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Board denies use variance for five-unit conversion at 2927 West Washington Street

2489347 · March 4, 2025
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Summary

The board denied a use variance seeking to legalize a 4-unit building plus a fifth detached unit at 2927 West Washington Street, finding the multifamily use conflicted with C4 zoning, parcel size and parking limitations.

Petitioner Douglas Ficardo asked the Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals Division 1 to grant a use variance to legalize a multiunit rental configuration at 2927 West Washington Street: a four-unit multifamily building plus a fifth detached dwelling unit. The property sits in a C4 zoning district.

Staff presented historical research and a site analysis showing the primary house likely dated to about 1915 and that earlier zoning changes made certain residential uses legally nonconforming. Staff concluded the…

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