The ANC will meet for its June session next Monday night. The meeting will kick off at its usual time of 6:30 pm at Visitation Georgetown Village at 1801 35th St. (zoom link here).
The full agenda is below, but I wanted to highlight one particularly notable item.
And that is the new zoning relief application that was recently filed by Call Your Mother. The shop was operating under a zoning order that was issued in 2020. But some of the nearby neighbors objected to the order and appealed to the courts. The court rejected a chunk of their arguments but remanded the case back to the Board of Zoning Adjustment to reconsider two particular issues.
When the BZA finally met earlier this year to reconsider the case it concluded that the original zoning relief that was sought was fundamentally in error. (It gets rather legalistic, so I won’t bore you with the details). They dismissed the original zoning application that was first applied for in 2019. So the store is back to the drawing board. Theoretically, since the case was dismissed the store has been operating outside of compliance with the zoning code. The city, however, allowed the store to continue operating in recognition that, while incorrect on the law, the original zoning order was nonetheless legally issued and the store has relied on that ever since.
The store, however, can’t rely on this forbearance forever. It needs to reapply for the correct zoning relief. And the ANC will decide next week what position it will take on the application. The nub of the matter is whether the store can receive a special exception to operate as a prepared food store. It’s not really an exaggeration to state that the store’s continued existence at 35th and O is very much at risk. So, if you’re excited at that prospect or livid, come out Tuesday to see how it goes down!
Here’s the full agenda:
The Georgetown Metropolitan 
reminder: we are meeting at Georgetown Village