Evening star., 1929-12-11
SECTIONS At ODDS
IN INDUSTRY FIGHT
RoSSIyn Business Men Work
for Trade Lyon Village
Against CommerciaIiSm.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,
staff Correspondence of The Star.

LYON VILLAGE, Va, December IL
While the business men of Rosslyn were
| launching a drive for the commercial
development of their community, the
Lyon Village Citizens Association, under
the leadership of Robert N. Anderson,
| president, was last night taking definite
steps toward the prevention of a COM
mercial- development that would sur
round what is considered one OF the
highest type of residential sections in
the county.
At a Joint meeting of the executive
! committee and zoning committee, held
at the home of j. G. Buchanan, the
secretary. it was decided to appoint a
| meeting of the board Of county super
visorS to ask the revocation of the per-
NIT recently issued to Mrs. Marie Clark
Bell for the erection of a filling sta
ton on the Lee Highway at the inter-
section of Rucker avenue.
First Step in Fight.
The appeal for the revocation of the
permit, the first step toward the curb
ing of the commercial development, IS
based upon an ordinance that was
passed last May by the supervisors in
which it is provided that no CONNER
cial or industrial structures may be
erected until the request for a permit
has been presented to and approved oy
the coming commission. Since the zon-
ing commission disapproved the hlllng
station permit, leaders in the assocla-
ton believe that the supervisors eX-
ceeded their authority in overriding
the action Of the former body.
Anderson was elected chairman OF
the protest committee. Other men,
bers are: Hiram M. Crichton, chair
man of the coming committee, and Rob-
ert E. Freer, vice president Of the or
ganization. Anderson stated that the
association viii carry the fight TO the
courts If the board of supervisors re-
fuses to consider the plea for the revo-
cation of the permit.
Following a general discussion of the
fact that, under the tentative zoning
ordinance, both the Lee Highway and
Wilson Boulevard boundaries Of the
community have been Zoned for buSi-
ness purposes, the chairman of the Zon-
ing committee was instructed to write
to the Zoning Commission to ask
whether the recent changes that were
announced by the commission affected
Lyon Village.
Lee Highway ZOning.
He Is also instructed to include in
the letter a request that the Lee High
way boundary be ZOneQ RESIDENTIAL "A,
and that the tentative coming Of Wilson
Boulevard be changed from general
and local business" to local business
and residential" The association be-
lieves that this would care for the pres
ent situation. The chairman Of the
coming committee is also preparing pc
titionS that will be signed by the resi-
dents directly affected by the zoning
and will present them to the Zoning
Commission before its last meeting.
The executive committee last night set
the night Of December II for the next
regular meeting of the association. The
president announced the following dele
gates to the Civic Federation: Monroe
H. Stockett, William D. Medley, Joseph
Haley and Anderson. Delegates to the
Arlington District Council are I. G.
Buchanan and Robert Freer.
In sharp contrast to the action Of the
Lyon Village body, the business men Of
Rosslyn last night started drive for
industry by having placed on the river
bank, at the end of the Key Bridge, a
large sign bearing the following: More
Business at Rosslyn Will Help Pay for
Water, Schools and Parks"
According to John E. Fowler, Rosslyn
business man, this is the first step to-
ward concerted drive for the type Of
industry that will provide the revenue
with which to overcome the present
shortage in funds needed for the gen.
eral development of the county.