Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02
GAS PERMIT FIGHT
IN COURT PLANNED
Lyon Village Action Based on
Alleged Violation of 0rdi-
nance by Supervisors.
BY LESTER n. INSKEEP,


LYON VILLAGE, Va, December q
Basing their action on the wording of
an ordinance that was passed on May
Is of this year by the board of county
supervisors, the executive committee of
the Lyon Village Citizens Association
today was preparing a legal fight
against the permit that was issued Sat
urday for the erection of a gasoline
filling station on the Lee Highway OPP
posite Lyon Village.
The executive committee met last
night, those present having been Rob-
ert N. Anderson, president of the asso-
citation: I. c. Buchanan and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert E. Freer. 1t was decided
to carry the question to the highest
tribunal if necessary.
Provision of Ordinance.
The ordinance on which it is planned
to base the request for rehearing
states that no permit for the erection
of commercial or industrial structure
shall be granted without having been
filed with and approved by the Zoning
Commission
The zoning Commission. it was
pointed out by Anderson, first approved
the permit. which was filed by Mrs.
Marie Clark Bell. and later reScinded
this action, at that time disappearing
the issuance of the permit. On the
strength of the latter action the eXecu-
tive committee believes the board vio-
lated its own ordinance because of the
fact that the permit was not approved
by the zoning Commission.
The objections to the location of the
filling station at that point are based
principally on the fact that the station
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dangerous curve and that approach
ing traffic will be imperiled by auto
mobiles entering and leaving the sta
ton. Residents also claim that the
site is located in a strictly residential
section and that the presence there of
the filling station will depreciate the
value of their property.
History of Case.
The first application was filed by Mrs.
Bell some months ago and was acted
upon by the zoning Commission without
the residents of Lyon Village having
been given sufficient time to prepare
and present their objections. When the
matter was brought before the board
of supervisors residents of the section
affected pointed this act out to the
county governing body and the permit
was returned to the Zoning Commission
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was disapproved, and the commission,
on the strength of what it believed to
have been an error on its part, passed
a resolution to the effect that no further
permit would be approved until suff1-
Gent notice had been given to persons
affected, so that they might voice their
approval or diSapproval.
The matter then lay dormant for sew
eral months until it was suddenly re-
vived at Saturdays meeting of the
board of supervisors by Attorneys Jesse,
Mccarthy, Phillips and Klinge. The
permit was Immediately approved, de-
spite the fact that Lyon Village resi-
dents did not know that it was to be
presented at that time.
This makes two decisions of the board
of supervisors that are being strenu-
ously fought by number of the resi-
dents of the county. the other being
the permit recently issued to the Sun
Oil Co. of Philadelphia for the erection
of large oil storage and distribution
plant on the Lee Highway in Rosslyn.
Legal procedure is being resorted to in
both cases.