SAAH v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BD. OF ZONING

No. 80-88.

433 A.2d 1114 (1981)

John SAAH, Petitioner, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT, Respondent.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 29, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Cefaratti, Jr., Washington, D.C., for petitioner.

Leo N. Gorman, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., with whom Judith W. Rogers, Corp. Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for respondent.

Before KELLY, FERREN and PRYOR, Associate Judges.


KELLY, Associate Judge:

In this case we are called upon to review a decision of the Board of Zoning Adjustment denying petitioner a variance that would permit him to retain a structure which exceeds the maximum allowable percentage of lot occupancy. We hold that the zoning authorities, having approved, but later cancelled petitioner's building permit, are estopped from denying the variance sought. Therefore, we reverse,...

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