Evening star., 1926-06-18
ZONE COMMISSION
MEETS TOMORROW
Will Act on II Proposed
Changes in Regulations
Considered Yesterday.
Th. zonins Commission will meet in

The Zoning Commission will meet in
executive session tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock to take action on the Il
proposed changes in the coming reEu'
Jations considered at public hearing
yesterday in the boarCroom OF lhe
district Building.
The principal change proposes inc
fezoning OF a large territory living be-
tween American University ana lhe
District Line from first commercial.
e area TO residential area. WIN
provision for Commercial tslanu
In the center. Hugh NJ. trampton.
president of the Cathedral helghts
Citizens Association, urged the COM
mission to postpone action on the
epplication for this change in order
TO give the people in that territory an
opportunity to submit a Comrrehen
@sive, systematic and sensible plan
for developing the entire section.
Hits "piecemeal" System.
, Charging that the present system
eof operation OF the AoninS Noiiin.
sion is faulty because it deals with
the question of zoning piecemeal and
sresponds TO special conditions or local
pressure rather than to broad ana
general planning, Horace w. PeaSlee,
chairman of the committee on zon1ns
spf the Washington Chapter. Ameri.
scan Institute Of Architects. advocated
a review of the entire coming situa,
ktiop by the new National Capita
Park and Planning Commission at
special meetin: Yesterday afternoon
Of the Zoning Commission.
Mr.. P5aslee also urged that the
Commission defer putting into effect
some of the nendnS sweeping reSu-
Ia tions" until after the Park and
Planning Commission survey. Par
ticular reference was made 10 the
recently adopted amendment to the
zoninS regulations which will permit
the erection only of detached homes
with two side yards in A restricted
areas. The amended regulation will
1not become effective until January !,
1927.
Louis Justement another member
Of the architects committee. and +.
r. Saul OF the Washington Board Of
Trade supported Mr.. Peaslae's recon-
mendation. Mr.. .Justement also en-
,.haSiZed that the commission should
not give to much weight To the
recommendations of civic orra MIA
tions in regard to zoninc matters. a $
their members do not have sufficient
technical knowledge of the zonins
situation
=
Yhat the Zoning Commission has sc-
romplished and is accomplishing all
that could be expected of IL under
the present system of operating. said
Mr.. Peaslee but that the system Is
faulty in that it deals with the sub
tect piecemeal instead of along more
general lines, and that it is somewhat
negative in character, responding to
special conditions for local pressure
rrather than TO. broad and general
planning.
Cites Attitude Toward Rows.
For instance. there is noted a gen
eral negative attitude toward group
housing either in semidetached. com
munity. row or apartment buildings.
regardless of the fact that the great
bulk of the population lives in these
buildings. The result has been their
exclusion from area after area with
out definite provision for their eXpan-
sion in other desira bic areas. so that
the land available for their construc
ton is appreciated in value until II
has seriously affected the cost to the
home owner. which cost has been
passed along upon his shoulders.
1T has been the policy of the com
mission to let zoninS lag. TO follow
up and meet conditions as they arose:
but it is submitted that it is time
for a review of the Zoning situation.
Congress, in its recent legislation. has
already provided the machinery by
which this review can he obtained
1t has definitely authorized the new
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission to study and make recon-
mendationS on coming. and our com
mittee asks only that the ZoninG Com
mission request of the Planning Com
mission this general survey at the
earliest possible moment. deferrine
putting into effect even pending
sweeping regulations until such time
as some preliminary report can be
made.
The committee assures the com
mission that it heartily supports the
Fundamental idea of Zeninc. but it is
seriously concerned over the prospect
Of test cases carried to the courts
by individuals who may feel that un
fair regulations are being adopted"
Albinos are found among almost