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D.C. zoning board approves retroactive two‑story rear addition with landing after applicant submits updated plans
Summary
The Board of Zoning Adjustment approved a two‑story rear addition at 5152 First Street NE, granting relief for a rear wall extension beyond an adjacent building and requiring that the project be built exactly as shown in updated Exhibit 33, including the landing and steps.
The Board of Zoning Adjustment voted 4–0–1 on July 23 to approve application 21316, allowing a two‑story rear addition to a row dwelling at 5152 First Street NE that extends beyond the adjacent building’s rear wall. The approval included a directive that the project must be built according to the updated plans in Exhibit 33; the board emphasized it would hold the applicant to those drawings.
Why it matters: The application was self‑certified and heard after the board requested clarified architectural drawings for a proposed landing and steps. Commissioners said those…
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