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

code and the provisions of these regulations
provided that nothing in this section snail
prevent the continuance Of the present occu-
pancy or use of any premises or Of an! en-
lsting building. Certificates of occupancy aud
compliance shall be issued within 10 days after
written application therefor, or. If erection
or alteration of buildings is contemplated, with
IN 10 days after such erection or alteration
Is completed to the point Of agailability Tor
occupancy and use. record VI all cer'ihcates
snaIl DE Kept on file in the office of the In
spector OF Buildings and copies shall be fur
! n.sneo, on request TO any person having a
ings affected. a fee of two dollars shall be
charged for each original certificate and fifty
cenls Tor each copy thereof. No permit for eS-
shal pe issued before application has been
maze Tor certificate of occupancy. No build
ans . Or premises may he occupied until such
certihtate shall have been issued Section MI
-Piats All applications for hnidinc permits
shai be accompanied by plat i'll duplicate,
n i,. 10 scale. showing the actual dlinen-
Siohs or the recorded lot To- he built upon.
az puiininSs existing upon said lot. the size
or 'he building to be erected. and such other
I'M Information AS may he necessary 10 provide
ior me enforcement of these regulations A
careful record of such applica lions and pats
snail he Kept in the office of the inspector of
suiniihss. No yard court or other open space
iT"Niac'i about any building required by
,hese regulations shall be used as a yard,
court or other open space for another building.
section ANlI-General Provisions. When a
street as shown on the highway plan is not
pubic property and is not indicated being
III any helght. AREA district, the desi,
hatioh OIL the adjoining square or parcel shall
eAteau TO the center line of said street. When
ever a portion of any district is indicated upon
the Height. Area and Use Aliases as strip
FnraiIeilhg an opened unopened street, the
"il'h OF ms strip. unless de1imited on the
atlas by lot. lines otherwise. shall lac as
shned 10 be 1876 feet measured at right angles
from the nearest building line of the street TO
winch 1t Is parallel and ad jacent. Bindings of
a non-conforming ard buildings whose
height or percentage of lot occupancy exceeds |
that authorized in the district in which located.
when damaged by fire, explosion. act Of God or
estimated cost of restoration does not exceed
Of the actual value Of the build
lngs Just prior to said damage. shall be con
sldered AS partially destroyed and may be
restored Provided, That frame building
that has been damaged by fire or otherwise
more than one-half of its original value shall
be restored within the fire limits as provided
by the building regulations of the District of
Columbia. These regulations are subject to
all limitations imposed by Act of Congress ap-
proved March l. 1920 public No. 1873. Goth
Congress-. The provisions of these regula tons
shall I've enforced by the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia. and said Commissioners
are hereby authorized to interpret and apply the
same. Appeals from the decision Of the Com
missioners Of the District Of Columbia may be
taken TO the Loning Commission. CHARLES
w. kCTI, LOUIS BR0WNLOW. c. $. RID
LEY, ELLIOTT WOODS, Zoning Commission
Of the District of Columbia. Washington, D.
C., August 80. 1920.