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Application of:

Michael Farquhar

Case Summary:

To construct a detached, two-story, accessory apartment in the rear of an attached, two-story principal dwelling unit in the R-20 Zone.

Address:

1963 39th Street NW (Square 1310, Lot 808)

ANC:

2E01

Relief:

Type	Relief	Pursuant To
Special Exception	As amended, Special Exception from: • The matter-of-right accessory uses of Subtitle U § 250	Subtitle U § 253.4, and Subtitle X § 901.2

Case Type:

Special Exception

Case Status:

Closed

Result:

Approved 3 - 1 - 1

Past Hearing Date(s):

03/29/2022, 03/29/2022, 03/09/2022, 12/08/2021, 10/06/2021

Past Meeting Date(s):

04/06/2022

Property Information:

Square	Lot(s)
1310	0808

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Exhibits

row_num#	Exhibit #	Exhibit Description	Number of Pages	Exhibit Date	Action
1	1	Application Form	1	3/24/2021	View
2	2	Statement of Proficiency	1	3/24/2021	View
3	3	Statement of the Applicant - SUPERSEDED - SEE EXHIBIT #11	28	3/24/2021	View
4	4	DC Surveyor's Plat	1	3/2/2021	View
5	5	Statement of Existing and Intended Use	1	3/2/2021	View
6	6	Architectural Plans and Elevations - SUPERSEDED - SEE EXHIBIT #34A	5	3/2/2021	View
7	7	List of Names and Mailing Addresses of Property Owners within 200 Feet	3	3/2/2021	View
8	8	Letters of Authorization	3	3/2/2021	View
9	9	Color Photographs	4	3/2/2021	View
10	10	Zoning Self-Certification -SUPERSEDED - SEE EXHIBIT #34B	2	4/8/2021	View
11	11	Updated Statement of the Applicant	27	4/8/2021	View
12	12	Cover Letter with Certificate of Service	2	4/8/2021	View
13	13	Summary of Witness Testimony	1	4/8/2021	View
14	14	Form 120 Application	1	4/8/2021	View
15	15	Applicant's Cover Letter Clarifying Relief Request	2	5/14/2021	View
16	15A	Cover Letter: Tab A (ZC Order 20-19)	12	5/14/2021	View
17	16	BZA Referral/PHN to ANC 2E	3	5/17/2021	View
18	17	BZA Referral/PHN to ANCSMD 2E01	3	5/17/2021	View
19	18	BZA Referral/PHN to ANC 3B (Adjacent)	3	5/17/2021	View
20	19	BZA Referral to NPS	1	5/17/2021	View
21	20	BZA Referral to CFA	1	5/17/2021	View
22	21	BZA Referral to OANC	1	5/17/2021	View
23	22	BZA Referral to OP	1	5/17/2021	View
24	23	BZA Referral to DDOT	1	5/17/2021	View
25	24	BZA Referral/PHN to Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 2	3	5/17/2021	View
26	25	BZA Referral/PHN to Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 3	3	5/17/2021	View
27	26	BZA Referral to Council of the District of Columbia, At-Large (Christina Henderson)	1	5/17/2021	View
28	27	BZA Referral to Council of the District of Columbia, At-Large (Anita Bonds)	1	5/17/2021	View
29	28	BZA Referral to Council of the District of Columbia, At-Large (Robert White, Jr.)	1	5/17/2021	View
30	29	BZA Referral to Chairman of the Council (Phil Mendelson)	1	5/17/2021	View
31	30	BZA PHN to Property Owner within 200 feet	7	5/17/2021	View
32	31	BZA PHN to Applicant (M. Moldenhauer/Cozen O'Connor)	6	5/17/2021	View
33	32	Letter in Opposition from Michael J. McDuffie	2	05/24/2021	View
34	33	Returned PHN	2	06/01/2021	View
35	34	Applicant's Cover Letter with Updated Plans and Revised Self-Certification	2	6/30/2021	View
36	34A	Updated Architectural Plans - SUPERSEDED - SEE EXHIBIT #39A	6	6/30/2021	View
37	34B	Revised Self-Certification	3	6/30/2021	View
38	35	Returned PHNs	4	07/19/2021	View
39	36	BZA Attestation	1	7/20/2021	View
40	37	Returned PHN	2	07/19/2021	View
41	38	Letter of Support from Thomas and Sarah Strike	1	8/18/2021	View
42	39	Applicant's Prehearing Statement	7	9/15/2021	View
