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

which are, in their Judgment, necessar! ~.
| public health. safety and comfort. Assessment.
| for one-h half the cost Of the same will be mace
! as provided in public Act III approved ."S -
9TH, 1894. All persons interested IN nv
posed work are notified that the ns uniI,
will give a public hearing at the Distrlrt pun -,
ing on Wednesday. September ioth' 49, -
ten O'Clock AN, in the Board Room OF ,' she
said Commissioners. to amy ana al peiSon'
| may desire to object thereto:
! Northwest Section: Construct cement cur .
| and lay cement sidewalk on the east size U,
| Marlboro Place between Shepherd SIRE, re- a ~,
| TAYLOR street at an estimated cost OF sl-o' y.
| be assessed against all property abuttlns saia
\ work. Lay cement sidewalk on both slaes Oh
Sth street between Butternut street anu Ieu"1
| street at an estimated cost OF $3.50 10 pe 10
srssed against lot l, square :9eI ana parst
| 163 81 abuttirg said work. On the west s's
| of Goth street between Albemarle street anu
| Brandvwine street at estimated cost OF
1888 to be assessed against all properly apu'
| ting said work. On the north side or ShepheFa
| street between 3rd street and Atm street AT an
| estimated cost of S9iS to be assessed aealhS'
| all property abutting said work. On 'he Hoi'i,
side of Shepherd street between 4th street ana
Illinois al estimated cost OF sioe 10
I've assessed against all property abuttinG saiu
work. On both sides of Shepherd street De
tween Illinois avenue and 9th street at an es',,
mated cost of S2O02 to be assessed against an
property abutting said work. On the north slur
of Shepherd street between 9th street ana 'th
street at an estimated cost of Sl437 10 pt
assessed against all property abuftns sara
work. On the south side Of Shepherd street De,
tween 9th street and 7th street at an estimated
cost of S366 to be assessed against all propert!
abutting said work. Pave alleys with Vitrlneu
block. asphalt block or concrete. rave aiisy
in square 1885 ut an estimated cost OF s4-s'
Pave alley in square o543 at an estimated cost
| of Sls01. Pave alley in square 1859 al an esu-
mated cost of $685. Pave alley IN square
1884 at an estimated cost of S292I. Pave un.
improved alley in square gu AT an esllHatea
cost of $3.50
Northeast Section: Set bluestone curb on
both sides of Badensburg road from end OF
present asphalt pavement to Mount ollvet road
at estimated cost of $500 TO be assessed
against all property abuttng said work. 'oh
struct cement curb and gutter on the norm
side of Neal street from Montelio avenue east
ward to lot g. square 1868 at an estimated cost
of $127s to be assessed against al property abnt
ting said work. lay cement sidewalk on the
north side of Girard street between North Cap
itol street and alley east in square 5.oo at an
estimated cost Of Sa6o to be assessed against
all property abuttng said work. On the north
side of Rhode Island avenue between -.ni
street and kearney street AT an estimateu eost
of 1890 to be assessed against all lots In
square 1913 admitting said work. rave alleys
with vitrifed block, asphalt block or concrete
Pave alley in square 1882 ut an estimated
cost of $1i61.
Southeast Section: Set granite curb on the
east side of 18th street between T. street and
Kentucky avenue at an estimated cost OF SluO
to be assessed against all lots in square 1915
abutting said work. Construct cement curb and
lay cement sidewalk on the north side OF Pleas-
ant street between Nichols avenue and 15th
street at an estimated cost of S2osl to be
assessed against all lots in square 1871 abut-
ting said work. On the south side of Pleasant
street between Nichols avenue and 18th street
at an estimated cost of Sc143 to he assessed
| against all lots in square $500 and square o199
abutting said work. Lay cement sidewalk on
the east side Of Nichols avenue between Hor-
ner place and Upsal street at an estimated
cost of $la7l to be assessed against all lots in
square 5000 abutting said work. LOulS
BROWNLOW, CHARLES W. kUTZ, Commits
sioners D. C. au3O. 81 ,se1011
ZONTNG COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT
of Columbia. Washington. August 80 ls. %
gress approved March l, 1920. entitled An
Act to regulate the height: area and use OF
buildings in the District OF C9i4 I'M tb ana , 70
poses public No. 153. Goth Congress, pro.
