Evening star., 1942-05-03
Apartment zoninq
Sought for 7 Tracts
In Montgomery
First Lies on Eust-West
Highway; Second Near
Columbia Country Club

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Columbia Country Club
Applications for rezoning of two
large tracts of land in Montgomery
County to classifications which will
permit construction of apartments
have been set for hearing within
the next few weeks.
The largest tract, on the East
West highway east of Rock Greek,
contains about so acres. Another,
adjacent to the Columbia Country
Club, contains 81 acres.
The Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission,
with which the applications were
filed, announced it will not make any
recommendations on these and other
applications set for hearing May 20
and 81, but instead will sit with the
County Commissioners at the hear
ings.
Columbia Forest Land.
Monroe Warren of Chevy Chase.
Md, filed the application for re-
zoning of the 21-acre tract from
residential A to residential C. The
application says the land is in the
Columbia Forest subdivision of
Bethesda, opposite the Baltimore e.
Ohio Railroad tracks and north and
east OF the Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School.
A hearing on the request will be
held at 2 pm. May q at the Be
thesda County Building.
The East Bethesda Citizens As
ISOLATION will meet at pm. Wednes-
day at the East Bethesda School to
discuss the zoning request.
60-Acre Tract.
The application for the 60-acre
tract was filed by James w. Gill. at
torney, also asks reclassification
from residential A to residential c
and has been set for hearing at the
Dispensary Building in Silver Spring
May 20.
The tract, which is known as the
Jane Ray heirs property, lies within
the area bounded by the East-West
highway, Grubb road, Brookeville
Tenleytown road and the park lands
of the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
Another parcel involved in the
same application lies across the
East-West highway to the south
OF the first site. This property
which contains about 10 acres, is
bounded by the East-West highway
Rock Creek Forest, Hickey and Of
futt'S subdivision and Grubb road
j. P. Neff and H. E. Rogers, own
ers, asked for the rezoning from
residential A to C of lots | and 2
block s, j. P. Neff subdivision. and
the parcel of land in block A. Park
( Knowles subdivision.
Other Hearings Slated.
Other hearings scheduled the
same day include the application of
Mr.. Gill for rezoning from resi-
Dental A to commercial D of parcel
A IN lot 5, block E. and lot /. block
r, Triangle Park. Wheaton; the ap-
phcatlon OF Elmer D. Shook. agent
Tor reclassification from Residential
A to c of lot II, Cleve C. Puryer
SUBDIVISION, and all properties fac
ing on Patterson Park, Takoma
fark, and the application of Cliff
loro l.. Hubbell, agent, for the re-
Zonlng from residential B to G. of
Iots l to 20 inclusive, block SCR
B. F. Gilbert's subdivision. Takoma a
Park.
The following applications also
Will be heard May 81 at the Re
theSda County Building:
Ernest E. and Bridget M Hol.
combe, owners, for the reclassifica
tlon from residential A to C. Of a
parcel of land in Brooks Park. near
Brookmont, located at the north
east corner of Conduit road and
Maryland avenue
Il. Bates Warren. agent. for the
reclassihcation A to C of the Friend
ship tract in Bradley Hills.
Albert w. Walker. contract
owner, for the reclassification from
iCoiuClitldl n 10 commercial ID OF
approximately three acres at the in
tersection Of Massachusetts avenue
and Goldsboro road.
Charles F. Miller owner for the
reclassification from residential A
to commercial D of a parcel of land
extending along the south side OF
Elm street east from Arlington road
for a distance of $50 feet.
Another application by Mr.. Miller
asks for the rezoning from residen-
tial A to C Of a parcel of land ex-
tending 639 feet on the south side
of Elm street west from Arlington
road to Clarendon road The tract
also extends from Elm street south
along the east side of Clarendon
road for a distance OF 825 feet. The
same reclassification is asked for q
tract extending along. the south
boundary OF the Miller tract to Ar
lington road.
| w. B. Pichler and william Rich
mond, owners, for the rezoning from
residential A to c of lots IS to 10
! block 24-E. Edqemoor x,,hdivision-