Woodley Park Community Ass'n v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment

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• explaining “a standard of reasonableness is applied in determining whether an appeal is timely” in interpreting statute which requires party aggrieved by decision in administration of zoning regulations to timely appeal
• petitioners were on notice of revised plans reducing the number of parking spaces when the certificate of occupancy that incorporated the new calculations was subsequently issued
• efforts to resolve dispute through negotiations did not excuse delay in filing appeal; appellant “cannot now escape the harsh consequences of its one year delay in appealing because WSC — its adversary in difficult negotiations — was less than fully candid”
• the only record evidence regarding number of building units was the “essentially unrebutted” testimony of a single witness, who testified according to information and belief; Board of Zoning Appeals’ conclusion, supported only by that testimony, upheld as based on substantial evidence
• delay of one year unreasonable

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