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BZA allows second‑floor music and event venue in Union Market, citing limited operation and design controls
Summary
The Board of Zoning Adjustment approved an applicant's request to convert two second‑floor spaces at 405–407 Moore Street NE into a private event and performance venue, granting both a special exception and a variance from the 1,000‑foot location rule while noting controls to limit noise and crowding.
BZA approves second‑floor performance venue near Union Market with conditions intended to limit noise, traffic and crowding.
The District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment on June 4 granted Oak at Moore Street LLC permission to operate a new entertainment assembly and performing arts use across two contiguous second‑floor spaces at 405 and 407 Moore Street NE (application 21292). The board granted a special exception under Subtitle U Section 802 and an area variance from the 1,000‑foot location requirement that limits how close similar live entertainment venues can be to one another.
Vice Chair Carl Blake, who led deliberations on the application, said the applicant had provided supplemental materials including…
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