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BZA denies ANC motion to reconsider Central Cell Block relocation approval
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Summary
The Board denied ANC 2G’s motion for reconsideration of its March 18 order approving the Department of General Services' temporary relocation of the Central Cell Block to 501 New York Ave NW, finding ANC arguments speculative and outside zoning review.
The Board of Zoning Adjustment denied ANC 2G’s motion for reconsideration of application 21177, which approved the DC Department of General Services’ enlargement or extension of an existing government use to temporarily house the Department of Corrections’ Central Cell Block at 501 New York Avenue NW.
Chairman Fred Hill and board members said ANC 2G did not identify new evidence or an error in the board’s prior factual findings and conclusions. Hill described ANC concerns about "no paper detainees" and parking impacts as speculative and outside the limited zoning review. "Speculative future impacts were properly found to be outside the zoning analysis," Hill said.
Vice Chair Carl Blake and other members agreed, noting parking and other operational matters could be addressed through follow‑on modification requests if necessary. The motion to deny was adopted; staff recorded the vote as 4 yes, 0 no, 1 absent.
The board’s denial leaves in place the March 18 order authorizing the temporary use subject to conditions previously set by the board. Parties may pursue administrative or judicial remedies outside the board’s reconsideration process if they believe a legal error exists.