43	39A	Prehearing Statement: Tab A (Architectural Plans) - SUPERSEDED - SEE EXHIBIT #86A	6	9/15/2021	View
44	40	Letter in Opposition from Richard and Linda Hall	8	09/20/2021	View
45	41	DDOT Report	1	9/22/2021	View
46	42	Request for Party Status in Opposition from Richard L. Hall	8	09/22/2021	View
47	43	Certificate of Service	2	09/23/2021	View
48	44	Affidavit of Posting	4	9/23/2021	View
49	45	OP Report	7	9/24/2021	View
50	46	Letter in Opposition from Kristina Kostial	1	09/27/2021	View
51	47	Letter in Opposition from Angela Lovino	3	09/27/2021	View
52	48	Letter in Opposition from Forrest Bachner	2	09/27/2021	View
53	49	Letter in Opposition from David Bachner	2	09/27/2021	View
54	50	Letter in Opposition from Matthew Zvolenski & Jill Hicks	2	09/27/2021	View
55	51	Letter in Opposition from Gail Juppenlatz	2	09/28/2021	View
56	52	Applicant's Motion to Strike Expert Witnesses and Irrelevant Arguments of Opposition Party	2	9/28/2021	View
57	52A	Motion Form	3	9/28/2021	View
58	53	Letter in Opposition from George L. Weidenfeller	2	09/28/2021	View
59	54	Comments from Cathy F. Spencer	1	09/29/2021	View
60	55	Letter in Opposition from May Vaughan	1	09/29/2021	View
61	56	Letter of Support from Amanda Lepof and Clint Burkholder	1	9/29/2021	View
62	57	Letter in Opposition from Stacy & Rich Davis	2	09/30/2021	View
63	58	Letter in Opposition from David L. Gardner MD	2	09/30/2021	View
64	59	Letter in Opposition from Patterson Clark	8	09/30/2021	View
65	60	Letter in Opposition from Carol A. Baume Ph.D	2	09/30/2021	View
66	61	Letter in Opposition from Robert & Barbara Sanderman	2	09/30/2021	View
67	62	Letter in Opposition from Cathy Spencer	2	10/01/2021	View
68	63	Letter in Support from David Hunter Smith	1	10/01/2021	View
69	64	Letter of Support from Walter Stone	2	10/1/2021	View
70	65	Letter in Opposition from Beth McKinnon and Ann Carper	3	10/01/2021	View
71	66	Ltr. from Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes - SUPERSEDED - SEE EXHIBIT #79	3	10/01/2021	View
72	67	Letter in Opposition from Eric Langenbacher	2	10/01/2021	View
73	68	Opposition Party's Rebuttal to Applicant' Motion to Strike Expert Witnesses	9	10/01/2021	View
74	69	Affidavit of Maintenance	1	10/1/2021	View
75	70	Letter in Opposition from Tremaine Gregory and Matthijs Schuring	2	10/01/2021	View
76	71	Letter in Opposition from David Rosenberg	1	10/04/2021	View
77	72	Letter in Opposition from Benjamin and Erin Vaughn	2	10/04/2021	View
78	73	Letter in Opposition from Carolyn Ehardt and Ben Blount	3	10/04/2021	View
79	74	Letter in Opposition from Nan Bell	2	10/04/2021	View
80	75	Letter in Opposition from Stephen and Linda Barker	1	10/04/2021	View
81	76	Letter in Opposition from Linda R. Brooks	2	10/04/2021	View
82	77	Letter in Support from James and Sheriden Ward	1	10/4/2021	View
83	78	Letter in Support from Ellen Loughran	1	10/4/2021	View
84	79	Communications Between Ann Carper and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton	4	10/04/2021	View
85	80	Letter in Opposition from Michael J. McDuffie	2	10/04/2021	View
86	81	Letter in Opposition from Lenore G. Rubino	8	10/04/2021	View
87	82	Applicant's Request for Postponement	2	10/4/2021	View
88	83	Letter in Opposition from Carolyn Ehardt and Ben Blount	3	10/12/2021	View
89	84	BZA Memo - Board Granted Party Status to Richard & Linda Hall; Postponed to Hearing on December 8, 2021	1	10/13/2021	View
90	85	List of Witnesses-October 6, 2021	1	11/01/2021	View
91	86	Applicant's Cover Letter with Updated Architectural Plans and Motion to Late File	2	11/19/2021	View