vides that within six months after passage OF
said Act and after public natiee ana 4eathe
of Columbia into certain districts to be known
respectively as Height, Area and Use Districts,
height and area of buildings thereafter to be
erected or altered therein. and the purposes
for which buildings and premises therein may
Zoninc Commission after public notice and hear.
ing as prescribed by law has established. ana
by these regulations and maps ascGm H. ing
and use districts and it does hereby adopt
the following regulations. under the authority
Of said law and subject to the penalties pre-,
of said regulations. The height, area and
use districts prescribed in said regulations
are shown on the accompanying SET the Oh nrsn d
boundaries of the districts are shown In the
'.Ofhcial Height. Area and Use aliases. on
of the District of Columbia. These maps and
aliases are hereby made parts of said reguia-
tions. These regulations shall become effective
en- and after August 80, 1920. and shall re-
main in force until modified or amended by
subsequent regulations adopted by said coming
Commission after public notice and hearing as
Irvx-
Superseded by these regulations the Building
Regulations shall remain in full force and ei-
feet. Section I-Defnitions For the purpose
Of these regulations, certain terms and words
are herewith defined as follows; but such den
uitions shall not be held to modify or AFFECT in
any way the legal Oh
words used in the present tense include the
future; words in the singular number include
uumber include the singular number; the word
.'lot' includes the word plot; the word
building includes the word Structure;
the word SHALL is mandatory and not direc-
tory Any words not herein defined shall be
construed defined or construed in the Build
ing Regula tons. Accessory Building: sub
ordinate building located in and occupying
not more than 80 per cent of the rear yard
of the main building, whose use is incidental
to that of the main building, and which does
not exceed Is feet in height above the ground
level. Alley: public way designated as an
alley in the records Of the Surveyor. District
of Columbia. Apartment: A household unit
u
occupancy by one or more persons. Area: See
Building Area. Building: A structure having
a roof supported by columns or walls for the
shelter. support or enclosure Of persons. ami
mails or chattels; and when separated by d.
vision wall from the ground up each portion
of such building shall be deemed separate
building. Building Area: The maximum hari-
zontal projected area of building and its ac-
cessory buildings, excluding open steps. ter
races and cornices. building Line: A line be-
yond which property owners or others have
no legal vested right to extend a building
or any part thereof, without special permission
and approval Of the proper authorities; ordi-
and private property. but also applied to a
building restriction line. when recorded on the
plats Of the Surveyors Office, District of Co
iumbia. Cellar. That portion of building
below the first floor joists, the floor of which
is more than one-half the clear ceiling height
below the adjacent ground. Such story may
not be used for habitaton. Community House:
group of not more than three buildings so
designed as to give the appearance Of a single
building and erected simultaneously. Depth of
Rear Yard: The mean horizontal distance be-
tween the rear line of the building and the
center line Of the alley where alley exists,
otherwise the rear lot line. Depth of Lot:
The mean horizontal distance between the
front building line and the rear lot line.
District: Sections Of the District Of Columbia
the area or the use of buildings and premises
are the same. Enclosed Court: An open un
occupied space surrounded on all sides by walls.
or by walls and lot line. Garage: Any
premises used for housing of steam motor
driven vehicles, or where such vehicles are
equipped for operation. repaired or kept for
hire or sale. not including exhibition or show
rooms for model Height of Building: In
the 1f0-foot, s5foot and 55-foot height dis.
tricts the height is the vertical distance from
the level of the curb opposite the middle Of
the front Of the building to the top of any en-
closure wall or to the highest point of the roof
Provided, that in the 55-foot height district in
the case Of II building located a terrace the
height above the curb level may be increa sed
by IN amount equal TO the height of the terrace
above the same curb level but not to exceed
5 feet. In the 40 foot height district the