Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-26
LOCAL BOUNDARIES
FOR BUILDING ZONE
AREAS SEEN IN MAP
Publication to Assist Study
of Tentative Rules for
Structures in City.

A map showing the boundaries
of the area zones of the Dis
trict under the tentative regulations
governing the percentage of land
which may be used for building pur-
poses in Washington under the zon-
ing system after September l was is-
sued today by the District zoning
commission.
In area district A. in which de.
|, tached and semi-detached homes will
be allowed, are placed the following
general localities, with the exceptions
| noted:
4 That triangular section north OF
Reservoir street and Potomac avenue
\ Onto which the former merges to.
ward the southwest OF the Distrlct
suburbs), west of Wisconsin avenue
and east of the Maryland line, along
Western avenue.
That section north of r street. east
of Wisconsin avenue and OF western
at the District line) and south and
west of Rock creek, with the excep-
ton Of the Woodley Park section be.
tween Cathedral avenue. 18th street
and Calvert street.
That section north Of Randolph
street, south of the District line. west
of 10th street and east of Rock creek.
That section east of 18th street.
north of Crittenden street: west OF
New Hampshire avenue and south OF
II the District line
II That section south of Crttenden.
north of Varnum, east of Sth street
and west of Rock creek cemetery.
That section north of the soldiers'
Home and Fort drive. west of 18th
street northeast. east Of New Hampshire
avenue and south of the District line.
That section which remains in the
entire northeast section north of New York
L.. D~ 10 y1v-<a RI Nlu
and east OF the Anacostia river.
| With several exceptions all east OF
the Anacostia river to the Maryland
line is placed in the "A" district. Among
the exceptions are the steel plant at
Giesboro point and other commercial
enterprises at Banning and Kenilworth.
Various Exceptions.
Among other exceptions to the entire
foregoing list Of boundaries are Wiscon-
sin avenue, Macomb street, Conduit
road. Connecticut avenue north of Ma
comb street, Patterson street from Utah
nue. to the District line, Brightwood
street from Georgia avenue to North
Capitol street, Butternut street, Rhode
Island avenue. New York avenue and
Minnesota avenue. all of which are
business or commercial streets, and SUBJ
ject to the rulings therefor. Some are
boundaries of subsections quoted here.
This does not influence the section.
H Section b Area.
II Section B, which is set aside for small
L apartments. row houses and residences,
includes the following sections in gen.
eral:
That section north Of M street, south
Of Reservoir street, east Of Potomac
street and west of Wisconsin avenue.
That section in general south of Crit
tenden street. east of 14th street and
Il west of Soldiers Home and the new
4 md Of
Il That section south of Spring road
west Of 18th street, north OF Harvard
| street and east of Klinsle road and the
| Geological Park
That section north Of Rhode Island
avenue. west of 18th street northwest
south of Fort drive. and Upshul
street, exclusive of the Soldiers HON,
grounds. and the filtration plant.
That section south of Virginia ave
nue., north of the War College, cas-
. Of 7th street southwest, and west o
18th street southeast, with the ex
ception of public buildings and tn,
, | navy yard located in these bounds.
; District &C." which is to be uset
for larger apartments and commercial
houses, is scattered throughout tn
city in black blotches, comprisin,
virtually the entire north of tn
business district. above M street, an,
a the western portion beyond 16tl
street, north of B street. Its tol
i nOtCu polu$ 10 XACI i0t6h pidSC. ~ SA
| tends in a finger-shape down from
that place to w street, between 14tl
and 18th streets, broadening out a
Columbia road to the west and a
Florida avenue to the east, until a
its southern extremity it extend
4 from 22d street to New Jersey ave
: nue., along Massachusetts, avenue.
\ District ID comprises the bushes
district. 1t is virtually impossible t
give briefly it's exact boundaries, ex
cept that it includes the space nortl
of B street, west Of New Jersey ave
nue., east Of 18th street, and south o
Massachusetts avenue.
In the entire summing up of thes
boundaries numerous exceptions &C
cur. They may be located through
the use Of the map. which may b.
procured from the District Commits
sioners at the District building.