Evening star., 1932-10-05
REz0N|NG IS ASKED
ON BUzzARD POINT.
Changes in Large Tract Are
Sought to Permit Indus
trial Development.

Petitions for the rezoning of large
tract in the Buzzards Point area IN
Southwest Washington to permit ex-
pansion Of industrial developments
there were presented to the Zonlng
Commission today during consideration
of Is other proposed changes IN use
classifications and two amendments 10
the zoning code.
The entire area Of IA squares OF land
In the Buzzards Point section, lying
south of street and generally between
south Capitol street and the War Col
lege. are involved in the proposed
changes, the area containing approAl-
Inousfrial development of this sec
tion has been stimulated during the
mast wear by official decisions. The
area has been cited by members OF the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission as suitable for this type
Of development and Congress at the
last session passed an act provldlng lor
carving Of railroad connections lhto
the area The Potomac Electric Power
Co now is completing plans for tae
erection of huge power plant IN the
section.
Property Owners Speak.
Affected property owners told the
commission today of these acts iaVorlhs
industrial development in the area.
There was no general opposition TO the
plan.
Charles w. Eliot. director OF planning
of the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission. filed with the COM
mission a request that the areas 10 De
rezoned for industrial use be reduced
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outlook of the War College and also
to nrotect the residential development
in this area of the Washington Sanitary
Housing Corporation. a limited profit
orpanization interested in elimination
IF alley dwellings. This latter point
also was urged by A. P. Clark, 1r.,
architect for the Sanitary Housing
Corporation project.
Both the amendments considered to-
dav by the Zoning Commission are
designed to relieve traffic congestion on
streets by some extensions OF the pro-
visions now permitting erectlon OF
garages. There was no opposition voiced
against either items.
Amendments Quoted.
The first of the amendments resds.
"For the purpose Of determining, the
nercentage of lot occupancy, corner
and triangular lots in the first COM
mercial and industrial D area districts,
when used for public storage garages.
NAV be assumed to have 90 area not
greater than 10000 square feet ana
frontage not greater than 500 1eet on
either of the interesting rfeets
The present regulations limit the
area of such corner or triangular lots
on commercial and industrial zones to
not more than 5000 square feet. the
pllrpose of the amendment is to make
nossibIe DEVELOPMENT of a larger lot.
Adoption Of the amendment was
favored by several petitioners, who
pointed out that the change in the re-
strictions would make such garage de-
velopments economically feasible and
serve to lessen traffic congestion.
The other amendment makes possible
erection of a private garage on reslden-
tial lots which now are too snort IN
depth to meet specifications requiring
the garage building to be set back
certain distance from the curb line. 1t
would be required however, that such
private garages be not closer than 10
feet from the rear of the house. There
was no opposition to the proposal
Proposal Contested.
A contest arose over proposal for
the rezoning of all the frontage on the
east side of Twentieth street, between
Florida avenue and r street, from resi-
Dental to first commercial USE One
property in this area now is being used
for business under temporary injunc-
tion granted by the District Supreme
Court.
DR.. j. Lawn Thompson, seeking the
change, argued that the west side OF
the street Is zoned for business and
this has damaged the residential char
acter of the east side forcing him to
give up his residence there and serv-
ing to increase his expenses. he was
opposed by Col. M. C. Buckley. y. s. A.,
retired who declared there Is large
amount of commercial space on the
street now unused and no further
change should be made until there Is
a need for more commercial area there
Sixteenth Street Change Asked.
c. B. Hurd representing the Acacia
Mutual Life Insurance Co. owner OF
property at 1866 K street. requested
change of the zoning there from resi-
Dental to first commercial use. Inc
property is just west Of Sixteenth street,
which is restricted to residential use, out
faces. K street. both sides of which are
zoned for commercial use. The resi-
DENTAL zone on Sixteenth street now
includes this lot within its restriction
area. The commission was told this
case is similar to that of the Bugher
property on the north side of < street,
which was changed to commercial use
on a court decision.
John B. Harry, represented by Charles
L. Norris. asked for commercial coming
of property at 711-717l2 Twentieth
street, opposite the Law School OF
George Washington University which
they said would be used as a parking
lot for automobiles.
Ringgold Hart requested commercial
classification for property at 933 M
street. now residential. which faces an
undertaking establishment on the op-
posite side of the street. He was sup
ported by A. j. Driscoll OF the Mid
City Citizens Association, and Edward
H. Young of the Logan-Thomas Circle
Citizens Association.