Evening star., 1937-09-26
HEARING SET OCT. G.
ON 3 PROPOSALS.
FOR zON|NG SH|FTS|
Commission Also to Consid-
er Classification Changes
for Alley Properties.
WIDE REVISION ASKED
IN NORTHERN D. C. TIP
Walsh Estates Requests Holding
on Massachusetts, Be Put Under
First Commercial.

Proposals for 33 changes in zoning
classihcations of properties-eight of
them initiated by the District Zoning
Commission-will be considered at a
public hearing at the District Building
beginning at 10 am, october 6. In
addition, the commission will consider
changes in the zoning of 10 alley
properties, making the schedule one
of the heaviest in recent years.
One of the major suggestions of
the commission involves extensive re-
vamping OF the zoning plan for a
larger area near the northern tip of
the District. This is bounded by Whit
tier street. Eastern avenue, Sligo Mill
road and the right of way of the Bal
timore e. Ohio Railroad.
The shifting of the zoning classifi-
cations there is proposed as the result
OF six months of study by planning
experts. Much of the area now is
undeveloped. One effect Of the new
plan would be to eliminate classifica-
tions which permit construction of
fats or apartments in residential
zones, restricting them to commercial
areas which would be provided within
the territory.
Petition of Walsh Estate.
The Walsh estate has pettioned the
commission to change from residential
to first commercial the coming of the
property at 1920 Massachusetts ave-
nue., and an adjoining unimproved lot.
The building there formerly was
rented for Office space by the United
States, despite the residential classi-
flcation, the Commissioners lacking
power to apply their regulations to the
Federal Government.
Proposals made by the Zoning
Commission involve the following:
Change from residential 60-foot c
area to residential 40-foot c area.
all property on the west side of Wis
consin avenue between Calvert and
Garfield streets, which is near Mount
Alto Hospital.
Change from residential A restrict
ed to residential A semi-restricted.
properties on the east side of Thirty
eighth street between Mount Alto
Hospital and Cathedral avenue, plus
some Of the parcels bounded by Ca
thedral avenue. Fulton, Thrty-eighth
and Thirty-ninth streets, as we'll as
lots on the southwest corner OF Thir-
ty-eighth and Fulton streets.
Change on Forty-fifth Street.
Change from A semi-restricted to
A restricted, properties on the west
side Of Forty-fifth street between
Western avnue and Harrison street.
Change from first commercial 60
FOOT G area to residential 4O-foot B
area, property on the north side of
Harrison street between Forty-fourth
street and Wisconsin avenue, now
mostly occupied by flats
Change to residential 40-foot B
area all OF the property on both sides
OF Eighteenth street northeast. be-
tween Monroe and Newton streets.
which now is zoned for first CONNER
eial use; and change to residential
40-foot A restricted area all of the
property on Eighteenth street north
east between Brentwood road and
Lawrence street which now is zoned
for first commercial use.
Minnesota Avenue Proposal.
Eliminate all of the commercial
classification from properties on Min
nesota avenue southeast between Mas
saohusetts and Pennsylvania ave-
nues and from properties on Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast between Min
nesota avenue and Twenty-seventh
street.
Change from first commercial to
residential 40-foot A area certain par
GELS on both sides of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue southeast between the District
line and Alabama avenue.
One of the cases which comes up on
q property owner petition is that of
Raymond Garrity, which has been re-
Jected four times by the commission.
which also won victory over the case
In the Court of Appeals. It calls for
. change from residential 4O-foot A
restvicted area to residential 6O-foot
G area classification for property on
the south side Of Macomb street east
of COnnecticut ayenue