· 7/29/2004
York Apartments Tenants Ass'n v. District of Columbia Zoning Commission
Citations
- 856 A.2d 1079
- 2004 D.C. App. LEXIS 405
- 2004 WL 2035000
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- concluding that petitioner lacked standing to assert generalized claims that creating a new college dormitory would result in the loss of new property tax revenue, new jobs, and new essential housing in the Downtown area
- explaining a litigant has constitutional standing when they have suffered “an invasion of a legally protected interest which is (a) concrete and particularized, and (b
- acknowledging a litigant’s standing in a zoning case cannot be based on “generalized grievances”
- rejecting argument that time for filing review petition may run from date decision is published in D.C. Register rather than subsequent date of service; “having a uniform filing deadline for all petitioners ... is preferable”
- plaintiffs alleged that construction of mixed dormitory-classroom structure across street from their homes would affect “quiet enjoyment of their homes” and “livability of their neighborhood”
- allegations made by a petitioner which are merely conjectural or hypothetical fail to establish the “injury in fact” requirement for standing
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Judges: Reid, Washington, Nebeker
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