Evening star., 1941-05-07

Slated for Hearing
Zonine Commission to
Take Up l8 Other
Proposals for Changes
Establishment of a business "is-
land" in a Chevy Chase area, to
the north of Pinehurst parkway,
near Rock Creek Park, will be con-
sidered by the District Zoning Com
mission at a public hearing June 5
in the board room of the District
Building along with 18 other pro-
posed changes in property classifl-
cation.
The business zoning is included
in request for change from "A"
restricted classification to first COM
mercial property bounded by Dog
wood, Chestnut and Thirty second
streets and Oregon avenue NV.
and to "a semi-restricted property
part of property on the north side
of DOgWoOd street and part of
property on south side of Chestnut
street. An alternative proposal is
for a change from restricted to first
commercial for property on the
north and south sides of Chestnut
street between Oregon avenue and
Thirty-second street NV.
Another case involves a proposal
to change from residential "A re-
stricted" to residential "A" area,
which would permit erection of
three-story apartments, for prop
erty along the south side of Eastern
avenue between Thirteenth street
to Portal drive NV. The property
has depth of 200 feet from Eastern
avenue, it was explained.
Another Area Affected.
Construction of community houses
or semi-detached houses would be
permitted under another proposal
calling for a. change from restricted
to "A semi-restricted classical
tions for properties on the south
sides of Van Ness, Upton and Tilden
streets, east of Connecticut avenue.
Linked with these is a proposal for
a Zoning change which would per-
NIT construction of apartments on
lots to the north of the Broadmoor
Apartments.
Other proposals to be considered
at the hearing included:
Change from first commercial to
residential 60-foot &C" area and
to residential 4O-foot "B" area prop
critics on the north side of Rhode
Island avenue between Second and
Third streets NV.
Change from 40-foot to 6O-foot
height limit for residential "A"
property at 1901 Twenty-seventh
street Sc.
Change from residential to first
commercial property at northwest
corner of South Capitol and Allan
tic streets S.W.
Devonshire Place Included.
Change from residential "A"
semi-restricted to residential "A"
area property on both sides of
Devonshire place between Cortland
place and Connecticut avenue NV.
Change from restricted residential
area to first commercial, property
at 1915 Quincy street NE.
Change from restricted residential
to first commercial, property at the
southeast corner of Eighteenth and
Hamlin streets NE.
Change from unZoned and resi-
Dental "B" areas to first CONNER
cial, property on the north side of
H street between Sixth and Seventh
streets NE.
Change from restricted residential
to residential 60-foot &C." property
on the east side of Wisconsin ave-
nue., between Porter street and
Norton place NV.
Change from residential to first
commercial, property at 1512-152O
B street Sc.
Change from residential to first
commercial, property at the south
east corner of Twelfth and Randolph
streets NE
Change from restricted residential
to residential "a" property at the
northeast corner of Wisconsin ave-
nue. and Calvert street NV.
AID and Brandywine Streets.
Change from restricted residential
to residential "A" semi-restricted,
property at the southeast corner of
Forty-second and Brandywlne streets
NV.
Change from residential to second
commercial, properties on both sides
of Elvans road between Sheridan
and Stanton roads: properties on
both sides of Stanton road between
Bryan place and Pomeroy road; and
properties on both sides Of Pomeroy
road between Stanton and Morris
roads S. E.; and change from first
commercial to residential "A" area,
properties on both sides of Sheridan
road between Stanton road and
Fifteenth place Sc.
Change from restricted residential
to first commercial, property in
square bounded by Georgia avenue,
Piney Branch road, Quackenbos and
Rittenhouse streets NV.
Change from residential 10 second
commercial, property ON the north
side OF Kalorama road between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets
NV.
Change from residential "B" area
TO residential "B" restricted, prop
erty on the north side Of q
street between Twenty seventh and
Twenty eighth streets NV.
The commission also will consider
q revision Of iN rule regarding tsn1 :
porary Use OF unimproved lots for
automobile parking.