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Board approves construction of single‑family home on historic alley lot; neighbors and Edgewood nonprofit object
Summary
The Board of Zoning Adjustment voted to approve application No. 21288 on June 25 to allow a new two‑story detached single‑family home on an alley lot at 321 Rear Channing Street NE after the Office of Planning recommended approval and ANC 5F submitted a letter of support.
The Board of Zoning Adjustment voted to approve application No. 21288 on June 25 to allow a new two‑story detached single‑family home on an alley lot at 321 Rear Channing Street NE after the Office of Planning recommended approval and ANC 5F submitted a letter of support.
The applicant’s counsel, Alex Wilson of Sullivan & Barros, told the board the alley lot was created in 1931, is similar in size to the street‑facing lots and will be used by owner Shilja Nair as a principal residence; Wilson said the Office of Planning recommended approval and both DDOT and FEMS had no objections. “OP recommends approval,” Wilson said, and noted the applicant will create an easement through an adjacent…
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