Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-30
OFFICIAL NOTICES.


the front building line to the rear yard. Street:
a public highway designated US a street ave
nue. nue.. or road on the records Of the surveyor;
building included between the surface of any
floor and the surface Of the next floor above
H. or II there be no floor above 1t then the
space between such floor and the ceiling next
above 1t; provided. that cellar shall not be-
considered n story. Square Land so designated
on the records Of the Assessor. District OF
Columbia. Structural Alterations: Any change
in the supporting members of building. such
as bearing walls OF partitions. columns, beams
or girders. excepting such alterations as may
he required for the safety of the building.
Section lI-Use Districts. In order to regu-
iafe me location OF commerce, business, trades
and industries and the location of all buildings
designed occupied for specified uses. the
District of Columbia is hereby divided into use
districts. of which there shall be four known
as: IA Residential tbl First Commercial
,,c) Second Commercial. I'D Industrial. These
districts are shown upon the map attached
hereto. designated as the Use Map" Except
as hereinafter provided, no building shall be
erected or altered, shall any building or
premises be used for any purpose other thah
Is permitted in the district in which such
building or premises is located. Section III
kesldentia! District. In the residential dis
trict all buildings and premises, except as
other~lse provided in these regulations. snail
he erected for and used exclusively as l. Dwell
Ines. =. Apartment houses or tenements. d
D Churches. 6. Private clubs. Z. Hospitals
or sanitariums. s. Institutions of an educa-
tionnl' philnnthropic or eleemosSnary ena mar
acter. Q. Transportation rights of way or pas
senger stations. 10. Farms, truck gardens,
nurseries, or greenhouses II. Sand: graz, .o "l
clay pits. r. The usual accessories i11a1ea
on the same lot with these various hniid'hss
not involving the conduct OF business. put
including the office of physician. dentisl or
other person. when situated in the same nW Nv
ing or apartment used by such person as HIS OF
her place of residence and including also one
private garage or private stable, located .,, hot
less than so feet back of the front ouiiulns
line in a tireproof compartment as part
Of the main building, and including also nome
occupations engaged in by the occupants OF u
dwelling not involving the conduct VI pu JUG
ness on the premises; Proviano, t trau nv name
plate not exceeding one square 1oot III ara;
and bearing only the name ana oceupa'a"n VI
the occupant shall be 90 allowed as as ab bpn,e
occupation as permitted under TINS section
Provided. that in the residential nistre' ID
public garage where no repair Inotad Or an
larged IT, when permit is issued there are on
file with the Commissioners OF the nis's... =,
Columbia, the written consents OF tne me-, oM -, >
of Is per cent of ta) the property Wl,hih ahe
square where it is proposed to estapnsl e1ec.
or enlarge such garage, ana tol any o.
property within 200 feet OF the proposeu I ga
iishment and not separate there1roin pS
street. Provided. however. that no part Oh
said garage shall be within % feet OF any
street building line. In computing tne ar "a
of consents required under this regulation. SO
much of the property as is used as public
garages or stables shall be counted as con
scnting. And provided. further, that pri o
steam or motor driven vehicles and not
appurtenant to dwelling may De erected
without consents when located on 1eet OF
more back of the building line OF the nearest
street, If abutting and opening directly upon
public alley. The Commissioners OF Lhe
District of Columbia may issue permits ior
n period of not more than one year Tor the
erection in the residential district of buildings
for commerce industry, where snch ouiid-
ings are incidental to the residential deVlop
n1ent; and may issue permits for temporary
use of premises by fairs, circuses or carnlvais
upon compliance with the police regulations
Of the District of Columbia Section "
mercial district all buildings and all premises
except as otherwise provided in this reguia-
ton. may be used for any use permitted IN the
residential district, or for any, other use eN-
cept the following: /. Automobile repair shop.
