Evening star., 1932-10-11
COMMISSION 0. KS
7zON|NG CHANGES;
p. OTHERS REJECTED
Amendment Easing Restric-
tions on Private Garages
Is Approved.
RULING ON COMMERCIAL
APPEAL is POSTPONED
Industrial Classification Applied
to Areas on Buzzard
Point.

Seven petitions for changes in zon-
ing OF District properties we're approved
and seven others rejected by the Zoning
Commission at its executive session
Yesterday, on pleas given at the public
hearing last Wednesday.
One amendment to the zoning code.
easing restrictions on erection of pri-
I vate garages on the rear portions of
residential lots, was approved and an
other amendment, affecting garages on
commercial properties. was deferred to
another meeting, to be held in about
a week.
lie commission also deferred action
on two petitions for granting CONNER
clal coming for property on the west
side OF Connecticut avenue near Chevy
Chase Circle, at the intersection Of
Northampton street Opposition de-
Veloped against these proposals. The
commission postponed action pending
consideration Of a proposed change in
the highway plan, calling for the open
ing OF Thirty-ninth street from North
ampton street north to the approximate
line OF Oliver street and then turning
right to intersect Connecticut avenue.
Garage Size Limited.
The amendment adopted permits erec-
tlon OF private garages, not exceeding
800 square feet in area, on the rear
lots which are too shallow to meet for
mer requirements of setback from the
curbline. Such garages must not be
closer than 10 feet from the rear Of
the dwelling.
At later meeting the commission
Will pass upon the proposed amend
ment which would increase the area
OF commercial lot which may be oc-
q ctr
the existing 5000 square feet to maxi
mum area Of 10000 square feet. The
proposal affects only commercial prop
critics. The change was urged at the
nearing as means of relieving traffic
congestion in business sections,
The commission approved a change
from residential to first commercial
classification of the properties en- the
east side of Twentieth street between
r and S street, but declined to make
the same change from properties be-
tween street and Florida avenue
Industrial Growth Aided.
Large areas in the Buzzard Point Sec
tion were given industrial or second
commercial classifications in keeping
with plans for industrial development Of
that area. The original petitions were
modified, however. to afford protection
for the residential development of the
Washington Sanitary Housing Corpora
ton and to protect the view from the
War College.
The industrial zoning was given for
squares COS, GOT and 663, and a second
commercial classification was applied to
squares SOB and 658 and to the eastern
half of squares 602, 604. 606, SOB and
6l0. The commission denied a proposal
for industrial zone for the west side of
Half street between o and P streets
southwest.
The commission granted a first COM
mercial classification for property at
2418 and 2428 Virginia avenue.
Property at 1906 < street was changed
from residential to first commercial
classification. The property is just off
Sixteenth street, which is residential
in zone, but adjoins business properties
on K street. The case was similar to
that of the Bugher estate on the north
side of K street, for which commercial
zoning was obtained after a court ruling.
Other changes approved by the COM
mission are:
Property at 933 M street, from resi-
Dental to first commercial; property ON
the north side of Upshur street between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets,
from residential A-restricted area to
residential A-semi-restricted area and
property at 2701 Good Hope road south
east, from residential to first CONNER
cial classification