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 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 92. 1920. 501 may initiate such changes, or they may be initiated upon the etition of the owners affected. Where the preposed change is to add) a contiguous area to a use, height, or area strict, the owners of at least 50 per centum_of the street frontage iiproposed to be changed must PWM join in the pet1tion:_Prmnded, That the frontage proposed to be Petition or owners changed is not a contiguous area, the owners of at least 50 per centum '°‘*“"°"· of a frontage within the area not less than three blocks in length must join in such petition before it maiy  considered by sa1d_com- Ammon changes mission. No such change shall be ma e, either by said commission ` on its own motion or upon such petition, except with the unammous vlete} of said commission, bi; the ovgplers of it east {20 pir tientum of t e ron e roposed to chang rotes agams suc c ange. Sec. 5la§`hiit said commission is lsluthorized and empowered to tio?i‘sda?iisthe;1i;ied{Bgul& make such orders and adopt such regulations not mconsrstent with law as may be necessagsto accomplish the purposes and lcggxujyarnto p,,,,,,_,,,,_ effect the provisions of Act: Provided, That no order or _ tion H°*g§_j,*g°,;;$l*;d¤“;g§ so adopted shall re uir·e an _ change in the plans, construction, or oofmpmmmgotoo. designated use of (13 a building for which a permit shall have been issued, or plans for which shall be on file with the mspeetor of buildings of the District of Columbia at the time the orders or regulations _ authorized under this Act are promulgated; or (b) a for the ,.Xf,‘§‘“, §,’,‘g,{',f erection of which shall be issued within thirty days ter promulg); swtion of the orders or regulations authorized or adopoted under t comm,m_ Act and the construction of which  either of the a ve cases shall have been diligently prosecuted wrthm a gear from the date of such permit and the ground story framewor of which, including the second tier of beams, shall have been cergiipleted within said year, and which entire building shall be comple according to such plans within two years of the date of the promulgation of such orders or i _ regulations; or (c) prevent the restoration of a brulding partially mg“’°°’§E2?§{P§§‘§ destro ed by fire, explosion, act of God or the public enem, or re- =°*°Y°*i)bY me °*°- vent ths continuance of the use of such building or part &ereo¥ as such use existed at the time of such partial destruction, or prevent a change of such existing use except under the limitations rovided herein in relation to existing Buildings and remises: lhrovided ,,§,,°§*§',§§{§’,‘},g,f" ‘° further, That no frame building that has been dlinia ed by fire or otherwise more than one-half of its original value shagll be restored within the fire limits as rovided by the building regulations of the District of Columbia ; or gd) prevent the restoration oi? a wall declared Rm H no, fe rmsafe by the inspector of buildings of the District or by a board of wouo. N ° mm survey appointed in accordance with any existing law or regulation. Sec. 6. That any lawful use of a building or premises existing at ,,,§°’§,§°§“§,“§;?§{,Z‘Z,".$f the time of the adoption of orders and regulations made under the authority of this Act may be continued, although such use does not conform with the provisions hereof or with the provisions of such Cmdmm orders and regulations; and such use may be extended throughout ' the building, provided no structural alteration, except those required by law or regulation, is made therein and no new building is erected. Lots mm m M_ Where the boundary line of any use district divides a lot in a sintgle gomoguooaauioto. ownership at the time of the adoption of orders and regulations un er the authority of this Act, the commission may permit a use authorized on either portion of such lot to extend to the entire lot, but not more than twen%;§ve feet beyond the boundary line of the use district. MB eu, 0, Sec. 2. t maps of the districts established b said commission oomoiiltiool tobedled. copies of all orders and regulations as to the he ht and area of buildings to be erected therein and as to the uses to wlgich such build- 11188 may  lawfullti devoted, and copies of all other official orders andregulatrons of e commission shall be filed in the office of the ,ub,,c_,,,,,, 0, °,_ Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia. Copies of all oomoto. orders and regpgitions shall be published in one or more newspapers printed in the trict of Columbia for the information of all concerned.