The Washington times., 1938-09-16
COMMISSIONER Notices

boundary line of the tract subdiVided. the
distance shall be given to one OF tne
every square and the dimensions and area
of each lot shall be given. (6) AL SQUARES
shall be numbered and all streets shall oe
resss na%sd %mediatey sdaesnt to the sa6
division shall be shown and shall be &C
curately tied to the lines of the subdivi'
sion. f. Applications. Certificates ana ne,
of subdivisions must be made to the Com.
missioners of the District OF Columbla, q,
and must be accompanied by: u Plats
in duplicate, showing the proposed suod,
vision, which plats must be signed by the
owners of the land subdivided and their
signatures witnessed by two witnesses. W
Affidavit by persons executing suodlVlslons
that they are the wdsd Swners IN Zee Simple osber OF
person has any interest or claim in the
property except as set forth therein: that
they are in peaceful occupation thereof !;
pending affecting the title to said property,
Where the property is encumbered by a
trust or trusts the assent OF the trustees
must be given. l3l Certificates of the
the party making such application is the
owner OF the property SO proposed to be
subdivided, as shown on the records oil his
office, and that the taxes, special assess
ments, and other public charges upon the
property have been paid, Provided, That
when q subdivision is recorded during the
first half of the fiscal year, the tax shall
be paid for that half, and reassessment
entered against the subdivision. Also when
a subdivision is recorded during the second
half of the fiscal year the tax shall be
paid for the entire year before allowing
record g. Acceptance of Subdivisions.
A subdivision before it is allowed on
record shall be marked on the ground
whenever necessary in the judgment of
the SnrVnVOr- Provision ahall he ada for
placing monuments at every boundary
angle and every street corner whenever
practicable and necessary in the judgment
of the Surveyor. Monuments shall have
tops, four inches to six inches square and
be sunk in the ground not less than two
fteet. Subdivisions must receive the ap-
proval of the Commissioners of the Dis
trict OF Columbia or majority of them
before being admitted to record. When
subdivision plats are so approved they
shall become the property of the District
OF Columbia; and one of!3y copy shall be fiied s
veyor, and one copy in the Office OF the
Assessor of the District of Columbia. Sec
tion II. Streets and Public Spaces. a. High
way Plan Streets. u) When land is sub
divided streets, avenues, and other public
spaces must be provided in conformity
with the plan of the Permanent System
of Highways as determined by the plans
of the Act of Congress, entitled An Act
to provide permanent system OF high
ways in that part of the District of Co.
lumbia lying outside, OF cities, approved
ments thereto. (2) Streets shown on the
plan of the Permanent System of High
ways with a proposed width of 30 feet,
may be accepted with a width of not
less than so feet: Provided. That the
parties dedicating same agree to establish
building restriction lines to agree with the
street lines as shown on said plans; and
streets shown on said plans as 120 feet
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width of not less than 80 feet, subject
to the same proviso; and Provided fur
ther, That the space between the street
lines, as established under the terms hereof,
and the building restriction lines shall be
considered as private property set aside
and to be used for parking purposes: But
provided further, That the parties SO dedl-
eating shall agree that said parking shan
missioners in regard to height OF parking.
and the projection of buildings beyond
the building line, and that the District OF
Columbia shall have a right of way through
said parking for sewers and water mains
free of cost, and to lay thereon sidewalks,
if, in the judgment of said Commissioners.
the space between street lines is not sut-
ficient to admit the construction Of such
sidewalks within said lines b. Minor
Streets. A minor street not less than 30
feet wide with building restriction lines
at least 10 feet back of the street lines.
may be opened in any square when. in
the judgment of the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia. such minor street
is desirable and not adverse to- the public
interest Provided, That the distance be-
tween streets is sufficient to allow for two
tiers of lots of size as required in these
regulations and appropriate to the neigh
borhood. and for an alley when required:
streets shall be located so as to provide
for the reasonable continuation of the
alignment and width of streets of adjoin-
ing subdivisions or their proper protection
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accordance with the judgment of the Com
missioners of the District of Columbia.
The said Commissioners may waive
the requirement for building restric-
their judgment such restriction lines are
unnecessary. When building restriction
lines are required the space between such
lines and the street lines shall be subject
to the same regulations and rights of the
District of Columbia as is the space be-
tween building restriction lines and street
lines on Highway plan Streets as set forth
in subsection a, (2l of this Section. C.;
Dead End Streets. Dead end streets shall
not be over 900 feet in length unless local
Typographical conditions render this pro-
Commissioners of the District of Columbia.
All dead end streets shall be provided
with circle or turning area at the end
with minimum radius Of fifty feet eX-
which may be required by the Commits
sioners. d. Reserved Strips. Reserved strips
between a dedicated street or alley and the
boundary line OF any tract proposed to be
when control and disposal of the land
comprising such strips are definitely pro-
vlded for in manner acceptable to the
of the District of Columbia.
provided as follows: % When square
is divided into original lots. or when lots
are resubdivided, alleys must be provided
when and as required by the Commissioners.
so that when required and practicable
each lot will abut an alley. (2J Within
the original city limits alleys of a mini
mum width of 10 feet may be permitted
f3) Outside Of the original city limits
however. That where in the opinion of the
Commissioners, on account of the small
size OF the square or the shallowness OF
the lots 3 width of 16 feet cannot be
a width of not less than 10 feet. "a Al
leys may be accepted of one half the
widths named in (2) and (3) of this
section where it appears equitable to the
Commissioners that the other half should
be acquired from contiguous lots. t5) AL
leys or crosswalks shall be provided as
near the middle as practicable of all
squares over $50 feet in length. I. Public
Areas. % Triangular or other shaped
areas Of less than $50 square feet entirely
surrounded by streets whether or not indi-
Gated as Reservations or Open Spaces on
the. Map of the Permanent System Of
Highways, shall be included within the
dedicated street lines of any proposed sub
division. (2l Attention of subdividers is
invited to the desirabf1ity of dedicating
areas for schools, parks or Playground
when such areas are acceptable to the
authorities concerned g. Designation of
Highways and Reservations. The names of
avenues, streets. circles and public spaces
and the numbering of lots shall be subject
to the approval of the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia. In general. the
following system of naming and number