Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-06
BOARD OF TRADE
FAV0RS CHANGES
IN zON|NG PLANS
Association Adopts Report
Made by Special
Committee.


in the proposed coming regulations
for the District. was unanimously
adopted by the Washington Board OF
Trade at a meeting yesterday after
noon in the Willard Hotel. The re-
port, which indorses the zoning plan
in general was submitted to the
board by f. C. Brandenburg, chair
man of the committee of sixty
The recomme ndationS of the board
will be presented to the District
coming commission at the public hear
ings on August 3, 10, IL and II. Tine
committee asserted that it. was
prompted by preponderance of the
Judgment of the business men of the
city" in drawing up the report.
Changes Recommended.
Principal among the changes rec
ommended in. the report are extern
sion of the Industrial area along the
river front and the railroad ter
minals; provision against the agrees
sion of commercial interests into
purely residential sections. unless
residents are willing: adherence to
the present height restriction of 13O
feet for buildings. instead of the pro-
posed maximum of 10, and preserva-
ton of sections predomlnately resi-
Dental, but with stores at convenient
points.
The committee held that the in
dustrial area should include. gen
orally. the land along the trunk line
steam railways entering the city and
along the river fronts; in West
Washington northward to NJ street,
except the south side of that street,
which should remain business
The necessity of coming streets in
residential sections as commercial
streets. to take care of the future
when no places of business are To-
Gated on the streets, was objected
to. on the ground that, residents
should be allowed to decide this
point for themselves.
Commercial Zone Report.
The report on the commercial zone
follows. in full:
That as general rule In zonlnS
streets now in residential districts
for commercial purposes. in blocks
where no business exists on either
side of the street. such blocks shall
be designated as residential until the
owners of same shall petition the
commi ssion for a change. II is be-
lieved to designate an entire street
for commercial purposes at this time.
when as a matter of fact the demand
in that territory will not warrant the
use of such a large commercial ter
ritory for years to come, that all de-
velopment will be retarded and the
land will remain idle for a long
period, thereby seriously depreciating
values on this street and making a
bad and unsightly condition. How
ever ii is recognized that in certain
localities that have not yet been de-
veloped it will be necessary for the
commission at this time to designate
certain blocks commercial with the
idea that from time to time addi-
tional blocks will be designated as
the commercial demand of the terri
tory is developed.
THAT East Capitol street be zoned
hrst commercial from Sd to 5th
street; from 18th to 9Th; the re-
Dental. we recognize in this connec-
ton that stores now exist at the
corner of 18th and East Capitol. but
we are of the opinion that the COM
at %ef shia t u5s Should t be extended
That in blocks along Pennsylvania
avenue southeast east of 9Th street, in
which there are no commercial BUSH
ness at present, be zoned residential
until such time as the property own
ers may petition for a change.
That 18th street east be not now
zoned entirely commercial. That one
block south of Maryland avenue
be commercial; that square 4544 and
the half square Immediately south be
classified as second commercial; that
nue. and Pennsylvania avenue be COM
merciob and the territory between Po-
tomac avenue and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. be commercial.
THAT the triangle bounded by
Maryland avenue. 7th street and Mas
sachusetts avenue northeast. now
classified as first commercial be
changed so as to retain the present
residential character on all abutting
property facing on Maryland avenue
and Massachusetts avenue.
That Bladensburg road. beyond the
Pennsylvania railroad tracks to the
District line, be zoned residential I'M
Quire commercial enterprise.
That Benning road from 18th and
H streets northeast to the Pennsyl-
vania railroad tracks be zoned second
commercial
Rhode Island Avenue Plans.
THAT Rhode Island avenue from its
Intersection with Montana avenue to the
District line be zoned as residential in
all blocks that are now solely occupied
have commercial business now existing
should be designated as first commercial
That 18th street in Brookland be
Zoned commercial north to Michigan
avenue. and that 18th street, now ciassi-
fed as a commercial district, should be
left as residential until such time as
the demand may require commercial
enterprises and the owners of the prop
erty may petition for a change
That Upshur street should be resi-
Dental. with island only for business
purposes at intersection of Georgia ave-
nue. and one block at the Soldiers Home
gate.
That it is inadvisable at this time to
zone Kennedy street commercial in its
entirety, but there should be an island
Tor commercial purposes at the point
where the electric railway turns to the
north, the balance of the street should
remain residential until such time asN
the property owners desire a change.
That Georgia avenue north of Ken
nedy street should not be entirely zoned
for business at this time as indicated
but that the territory between the gov
eminent cemetery and Holly street
should be zoned residential.
That all the territory adjacent to the
Metropolitan branch Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad should be zoned in
dustrial extending as far as Takoma
Park The committee feel that IL is a
serious error not to so classify this t>f-
ritory at this time. Attention is d.
rected to the fact that there are ALREADY
several industries within this territory
and further that even il il is desip
mated industrial it could be used for
commercial and residential purposes.
Connecticut Avenue Zone.
That on Connecticut avenue the
first commercial zone be limited and
instead of extending continuous that
there be substituted islands for com
mercial purposes-one block between
OrdWay and Porter and two BLOCKS
between Upton and Terrace is believed
to be sufficient for the demands of
this territory
That ii is unwise TO designate as
commercial Massachusetts avenue
from University avenue to the Dis
trict line, and suggest an island for
commercial purposes one block west
of University avenue.
Nc<sopph uaSt o. wa.