Evening star., 1938-05-22
CITIZENS OPPOSE
BOARDING HOUSES
Sheridan Circle Group Ask
Zoning Commission for
Protection.

Property owners of the Sheridan
Circle area have petitioned the zon-
ing Commission for protection against
expansion of boarding and rooming
house operations. it was revealed yes
terday when the commission an
nounced the agenda for the June pub
lie hearing to be held at the District
Building Wednesday.
One of the "a proposals to be con-
sidered calls for change from B
restricted area to "A" restricted area
for properties on both sides of Twen-
tv-second street. between Decatur
place and Massachusetts avenue NV,
on both sides of r street between
Twenty-second street and Florida
avenue and on the west side Of Florida
avenue between r street and Massa-
chusetts avenue
Swanson Among Signers.
Among the signers Of a petition
urging this change. which would for
bid any further extension of boarding
and rooming house uses. are Secre-
tary of Navy Claude A. Swanson; :;
Dwight F. Davis. former Secretary OF
War and former Governor General Of
the Philippines; George Hewitt Myers,
William D. Leahy, Kate Willard Boyd,
Emily H. Wilkins, Sallie A. Fremont,
Judith M. Buck. Laura Amber Sas-
seer. F. Moran McConihe. Charles C.
Glover, jr.; Coleman Jennings. Mary
r. Slocum, Alfred w. johnson. Mary
L. McQuade, Spencer S. Wood, Edith
S. Gerry, Louise Bolt and Lucy M.
Elierson.
A change from "a" restricted to
"a" area has been requested for prop
erty on both sides of Highland avenue,
between Piney Branch road and
Eighth street NV. which would per-
nit the construction of apartment
houses.
Development of a motion picture
theater and a park and shop center
is said to be contemplated under an
other petition which calls for extern
sion OF first commercial zoning to
property on the north side of Good
Hope road and Alabama avenue, east
of Twenty-eighth street Sc.
Rezoning Of Area Asked.
The commission also will hear argu-
ments on a proposal to change from
"A" restricted to first commercial the
classification of property on both sides
of Taylor street between Eighteenth
street and Argyle terrace NV. 1t is
reported park and shop development
is planned there.
In connection with plans for a new
Warner Bros. theater on Fifteenth
street NE, between E and Rosedale
streets, the commission will consider
petition for the granting of a vari-
ance from the classification of lots to
the rear of the site, fronting on Six
teenth street, to permit their use for
automobile parking.
The commission itself has proposed
another change, which is intended tc
| restrict commercial zoning in a fal
Southeast area. The agency proposes
to change from first commercial area
to residential "A" area all of the first
commercial properties on both sides
of Livingston road between the Dis.
trict line and Valley avenue Sc;
part of the property zoned first com.
mercial on both sides of Atlantic
street, between Nichols avenue SW
and Third street Sc; and part of thu
property zoned first commercial or
both sides of South Capitol street ane
Nichols avenue, between Atlantic
street and Upsal street Sc; and t.
change from residential to first com
mercial land at the junction of Nichol
avenue and South Capitol street S.W