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BZA denies requests to reconsider technical corrections in Columbia Heights appeal
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The Board denied motions for reconsideration or technical corrections to its March 4, 2025 order in Appeal 20183 concerning a building permit at 2500 14th St NW, citing lack of demonstrated error in the board’s findings.
The District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment denied motions for reconsideration and for a technical correction in Appeal 20183, the residences of Columbia Heights Condominium’s challenge to a building permit issued by the Zoning Administrator in 2019.
Chairman Fred Hill said the ANC’s filing did not identify any error or material omission in the board’s findings of fact or conclusions of law that would warrant reopening the matter. "ANC 2G has failed to identify any error, misapplication of fact, or material omission in the board's findings that would justify reconsideration," Hill said.
Vice Chair Carl Blake and other members agreed, noting the ANC’s arguments were largely speculative and did not point to a clear legal error in the final order. The board recorded a vote to deny the motions; staff reported the vote as 4 yes, 0 no, 1 absent.
The underlying matter concerns Building Permit B1908601 and the issuance of zoning approval related to a new residential building at 2500 Fourteenth Street NW. The board’s denial preserves the final order issued on March 4, 2025; the body said parties may use the usual administrative avenues if they believe a legal error exists.
