The chairman of the DC Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) postponed the hearing on a proposed gas station at 4975 South Dakota Avenue NE to April 3, 2024 (BZA case no. 17963A). Instructions on how to participate in the virtual hearing are in the hearing notice.
This is the proposal to put a gas station in front of the DC SuperMart/Z-Burger, which is next to a Sunoco gas station and across the street from the McDonald’s. The property is located in ANC 5A08.
The hearing was previously scheduled for January 17, 2024. This is the third time the hearing has been postponed.
The hearing was originally postponed after the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) stated that the agency needed additional information from the applicant, the owner of the convenience store, in order to make a recommendation about the plan. The Office of Planning (OP) stated the agency could not make a recommendation without DDOT’s report. The applicant sought a second postponement in order to have time to meet with the ANC and the North Michigan Park Civic Association.
At his single member district (SMD) meeting on January 22, 2024, ANC Commissioner Gordon Fletcher (5A08) stated that the applicant is considering installing an electric vehicle charging station instead of a gas station. Residents and the ANC have expressed strong opposition to a gas station at this location. In its report, DDOT did note that the agency is working to build out an EV charging network in DC. In public meetings, at least one resident raised the idea of an EV charging station instead of a gas station.
Nothing has been filed with the BZA yet to indicate a change of plans.
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Would love this to be an EV charging station instead of another gas station considering how many are needed. Also, since charging takes longer, the individuals charging their car are more likely to spend more time and money at the DC SuperMart/z burger.
If they change their plans to install an ev charger instead, we should definitely push them to be forward thinking and install an independent Tesla (NACS) charger since that’s what all the car companies are switching to in the next few years.
Suggest sharing your thoughts with ANC Commissioner Gordon Fletcher as well as Carmen Williams, who is the president of the North Michigan Park Civic Association.