Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-15
ARLINGTON coming
PROTESTS HEARD
Civic, Commercial and Indus
trial Groups Present Views
to Supervisors.
BY JOHN T. LIPSCOMB.
staff Correspondent of The Star.

CLARENDON, Va, February Is
ordinance designed to regulate and con-
troll future development in Arlington
County were recommended and urged
by representatives of civic, commercial
and industrial groups at the final pub
lie hearing on the ordinance before the
County Board of Supervisors at the
court house yesterday. All members OF
the board were present and included
Chairman E. G. Duncan, b. n. HeorlcK
and E. G. Turnburke.
Objections to the ordinance were not
as many as had been expected, however,
according to a statement OF Fred A
Gosnell, chairman of the commission,
which drafted the document. In pre-
senting their pleas for change OF deslg-
nation, most of the DIRECTORS were free
to admit that the commission had done
splendid piece of work.
Complaints Heard Separately.
. Complaints of the three districts were
heard separately, Washington district
being the first to be called on. Charles
Jarrells. speaking for the citizens OF
Msckey's Hill, who have been conduct
ing a fight against establishment of an
oil storage and distribution plant on
site adjoining their section, urged that
all oil plants be relegated to heavy in
dustrial zones. If this is denied, he
stated. the people should be assured of
ample fire protection.
The coming commission has Zoned
the proposed oil plant site residential,
but the supervisors have granted per-
NIT for establishment of the plant.
Thomas Phillips, attorney for the oil
company, requested the board to desig-
nate the proposed site as industrial so
that it may conform to the action of
the board in tavoring the permit.
Expressing the belief that plans of
the Federal Government for park and
boulevard development on this side of
the Potomac would. in a few years,
"wipe out Rosslyn" as a light industrial
area. thereby leaving the county with
out sufficient area for this class of de-
velopment. Frank Lyon, a large land
owner and real estate operator, sug-
geSted that territory in the vicinity of
Douglas Station. Spout Run and the
Lee Highway be changed from resi-
dental to light industrial.
Arlington District
Arlington district was next heard
from, Walter K Handy presenting a
petition from citizens of Bancroft pro-
testing against blocks C and D of that
community being zoned commercial.
The petition was signed by rs per cent
of the residents within the above-men-
toned blocks and 81 per cent of the
residents Immediately adjoining. The
petitioners would have the area zoned
residential A.
Robert N. Anderson president of the
Lyon Village Citizens Association, APP
pearing for that body. which he said
represented the will of 200 members,
declared that the present plan of COM
mercial development for Lee Highway,
Skirting the village, would prove a great
detriment to the homes erected thereon
and asked for change of classification
to residential He also urged that that
section of the village fronting on Will
son Boulevard from Oak street to Vir-
ginia avenue which has tentatively been
zoned to provide for light business be
made residential.
Robert A. Freer. representing the
Arlington District Council of Citizens
Associations, presented petition from
that body supporting the protest and
suggestions of the Lyon Village citizens.
Henry L. Morris. vice president of the
Arlington Chamber of Commerce, the
first to speak for changes in the zon-
ing plans for Jefferson district, urged
that Washington avenue, which he said
would eventually be one of the main
connections of the new Mount Vernon
Boulevard, be kept free of light in
dustrial.
Want Light Industries.
W. G. Mccarthy and Lawrence
Douglas, appearing as counsel for the
Washington Airports, Inc, and the
Collif1ower Coal Co., respectively, ap-
pealed to the board to change to light
industrial several areas in the vicinity
of the business houses represented by
them which have been tentatively
zoned residential B. Lawrence claimed
that his clients had paid as high as So
per foot for land for business purposes
and that they could not get one-third
of that if they we're forced to reserve
1t for home development.
Appearing for the Arlington County
Civic Federation, Harry A. Fellows Of
fered a resolution adopted by that or
ganization protesting against the lack
of restrictions provided for the erection
of apartment houses, for farming and
for the raising of live stock. The fed
Grafton would have an amendment
added to section to provide that prof.
ectS Of this character "can only be es-
tablished on permit of the board of
supervisors after hearing"
MIR. Gosnell, near the conclusion of
the hearing. declared he was not in ac-
cord with the view of Mr.. Lyon that
Rosslyn would be lost to the county
as light industrial area and that he
could see no good reason for changing
the coming in the Douglas Station Sec
ton. If Mr.. Lyon is right the ordi-
nance can be changed later on to meet
the new conditions" he said
Chairman Duncan announced that
the board would take under advisement
all protests and recommendations and
adoption of the finished ordinance