Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-06

and occupied Tor Such use prior 70
acning and therefore not subject to the
coming regulations. None OF the three
was required by law or regulation to
secure a certificate or pay q fee.
THE standardization of these regula-
tons has never been resolved into q
definite policy calculated to carry out
the intent Of the law or the regula-
tons"
Reports Alleged Violations.
The report then gives six instances OF
alleged violations OF the regulations In
each case stating names, dates and ad-
dresses.
~ Certificate Of occupancy issued
for q hotel and apartment drug store.
According to the files the certificate was
authorised by the Commissioners on
condition that entrances and exits be
within the building and that there be
ne outside display, in accordance with
the coming restrictions in residential dis
trietS Considerable remodeling was
done without = building permit.
There Is great deal of outside dis
play. The net result Is that a corner
drug store and lunchroom catering to
the general public has been established
in a residential district in violation Of
the coming regulations.
90 Certificate was issued before the
construction OF the building had start
ed. This building when finished did
not comply with the regulations; there
fore. when the inspector of buildings
issued this certificate he virtually APP
proved q number of violations of the
regulations. Obviously 1t is dangerous
practice to certify. before structure
has been completed that 1t complies
with the building regulations.
Into r.
nit was issued permitting the applicant
to build "one auto top show lone story
as per plane" No permit for raEing
could be located, although there had
been q two-story dwelling on the prem
iSes Just prior TO this date, which must
have been raZed. Under this permit
q two-story brick and stucco building
was put up and the lower floor used
as an auto repair shop. No mention
Is made Of the additional story In the
inspectors reports. although there was
mention Of some unstated change In
the plans Later. building permit to
establish a public garage on the prem
ises was issued. A public garage may
be permitted In q first commercial dis
triet, but any auto repairing must be
merely incidental to the main business.
In this case, however. auto repairing
was the principal business. Two days
later certificate Of occupancy was is
sued to the first floor of the two
story brick building as a public garage
ignition and battery service, accessories
and auto salesroom," Although this
was an original certificate, the fee
charged was so cents instead Of 81, as
prescribed by regulation. The occu-
pancy of the building was more accu-
rately described by the sign Auto Re-
pair Shop placed over the door than
1t was In the certificate Of occupancy.
The net result is that an auto repair
shop has been established and Is OPP
rating in a zone In which the Zontng
Commission has decreed that no auto
repair shops shall be permitted.
shop In Prohibited Zone.
az Auto repair shop This building
was used as a storeroom by the District
Electrical Department from April ],
1923, until May 81, 1926. 1t is located
In first commercial zone, where auto
repair shops are prohibited. Certlflcate
of occupancy was issued May IA, 1925,
for Public Garage. Buick Service, Bat
terry Service, Starting, Lighting Igni-
ton In spite of the use specified on
the certificate, the establishment is, in
fact an auto repair shop. Although
this building has been occupied as
Department for three years, and was SO
occupied at the time the application
was filed. the applicant represented that
the place had formerly been used as a
public livery stable. There Is a nota-
ton on the application indicating that
o police survey had been made in
August, 1920 but the record OF this
could not be located This is another
case where an auto repair shop has
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contrary TO the regulations.
90 Public garage, filling and service
station and auto repair shop are being
operated at this location. which is
Eoned irst commercial. The adjoining
property owners gave their consent to
the establishment of filling station
only. LaCer they were notified by the
police of the intent to build public
garage. but there is nothing in the
record 10 show that they consented to
this use. Part Of the main building is
occupied as an auto repair shop. A
large sign over the door proclaims this
violation of the coming law in no UNI
certain manner, but apparently 1t has
not been discovered by the building
| inspectors staff nor by the police
90 These Two buildings are In a
residential district and have been oc-
cupied fer Arst commercial uses for
| some time prior to August 80, 1920.
| Both buildings have been structurally
altered under permits issued by the
| inspector of buildings since the coming
| regulations became effective. These
alterations we're in direct violation or
the coming regulations.
The report was based on investiga-
tons made by F. j. Queenin and n. p.
Evans, and was forwarded to the Com
niissioners by Herbert D. Brown, chief
| Of the Bureau of Efficiency.