Montgomery County sentinel., 1941-05-01
Office of
Board of County Commissioners
for Montgomery County
Rockville, Maryland.
nY-il tx 1911

NUtlCC O1 ACd1 lily
ON AMENDMENT
OF ZONING PLAN
For Maryland Washington
Regional District Within
Montgomery County
WHEREAS, the Maryland :
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, in accordance
with the provisions of Section II
of Chapter TIA of the Laws of
Maryland of 1889, by it's resolution
of March IL, 1941, made, adopted
and certified to this Board, sitting
as the District Council for that
portion of the Maryland Wash
ington Regional District within
Montgomery County, a coming plan
of the portion of the Maryland :
Washington Regional District with
in Montgomery County embodied
in a draft of an ordinance and
maps thereto attached; and
WHEREAS, the said Commission
by its said resolution recommended
to this Board the regulations and
all provisions contained in said or
dinance, and the zoning and dis
tricting of the said District within
Montgomery County in accordance
with the said maps; and
WHEREAS, the said Commission
by the said resolution recommend
ed to this Board and has approved
the amendment of the zoning or
dinance of the Maryland Wash
ington Metropolitan District in
Montgomery County enacted Oc-
tober 20, 1880, entitled; San Or
dinance to repeal and reenact with
amendments Ordinance 1, entitled
AN Ordinance to limit, regulate,
and restrict the location of build
ings and other structures and of
premises to be used for trade, in
dustry, residence, or other speci-
fed uses within that portion of the
Maryland Washington Metropoli-
tan District in Montgomery Coun-
ty; to divide the said portion of the
said District into zones, and to i'm
pose in each of said zones regula-
tions designating the kinds of
classes of trades, industries, resi-
dences or other purposes for which
premises may be permitted to be
erected, altered or used, and
within the same portion of
the said District to regulate
the height, bulk, and location OF
buildings and other structures and
the areas of yards and open
spaces, in accordance with and so
that the same may be read and be
as set forth in the said ordinance
and the said maps SO made, adopt
ed, certified and recommended to
this Board as aforesaid; and
WHEREAS, the said Commission
by the same resolution transmitted
to this Board a transcript, and ac-
companying exhibits, of the pro-
ceedings at a public hearing after
due notice therefore conducted by
the said Commission as required by
law on Friday, February %, 1941i
as more fully appears from the
Commissions said resolution, which
said transcript and exhibits include
all suggestions for changes, amend
ments, eliminations, or additions
with respect either to the text OF
the said ordinance or the said zon-
ing maps which were suggested OF
recommended at the said hearing
by persons who appeared thereat;
and
WHEREAS, the suggested
Ichanges, amendments, eliminations
or additions to the said coming or
dinance and the said zoning maps
consist of the followingi
/. A set Of twenty-four (24)
sheets bound together in a brown
cover, and designated on the inside
front of the brown cover, General
Zone Regulations.
2. A map entitled, "North Sec
tion Maryland Washington Re.
gional District.
\ 8. Detailed sketches numbered
1 to 9, inclusive, showing the
proposed zoning at Brookeville
Olney, Sandy Spring, Ashton, Ed
nor, Browns Corner, Spencersville
and Burtonsville, all within the
north section of the Maryland .
Washington Regional District.
A. Certain recommendations sci
forth in the transcript of the
Minutes of the Public Hearing held
before the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission on Friday, February %
1941, and presented by Messrs
Carey Quinn, Richard B. Barker,
and Louis A. GRANVILLE, on behalf of
the Montgomery County Civic Fed
Grafton, and Mr.. Washington l.
Cleveland, representing the Greater
Kensington Civic League, and Mr..
William J. Duiker, representing
the Chevy Chase Gardens Citizens
Association, and Mr.. C. M. Smith,
representing the Garden Club of
Sligo Park Hills and Mr.. Douglas
Whitlock, representing the Commu-
nifty Council of Sandy Spring.
5. A large map of the Town of
Takoma Park, Maryland, showing
all existing zoning, and changes
therein as proposed by representa-
tives of the Town.
6. A resolution adopted by the
Sligo Park Hills Citizens Associa-
tion, and the Sligo Park Hills Gar
den Club, under date of January