Evening star., 1924-06-19
APARTMENT HOUSE
EXCLUSION ASKED
Home Owners in Several Sections
Protest to Zoning Body.
Erection Is Defended,

Erection Is Defended.
Apartments versus residences was
the basis for most of the arguments
presented to the Zoning Commission
today at a public hearing at the
District building on sixteen proposed
rezonings.
Home owners in general opposed
encroachments of apartment houses,
declaring them deleterious in
fluence to the community. while those
favorinG apartment houses based
their contentious on the good apart
ments accomplished in relieving
housing shortage.
Plea From Georgetown.
Led by John Ihlder, Georgetown
residents asked for restricted zoning
in b area Of the residential prop
erty bounded by r street on the north
Parkway on the east and 35th street
between = and r, and 37th street
between NJ and P on the west. A
number of members of the GEORGE
town Citizens Association requested
this change Owners Of property in
the NiCiHlty VI III hihu ~ SNA ~
objected to two parcels being In
cluded. These parcels are the apart
ment house group surrounding Kew
Gardens.
The commission had covered about
half a dozen of the sixteen topics at
noon time, and indications were that
they would continue at the hearing
throughout the afternoon. Decision
will be announced later. after the
commission holds an executive ses-
sion.
Changes Under Consideration.
The following changes are being
considered:
Macomb street between ldaho ana
Massachusetts avenues northwest
Change frontage on both sides from
first commercial &C. area to residen-
tial "A restricted area.
The Georgetown tract above de-
from "B, area. which
permits apartments, to B restricted
area virtually prohibiting them.
Property located on both sides or
Harvard street between Mount Pleas
ant street and the Geological Park
Change from "a" "B" and &c" areas
to "B restricted" area On this prop
erty Percy S. Foster, as trustee for
the Roger Williams Memorial Baptist
Church, in a vigorous protest against
apartments, pointed out that erection
Of one would hurt the appearance OF
the main approach to the geological
Park.
Two squares bounded by Cathedral
avenue, Woodley place and Calvert
street, and abutting squares facing
the west side of Woodley place. be-
tween Cathedral avenue and Calvert ,..
area to "B-restricted' area. Guy S.
Johnson, speaking to this point, rep
resenting eighteen of twenty-three
home owners on Woodley place.
stated that permission to erect An
apartment house in their neignoor-
from homes and destroy the beauty
of the cmmunity.
Lots Are Taken Up.
Two lots located on the east side
of gard street, between Bancroft and
California street, change from "A
restricted to "B restricted" area
This was just reached about noon
time.
east side of Phelps place, near Cali
fornia street, change from "A re-
area to &C" area, from resi-
Dental to commercial.
Lots in square 209S. located on
s2d and s4th streets-Change from
"A restricted" to "A" area.
Square S11, bounded by 4th, 5th, +.
and F streets northeast-Change from
second commercial ID area to resi-
Lot in square 463, located on south
west corner of 9th and Maryland ave.
nue. southwest-Change from second
to residential.
The following proposed to be
from residential to hrst com
lots iocateo AT sne
land avenue southwest: lots in square
1860. located in line Of Northampton
street between Connecticut avenue
and 3ath street; frontage on both
sides Of 8th street northwest between
@ and p streets.
Seek Change to Commercial.
The following proposed to be
changed from residential, 'B' area.
and 40-foot height, to first CONNER
cial, CO. area, and 60-foot height
Lots located on north side of Rhode
Island avenue between I'd and Sd
streets; lots located on south side OF
same street between same blocks.
A small triangular area in lot 801.
square 2957, near Kalmia road between
Alaska and Georgia avenues. proposed
to be changed from residential Are
stricted" and forty-foot height to first
CO. and sixty foot height.
Lots Is and is, square SO, located
on southwest corner of Half and K
streets southeast, proposed to be
changed from second commercial to
Ninety-two parcels located in vari-
Gus squares near Rock Creek, and else
where, which were originally exempted
because of objection from the allot-
ment in "A-restricted" area when that
was created on October 81. 1928. in
which a number OF large operators
are interested. proposed to be changed
from "a" area to "A-restricted" area.
Other items coming before the board
include the proposals to amend zoning
regulation so that consents for fra
ternity houses will not be required in
the &C" area; to amend the regulations
to change definition of "B-restricted"
area in a technical manner