Evening star., 1927-10-10
ATTACK
zON|NG CHANGES
Federation Representatives
Protest Proposed Opening
of "A" Restricted Areas.

Organized citizenship of the District
through it's central mouthpiece, the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
unloosed bitter attack today on pro-
posed amendments to the Zoning regu-
lations which are designed TO open
present "A restricted" areas to semi
detached and community house de-
velopments and to create new area
in which only detached dwellings
would be permitted. The federatio s
fight, made before the Zoning Com.
mission at public hearing in the
board room of the District Building,
was led by James G.. Yaden, its presi
dent. who said he represented 54 or
ganizations which had paid up mem
bership of 35 900. Assisting him were
Hugh f. Frampton, chairman of the
organizations zoning committee, and
a group of representatives of various
neighborhood citizens associations.
Semi-detached houses are now al.
lowed in "A restricted" areas, but on
January 81, this type of construction
would be prohibited under an existing
regulation. The civic organizations
representatives forcibly impressed on
fled with this regulation as it stands,
but that the proposed new classifica
ton of "A detached" areas would re-
move every vestige of restriction of
home owners now in the "a restricted"
zones have against an invasion of
semi-detached houses after January
q.
AbrOgati0n of Rule Seen.
While the proposed "A detached"
area would set aside zones exclusive
ly for the development of single fam
lily dwellings, the protest of the civic
organizations was based principally on
the ground that the effect of the
present "a restricted" area regulation
would be abrogated until the time the
Commission designates properties to
be included in the new classification.
As the opposition to the proposed
amendments gained momentum En-
gineer Commissioner William B.
Ladue, chairman of the commission.
explained that the changes had been
considered because of a difficulty that
would arise after January u, when
semi-detached houses are to be
barred from "A restricted" areas.
The proposed "a detached" area, he
pointed out, probably would be set
up by transferring certain sections
of the present "A restricted" zones
into the new classification.
In opening his attack on the pro-
posed amendments Mr. Yaden de-
clared that the previous action of the
commission in postpOning the date
for excluding semi detached houses
from "A restricted areas had
shaken the confidence of the peo-
pie OF the District in the commits
Sion."
Two IndOrse Proposal.
Representatives of the various
citizens associations who joined Mr..
Yaden in protesting the adoption of
the amendments included Ernest Fl.
Pullman of Manor Park; NJ. w. Lewis
of Mount Pleasant; Cora Van SAINT and
w. L. Dement, of Conduit Road and
John E. Hopkins of Chillum Castle
Heights. r. E. Adams and Clayton
Emig also registered their opposition.
rs did w. c. Miller. a builder, and
James p. Schick, secretary of the
Washington Real Estate Board, who
spoke for it's executive committee.
Rufus S. Lusk OF the Operative
Builders Association and B. +. Saul,
realtor, indorsed the proposed amend
mentS.
-Four proposed changes in the Zon-
ing regulations are being considered
by the commission at its afternoon
session, which began at 1870 o'clock,
following luncheon recess. The prin
cipaI change involves all property in
the b area zone lying south of Cal
vert street and west of Wisconsin
avenue, which it is proposed to change
10 ''B restricted area"