Evening star., 1941-07-03
Fairfax Board
Defers Highway
zoning Action
Postponement Voted
Until Planners Make
Recommendations
Special Dispatch to The Star.

FAIRFAX, Va, July 3-The
County Board of Supervisors defer
red action yesterday on resolution
OF the Lee Boulevard Citizens As
sociation opposing extension of
commercial zoning along Lee boule-
ward and Lee highway.
The deferment was voted pending
recommendations from the County
Planning Commission for changes
in the county zoning ordinances reg
ulatlng establishment of business
places along the more important
county highways. The citizens as
sociation resolution opposed extern
sion of such zones unless approved
by residents of the vicinity and the
planning commission.
The resolution from the citizen
group pointed out its members az
vltally interested in preserving the
present zoning along the two i'm
portant highways.
Public Hearing Planned.
At the same time. acting on a
petition from a large number of
property owners in Fairfax Park. the
board agreed to advertise a public
hearing on proposal to rezone a
strip Of land in that area from agri-
cultural to general business.
The petitions pointed out the sub
division now has approximately IS
homes. but because of its zoning
there is no store closer than three
miles to serve the community. The
proposed section to be rezoned would
extend 200 feet on either side Of
New Cut road. beginning with its in
tersection with Rolling road.
Proposed requests for reZoning
several other properties were de-
ferred until Wednesday, when all
members of the board, accompanied
by a representative of the Planning
Commission and DR.. G. r. Carpenter.
1 county medical director, will inspect
/ the tracts in question.
One OF the tracts is located or
the northerly side of Mount Ve.-
non Memorial Highway, adjoinin-
the lands of Fort Hunt militar-
/ reservation, where a $4,000 900 apart
ment project is contemplated if IT,"
! proposed rezoning is approved /
the supervisors.
Building to Be Dismantled.
County Clerk John M. Whalen rf
ported receipt of a letter from Sta
highway officials that the State Wiz
dlsmantle an old concrete buildinl
at Routes 1873 and 684 formerly use4
as booster station by the Washing
ton d Old Dominion Railway. Re-
quest for dismantling the building
had been made by number of
persons living in the area, who
termed it a serious traffic hazard.
The board approved a 90-day notice
to the present occupant of the
building to vacate, the notice expir-
ing August 26.
Considering request from the
National Bank of Fairfax that it be
allowed either to turn over to the
county bonds with a market value
OF approximately S434.215.90. plus
accrued interest, representing pres
ent county sinking funds, or sell the
bonds and turn the cash over to the
county. the board advised the bank
to submit a petition to the Circuit
Court for ruling as TO the legality
of such step.
County Sinking Funds.
Some time ago banking Official
advised the Board of Supervisors il
would be impossible to continue
carrying county sinking funds and
pay interest on them. and at the
same time guarantee the full pay
ment of the bonds held in escrow
to guarantee against loss of such
funds. 1t was pointed out the State
law requires that bonds in escrow
cover sinking fund deposits 100 per
cent, and as result of the low re-
turn on many of the bonds on the
approved list for such purposes the
bank cannot continue to carry the
money under the condition.
1t was pointed out the existir~
contract with the bank allows tho
county to demand the bank to ps.
over to the county at any time thr
full amount of sinking funds on de
posit, and bank officials expresse
the view they should have a sinil-
right to turn the funds back to Il
county when it appears advisat
to do so.