. Bakery employing more than persons lsee
proviso below. g. Blacksmith or horseshoelns
establishment. 4. Bottlng works. 8. Cartlng,
express or hauling yard or storage yard otner
than for fuel. 6. Contractors plant or storage
thereof. z. Cooperage. g. Laundry employ
O. Lumber yard 10. Public garage or public
stable (see provso below) IL. Stone yard.
L.. Storage or baling of scrap. paper. rags or
mercial district. IA. Any kind of manufac-
ture other than manufacture clearly incidental
to a retail business conducted on the premises.
Provided: Printing shops and the publishing
of newspaper may be permitted in the first
commercial district Provided: A bakery or
laundry employing more than persons. milk
distributing station or public garage in which
the repair facilities are incidental to its
primary use for storage, may be established or
erected in the first commercial district If when
permit is issued there are on file with the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia the
written consents of the owners of 10 per cent
of the property within 200 feet Of the pro-
If such establishment fronts on public alley
and no part of it is located in building any
portion of which is less than so feet back
from any building line. consents of the owners
of two-thirds of the property within 80 feet
of the proposed establishment shall be re-
CURED. No consents will be required for the
named in the preceding paragraph nor for the
erection of additional buildings used for these
purposes If they are within 35 feet Of any wall
of a lawful establishment used for any one Of
these purposes: Provided however, That no
part of such establishment erected without
consents shall be located within so feet of
computing the area of consents required under
this regulation, much of the area of all
property as is used as q bakery. laundry or
milk distributing station, or public garage or
stable, shall be counted as cOnsentng. The
Commissioners ct the District of Columbia may
permit car barns and electric suh-stations to be
commercial district when such car barn or
electric sub stations is in the judgment of the
Public Utilities Commission necessary to the
public convenience and welfare. Section v
Second Commercial District. In the second
commercial district all buildings and all
premises except as otherwise provided in these
In the residence district or the first COM
mercial district. or for any other use except
the following: I. Abattoirs. .. Acetylene gas
or chlorine manufacture. 4. Arsenal. 5. As
phalt manufacture or refining. 8. Blast fur
mace. Z. Boiler works. 8: Brick. tile terra
10. Celluloid manufacture or treatment IL.
Coke ovens. II. Creosote manufacture or treat
ment: ID. Disinfectants manufacture. H.
Distillation of bones coal or wood. 15 Dye
stuff manufacture. 16. Exterminators and in
sect posons manufacture. II. Emery cloth and
sondpaper manufacture. is, Fat rendering.
81. Gas cheating illuminating) manufac.
ture. %. Glue, size gelatin MANUFACTURED
% Gun powder manufacture or storage "a
Fireworks or explosives manufacture or stor-
age. %. Incarceration reduction of dead
animals 1ai q farnase ss Lamp black
90 Oil cloth or linoleum manufacture. 30
Oiled. rubber or leather goods MANUFACTURE. 81.
Ore reduction. 81. Paint, oil. shellac. tur-
pulp manufacture. 81. Petroleum refining or
storage. 30. Potash refining. So Printing ink
manufacture: 81. Pyroxylin manufacture. 49,
er. 40. Rolling mill. Al. Rubber, caoutchouc
or gutta percha manufacture or treatment. AZ.
Salt works. 49, Sauerkraut manufacture A.
Sausage manufacture. As. Sam~niI. 46. Ship
yard. At. Shoe backing manufacture. al
Smelling Of iron. 10. Soap manufacture. 90
Soda and compound manufacture. 81. Stock
yards. 81. Stone mill or quarry. 81. Stove
polish manufacture. "a. Sulphuric nitric or
hydrochloric acid manufacture. SIS. TaIlow
Tanning. curing or storage Of leather raw
hides or skins. 81. Tar distilIation or manu-
facture. 81. Tar roofing tar waterproofiny
50. Tobacco (rhewinc) manu-
facture or treatment so. Vinegar manufac-
ture. 81. Wool pulling and securing. %
Yeast plant, 49, And those uses which have
been declared nuisance in any court of record
or which may be noxious or Offensive nv rea
son Of the emission OF odor, dust. smoke, gas