92	86A	Updated Architectural Plans and Elevations - SUPERSEDED - SEE EXHIBIT 92A	6	11/19/2021	View
93	86B	Motion to Late File	3	11/19/2021	View
94	87	Party in Opposition's Request for Postponement	3	11/23/2021	View
95	87A	Certificate of Service	3	11/23/2021	View
96	88	Applicant's Consent to Party Opponent's Postponement Request	2	11/24/2021	View
97	89	BZA Memo - Granting Postponement to March 9, 2022	1	12/02/2021	View
98	90	ANC 2E Report in support of postponement	1	12/4/2021	View
99	91	Letter in Opposition from U.S. Department of Interior	1	1/11/2022	View
100	92	Applicant's Supplemental Prehearing Statement	3	2/16/2022	View
101	92A	Supplemental Pre-hearing: Tab A (Updated Architectural Plans)	6	2/16/2022	View
102	92B	Supplemental Pre-hearing: Tab B (ZA Interpretation)	4	2/16/2022	View
103	93	Letter in Opposition from Jordin & Bev Cohen	1	02/23/2022	View
104	94	Letter in Opposition from Lenore G. Rubino	10	02/28/2022	View
105	95	Letter in Opposition from NPS	1	3/1/2022	View
106	96	Letter of Authorization (Richard Hall)	1	03/02/2022	View
107	97	ANC 2E Report	2	3/5/2022	View
108	98	Request to Postpone from Richard Hall	4	3/7/2022	View
109	99	Applicant's PowerPoint Presentation	25	3/7/2022	View
110	100	Party in Opposition - Cover Letter Enclosing PowerPoint Presentation, Outline of Testimony and Resume	2	03/08/2022	View
111	100A	PowerPoint Presentation from Richard Hall	14	03/08/2022	View
112	100B	Outline of Testimony for Guillermo Rueda, AIA	2	03/08/2022	View
113	100C	Resume of Guillermo Rueda, AIA	7	03/08/2022	View
114	101	PowerPoint Presentation from Patterson Clark	5	03/08/2022	View
115	102	List of Witnesses-March 9, 2022	1	03/10/2022	View
116	103	BZA Memo - Postponed to Special Hearing on TUESDAY, March 29, 2022	1	03/10/2022	View
117	104	Applicant's Supplemental Statement	6	3/16/2022	View
118	104A	Supplemental Statement: Tab A (Subdivision Plat)	2	3/16/2022	View
119	104B	Supplemental Statement: Tab B (1938 Plat and Deed)	3	3/16/2022	View
120	104C	Supplemental Statement: Tab C (Office of Planning Historic Alley Buildings Survey)	19	3/16/2022	View
121	104D	Supplemental Statement: Tab D (Burleith Bell Article)	12	3/16/2022	View
122	104E	Supplemental Statement: Tab E (Contractor Letter)	2	3/16/2022	View
123	105	Richard Hall's Response to Applicant's Supplemental Statement	9	3/23/2022	View
124	106	Letter in Support from John Harrison	1	03/28/2022	View
125	107	Letter in Opposition from Stacy & Rich Davis	3	03/28/2022	View
126	108	Pages from Code Deed	2	03/28/2022	View
127	109	PowerPoint Presentation from Patterson Clark	16	03/28/2022	View
128	110	3rd Letter in Opposition from Michael McDuffie	2	03/28/2022	View
129	111	Richard Halls' PowerPoint Presentation	14	03/28/2022	View
130	112	Updated Applicant's PowerPoint Presentation	29	3/28/2022	View
131	113	List of Witnesses-March 29, 2022	1	03/30/2022	View
132	114	BZA Memo - Decision Meeting April 6, 2022	1	03/31/2022	View
133	115	Decision and Order	14	12/07/2023	View
134	116	Attestation	1	12/07/2023	View

Orders

Orders	Action
Decision and Order	View

Transcripts

Transcript Date	Meeting Type	Action
04/06/2022	Public Meeting	View
03/29/2022	Special Public Hearing	View
03/09/2022	Public Hearing	View
10/06/2021	Public Hearing	View

Videos

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Board of Zoning Adjustment Special Public Hearing on 03/29/2022	View
Board of Zoning Adjustment Public Meeting on 04/06/2022	View
Hearing Hearing on 03/09/2022	View
Meeting Meeting on 04/06/2022	View
Public Hearing Public Hearing on 03/29/2022	View

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