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Edmund Burke School

Case Summary:

Application No. 17022 of Edmund Burke School, pursuant to 11 DCMR 5 3104, for a special exception to allow an addition to an existing private school and to increase the enrollment from 270 to 320 students and facultylstaff to 70, under 5 206, in the R-2 and R-5-D Districts at premises 4101 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. and 2955 Upton Street N.W. (Square 2243, Lots 67 and 68).

Address:

ANC:

3F,07

Relief:

Pursuant To:

Case Type:

Special Exception/Variance

Case Status:

Closed

Result:

See Order

Property Information:

Square	Lot(s)
2243	0067
2243	0068

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Exhibits

row_num#	Exhibit #	Exhibit Description	Number of Pages	Exhibit Date	Action
1	1	BZA Application	1	04/15/2003	View
2	2	Zoning Self-Certification	2	04/15/2003	View
3	3	DC Surveyor's Plat	1	04/15/2003	View
4	4	Site Plan of Property	9	04/15/2003	View
5	5	200 Ft. Property Owners List	1	04/15/2003	View
6	6	Edmund Burke School's Transportation Plan	48	04/15/2003	View
7	7	Statement of the Applicant	16	04/15/2003	View
8	8	Letter of Authorization	1	04/15/2003	View
9	9	School Management Plan for Student Population	4	04/15/2003	View
10	10	Letter from Shaw Pittman LLP Re: Submissions	2	04/15/2003	View
11	11	Letter of Acknowledgement	1	04/15/2003	View
12	12	Copy of Check & BZA Receipt	1	04/15/2003	View
13	13	Referral to OP	1	04/21/2003	View
14	14	Referral to ANC 3F	1	04/21/2003	View
15	15	Referral to Councilmember, Ward 3	1	04/21/2003	View
16	16	Referral to DDOT	1	04/21/2003	View
17	17	Referral to ANC/SMD 3F07	1	04/21/2003	View
18	18	P.H. Notice to 200 Ft. Property Owners	2	04/29/2003	View
19	19	P.H. Notice to ANC 3F	3	04/29/2003	View
20	20	P.H. Notice to Applicant & Agent	2	04/29/2003	View
21	21	Attestation	1	04/29/2003	View
22	22	Rescheduled P.H. Notice to 200 Ft. Property Owners	2	05/12/2003	View
23	23	Rescheduled P.H. Notice to ANC 3F	3	05/12/2003	View
24	24	Rescheduled P.H. Notice to Applicant & Agent	2	05/12/2003	View
25	25	Attestation	1	05/12/2003	View
26	26	Letter from Shaw Pittman Requesting the Board to Reschedule Public Hearing	2	05/05/2003	View
27	27	Request for Party Status in Opposition from Robert Vricella	1	05/06/2003	View
28	28	Additional Property Owners within 200 Ft. List	1	05/07/2003	View
29	29	Request for Party Status in Opposition from Robert Vricella	1	05/15/2003	View
30	30	Request for Party Status in Opposition from Virgina Worthington	1	06/09/2003	View
31	31	Letter from Shaw Pittman w/Attached Prehearing Submission	22	06/09/2003	View
32	32	Letter in Support from Michael & Biruta Kelly	2	06/12/2003	View
33	33	Letter in Support from Ann C. Scheiner	1	06/12/2003	View
34	34	Request for Party Status in Opposition from Sirius LLC by James C. Brown	2	06/11/2003	View
35	35	Letter from John Dougherty w/Enclosed Petitions	9	06/11/2003	View
36	36	Letter in Support from Jennifer Kaplan	1	06/11/2003	View
37	37	Letter in Support from Ginger Attarian	1	06/13/2003	View
38	38	Returned PHNs	6	06/13/2003	View
39	39	Letter from James C. Brown w/Attached Party Status Application in Opposition	3	06/24/2003	View
40	40	Request for Party Status in Opposition from Richard & Pearl Richardson	3	06/25/2003	View
41	41	Request for Party Status in Opposition from Collot Guerard	4	06/26/2003	View
