“We know that having access to that shelter would be a life saving resource for people in the neighborhood,” one West End resident says.
The vote to end single-family-only zoning may be over, but the political divisions it exposed are likely to continue.
Apr 05, 2017
Last Two New Homeless Shelters Get Zoning Approval
Despite organized opposition from neighbors in Wards 3 and 5.
Jul 12, 2013
Zoning Rewrite Will Keep Parking Minimums Intact Throughout Much of D.C., But Not Downtown
Harriet Tregoning, the director of D.C.’s Office of Planning, just made some big news as far as the city’s developers, smart-growth advocates, and car owners are concerned.
The Post reports that Vince Gray, Eleanor Holmes Norton and Darrell Issa are considering loosening the Height Act that keeps buildings in D.C. short and squat when the city is running out of land.
The D.C. Zoning Commission has proposed a change to the city’s zoning rules that would allow yoga studios more flexibility in where they choose to set up shop.
Oct 07, 2011
Mendelson Wants to Ease Restrictions on Gun Stores
If you want to open a gun store in the District these days, you’d be limited to locations that were 300 feet away from schools, churches, recreation centers or playgrounds. One member of the D.C. Council wants that to change.


