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BZA approves variance for 1332 Harvard St NW after lengthy debate on "self-creation" doctrine
Summary
The BZA approved a variance permitting a fourth dwelling unit at 1332 Harvard St NW, after protracted deliberations over whether an unpermitted basement unit constituted a hardship created by owners. Vice Chair Blake proposed a de novo, property-based analysis and concluded the variance prongs were met; board recorded a 3–0–2 vote.
The Board of Zoning Adjustment voted to approve application 21319, an area-variance request from the minimum lot-area requirement to permit a fourth dwelling unit in a purpose-built 1903 apartment house at 1332 Harvard Street NW. The lot is 2,543 square feet, which equates to roughly 632 square feet per unit, about a 30% deviation from the 900-square-foot-per-unit guideline.
Deliberations focused on the District of Columbia's…
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