42	42	Letter in Opposition to Delay Hearing from Deirdre Karambelas	5	06/27/2003	View
43	43	Affidavit of Posting	2	06/27/2003	View
44	44	Request for Party Status in Opposition from Ruth McDiarmid	4	06/27/2003	View
45	45	Request for Party Status in Opposition Julie Weisman	2	06/30/2003	View
46	46	Request for Party Status in Opposition from Jodie Smolik	5	07/01/2003	View
47	47	Request for Party Status in Support from Deirdre Karambelas	1	07/01/2003	View
48	48	Request for Party Status in Opposition from Carol Rogers	1	07/01/2003	View
49	49	Request for Party Status in Opposition from Milton Shinberg	2	07/01/2003	View
50	50	Letter in Support from Benjamin Viglianti	1	06/30/2003	View
51	51	Request for Party Status in Opposition from Michael Karlin & Carol Woodard	1	07/01/2003	View
52	52	Request for Party Status in Opposition from Linda Jay	1	07/01/2003	View
53	53	Letter from Ruth McDiarmid Re: Representation	2	07/01/2003	View
54	54	Request for Party Status in Opposition from Susan Benton	1	07/01/2003	View
55	55	Letter in Support from Paul & Frances Kane	2	07/07/2003	View
56	56	Letter from Linda Jay Requesting a Continuance	1	07/07/2003	View
57	57	Letter from Raymond K. Brown Requesting a Postponement	2	07/07/2003	View
58	58	ANC 3F Resolution Adopting Report Recommending Denial of Pending BZA Application	16	07/08/2003	View
59	59	Letter in Support from Jonathan S. Deull	2	07/08/2003	View
60	60	Letter from BZA to Linda Jay Re: Request for Postponement	2	07/08/2003	View
61	61	Letter from BZA to Raymond K. Brown Re: Request for Postponement	3	07/08/2003	View
62	62A1	OP Report w/Attachments (Part 1)	27	07/08/2003	View
63	62A2	OP Report w/Attachments (Part 2)	67	07/08/2003	View
64	62A3	OP Report w/Attachments (Part 3)	68	07/08/2003	View
65	62A4	OP Report w/Attachments (Part 4)	65	07/08/2003	View
66	62A5	OP Report w/Attachments (Part 5)	63	07/08/2003	View
67	62A6	OP Report w/Attachments (Part 6)	70	07/08/2003	View
68	62A7	OP Report w/Attachments (Part 7)	85	07/08/2003	View
69	62A8	OP Report w/Attachments (Part 8)	32	07/08/2003	View
70	63	Letter from Jodie Smolik & Julie Weisman Requesting a Postponement	1	07/09/2003	View
71	64	Letter in Support from Lauren Elizabeth Smith	1	07/10/2003	View
72	65	Letter in Support from Gilbert B. Kaplan	1	07/10/2003	View
73	66	Letter in Support from Ruth Ticktin	1	07/10/2003	View
74	67	DDOT Report	6	07/10/2003	View
75	68	Letter in Support from Laura St. Claire	1	07/11/2003	View
76	69	Letter in Support from Norma J. St. Claire	1	07/11/2003	View
77	70	Letter in Support from Bernard Aronson	1	07/11/2003	View
78	71	Letter in Support from Sara N. Krulwich	1	07/11/2003	View
79	72	Letter in Support from C. Vance Gordon	1	07/11/2003	View
80	73	Letter in Support from Mary Logan	1	07/11/2003	View
81	74	Letter in Support from Sandy Compher	1	07/11/2003	View
82	75	Letter in Support from Geralyn K. Lobel	6	07/11/2003	View
83	76	Letter in Support from Ernie Marcus	2	07/11/2003	View
84	77	Letter in Support from H.L. Logan	1	07/11/2003	View
85	78	Letter in Support from Daniel Y. Warren	1	07/11/2003	View
86	79	Letter in Support from Paul F. Kilmer	1	07/11/2003	View
87	80	Letter in Support from Melinda J. Halpert	2	07/11/2003	View
88	81	Letter in Support from Peter Brenner	2	07/14/2003	View
89	82	Letter in Support from Bruce Lerner	2	07/14/2003	View
90	83	Letter in Support from Mike Zoeller	1	07/14/2003	View
