Evening star., 1926-09-24
CHANGE IN z0N|NG
EXTENDED TO 1923
Another Year Allowed Before
observation-disclosures Rule Is
to Be Effective.

The date Of making effective the
coming regulation permitting the erec-
ton of only detached houses in A re-
stricted areas, was extended for one
year by the Zoning Commission at an
executive meeting today in the Dis
trict Building. The regulation was
scheduled to go into effect January 1,
next, but the time was extended to
January /. 1928, in order to allow the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission to make a comprehensive
study of the A restricted areas, with
view of making possible modifica-
ton in the types of houses which
might be erected on property so
zoned.
The A restricted area regulation,
forbidding any type Of house except
detached, has been the target Of real
estate operators and operative build
ers ever since its adoption. The
builders have insisted that there is
noted general negative attitude to-
ward group housing, either in semi
detached. community, row or apart
ment buildings, regardless Of the fact
that a great bulk Of the population
live in these buildings.
May Modify Rules.
BY extending the time limit for a
year. semi detached houses will be
permitted in the A restricted areas
as we'll as detached homes. It is pos
sible. according to members of the
commission, that the Park and Plan
ming Commission will recommend
some plan in the meantime which
will provide for the erection of types
of houses other than detached in
the A restricted areas as long as no
interference Is caused with the light
and air requirements.
The Park and Planning Commission
is expected to give serious considera-
ton to the plan of Frederick L.
Olmstead, one Of its members, for
the construction of economical single
family dwellings arranged in groups
or rows of moderate length. Mr..
Olmstead believes that these rows Of
dwellings should have enough side
yard open space between successive
groups to produce an airy, open,
cheerful effect and avoid the monoto-
nous. crowded shut-in effect that re-
suits from unbrOken rows of great
length or even shorter building
masses when separated from each
other only by occasional side yards
OF the minimum size permitted under
present z0ninS regulations.
Action was taken by the commits
sion on the 16 proposed changes IN
zoning considered at the public hear
Ing Wednesday,; as well as several
which were taken under advisement
after the July hearing.
90-FOot Limit for Plaza.
The proposal to create a uniform
height area of 80 feet in the first COM
mercial zone in the vicinity of the
Union Station Plaza was one of those
approved. The Commission of Fine
Arts gave it's Endorsement to this plan.
The proposed rezoning of property
bounded by Indiana avenue, New Jer-
sey avenue, D. street and Second
street from first and second CONNER
cial D, 90-foot height, to second COM
mercial d. 110-foot height, was ap-
proved only in SO far as it applies to
square 573, property owned by the
Acacia, Mutual Life Association. A
,rezoning of this square was asked by
the association in order to erect q
large home office building. 1t did not,
however, request a change in the
zoning of the other property in the
territory considered by the commits
sion.
Other changes approved follow:
Change from residential 3, 40-foot
height, to first commercial c, 60-foot
height, property at the southeast