Opinion ID: 2265360
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The Cogeneration Facility as a Commercial Venture

Text: The Coalition contends that Dominion's presence on the University campus represents a commercial intrusion in a residential zone because the electricity generated from the plant would not be delivered directly to Georgetown, but would instead be sold entirely to PEPCO. The Coalition argues that the Cogeneration Facility would therefore generate electricity for commercial sale and profit, and thus fails to constitute a valid accessory use to the mission of the University. The Coalition reasons that the proposed facility is a purely commercial venture and thus is not incidental to University use. Further, the Coalition argues that a Cogeneration Facility is inappropriate for an R-3 zone and therefore nonconforming to other similar uses in the residential area, and thus Georgetown must seek a use variance [16] from the BZA as well as a special exception.