91	84	Letter in Support from Elizabeth A. Vieth	1	07/14/2003	View
92	85	Letter in Support from John C. Howard	1	07/14/2003	View
93	86	Letter in Support from Rev. Margot Critchfield	1	07/14/2003	View
94	87	Letter in Support from Dirk S. Roberts	1	07/14/2003	View
95	88	Letter in Support from Robert J. Kulawiec	1	07/14/2003	View
96	89	Letter in Support from Bekka Payack	1	07/15/2003	View
97	90	Letter in Support from Sara Krulwich	1	07/15/2003	View
98	91	Letter in Support from Mayra E. Aguilera	1	07/15/2003	View
99	92	Letter in Support from Virginia Riehl	1	07/15/2003	View
100	93	Letter in Support from Susan G. Lahne	2	07/15/2003	View
101	94	Letter in Support from David M. Wessel	1	07/15/2003	View
102	95	Letter in Support from Kenneth Maton	1	07/15/2003	View
103	96	Letter in Support from Betsy Casey & Bryant Withrow	1	07/15/2003	View
104	97	Letter in Support from Elizabeth A. Starrels	1	07/15/2003	View
105	98	Letter in Support from Donald D. Critchfield	2	07/15/2003	View
106	99	Letter in Support from Cynthia Chase	1	07/15/2003	View
107	100	Letter in Support from Siobhan Roth	2	07/15/2003	View
108	101	Letter in Support from Kathleen F. Charles	1	07/15/2003	View
109	102	Letter in Support from Renee Weitzner	1	07/15/2003	View
110	103	Letter in Support from Aileen Hillerson	1	07/15/2003	View
111	104	Letter in Support from Robert Paul Hillerson	1	07/15/2003	View
112	105	Letter in Support from Hope Warren	1	07/15/2003	View
113	106	Letter in Support from Sheila & Robert Timbers	1	07/15/2003	View
114	107	Letter in Support from Kitty Montie & Jim Martin	1	07/15/2003	View
115	108	Letter in Support from Barbara & Tim D'Emilio	1	07/15/2003	View
116	109	Letter in Support from Sarah S. Hatch	1	07/15/2003	View
117	110	Letter in Support from Angela J. Campbell	1	07/15/2003	View
118	111	Letter in Support from Benjamin Blatt	1	07/15/2003	View
119	112	Letter in Support from Whitney & Donna Foster and Amanda Foster	2	07/15/2003	View
120	113	Witness Cards	3	07/15/2003	View
121	114	Color Photographs of Wall Showing Graffiti	3	07/15/2003	View
122	115	Letter from Councilmember At-Large Phil Mendelson	1	07/15/2003	View
123	116	Affidavit of Maintenance	2	07/15/2003	View
124	117	First Floor Schematic Design	1	07/15/2003	View
125	118	Copy of Applicant's Video Presentation	39	07/15/2003	View
126	119	Letter from Councilmember At-Large Phil Mendelson	1	07/16/2003	View
127	120	Letter from Shaw Pittman Re: Materials Submitted	1	07/21/2003	View
128	121	Letter in Support from Molly Roberts	1	07/16/2003	View
129	122	Letter in Support from Leslye S. Fenton	1	07/17/2003	View
130	123	Letter in Support from Mark A. Kachor & Gail S. Rebhan	1	08/06/2003	View
131	124	Fax Letter in Opposition from Jodie Smolik	1	09/03/2003	View
132	125	Letter in Support from Rachelle L. Levitt	2	09/10/2003	View
133	126A1	Letter from Shaw Pittman w/Attached Additional Information Requested by the Board (Part 1)	38	09/23/2003	View
134	126A2	Letter from Shaw Pittman w/Attached Additional Information Requested by the Board (Part 2)	52	09/23/2003	View
135	127	Letter from Richard W. Richardson w/Attachments	6	09/23/2003	View
136	128	Letter from Deirdre Karambelas Re: Listing of NARDS Members	1	09/23/2003	View
137	129	Letter in Opposition from Michael Crabill	3	09/23/2003	View
138	130	Letter from Richard W. Richardson w/Attached Testimony of Joe Mehra, MVC Associates in Opposition	6	10/01/2003	View
