Evening star., 1948-06-17
Heights
LOT Rezoned for
Fringe Parking
Would Accommodate
$50 Autos; Other
Zonine Coses Decided
By Jerry Oleoy, Jr.

By Jerry o'leoT, Jr.
The Commissioners fringe park
Ing" plan won a major victory but
suffered a small setback when the
Board of Zonfng Adjustment last
night permitted establishment OF .
parking lot at Temple Heights, but
refused to allow one near George
University.
After hearings that lasted until
late last night. the board approved
a Motor Vehicle Parking Agency
plan for. setting up temporary
parking lot for $50 automobiles at
Temple Heights, Connecticut avenue
and Columbia road NV.
Rejected. however, was another
agency plan for temporary parking
lot for Is cars at 20l7 F street NV.
Strong opposition was presented be.
fore the five-man board by residents
of the F street area against use OF
the vacant lot for parking purposes.
Plan Includes Shuttle Buses.
The frinfie parking plan, as cham
pioned by Agency Chairman p. Y. K.
Howat. calls for establishment OF
parking lots in halfway downtown
sections, in connection with shuttle
bus service from the lots to office
areas. The plan would allow car
owners to drive nearly all the way
park in the fringe area
lots and catch q bus for the re-
mainder OF the trip.
Mr.. Howat. appearing before the
coming board on both issues. de-
clared that only approval OF the
Public Utilities Commission IS
needed before the Capital Transit
Co.'s shuttle-bus plan is put into
According to Mr.. Howat, arrange
ments have been made to PARK
about $50 automobiles at each OF
the following three fringe" lots:
Temple Heights. the Municipal Gen.
ter parking lot at John Marshall
place and C street NV. and an
area near the Heurich Brewery,
Twenty-sixth and E streets NV
to Mr.. Howat.
The plan would permit motorists
to park at any of the three lots
and ride downtown and back on
the shuttel buses. all for 40 cents.
he declared. The lots would not
open until 9:15 am, he added, and
the buses would run at 10-minute
intervals from the Temple Heights
and Fogey Bottom lots to the Mu-
nicipal Center area.
other ZoninE Cases Decided.
In other cases considered at yesterdays
Granted an appeal of Percy c. and Mar
zaret J.; Duvall for permission to add to
sds od nf,9Ss T.nsb ,s..t rssl p2rsh on dwelling at
Granted an appeal OF Joseph Temin for
permission to erect = two STORY rear add.
lion TO store at 1901 Pennsylvania ave-
Granted an appeal of the Meridian Hin
Hotel for permission to establish a ladies
At s6o1 'H sixteenth s S Street t. NV. n'''' ''
Granted, with conditions. an appeal q
ws 2F DeFmsson oskor 10 at
1901 Fifteenth street NV
Denied an appeal of Wayerly h Mayton
automobile parking lot at e35 street
Denied nn, an ;1 appeal Of III Herbert ,,s sns
nue. NV.
and newsstand as a hotel adjunct at 800
New Jersey avenue Sc.
Laundry Addition Approved.
r agpet q Of srss h Es n
the rear Of .1ls-.6 street NV
area .s Sas soae Fourteenth ss ia'G street NV
Granted an appeal Of the American
erect bank at 23OO Calvert street NV.
Granted an appeal Of Albert Byrum ui,, fer
ms 1 at ss1s s. vista Ts'sa Street sa NE. .0'e '
Denied an appeal of Mrs Catherine v.
Tenney for permission to convert vert build build
dns ehssetts as .veDas e00mPF Nw a0use " @se Mas'a
Granted, with conditions. an appeal OF
veds May Edwards for permission to es.
1923 South Dakota avenue NE.
Granted an appeal of Stewart Bainum
badns at 1870 Il a.es eFs's street
Doran for permission to alter . two
family nat at 3ol7 Dumbarton avenue
Charles II. and Ida Tompkins for per
with an automobile sales and repair shop
at Nichols avenue and v street Sc.
81, Granted, With conditions; an appeal Of
street NV.
Church Addition Approved.
Granted an appeal OF the Trinity Epis-
sse. Sauasd 9a he eRnre n.s
road and Dahlia ST street ,,svi NV LAW.
ish 'VVtI Welfare re Board Board for permission ' 10
establish school on the o main o9r tos
Studies al. 1887 Massachusstts avenue NV:
Granted an appeal ,is, 9i Mary Herring
rooming house al 4717 Foote street NE.
Deferred an appeal of Joseph Tucci for
permission to erect an ONCE building AZ
els-3o Sixteenth street NV and loo. x
Denied an appeal Of Arthur G. Crav-
ford for permission to establish a rug
81 si0fsse sse Eeaenih sea sR''hH spfeet snsI "
Granted, with conditions, an appeal OF
Warren T. Ayres for permission to enlarge
a rear porch at 1926 Forty-seventh street
Granted an appeal Of Adele C. TAYLOR
for permission to erect two fats with two
stories each at !340 Decatur place NV.
behalf Of the Arrow Barking Co. for per-
mission to establish temporary automo-
bile parking r lot at 1881 Connecticut ave-
Deferred an appeal of the Meridian Hill
Hotel Co for permission to establish drug
stand as a hotel adjunct at 2o0l sixteenth
Denied an appeal OF Rose and Harry
Geller for permission to change a painI
shop at I748 U street NV.
Granted an appeal of the Rev. 8. Cast
for permission to enlarge porch at 361S
Lowell street NV.
Report on Laurel Wreck
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