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BZA approves 31 rooftop antennas at 1015 Half Street to support emergency operations, 4-1
Summary
The Board of Zoning Adjustment approved a special-exception request allowing 31 roof-mounted antennas at 1015 Half Street SE to upgrade District emergency communications. The Office of Planning supported the application; one board member voted no citing federal view-shed concerns along South Capitol Street.
The Board of Zoning Adjustment on Feb. 12 approved a special-exception request to install 31 roof-mounted antennas on the penthouse of 1015 Half Street SE, a 10-story building, to support the District’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA).
The board voted 4-1-0 to grant relief from the penthouse setback and height requirements for roof-mounted antennas under the Zoning Regulations; board member Kershaw Smith cast the lone opposing vote. Jeff Utz, land-use counsel for HGIT 1015 Half Street LLC, said the array is intended to “augment, modernize, and supplement the existing communications…
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