Evening star., 1938-12-15
Lee Boulevard Strip
Is Rezoned 10
Residential B
? Arlington Board Acts
By 3-to-2 Vote After
Much Debute

Efforts on the part of some County
Board members to maintain resi-
Dental A zones along the Lee boule-
ward in Arlington County, Va, have
failed.
BY 3-to-2 vote the County Board
yesterday approved the rezoning
from residential A to residential B
of the Mcdonnell tract which abuts
the Lee boulevard for about $500
feet. The action followed approval
by the County Board of zoning ap-
peals but failed to abide by recon-
mendation from County Manager
Frank G. Hanrahan that it be de-
ferred.
Before the final vote was taken, a
desperate maneuver by Board Mem
ber F. Freeland Chew was made to
maintain the residential "A; rating
along the thoroughfare. Mrs. Eliz-
abeth B. Megruder, board chairman,
seconded Mr.. CheW's substitute mo-
ton that Mr.. McDonnell's request
be granted for all of the tract except
the nearest 100 feet to the boulevard:
The substitute failed to carry when
William A. E. McShea, George M.
Yeatman and William P. Ames voted
against it.
The original motion to rezone to
residential B was carried by the
support of the three dissenting men,
bers on the substitute measure.
Reminded of Civic Action.
Before action was taken, President
Victor Meyers of the Arlington
County Civic Federation reminded
the board his group has previously
taken stand opposing rezoning to
lower classiflcations anywhere along
, Lee boulevard. It was also brought
out that the county managers Office
mad received a telephone message
before the meeting from A. D. Ames,
also OF the federation, protesting the
proposed change.
1t was recalled among board OBJ
servers that earlier this year the
BODY had set precedent when it
granted another request by Mr.. Nc
Donnel1 to rezone triangular tract
with about 500-foot frontage on Lee
boulevard to local business. The
county had previously allowed the
:pettloner to operate filling station
ON this site but had maintained a
25-foot strip of residential A land
between the filling station and the
Lee boulevard. The change on the
triangle tract was approved when
II was agreed that Mr.. McDonnell's
land was situated adjacent to the
Fort Myer stables, and because of
THIS and also its dimensions it would
pe unsuitable for residential pur-
poses. At the time the action was
~taKen by the board, however, the
danger OF this precedent was pointed
out.
Twenty-Five Acres Affected.
The land affected by yesterdays
zonlng change consists of 26 acres.
less the Lee boulevard right of way
and the triangle tract.
With the exception of Mr.. Nc
Oonnell's filling station, the board
had maintained residential A zones
on the boulevard A large tract
facing the thoroughfare and owned
by Ashton c. Jones was rezoned to
residential B with the exception of
a 4OO-foot-Wide strip: abutting> Lee
boulevard, which remained residen-
tlal A. A similar situation pre-
vailed when Buckingham Commu-
mites secured change with the
exception Of 100-foot strip next
TO the boulevard. Another instance
OF protecting the zoning was noted
when the Burnett tract" was
changed to residential B. A street
and strip of land lies between this
on,-txr u
ward roadway. >
Mr.. Mcdonnell appeared before
the board to state that to maintain
a residential A zoned 10O-foot strip
on his property would be unfair
because of its facing the Fort Myer
stables. The higher type residence
could not be built in this commu-
nifty, he said.
another coming request unani-
mously approved was that of r. N.
=, sutton for tract in Ballston near
the Arlington & Fairfax Railway.
The board approved a request of
Poebe S. Life to establish a nursing
home for convalescent patients at |
1875 Seventeenth street north. The
request was made through Attorney
CAsdI w. FuQpIlrey.
Efforts to secure immediate action
on Strengthening Washington bou-
levard at Quincy street, by Mr.. |
Ames, were again delayed on motion |
OF MIR. Yeatman. The latter's reSo- |
luton to refer proposed condemna-
ton proceedings to the county man |
ager was adopted by 4-to-1 vote.
A Public Works Administration |
project was approved for the fol-
lowing: To construct 6-foot shoul- |
der and curb on the south side of
Wilson boulevard from Nash to
Garfield streets at an estimated cost
of about $4,000. Bids were author
lied and will be opened at the
Aboard's December 30 meeting.
Total expenditures for the first
half of December were reported as
$5S,824.98, of which $14,4O5.70 was
for pay roll.