Evening star., 1926-06-17
CITIZENS PROTEST
REzON|NC PROJECT
Ask Commission to Delay Ac-
ton in Area Near Ameri.
can University.

Postponement of action on a pro-
posal to rezOne a large territory lying
between American University and the
District Line from first commercial
c area to residential A area, with
provisions for a commercial island
F'rampton, president of the Cathedral
Heights Citizens Association, at
public hearing of the zoning commits
sion today in the boardroom of the
District Building.
The property involved in the pro-
posed change abuts both sides Of
Massachusetts, avenue between Forty
seventh street and the District line,
except the frontage on Massachusetts
avenue between Warren and Forty
ninth streets. The proposed CONNER
cial zone would be created by re-
coming the residential A restricted
property bounded by Warren street.
Forty-eighth street, Fortyninth street
and Yuma street.
Albert E. Walker. representing the
Loughborough Development Corpora
ton, which owns l63 acres of the
property, told the commission that
plans had been made for its early
development and expressed the hope
that the commission would act on
the proposed change without delay.
Want to Study Plans.
Mr.. Frampton explained that the
residents in the community affected
by the proposed change held a mass
meeting last night and delegated him
to appear before the commission and
request that action on the application
for rezoning be deferred until they
get together and plan a comprehen-
sive. systematic and sensible scheme
for developing the entire section"
Opposition to a proposal to reZone
from residential to first commercial
property abutting both sides of n
street between Fourteenth and Fif-
teenth streets was voiced by Dora
Palkin, 144S n street. who also repre-
sented a group Of property owners on
the block. Leonard A. Block. attor-
ney for the applicant for the change.
pointed out that the property. al
though now Zoned residential. is in
effect a commercial zone. as there are
located on the block a dancing acad-
envy, a. modiste, a chiropractor, a no.
tary public. a boarding house for girls.
and in the rear of one house llght
manufacturing plant is operated.
Rezoning Proposal Backed.
w. S. Fitch and f. B. Hancock ap-
peared in support Of a proposal to re-
zone from first commercial to residen-
tial property abutting the east side
OF Eighteenth street northeast be-
tween Newton and Otis streets. They
opposed. however, the building OF
store on one corner of the block. but
Engineer j. Franklin Bell, chairman of
the commission, explained that per
NIT had been granted for the erection
of the busineess establishment and
that it could not be withdrawn in the
event the property is rezoned.
Nine other proposed changes in Zon-
ing also are on the commission q
calendar for consideration today. chief
among them an application to rezone
from 30 to 40 foot height area prop
erty abutting both sides of G street
between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets. except the property abutting
Seventeenth street. 1t is understood
that the applicant for this change
plans to build a large Office structure
on the street.
Capt Herbert Whitehurst, who sue
ceeded Mai. Raymond A. Wheeler as
Assistant District Engineer Commits
sioner in charge of Zoning, sat in for
the first time on public hearing. and
took an active part in the proceedings,