Evening star., 1941-09-30
Lyon Village Resident!
Lose Rezoning Fight
Through Technically
Property Owners
Neglect to Have
Petition Noturized

Residents of Lyon Village In
Arlington County, Va, today had lost
their battle to halt two rezoning
applications because they misunder-
stood a technical provision of the
law.
More than a dozen residents ap-
peared before the county board
yesterday to oppose two rezoning
applications. They presented a
petition opposing the change signed
by the owners of more than 30 per
cent of the property within 500
foot radius of the properties in
volved-but they neglected to have
the petition notarized.
The two rezoning changes in
volved in yesterdays dispute were re-
quests filed by George and Mary
r. Robertson to change a tract in
the 1400 block of North Fillmore
street from residential B to general
business and request of Leo c.
and Amelia L. Lloyd to change an
adjoining tract on Fillmore street
from residential A and B to local
business zone.
Motions Lost on Tie Votes.
Mr.. Lloyd. being a member of the
county board, was disqualified from
passing on the two requests because
of his personal interest in the
matter. That left four members of
the board to act.
Board Member Edmund D. Camp
bell moved to grant the Robertson
request for general business classi-
flcation and Chairman F. Freeland
Chew moved a substitute resolution
to grant a local business zone. Mr..
Campbell said the property should
conform with other general business
classifications adjacent to it on
Wilson boulevard. Both motions
were lost on tie votes, with Mrs.
Elizabeth Magruder voting with Mr.
Chew and Basil De Lashmutt sup
porting Mr.. Campbell.
Mr.. Campbell then moved to
rezone the Robertson property to
local business in view of the two
previous tie votes. This latter
motion carried unanimously with
the four board members.
On the request of Mr.. Lloyd, the
board amended so as to exclude the
two lots lying closest to Lyon Village
and voted to rezone the remaining
portion of the Lloyd tract to local
business. This resolution was passed
by vote of to l with Mrs
Magruder opposing the change in
zonlng.
Didn't Know of Requirement
I. Chance Buchanan was the
principal spokesman against the
changes in zoning. He contended
they would depreciate surrounding
property values. He said the op-
ponents did not know their petition
had to be notarized to be effective.
Other zoning action taken in
cluded approval of request of Earl
T. Mason to change tract at 94C
North Garfield street from re-
sidential A to B; granted request OF
Pauline Latterner to change from
residential A to B-3 to a depth OF
200 feet. tract in the 900 block OF
North Garfield street.
The board approved part Of the
request of Lyon, Inc, to rezone q
tract in the 210O block of North DAN
vile street from residential A to B
The resolution changed the property
to B-3 but excepted any change or
| two 6O-foot strips on the north side
! and Danville street side of the tract
Other Rez0nings Granted.
Other rezonings granted were the
request of Carter D. Swanson and
Frances l.. Swanson to change a
tract in the 1900 block of North
| Quinn street from residential A to
B-3; request of William S. Tickle to
change tract in the 1900 block of
| Wilson boulevard from residential B
to local business; request of AIS
Motors, Inc, to change lot in the
300 block of North Quincy street
from residential B. to local business,
request of Katherine T. Carmichael
ct al, to change a tract in the 200
block of Wilson boulevard from resi-
dental A to local business, and the
request of F. M. Fadely to change a
site in the 200 block of Wilson boule-
! ward from residential B to general
business.
The board authorized an agree
ment with Remington-R Rand, Inc, tc
install a modernized land records
index system in the court clerk S
| Office. The agreement calls for a
total expenditure of $4,000.
1t was also voted to transfer $25,-
900 from the Sewer Department
fund to the general fund to meet
current expenses.
Total expenditures for the last
half of September were reported at
$68, ,3l5.3l, of which $27,7l994 was
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