-certified request to allow an animal care and boarding use at 450 Massachusetts Avenue NW (Square 517, Lot 50).
The decision finalizes a denial the board recorded on May 6, 2020. Chairman Fred Hill moved to release the final order, Vice Chair Carl Blake seconded, and the board instructed staff to issue Order No. 20,201. “Staff will report the vote as 5 to 0 to 0 to approve the issuance of order number 20,201,” the secretary recorded.
The board’s secretary read the case caption into the record, noting the application was filed under Subtitle X, Chapter 9 (self‑certification) seeking relief under Subtitle I §303.1 and Subtitle U §513.1(a) and a variance from Subtitle U §513.1(a)(2). No exceptions to the draft order were filed after the proposed order was circulated to parties on February 5.
Nut graf: The vote completes the administrative process for a case the board originally decided in 2020; issuing the final order confirms the board’s earlier denial and closes remaining administrative steps unless a party successfully seeks reconsideration.
Board members did not reopen factual findings at the March 19 session; the action was limited to issuing the written final order that memorializes the board’s prior denial. Chairman Hill said he had reviewed the order and would “vote to issue the final order.” Commissioner Rob Miller noted that past BZA decisions can lead to zoning regulation changes and underscored the practical impact of board rulings.
Ending: Staff will send the final order to parties and publish it as required under the board’s procedures. No party filed exceptions to the proposed order in the time between circulation and this meeting, according to the secretary’s reading of the record.
