Evening star., 1941-06-29
Board Bans New
Apartments
In Arlington
II Of ID Requests
For Zoning
Changes Rejected

Arlington County (Va) board,
to halt the increase in
apartment dwellings, yesterday
granted only three of IA requests
for zoning adjustments to permit
erection of apartments.
F. Freeland Chew, chairman Of
the board, declared:
I'VE already have too many
apartment dwellings in Arlington
County. There are numerous apart
ment dwellings here now I'd like
to get rid of, but cannot. We are
definitely going TO slow down now
The way this county is developing
does not fit my ideas of the way
a community should be planned
Master Plan Still Pending.
Edmund L. Campbell. a member
of the board, interjected to ask
County Manager Frank c. Hanra-
han what had become of the master
plan for zoning which the board
had requested last year. Mr.. Han
rahan said his men were working
on the master plan and a map. He
added there had been $4,000 OOn
worth of building in the county in
the last year, making completion Of
the map impossible.
In three cases. reZoning appli-
cantS yesterday Withdrew their re-
quests when board members shoWe7
themselves outspokenly opposed to
the reclassifications. In the request
of the Aiken Land Co, which pro-
posed to build a s5,000000 apart
ment dwelling community on George
Mason Parkway between Lee boule-
ward and Columbia pike. the petit
TONERS withdrew their request for
rezoning from residential A to B
on the advice of their attorney,
Thomas w. Phillips. If such a pe-
t1tlon is withdrawn without action.
it may be brought up again at
any time. However, if the board de-
MES the request the matter NAV
not be reopened Immediately.
Fl Petitions Heard.
In all, 81 Zonlng adjustment re-
quests were heard. IA asking land
| tracts be rezoned to permit erec-
ton Of apartments. Three were
granted, five continued, three with
drew and three denied.
Applications disposed of were,
Marie and o. c. Dresser. 28o1
South Thirteenth . street. for re-
zoning from residential A to B. con-
/ tinued for two weeks.
Louis c. Carl, 400 block OF Soutl
| Twentyflrst street, from residentis.
/ A to B. denied.
I The Hydraulic Press Brick Co.
900 block of South Eighteenth sire,
and 900-1000 block of South Six
teenth and Seventeenth streets. from
residential A to B, withdrawn.
Herbert and Hester E. Beck, 1900
block of Wilson Boulevard, from
residential A to local business, grant
| ed.
Nellie M. Broyhill. $500 block of
Old Dominion Drive from residen-
tial A to B. granted
William P. Ames. 1000 block of
North Utah street. from residential
A to general business, continued
| for two weeks.
Other Cases Before Board.
! Henry S. Clay, Jr., trustee, $500
/ block of Wilson Boulevard, from
residential A to B, continued.
j. B. Davies 1900 block of North
Queen street, from residential A to
B, granted
Pauline Latterner 900 block Of
North Garfield street. from resi-
dental A to B, continued for two
weeks.
William H. CarIin. 100000 blocks
Of South Carlyn Springs road. from
residential A to B, continued for 80
days.
Sylvia NJ Forman, 200 block of
North Glebe road. from residential A
to local business, granted to resi-
dental B.
Richard H. Ruffner. 2900 block of
South Glebe road, from residential
A to B, withdrawn.
Florence j. Smith, 24OO block Of
Army-Navy drive, 48O4 acres of land
from residential A to B. That por-
ton on east side of the drive with
exception of 50-foot strip. denied.
Frances Lee SiCkles, 2700 block of
South Lang street. from residential
A to B. denied. 1t was proposed to
build a s2,500,0O0 semi detached
housing project on this land.
Harry c. Shriver. 280O block Of
South Sixteenth street, from resi-
dental A to B. denied. 1t was pro-
posed to construct three apartment
units at cost of $4,000 on this
land.
Request Continued.
James w Head. 4400 block of
Columbia pike, from residential A
to local business, continued for 80
days
Warwick Montgomery. 100 block
Wilson boulevard, residential to in
duStrial denied by 80 vote.
Robert Mcintosh. 1900 block OF
Columbia pike, from residential A
to B, continued for 80 days.
Maude B. Shockey. 1900 block of
North Washington boulevard from
residential A to general business,
continued for two weeks.
Sarah c. Blumer. 4200 block Of
Wilson boulevard. from residential
A to local business. denied. +
The board reappointed Dorothy j..
Dunn and George A. Collier to the
Welfare Board for two-year terms.
July 5 was declared a holiday for