Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-09
OFFICIAL NOTICES
zONING COMMTsSION, Washin

zONING COMMISSION. Washing
ton, November 9, 1962.-Notice
is hereby given that q public
hearing will be held BY the Zoning
Commission in Room 500. District
Building. beginning at 10 AM,
Monday, December TO-, 1862. for
the purpose Of considering pro-
posed amendments TO the coming
BY the zoning Act tPu6iic No.
6S4. 18th Congress-, the general
summary Of which reads as fol-
lows: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO coming REGULATIONS, add
a new. Section 75l5 to read: Sec
ton 7515-EXCEPTIONS TO DEN
SITY REGULATIONS FOR OPEN
ARCkDES." '7515.1-Solely for
the purpose Of encouraging open
arcades at sidewalk level thereby
venience and result in greater open
area adjacent to public STREETS
without loss Of rental floor space,
such open arcade area shall be
allowed a FLOOR AREA RATIO
more than $50 Of the area of
the floor which abuts such arcades
at sidewalk level. subject to con-
ditionS specified below: 1918. IL
Open arcades shall-sbe permitted
provided that "a, TS. OPEN p srcSds
for its entire length shall adjoin
q STREET. The arcade shall be
open to the STREET except for
piers, columns or arches. Oh
The STREET and open arcade
shall form a common line and
such line shall have the same
elevation at each point along its
full length. (c) The open arcade
shall not extend to a depth greater
than 25 feet nor to lesser depth
tace Of the building fronting a
STREET. I'D The height OF the
open arcade shall not exceed 20
feet, measured from the middle
of the front of the arcade at
sidewalk grade. In the case OF a
CORNER LOT where uninterrupted
arcades are provided on two or
more STREETS. the point of meas
urement may be taken from the
middle OF the front Of the arcade
Ct the AUDITING sidewalk grade
te5 The FLOOR AREA RATIO 8
credit shall apply only to those
areas embraced within. the perrin
eter Of the open arcade. (f) The
architectural treatment of the
columns. piers or arches shall
be finished in material Identical
in appearance with the exterior
h@ Seen Of arcade sas Rf or hSiip1Nc
on an INTERIOR LOT shall oc
cupy the full width of the BUILD
ING: thl An open arcade for |
BUILDING on a CORNER LO1
snail open sonto each STREET
frontage. (D The open arcadl
area should be appropriately light
Sd; % EXCEPT as provided i
for pedestrians only. 75I5.i2N
The Boar dof coming Adjustment
subject to compliance with Section
7515.1 and the Introductory lam
guage Of Section 7515.11 NAV
waive or modify the requirements
set forth under Section 7515.1I
II in accordance with the intent
ana purpose of Section 75l5.1.
IL Is further intended under this
sectlon TO prohibit those types of
s s5cades which do not provide
STREET but are designed p sae
rangement. 75i5.i3-T6e Board
Of zoning Adjustment may author
ize IN SP and C Districts. the
installation OF a specific use If
It is permitted in the District
IN which such arcade is located
provided that: (a) The size and
character char. I eI.u Of such use will not
and purpose Of this Section.
7515;I4-The additional GROSS
FLOOR AREA permitted under
Section 75l5.l shall NOT he
counted In determining the amount
OF .off-street PARKING SPACES
or LOADING BRRTHs." words
capitalized" denotes words de-
fined PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
~ Rs-5 5o MING. MAP "a g., l.: Extend
Include 81 1. Lots y: Is; 10 and go,
Of 23rd st. between washington
Circle and L st. NV. 2. Extend
R-5-A, District in Square $3.50
to include Lots 962 through S67
incl, 1850 through 1885 incl.
1924, 1895. 1898, 1899, $50 and
922.. Square 1869. said property
located on both sides OF Howard
Rd. between Sayles Pl. and Bowen
Rd. and west side Of Bowen Rd.
between ssyles Pl. and Talbert
R e55race 10 Sc s-s.S3 p Change from 4, IN
property located on west west s 3delS 81
law Rd. from watson ri. to New
Mexico Ave; NV. 4. Change from
Rib to R-5-C Parcels l7I1SS
and 1913. property located with
in area bounded by Clark Pl.. Que
st; and property abutting south
side of Macarthur Blvd. from
Premises 44S6 to Que st. NV.
E;;,pJ; CLARKE. CONRAD l.
MiRTH; j, GEORGE STEWART.
B. DUNCAN, coming Commission
Of the District of Cnlnmhia nnQ