Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-12
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which was filed with the commission
| by Mr.. Weaver today, holds that the
zone law is a wise provision, provld-
ed it is wisely applied. but asks that
the tentative program be amended as
That heights of buildings as now
provided by existing law be. not
changed in so far as they relate to
first and second commercial areas, as
applied to the urban districts.
That the first commercial district
be extended to include F and G
streets west of 18th street, where
they are used by the Capital Traction
lines.
be limited to four stories rather than
a definite height.
That in the residential area pro-
vision be made for apartment houses,
schools, hospitals and institutions OF
more than four stories, provided the
land area is sufficient to prevent said
structures from robbing adjacent
property of light and air.
Would Extend Industrial.
That the industrial area should be
extended with a view of accommodate
population of Washington city for
many years in the future. Industrial
areas proposed are now practically all
occupied. This extension should in
clude land adjacent to all trunk steam
railway lines entering the city, the
land on the water fronts not now oc-
cupied by parks, the land lying be-
tween the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
and the river south of Chain bridge,
the land south of NJ street to the Po-
tomac river, west of Rock creek to
Aqueduct bridge and the land on the
eastern side of the Anacostia river
from Benning southwark to the Dis
trict line traversed by and adjacent
to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
tracks
That the first commercial areas
along the avenues and greater streets
radiatipg from the city. be restudied
with a view to curtailing the space
proposed. This is for the reason tina,
this land. zoned as proposed. will not
be utilized for many years to come
Several Carried Out.
Several of the suggestions made in
the foregoing resolution have been
carried out by the coming commission
in its latest tentative program, par
ticularly that relating to the estab-
lishment of an industrial zone be-
Chain bridge. and reducing the COM
mercial areas along the avenues.
Referring to the suggestion to ex-
tend the first commercial district to
include F and G streets west of 18th
street. Mr.. Weaver said:
I'VE do not believe that the tentative
plans are broad or comprehensive
like to see the business area ex-
tended from the Union station south
and west to the river, including every
thing south of NJ street"
What about 18th street," asked
Commi ssioner Brownlow.
| of that" said the real estate repre-
sentative.
Discusses Limited Heights.
The witness then took up the ques-
ton of limited heights. and said that
a really fine residence of three stories
could not be Constructed within the
limit of thirty-five feet. The Com
missioners pointed out that where there
was a fifteen-foot yard on each side
the height limit was forty-five feet
and that much of the territory where
fine residences might be expected to
go up was in the ffty-five-foot area.
Mr. Weaver, however, held to the
point in the report that the limit should
be in the number Of stories and not the
height in feet.
81 think sometimes We depend too
of government buildings and marble
palaces" he continued. I'VE should
realize that we must have a city of fine
residences If we are to have really
beautiful capital"
The Commissioners had some discus
sion as to the recommendation that the
industrial areas be extended Commits
sioner Kutz insisted that most of the
industries needed to cater to the Wash
ington population would be permitted in
the second commercial zones, which Mr..
Weaver had previously said were more
extensive than necessary. Mr.. Weaver
said that plenty of room should be pro-
yided for bakeries. ice plants and cleo
tric light and power plants. and Col.
Kutz said that all such industries would
be permitted in second commercial
zones. Abbatoirs and asphalt plants
were among the industrials barred from
commercial zones that Mr.: Weaver said
might be established in Washington to
the betterment Of the city.
zoning Objection Made.
Objection also was made by Mr.
avenue in the vicinity Of the bureau
lof standards as first commercial. He
admitted in resonse to questions from
Commissioner Kutz that business
usually followed the car lines, but
said that because of the natural
beauty of the section in question II
would be an exception, as it wos &c
admirably fitted for residences Of the
best type. In conclusion he expressed
the warmest sympathy for the COM
mission in the problems it had to
meet and the effort it was making In
| behalf of a more beautiful city.
Railroads Indorse Stand.
Representatives of the Baltimore
and Ohio and the Pennsylvania rail-
roads appeared before the commission
and indorSed the stand taken by the
trade bodies of the city that more
space for industrial development
should be allowed adjacent to railroad
yards and tracks
F. D. McKenny presented this sug-
gestion for the Pennsylvania system
and W. I. Bishop, industrial agent OF
the Baltimore and Ohio. voiced the
same views for that system George
E. Hamilton. COUNCIL for the Baltimore
and Ohio In Washington, also s/Sed
the commission to take a more liberal
viewpoint in laying off the industrial.
| areas adjoining the railroad trackage
passing through the city.
Mr.. McKenny, speaking for the
Pennsylvania system. told the com.
mission that it's trackage between
| Long bridge and the Anacostia yards
! touches on, some property that has
been zoned residential, first CONNER.
| cial and second commercial. He ex.
l pressed tho belief that the property
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