The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-26
BOARD REFUSES
PERMITS FOR Z
USED CAR LOTS
Zoning Officials Indicate
Meridian-St Concerns
Face Clusters.

Operation of used car sales lots in
N. Meridian-st appeared to have
reached the saturation point in the
opinion Of the Board OF Zoning APP
peals which yesterday denied petit
tons for establishing two of them
The requests were the first to be
refused under city ordinance
passed two weeks ago by the Coun-
Gil which placed used car sales lots
under an industrial classification
instead of a business designation.
Members Of the board said they
felt the gradual growth of the lots
was running the street as a residen-
tial thoroughfare, and that in adj
dition to refusing all future petit
tons. they would make every effort
to remove lots already established.
Packard Indianapolis, Inc, which
sought TO open Let at 1444 N. Me-
ridian-st just south of it's sales
room. was denied permission by a
unanimous vote, as was Litzelman-
Morrison Co, which asked to set up
a lot in the rear of 1912 N. Meridi-
an-St.
Citizens Oppose Petitions
E. H. Darrach, 1902 N. Meridian
st, and representatives of Cathedral
High School and William E. Bur
ford Jr, 1903 N. Meridian st,
appeared before the board to oppose
the petition. Preston Tucker,
agency manager, indicated that he
may seek an appeal from the
boards action.
Mrs. Helen T. Brosnan, 1884 N
Meridian-st, and delegation from
the First Church OF Christ Scientist,
goth and Meridian-Sts, opposed the
Litzelman-Morris Co., petition on
the ground that it would be harm
full to surrounding property. MRS.
Linton A. Cox, 2001 N. Meridian-st,
and Walker Winslow, owner of the
proposed site, appeared in behalf OF
the petitioning firm.
The board also denied a petition
combination restaurant and refresh
ment stand at 2520-22- 24-26 Martin
dale-av The petition was denied
because it was designed for opera
ton only during summer months.
Seven Permits Granted
Seven petitions were granted. They
were:
L. H. Barrett, 3015 Central-av
erection of an addition to an exist
ing public garage.
Charles r. Federman, 5150 N.
Pennsylvania-st. Erection of living
quarters above an existing attached
garage.
Herbert r. Redding, 1922 College
av. Use of the front room of the
existing house as a beauty parlor
and erection of sign in the front
yard.
o. C. Hamilton, 1902 MCPHERSON
st. Permission to operate funeral
home in the existing house.
SITS. Peter and Paul Cathedral,
1341 N. Meridian-st, permission to
erect an entrance to the existing
church building to within less than
is foet from the property line.
A. j. Vondersaar, 1922 E. Yer
mont-st. Permission to install one
35-horse power and six five-h horse
power electric motors for the op.r-
alton of a line shaft in building
to be erected for the manufacture
of small machined parts for carbu-
retors.
l.. A. Kornafel, 62O1 College-av
permission to erect a double house
New Zone Areas Proposed
A petition to erect servants quar-
ters above the existing private
garage at Is E. 52d-st, was with
drawn by Mr.. Federman immediate
l. after the petition was called for
board action.
Previous TO the public hearing
Merritt Harrison, architect, and Carl
Ferguson, director of the Housing
Division of the Public Works Ad-
ministration, appeared before the
board to request the zoning of prop
erty adjacent to the slum clearance
project in Indiana-av near the City
Hospital
They recommended that certain
areas be zoned for business and 9TH
ers for residential property. The
board decided to investigate the pro-
posal and make report at its next
meeting June 8.