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BZA delays Moore Street decision to Feb. 4 after applicant files revised plans and ANC requests more time
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Summary
The board left the record open and scheduled a concise Feb. 4 presentation for a revised proposal at 1253 Moore Street NE after the applicant reduced unit sizes and removed a side‑yard relief request; ANC commissioners said they had not had time to review some newly filed exhibits.
WASHINGTON — The Board of Zoning Adjustment on Dec. 2025 agreed to continue deliberations on application 21361 (1253 Moore Street NE) and scheduled a concise presentation for Feb. 4 after the applicant submitted revised plans and supporting materials late in the record.
Adam Carballo, the applicant’s architect, told the board they had simplified the proposal (dropped one special exception and reduced the unit program from three bedrooms to two bedrooms) and provided an extensive sun‑study and other supplemental materials in response to ANC and neighbor comments. He said the side‑yard relief request had been removed and the client reduced the proposed program to address concerns.
Commissioner Wright and ANC co‑chairs said commissioners had not had time to review exhibits that arrived on or immediately before the ANC meeting, and requested time to examine the new materials. Chairman Fred Hill directed the applicant to prepare a concise presentation showing specifically what changed from the original design and left the record open for written ANC and opposition submissions through Jan. 27. The board set Feb. 4 as the next public hearing for the applicant’s concise presentation.
Why it mattered: The case involves conversion and rear‑addition requests that neighbors and ANC members previously questioned; the new submission materially changes the scope and addresses several earlier ANC comments, so the board sought more time to ensure community review.
Next steps: The applicant will meet with the ANC and share the revised exhibit package with opposing parties. The board left the record open for ANC and opposition comments through Jan. 27 and will hear the concise presentation on Feb. 4. If necessary, the board said, it will take public testimony and any remaining testimony at that return hearing.
Transcript references: applicant presentation and board deliberations appear in the hearing record beginning at SEG 1059 and conclude in scheduling discussion near SEG 2141.