139	131	Letter from James C. Brown w/Attached Statement in Opposition	6	10/06/2003	View
140	132	Letter from John Patrick Brown Jr. Re: Motion to Dismiss	9	10/07/2003	View
141	133	Letter in Support from Gina Capossela, MSW	1	10/10/2003	View
142	134	Letter from Shaw Pittman Re: Opposing the Motion to Dismiss Submitted by Van Ness Tenants' Association	5	10/14/2003	View
143	135	Witness Cards	5	10/14/2003	View
144	136	Written Testimony in Opposition from Linda M. Jay	3	10/14/2003	View
145	137	Written Testimony from James C. Brown in Opposition w/Attached Petition	9	10/14/2003	View
146	138	Sound Measurement Taken by Milton Shinberg	1	10/14/2003	View
147	139	Written Testimony of Milton Shinberg	15	10/14/2003	View
148	140	Written Testimony in Opposition from John Dougherty	3	10/14/2003	View
149	141	Presentations by NULS in Opposition	20	10/14/2003	View
150	142	Resume of Milton Shinberg	1	10/14/2003	View
151	143	Resume of Jawahar (Joe) Mehra, P.E.	1	10/14/2003	View
152	144	Written Testimony from Gerald Marchildon in Support	3	10/14/2003	View
153	145	Written Testimony of Commissioner Bill Starrels in Support	4	10/14/2003	View
154	146	Written Testimony from Robert A. Molofsky in Support	2	10/14/2003	View
155	147	Color Photographs Showing Adjacent Properties	1	10/14/2003	View
156	148	Letter from U.S. Department of State Re: Use of Iranian Embassy Property	1	10/14/2003	View
157	149	Petitions in Support w/Attachments	12	10/14/2003	View
158	150	Map Showing Site & Adjacent Institutional Facilities	1	10/14/2003	View
159	151	Comparison of Academy of the Holy Cross with Howard University Law School	3	10/14/2003	View
160	152	Comparison of Burke with Other N.W. DC Private Schools	4	10/14/2003	View
161	153	Written Testimony of Commissioner Stephen Dennis, ANC 3F07	7	10/14/2003	View
162	154	Written Testimony from Commissioner Karen Perry, ANC 3F02	5	10/14/2003	View
163	155	Visual Presentation from OP	22	10/14/2003	View
164	156	Legal Memorandum from Stephen N. Gell	4	10/14/2003	View
165	157	Letter in Opposition from David P. Stang	1	10/15/2003	View
166	158	Letter from Richard W. Richardson w/Attached Video Prepared by Neighbors United for Livable Streets Requested by the Board (THIS EXHIBIT HAS A VIDEO PLEASE SEE AT OFFICE)	2	10/20/2003	View
167	159	Letter from Thomas P. Brown III Re: Need for Buffer Zone	5	10/20/2003	View
168	160	Letter in Support from Councilmember Kathy Patterson, Ward 3	2	10/30/2003	View
169	161	Witness Cards	3	10/28/2003	View
170	162A1	Letter from Shaw Pittman to Michael Johnson w/Attachments (Part 1)	39	10/28/2003	View
171	162A2	Letter from Shaw Pittman to Michael Johnson w/Attachments (Part 2)	7	10/28/2003	View
172	163	Chart of Burke School Enrollment	1	10/28/2003	View
173	164	Letter from WMATA to Applicant w/Attachment	10	10/28/2003	View
174	165	Morning Drop Off Infraction Form	1	10/28/2003	View
175	166	Letter from Metropolitan Police Department to Applicant Re: Traffic Survey	1	10/28/2003	View
176	167	Memo from Wells & Associates w/Attachment	18	10/28/2003	View
177	168	Bylaws of Van Ness South Tenants' Association	7	10/28/2003	View
178	169	Minutes for Van Ness South Tenants' Association	1	10/28/2003	View
179	170	Certificate of Good Standing	1	10/28/2003	View
180	171	Letter from Stephen N. Gell Re: Comments on Burke School Petition	2	10/28/2003	View
