Evening star., 1936-11-25
TWO SAFEGUARDS
AGAINST NOX|OUS
BUSINESS ADDED
Zoning Commission Amends
Regulations, Banning IS
Industries.
80 OTHER TYPES MUST
HAVE B0DY'S SANCTION
Amendments Adopted After Issue
Developed Over Proposed
Abattoir in Northeast.

ADattolr IN Northeast.
Additional safeguards against nox-
ious business and industrial activities
which might blight surrounding areas
In the District have been established
by the zoning Commission by two
to its regulations.
One of them, approved late yester-
day at an executive session of the
following a public hear
ing, places IS new types of business
in the list of uses barred outright
from second commercial districts as
defined by the zoning maps.
The second amendment, approved
at the same time, establishes a list
of 80 types of industries or manufac-
turing plants which may be permit
ted In industrial zones only If their
plans are approved beforehand By the
Zoning Commission.
The amendments were proposed by
the commission after the issue had
developed over the proposed construc-
ton Of an abattoir in Northeast
Washington by Adolf Gobel Co., Inc.
which now is before United States
District Court for determination.
Second Hearing Seen.
A second public hearing on the
same subjects may be called in the
near future as a result of some OBJ
jections raised at the hearing yes
terday morning. Protest that busi-
ness enterprise might have to spend
several hundred dollars preparing de-
tail plans for review by the commits
sion and then lose an order for
permit was made by one witness,
David B. PEBBLES, a chemist. Some
other questions were raised by Bates
Warren, an attorney representing
Barber & Ross and James e. Schwab.
The amendments we're adopted as
proposed by the commission. however.
because of the fear that applications
might be filed for permits for the con.
struction of an abattoir or other SINH.
lar uses over which the commission
sought to extend its control by adop-
ton of the two new amendments.
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen said
if it is found the two new amendments
were working hardship they could be
reconsidered at a later hearing and
possibly modified.
Businesses Barred.
The IS new business enterprises
which are barred from second COM
mercial areas are: Assaying, bag
cleaning bottle factories, distilleries.
fish canning and smoking -four mills
or elevators. glass factories. rendering
or processing of slaughter house
refuse. rancid fats or dead animals:
hair factories: iron. steel or copper
works; concrete or mortar plants:
pulverizing of charcoal or coal; starch,
glucose or dextrine manufacture:
sugar refineries and tetra ethyl lead
precipitate or liquid manufacture.
To these the commission added
Uses similar to those uses enumerat-
ed in this section" which would leave
determination of what other uses are
included to the Interpretation of the
Zoning Commission. Previously there
were 81 classifications barred from
second commercial areas.
Must Have Approval.
The second amendment requires
that the APPROVAL Of the zoning Com
mission must be obtained individually
for any of the following uses before
permits for them may be isued, even
though the sites of the enterprises
are located in industrial zones:
Abattoir: ammonia, bleaching
powder or chlorine manufacture: bag
cleaning establishment: blast furnace;
boiler works: distillation of coal, wood.
bones or tar: distillation of turpentine
or varnish: emery cloth manufacture:
manufacture or storage of fireworks
or explosives: fish canning, curing.
grinding or smoking; garbage incin-
Grafton other than in municipal
plants or that incidental to operation
of hotels. restaurants, apartments or
dwellings; manufacture of glue, size
or gelatin: rendering or processing or
storing of slaughter house refuse or
dead animals; iron, steel or copper
works; manufacture of lime, cement.
gypsum or plaster of paris; manufac-
ture of concrete or mortar; manufac-
ture of petroleum or asphalt; manu-
facture of pyroxylin or celluloid; pull
verizing of charcoal or coal; sewage
disposal plants; smelling of iron;
manufacture of soap; stock yards;
manufacture of sulphuric. nitric or
hydrochloric acids; tanning, curing
or storage of raw hides or skins;
manufacture Of tetra-ethyl lead pre-
cipitate or liquids; vinegar manufac-
ture: wool pulling and securing, and
yeast plants.
To this list the commission added
the "catch all" phrase of uses which
are similar to those uses enumerated
in this section"