Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-04
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Action on Proposed Hotel
Site Is One of Seven Zon-
ing Changes Granted.

Paving the way for erection Of a
proposed hotel on the site, the District
Zoning Commission at the conclusion
Of hearing yesterday changed the
height limit on the north side of ]
street between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets. from 80 to ITO feet. which will
permit a building to be carried to a
height of 100 feet with setbacks above
the 110-foot limit.
No opposition was raised at the hear
ing. The change was sought by Charles
Henry Butler and William r. Ellis
located in the block. Mr.. Butler said
he has had several proposals calling for
major improvement of the property
which is opposite the Veterans Bureau
Building.
This was one Of seven changes in
coming approved by the commission, l3
other petitions being denied.
Among those denied were petitions
for rezoning of tract of land bounded
by Georgia avenue. Blair road, Gera-
MUM street and the District line to
make possible the development of a
golf course there; and for a change
from residential to first commercial
classification of property on the east
side Of Twentieth street between r
street ana Florloa avenue.
Property Owners Protest.
Groups Of property owners in the two
sections protested that they feared APP
prevail of these two changes would en-
courage a spread of commercial ac-
tivities further into residential areas in
the sections.
The commission also denied a petit
ton by trustees of the Northminster
Presbyterian Church to change from
residential to first commercial the site
OF the church on the southwest corner
OF Eleventh street and Rhode Island
avenue. Reports that the congrega
tlon wished to abandon the church
there and sell the property as a site
Tor gasoline filling station brought
protests from nearby home owners.
Petition for changing restrictions on
portion of the property of the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church, on Patter-
son street between Chevy Chase Circle
and Chevy Chase Parkway, to permit
construction of a Sunday school build
ing was denied, but the coming BODY
recommended that the District Com
misslonerS permit erection of the struc-
ture under present coming restrictions
Inc commission postponed decision
on petitions to change from residential
to f1rst commercial classification of
5.77O square feet of area within the
Westminster Apartment development
along Cathedral avenue to permit
establishment of stores in the building
and to change the coming of the rock
quarry property on the west side of
Connecticut avenue between Newark
and Ordway streets, to permit construc-
ton OF a motion picture theater there.
Zoning Changes Approved.
In addition to the downtown I street
property. the commission approved the
following changes in coming restric-
ticns:
From residential 60-foot B re-
stricted area to residential, 60-foot A
area, the south side OF Harvard street
between Eighteenth street and Adams
Mill road
From residential, 40-foot B restricted
area. to residential, 50-foot B area,
southeast corner Of Thirteenth and
Taylor streets.
From first commercial, 40-foot c area,
to residential. 40-foot B area, both sides
of Fourth street, between Kennedy and
Longfellow streets.
From first commercial. 40-foot c area,
to residential, 40-foot B area, property
at 5508-5512 Second street.
From residential. 40-foot A restricted,
to first commercial. 60-foot c area, rear
lots on east side of Connecticut avenue
between Ordway and Maeomb streets.
From first commercial 60-foot C
area, to residential, 40-foot A area,
Congress road and Nichols avenue