Evening star., 1946-11-15
Restricted Area
Rentals
Extended 10 4S
Residents il Vicinity
OF Ward Circle Win
Fight on Apartments

Fight on A Apartments
Home owners In restricted and
semirestricted residential areas who
have taken in rocmers under the
temporary wartime privilege ap-
proved by the Zoning Commission,
may keep them until December 81,
l047.
This was decided yesterday BY the
zoning Commission on the grounds
that conditions which prompted the
original grant Of the privilege have
not materially changed. The con-
cession was to have expired at the
end Of this year.
It has been estimated that from
5000 to 1000 roomers are being ac-
commodated In residential areas
under the ruling.
In the fall OF 1911, the commission
granted permission for as many as
four roomerS in restricted and semi
restricted residential area homes as
. means Of easing the housing
shortage. In July, 1942. this was
extended to permit more than four
roomers, provided the Board Of Zon-
ing Adjustment approved.
Three Other Changes.
Three other amendments to the
regulations were also approved.
These would:
l. Permit 100 per cent lot occu-
pany Of buildings In downtown
areas, provided the property Is on
q big enough alley. This Is . minor
change from 90 per cent.
2. Permit business use Of residen-
tial &C" and ID" properties fronting
directly on Federal properties used
for commercial or Industrial pur-
poses. This Is a change from Ian
guage which applied previously only
70 such properties as face private
commercial property.
3. Allow the Washington Gas Light
Co. with the consent Of the Board
OF zoning Adjustment and the Pub
lie Utilities Commission, to establish
test stations In residential areas.
Apartment Plea Denied.
The citizens Of Wesley Heights
Friendship American University
Park area won their fight to pre-
vent the rezoning Of three biz
tracts fronting on Nebraska avenue
near Ward Circle NV, TO permit
apartments.
The rezoning was sought by w. j.
Flather. G. G. Glover and the
Madana Realty Co., but was denied
by the commission. More than 200
homeowners In the area crowded
the boardroom Of the District Build
ing last month to fight the change
The commission, however, deferred
action on the rezoning sough,
by the Hamilton National Bank to
permit erection Of o drive-in branch
bank on Kalmia road near Twelfth
street NV.
Action also was deferred on re-
coming sought for the Martha WASH
tngton Seminary tract at Sixteenth
and Oak streets NV t6 permit
an apartment.
Other Decisions.
Other decisions by the commission
included;
change MON rssldsntiai. 90 feet 20.
ares area iot. x @s t sonsspssciat sc ~ e fset ID
Ninstetnth street between UGDcnt cirei,
sna artsns strsss a. NV H,s ssrantsda a. 8.
tsss north q snd Ssfs1d 9 he Ai norsi III
eno1n ee1sns I. Line ss. s nu1s. ,tTsss pIcDs5a
ssfss sss corner corner IF Fifteenth and Q streets
is 81. Ss 4 20 ,ss g sss
Building at 1000 Cathedral avenue NV.
part Of parcel 3IIl25 to include Il
saaision.l ssniEs ~. area q spproximately e0{S
ths zonins commission % n tgrsnssd,. Ss "a nis ~l'l
Cnange from residential. 40 feet "a
Testrtctsd area to nrst commercial &C
Ss north side 81 kami. Ioas GcfssS Sssaes1 g
stsa.,n Ss3rsia ana Esstern avenues NV. ire
area TO irst commsrcisi. 60 feet I &c" sascS"' area
p~rsmises ~ zoos Florida avenue NE
Change from residential. 40 feet ac.,
area to nrst commercial. 90 feet &C" prem.
Extend the 1rst commercisl. 60 lei s
aoee sosn dsss dss.ss se y r. s99s e.. sss: 8
north building line 81 Newark street, 4 said al
property being the northwest corner 81
NV NsEafE aa.isIs.d issrsss and connsssieus avenue
area to nrst commercial. 10 feeett 60
srssnt.S, srss; premises 6S4l jay street NE
chsnss from residential 20 feet "A.
ares 70 frst commercial. 40 feet &C,
area lots on the south side Of Central
ssysnre ssrsrtsa near southern avenue s.E,
chanss from residential, 40 feet "Ar
area to 1rst commercial 40 feet &C" area
soiis neho. esss q .sssus sss ssaf 81
c6sass from residential. 40 feet "A.
Area psacsi afss so7ef sna g. g o fst sss
s0S, square Se71. located at ss the @ northeasi RI al
place ana AsSams ornssn assnue q 81
Change from Residential, 60 iset .A.
restricted area to residential. 90 feet
area, premises 2l00-10 8 street NV,
Extend the residential 20 feet a.
area district on Lots 500, As, "a, 65
ssce @ y rna d gs 5s.t square o I 2ss3 yes: a
q and parallel to the west building line
Of fourteenth street to include all d
lot 40 and part. OF lot AZ, and part 81
40 feet area district on nj parcel stSss ss1ia
paralel 70 Ihe west building line Of Luxon
venue N.W.: said properties located cn
Change from rssidentisi. 40 feet "A.
semirestrieted area to nrst commercial
40 feet &C area al Of the residential
part Of parcel 1851, lot 500. square
1859. 1888. 1855 and part 81 81
parcel 1897 as shown on plat on fils
with the Zoning Commission, said prop.
critics located on South Dakota avenue
and Riggs road near Cglethorpc al1J
Third streets and Chillum place 4. e
(granted as to northerly side Of RiKxs
road between Chillum place and Third
Army Air Force School
Graduates First WAC
WAC Sergt. Gavin Jean Normeni
Of Washington yesterday became
the first woman to be graduated
from Army's airplane mechanics
school at Chanute Field, Ill. the
Army Air Forces announced yester-
day.
A graduate Of Coolidge High
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