Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-12
8 coming CHANGES
GRANTEDBY BOARD
IS Petitions Considered at
Session Yesterday of
Commission.

Eight zoning changes were author
lied by the District Of Columbia Zon-
ing Commission in an executive ses-
sion yesterday at the District Building
in which Is petitions were considered.
A public hearing on tie proposed
changes was held February s.
Five lots Immediately west and
south of Gunton Tempe Memorial
Presbyterian Church and near the Sa-
cred Heart Convent, between Newton
and Monroe streets. luSt or Sixteenth
street. were changed from residential
TO commercial property 70 permit The
construction of an apartment house.
Application for a like ruling on nine
other lots in the neighborhood was re-
jected
This application had been vigorous
ly opposed at the pubic hearing by
church and convent officials The
Mount Pleasant Citizens Association
and Mount Pleasant Paren+ Teacher
Association also fought the change.
Zone Made Commercial.
Another petition granted over the
protest Of neighboring property own
ers Was the change to a commercial
status of a frontage of 100 feet on
Wisconsin avenue between Jenifer
street and Western avenue. This
property formerly had been classed as
commercial. but some time ago was re-
soned as residential because of the
contemplated construction of the Wis
consln avenue circle at the District
line.
The commission held that there is
and consequently the owners are en-
titled to use the property for CONNER
cial purposes until such time as the
District is able to go ahead with the
circle plans. The change authorized
yesterday involves only part of one lot
adjacent to property already zoned as
commercial.
The Coca Cola Bottling Co.. was au-
thorized to change three lots at 622 D
street southwest from residential to
commercial for the purpose of con-
Structing garage for its trucks Ap-
plication for three adjacent lots was
rejected.
Other Petitions Granted.
Other petitions granted by the COM
mission follow
Change from residential to first
commercial. two lots on the south
west corner of Eleventh street and
Rhode Island avenue This was con-
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OF the property for an alley.
Five lots at Twentieth street ana
Hillyer place were changed from resi-
dental to first commercial Petition
for sixth lot at 1906 Twentieth ctreet
was rejected.
One lot on the east side Of Ontario
road between Euclid street and
Kalorama road was changed from
residential to second commercial
Two lots at the northeast corner
of Eighteenth and D streets north
east we're changed from residential
to first commercial These lots are
surrounded by residential property and
the change was made to permit a
group of small stores for The resi-
Dental community.
Three lots bounded by Nichols ave-
nue., Atlantic, zenia and Second
streets southwest were changed from
industrial to first commercial
Applications denied by the coming
Commission follow:
A change from residential to first
commercial of eight lots at sol to SIS
Twentieth street.
A change from residential to first
commercial of four lots at 1907 to
1913 G street.
A change from restricted residential
to first commercial of one lot on the
south side of Mckinley street between
Connecticut avenue and Thirty ninth
street.
A change from residential to first
commercial Of one lot at 1913 Ver-
mont avenue.
A change from residential to first
commercial the square bounded by
Call place. D, Fifty-third and Fifty
fourth streets southeast.
A change from residential to first
commercial Of four lots at the north
west corner Of Third and d streets
southeast.