Evening star., 1932-09-24

cations to industrial to permit the power
plant project.
Another petition coming before the
hearing october concerns land ldent1-
fed with Buzzard Point. 1t calls for
changing the zoning of the east half of
Square 654, bounded by Half, First, Q
and streets southwest, from residential
to industrial classification.
The foe 7onng os tef. Of saa
west of-the street, includes the property
at 1906 K street. A petition calling for
the change of the coming of this prop
erty to first commercial is scheduled
for the October 5 hearing. All the
property in this block west Of 1906 K
street is in the first commercial use
zone. The case is similar to that OF
the Bugher property on the north side
of K street just west of Sixteenth street,
for which commercial Zoning was OBJ
aimed after the case had been carried
to the District Court of Appeals. Mel
ther property has frontage on Six
teenth street. Movements to give Six
teenth street commercial status has
been met with vigorous opposition.
The other borderline case arises in
the petition for the change of the zon-
ing from residential to first commercial
use of the east side of Twentieth street,
between Florida avenue and r street.
Similar petitions have been before the
commission three times. The commits
sion has waived the time ordinarily re-
quired before the case could be heard
again, due to action by District Supreme
Court granting the owner of property
on the northeast corner OF Twentieth
and r streets permission to use the
premises as q tea room, pend-ng the
outcome of litigation over the case.
The commission also will near argu-
ments on alternative petitions for CIV
ing a commercial status to property on
the west side of Connecticut avenue.
lust below Chevy Chase Circle. This
petition is associated with plans OF the
District Project Board for the opening
and paving of Thirty-ninth street in the
stretch at the rear of the lots concerned
in these petitions. Under this plan
Thirty-ninth street would be carried
from Northampton street north to the
line of Oliver street. approximately, then
turn right to intersect Connecticut ave-
nue..
Change from A restricted to resi-
dental A semi-reStricted classification
is sought for lot $50, square 2644,
being property on the south side OF
Upshur street between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets. :,
Change from residential and second
commercial classifications to industrial
zoning is asked for property on the
west side of Sligo Mill road, between
Rittenhouse and Peabody streets north.
east. This property. consisting OF
slightly more than seven acres, mas
frontage on one side on the Metro
politan Branch of the Baltimore q
Ohio Railroad and on the other races
the property of the Eastern Star Home
other proposed zoning changes are
as follows:
From first commercial to second
commercial use, property In the area
bounded by Wisconsin avenue, Isarrl-
son and Forty-fourth streets, LOCATED
south of the street railway car barn.
The property has an area OF approxl-
mately $4,000 square feet.
From, residential to f1rst commercial,
property at I'll to 71712 Twentieth
street, located between G and H
Wslfageon sd npR9S1teu ahs RtSper Oh
From residential to first commercial,
property at 933 M street. The rest
of this block to the east Is commercial
and the west ends are zoned for resi-
dental use.
From residential to first commercial.
rear portions Of property at 2617 and
2619 Fourteenth street, between Eucnd
and Feirmont streets. The front 100
feet cf these lots now have CONNER
cial status.
From residential to first commercial,
property at 327 Fifty-sixth street
northeast.
From residential to first commercial,
property at 2701 Good Hope road
southeast.
From residential to first commercial
property at 24l8 to 242S Virginia