Evening star., 1945-12-13
Wartime Rule
On RoonlerS in
HonesExtended
Change in Zoning
For Mclean Gardens
Is Refused Again

The wartime privilege of taking
IN roomers in residential areas will
terminate December 81, 1916.
The date was approved yesterday
by the Zoning Commission in an
amendment to the zoning regula-
tions. Under previous language
adopted during the housing short
age at the beginning of the war the
privilege of taking in up to four
roomers was to end this December
81. In the case of more than four
roomers it was to end within one
year after the cessation of hostili-
ties in the present war" Yester-
days action places uniform termi-
nation date on both provisions.
Zoning officials estimate between
5000 and 1000 persons are now
renting rooms in residential re-
stricted areas under the wartime
privilege.
Confirm Mclean Gardens Decision
The commission also again denied
the request of Defense Homes Corp
for change in zoning for Mclean
Gardens, to permit continuance of
certain commercial facilities that
have grown up during the war to
serve the community. The Commis-
sioners, however, immediate decided
to allow "a reasonable period for
abatement of zoning violations. "
They did not say how long that
would be.
Establishments affected are a
restaurant, cleaning and laun-
dry establishment. a beauty shop
and one or two others. The plea
for coming change had been denied
twice before. it was said.
- A proposed amendment to regu-
lations governing television to in
clude communications relay sta
tions was denied. The change was
sought by Radio Corp. of America
Apartment Approved.
Also approved by the zoning body
were changes to permit a $4,000 900
store-apartment building on the
east side of Connecticut avenue
NV. between Oliver and Northamp-
ton streets; a $750,0OO 1O-story ad-
dition to the Columbia Medical
Building on the east side of Nine
teenth street between I and Z
streets NV; a two-story addition
to the Hecht Co. E street building
and an eight-story 25o-room annex
to the Shoreham Hotel.
Other cases before the commission
and the decisions were:
Change from second commercial
60-foot D to industrial 90-foot d.
an area west of Thirty fourth street
NE. now part of the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co. plant at Benning
road and Thirty fourth street NE,
granted.
From residential 40-foot A to first
commercial 40-foot c. land along
Naylor road near its junction with
Good Hope road Sc for a length of
500 feet and a depth of $50 feet,
granted in part. =
From residential 6o-foot B re-
stricted to residential 60-foot c,
premises at 2301 Calvert street NV,
granted.
From residential 110-foot D to
first commercial 110-foot D, prem
ises at 921 Seventeenth street NV,
granted
From residential 40-foot A to first
commercial 40-foot C., lot at the
southwest corner of Southern and
Central avenues Sc, granted.
Ellicott Street Unchanged.
From 40-foot A to residential Co.
foot C, land at the southeast corner
of Ellicott street and Connecticut
avenue NV, withdrawn.
From residential 60-foot B to sec
ond commercial 60-foot D, rear of
1923 E street Sc, granted.
From residential 40-foot A to first
commercial 40-foot c, an area south
of Upsal street Sc. to depth of 100
feet west of and parallel to Wheeler
road, granted.
From residential 60-foot B and C
to first commercial 60-foot c, part
of lot lying south of line 1875
feet south of and parallel to the
northerly line of Rhode Island ave-
nue. on the northeast corner of
Rhole Island avenue and Thirteenth
street NE, granted.
From residential 40-foot A re-
stricted to residential 40-foot A,
some land west of the Broadmoor
apartments and north of Porter
street NV, granted.
From residential 40-foot A semi
restricted to first commercial 40
foot c, area bounded on the south
by South Dakota avenue, on the
west by Tenth street, on the north
by Emerson street and on the east
by the westerly line of the adja-
cent lot extended northeast, granted
in part.
From residential 40-foot A semi
restricted to residential 40-foot A,
land and private untaxed road lying
west Of Seventh street NE. between
Sixth, Seventh, Decatur and Gala
tin street NE, granted in part.
Allison Action Deferred.
From residential 40-A restricted
to first commercial 40-foot C, land
lying north of the north line and
north line extended of Allison street
on the easterly side of Michigan ave-
nue. near the District line NE,
action deferred.
From residential 40-foot A to first
commercial 40-foot G, two lots at
the corner of Ely place and Thirty
fourth street Sc, denied.
From residential 40-foot A to first
commercial 40-foot c, part of lot
on the north side of Alabama avenue
east of Congress street Sc, with
drawn.
From residential 40-foot A re-
stricted to semirestricted, land
bounded by Georgia avenue, Eastern
Blair road and Geranium
street, granted.
From residential 40-foot A re-
stricted to second commercial 60
foot D, land on both sides of Vine
street between Maple street and
the right of way of the Metropolitan
Branch Of the B. g. O. Railroad
NV, denied.