Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-05
ZONE COMMISSION
CHANGES RATINGS
ON CITY STREETS
New Tentative Map Explains
MISUNDERSTANDING Reg
uIatiOns Issued.

Several changes in rating of COM
merciaI streets TO residential streets
land changes of residential streets to
commercial streets are made in the
second tentative use map. issued to-
day by the coming commission OF the
District The revisions were sug-
gested by advisory boards regulating
the use of property in certain sec
lions and streets of the District.
At the same time the commission
issued tentative regulations for build
ing in Washington, which will remain
in force on their final adoption after
August 80.
Changes in the second tentative use
map, under today's orders. follow:
From first commercial to residen-
tial: Patterson street from Rock
Gle.
Connecticut avenue from Jenifer
street to Chevy Chase Circle, except
on west side from Morrison to North
ampton street
Wisconsin avenue from Massachu-
sets avenue to Tilden street.
Butternut street from Georgia ave-
nue. to 4th street.
Georgia avenue from Upshur street
to Brightwood street.
Rhode Island avenue from Florida
avenue northwest to 18th street
northeast.
ResidentinI to Commercial Changes.
From residential to first CONNER
cial:
Sargent road. from Michigan ave-
nue. to the District line.
From second commercial to indus
trial.
All land between Chesapeake and
from Aqueduct bridge to Chain
bridge.
Eastern section of north half of
Analostan Island, making entire half
of island Industrial
These are the outstanding changes
in the city proper. Minor changes
are made throughout the city. In
Anacostia the industrial zone is in
creased by a considerable acreage
with the addition of a large area
surrounding the steel plant. Sew
eral changes in the property abut-
avenue are made.
BY the first ruling on building, the
maps and aliases issued on height,
use and area districts providing limi-
tations on building in these respects
are made part of the regulations.
Schedule of Hearings.
The commission also issued a SEIZED
be held in the next few days in the
boardroom of the District build Ing
The schedule is as follows:
Monday, August 8, 1918 a.m.-Ad-
visory committees 8. Z. 10 and 9. in the
order named. Committees Is and Il
will be heard that afternoon begin
ming at 2:30 o'clock.
Tuesday. August 10-Morning, COM
mittees IL. 16. IS and IA; afternoon
committees 4 and 5.
Wednesday. August 11-Morning
committees and 1; afternoon, c0In-
mittees and s.
Thursday, August 12-Representa-
tives will be heard from the Real Es-
tate Brokers' Association. the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
tion and all public utilities. The
afternoon will be given over to the
Rotary Club. the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations and the general
public.
Friday, August misrepresentation
from the local Board of Trade and
the Chamber of Commerce are ex-
pected to take up the entire day.
Dictionary, With Regulations.
Five closely typewriter pages of
definitions of the words used in the
building regulations were issued.
Among the official building terms
adopted by the commission are:
Apartment house-A tenement.
"Building-A structure having a
roof, supported by columns or walls.
for the shelter. support or Enclosure
Of persons, animals or chattels.
Building area: The maximum