Evening star., 1937-01-24
45 ZONE CHANGE
PLEAS SCHEDULED
Commission Faces Heaviest
Schedule of Cases
Since 1920.

Ine heaviest Scnedule OF cases since
zoning originally was Instituted In the
District in 1920 Is slated for public
hearing February before the Zoning
Commission in the board room of the
District Building. No less than As
applications for changes in the use OF
properties will be considered.
Because of the length of the list, the
commission has announced that only
the first IA cases will be called before
1:30 pm. on the hearing date Two
days may be necessary to conclude the
hearing.
Several cases which have been heard
before and rejected, are contained in
the list published yesterday by the
commission. One of them comes back
to the commission after travelling
through the District courts to the
United States Supreme Court. This
involves the question of erection of an
apartment house at 2609 Woodley
place.
High Court Denied Writ.
The high court on December 28 de-
MED an applica ton for a writ of cer-
tiorari in this case and this left stand
ing the decision of the United States
Court of Appeals, instructing the COM
mission to change the zoning from a
restricted row-house class to residen-
tial A, B or c area, which would
permit an apartment.
The commission. in another case. Is
asked to extend the commercial zone
on the east side of Twentieth street
between r and S streets, on which is
located the Parrot Tea Room. The
commission previously had granted
commercial usage for a part of the
property.
Commercial zoning also is sought
for property at 1880 Columbia road,
north of the intersection with Con-
necticut avenue. Commercial zoning
also is requested for properties at 1905
L street and at 1856 Calvert street.
Bates Warren. representing the
Samuel Ross estate. asks change in
the classification of property at the
southwest corner of Fortieth and War;
ren streets, to permit construction of
apartments. Property on Wisconsin
avenue near the District line is in
volved in a petition for a change from
residential to first commercial. The
property was classed for residential
use when the Park and Planning
Commission considered development
of circle at Wisconsin and Western
avenues, but the reversion to COM
mercial use is asked because those
plans have not been carried out.
First Commercial Zone Asked.
First commercial coming for lots on
the east side of Connecticut avenue.
between Legation street and Mill
tary road, Is asked by an agent for
Fulton r. Gordon, real estate operator.
The Chevy Chase Land Co. has Pc
titioned for changes of zoning on
numerous lots near commercial prop
critics along Connecticut avenue, to
permit apartment house projects.
This would involve property on both
sides Of Fessenden street, between
Connecticut and Nebraska avenues,
and on both sides Of Nebraska avenue,
SOaiAiNNVit dNCIluO anu
enden street. 1t also would involve
properties in the rear Of commercial
property abutting Connecticut avenue
between Fessenden street and Ne
braska avenue.
First commercial zoning is asked for
store purposes for two lots at 3430
and 1892 Connecticut avenue, north
of the Uptown Theater, and another
proposal would permit a parking lot
on the opposite side of the avenue
in the same block.
The commission itself offers for
public consideration a change from
residential "A" restricted to residen.
tial "a" area for eight lots near the
northwest corner of Colorado avenue
and Longfellow street. The commits.
sion has denied twice such a change
for three Of these lots and q test of
the ruling has been taken to the
United States District Court for Agnes
Auth.
Varied Changes Proposed.
A variety of changes is proposed
In the zoning Of the Simmons tract,
In the area bounded on the north by
the proposed Tuckerman street north
east, by the District line, by Sligo
Mill road northeast and by the right
of way Of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road east of Blair road northeast. A
part OF the proposed changes would
permit development of apartments.
The commission has proposed
changes in the area east Of the Munic-
ipal Center site to bar developments
there of heavy or Objectionable types
of second commercial uses. It pro-
poses to change from second to first
commercial class the property east
Of Third street, lying between Con-
stitution, New Jersey and Louisiana
avenues and D street.
Extension of second commercial
zoning for property at l331-1341 I
street northeast and for 13l5 Florida