Evening star., 1934-02-16
Exceeding Authority Charged.

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poses.
Exceeding Authority Charged.
J. Barrett Carter of 1874 MCKINLEY
street. an attorney, charged that the
Ioning Commission, III imposing these
conditions, had exceeded its authority.
He is one Of the prime movers among
the property owners and declared to-
day the first move 10 carry out the
commissions order would result In a
court fight. A sufficient number of
property owners. he claimed. would
combine to sue to enjoin the commits
sion in that event
The Zoning Commission. he claimed.
could not legally ignore the terms of
the covenants in deeds to the property
and its powers we're confined to the
simple proposition of either granting
or refusing petitions for rezoning. BY
imposing conditions. he claimed. the
commission had laid itself open for
court action.
DR.. D. G. Davis. another property
owner in the vicinity. also said TODAY
ne would join any movement to block
erection Of the proposed park ana
shop stores if the undertaking is
sought to be carried out in compH-
ance with the Zoning Commissions
decision.
Another commercial zone on Con-
necticut avenue was granted at the
request Of former Senator James z.
( watson Of Indiana and others, af-
fecting 260l to 1859 Connecticut ave
nue. and changing the zone f.,
residential to commercial
10 Cases Denied.
In all, the commission had 20 {
before it, Ten we're granted. some
with notifications, and 10 were de-
MED.
Other coming changes granted we're:
Both sides Of l street between Six
teenth street and Connecticut ave
nue., residential to first commercial.
Southwest corner of Thirty-fourth
and Q streets, residential B restricted
to residential B.
The area bounded on the south by
Madison street and Concord avenue.
on the north by the A restricted and
A semi-restricted area districts the
boundaries Of which are parallel to
ana 100 feet south Of the south build
ing line Of Quackenbos street; on the
west by the east line of Eighth street.
| and on the east by Third streets:
From A to A semi-restricted.
Northwest corner of Farragut
street extended, east of New Hamp-
| shirt avenue. and the unnamed street
l76 feet east of New Hampshire ave-
nue.: Residential B to first CONNER
cial c.
Three rear lots on the east side of
Connecticut avenue between Legation
street and Military road, residential
40-foot A restricted to residential 60
foot c area.
North Capitol Section.
First commercial district on both
sides of North Capitol street on the
east side from Hamilton to Allison
streets and on the west side from
Hamilton street to Rock Greek Church
Cemetery: from Commercial c to resi-
Dental A area
The first commercial area on the
north side of Alabama avenue south
east, between the east line of Twenty
eighth street and the easterly bound
airy Of Parcel 214/86 was extended a
distance of $50 feet from the northern
boundary Of Alabama avenue.
The B restricted area at Benninl
road, Nineteenth and H streets north
east: from B restricted to B area.
Petitions Denied.
Petitions which were denied we're:
Change flom first to second COM
mercial the northeast corner Of New
York avenue and Twentieth street.
Change from residential to first
commercial the southwest corner of
Rhode Island avenue and Eleventh
street.
Change from residential to first
commercial the southwest corner of
Rhode Island avenue and Tenth
street.
Change from residential B to first
commercial C. 1873 and 735 Eleventh
street northeast.
Change from residential to first
commercial, 1880 Columbia road
withdrawn without pretudice).
Georgia Avenue.
Change from residential 40-foot B
to first commercial 60-foot c rear lot
on northeast corner of Gallatin street
and Georgia avenue.
Change from residential to first
commercial, 100 feet frontage on the
west side Of Georgia avenue between
Van Buren street and Aspen street.
Change from A restricted to A
property in the vicinity of Sixteenth
and Aspen streets denied without
prejudice).
Change from residential 4O-foot A
restricted TO first commercial 60-foot
c area a lot on the south side of
Mckinley street west Of Connecticut
avenue.
Change from residential to first
commercial the southeast corner Of
Fourth and v streets northeast.