181	172	Charts of Metro Bus Program and Shuttle Bus Program	2	10/28/2003	View
182	173	Testimony of Pearl Richardson	4	10/28/2003	View
183	174	Chart of Tipping Point for Traffic at Institutions	1	10/28/2003	View
184	175	Traffic Analysis	3	10/28/2003	View
185	176	Testimony of Ruth McDiarmid	5	10/28/2003	View
186	177	Testimony of Susan M. Collins	4	10/28/2003	View
187	178	Testimony of Mary Jean DiPietro	1	10/28/2003	View
188	179	Testimony of Michelle Vricella	2	10/28/2003	View
189	180	Testimony of Susan Benton	2	10/28/2003	View
190	181	Testimony of Richard W. Richardson	2	10/28/2003	View
191	182	Testimony of Barbara Zuckerman	4	10/28/2003	View
192	183	Testimony of Jaynie Simmons	3	10/28/2003	View
193	184	Testimony of Phil Shambaugh	4	10/28/2003	View
194	185	Testimony of Virginia Worthington	4	10/28/2003	View
195	186	Testimony of Donald R. Vereen, Jr.	3	10/28/2003	View
196	187	Videotapes (THIS EXHIBIT IS A VIDEOTAPE PLEASE SEE AT OFFICE)	1	10/28/2003	View
197	188	Letter from Robert Vricella w/Attached Statement Presented at Public Hearin on Oct. 28, 2003	2	11/04/2003	View
198	189	Letter from Thomas P. Brown III w/Attached Motion to Strike Burke & District Department of Transportation Traffic Studies	6	11/13/2003	View
199	190	Letter from Thomas P. Brown III Re: Amended Motion to Strike	6	11/14/2003	View
200	190	Letter from Thomas P. Brown III Re: Amended Motion to Strike	6	11/14/2003	View
201	191	Letter from Shaw Pittman w/Attached Additional Information Requested by the Board	7	11/18/2003	View
202	192	Letter from Cathy Wiss, ANC 3F Re: Information Requested by the Board	2	11/18/2003	View
203	193	Letter from Cathy Wiss, ANC 3F Re: Information Requested by the Board Regarding Howard University	28	11/18/2003	View
204	194	Memo from Michelle Vricella Re: NULS Video Rebuttal of Rebuttal	1	11/18/2003	View
205	195	Letter from Thomas P. Brown III w/Attached Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law	11	11/24/2003	View
206	196	Response to Comment on the Burke School Petition in Support by Stephen N. Gell on Behalf of NULS	4	11/24/2003	View
207	197	Letter from Shaw Pittman w/Attached Proposed Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law	40	11/15/2003	View
208	198	Letter from Shaw Pittman Re: Opposition to Sirius LLC's Amended Motion to Strike	3	11/25/2003	View
209	199	NULS' Finding of Facts & Conclusions of Law and Proposed Order	24	11/25/2003	View
210	200	Final BZA Order No. 17022	25	08/04/2004	View
211	201	Attestation	2	08/04/2004	View
212	202	Petition for Review from DC Court of Appeals	28	09/09/2004	View
213	203	Order to Dismiss the Petition from DC Court of Appeals	3	12/15/2004	View
214	204	Letter from Matthew E. Seiler Re: Compliance with BZA Order	3	10/05/2009	View
215	205	Letter from Matthew E. Seiler Re: The School is in Compliance with BZA Order	3	09/29/2010	View
216	206	Letter from Matthew E. Seiler Re: School in Compliance with BZA Order	3	01/26/2011	View
217	207	Letter from Matthew E. Seiler Re: Enrollment and Faculty Staff Compliance Report	3	01/17/2013	View
218	208	Letter from Matthew E. Seiler Re: Enrollment and Faculty Staff Compliance Report	3	02/07/2014	View

Orders

Orders	Action
Final BZA Order No. 17022	View

Transcripts

Transcript Date	Meeting Type	Action
12/02/2003	Public Meeting	View
10/14/2003	Public Hearing	View
07/15/2003	Public Hearing	View

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