Evening star., 1938-10-05
CONTINUES FIGHT
ON ROW HOUSES
Arlington Civic Federation
Asks Hearings on Two
Pending Amendments.

The Arlington County (Va) Civic
Federation started its final drive last
night to kill possible future row-house
developments in the area when it
asked the County Board to hold a
night public hearing on two pending
amendments to the county zoning
ordinance
The federation also asked the board
to defer final action on the proposed
amendment limiting row houses to
three units, scheduled to be considered
at the October IA meeting, until con-
sideration can also be given to the
Chew amendment" proposal. which
specifically prohibits row-dwellings
from any section of Arlington County.
This latter proposal was drafted by
Board Member F. Freeland Chew and
was authorized for publication at the
last County Board meeting for public
hearing on November IA. It is this
latter date which the federation asked
that county officials await before
taking final action.
Mrs. Florence Cannon was author of
the resolution asking the County
Board to continue its action, while ].
Byron Brooks proposed the night ses-
sion. Both measures were adopted
Cites Opposing Sentiment.
Mr.. Brooks, chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee, read a resolution from
his group which was later adopted
He said the committee recognizes that
efforts have been made by county
officials to remove some undesirable
features of the row-house provisions
OF the zoning ordinance. However, in
view OF Overwhelming sentiment"
against row houses, the group opposes
any provision in the ordinance per-
mitting this type of dwelling.
On motion Of Secretary Julian D.
Simpson, the group requested the
board to instruct the county manager
and other public officers to notify the
board of any pending legal action
against the county which jeopardize
any ordinance. Mr.. Simpson said
that under the 1890 zoning law.
which was lately revised with pro-
'AoASAA' AoA AOW W-1lOIloCo, 1UUI CdStS
were taken to the courts and row.
houses were allowed. This was be-
cause there were no provisions in
this ordinance for this form of dwell
ing and the courts ruling resulted
IN the 1880 law becoming ineffective
Library Study Ordered.
President Victor Meyers named the
following committee to study county
library conditions and methods of
financing the five county libraries:
Nixon Brewer, Miss Janice Rice and
R. r. Farrar.
r. E. plymale. chairman of the
Public Utilities Committee, said Oc-
tober 81 has been the date tentatively
selected for a county mass meeting
on proposed municipal power and
distribution system. The meeting is
to be in the Washington-Lee High
School auditorium at 8 pm. Last
year the county hired Wiley g.
Wilson, consulting engineers of Lynch
burg, Va, to make a survey on the
feasibility Of establishing a municipal
power system. One Of these engineers
will be the principal speaker at the
mass meeting
On motin of Mrs. Ruby G. Simpson,
the federation asked county officials to
require future applicants for rezoning
to describe affected properties in the
terms Of new street names and num-
bers instead Of the meets and bounds
descriptions usually found in deeds.
Under present descriptions, she said,
it Is difficult for the public to under
stand the whereabouts OF many
tracts.
The gathering was held in the Lyon
Park Community House.