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BZA approves nine‑unit MU‑3A apartment at 3319 Twelfth St. NE with one‑space parking waiver
Summary
The Board of Zoning Adjustment unanimously granted a special exception to waive the one required vehicle parking space for a new nine‑unit, two‑story apartment building at 3319 Twelfth St. NE (MU‑3A), citing proximity to transit and DDOT’s lack of objection.
The Board of Zoning Adjustment on Feb. 5 approved application 21218 to waive required on‑site parking for a proposed nine‑unit apartment building at 3319 Twelfth Street NE in the MU‑3A zone.
Alex Wilson, counsel for the applicant (Boers Properties LLC), said the site has no alley access and the existing curb cut creates essentially an illegal on‑street parking gap, so the project cannot physically provide on‑site parking. “Removing [the curb cut] will actually lead to an increase in parking overall,” Wilson said, and the site is a six‑minute walk from the Brookland‑‑Rhode Island Avenue Metro and well served by transit.
The Office of Planning recommended approval, and DDOT filed no objection. The applicant also provided neighborhood outreach and a letter from the new single‑member district commissioner in support. Board members said the project met the special exception criteria in Subtitle C §703.2 given the high walkability and transit access; Chairman Fred Hill moved to approve and Vice Chair Lourda John seconded. The roll call was 5‑0‑0 in favor.
The board recorded that the applicant will follow normal permitting and DPW/DDOT procedures for removing the curb cut and that the applicant anticipated paying an Inclusionary Zoning fee to the Housing Production Trust Fund (record notes indicate roughly $37,000 per filings). The Office of Zoning will issue the formal order and the project will proceed to building permits.
