Evening star., 1943-06-01
Nine Rezoning
Petitions Denied
In |nkontgomery
Six Others Approved
In Wheaton and
Bethesda Districts
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Bethesda Districts
Special Dispatch to The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, June 1.-The
Montgomery County commissioners
yesterday passed on IS petitions for
rezoning of property in various parts
Of Bethesda and Wheaton districts,
approving 6 and denying 9. Public
hearings on the applications pre-
viously had been held.
The commissioners refused the re-
quest Of the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Corp, made by. Walter j.
Owens, iquidator, for change in the
zoning classification of Belmont
Farm, a large tract at the intersec-
tion Of Piney Branch road and Sligo
Creek Parkway, which had been op-
posed by the residents of Sligo Park
Hills and other nearby communi-
ties and had been disapproved by
the Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
Wanted for Apartments.
The Federal Office wanted the zon-
ing change from residential "A" to
residential &C" to permit apartment
house development. The park and
planning commission contended that
the property should be used for
high-class residential development.
The commissioners denied the re-
quest OF Walter L. Funderburk, own
er, for change from residential A to
c for apartments of lots 9, 10, ii
and II of block C, Sligo Park Hills,
section 4, Of Silver Spring and the
petition Of James H. Cissell, for
rezoning from A to c of land on
Thayer avenue near Nolte avenue
in Silver Spring.
A petition by Charles F.. Miller
owner, to change from residential A
to commercial D a parcel on the
south side of Elm street east from
Arlington road for $50 feet was de-
MED, and a petition by the same
owner for change from residential
A to c for apartments of tract on
the south side of Elm street 639
feet west from Arlington road and
from Elm street along the east side
Of Clarendon road 825 feet to the
southwest corner of the Miller tract
was approved.
Takoma Park Request Denied.
A request filed by Opha Mays,
agent for Frank Ewing. jr, for a
change from residential A to C of
N,t1nt h1ocL II
division of Takoma Park, was de-
MED.
Other petitions denied we're:
Rose E. De Franceschi owner. for
reclassiflcation from residential A
to B of lot and the west half of
lot 3. block l, Kensington.
Newman c. and Esther M. Cor
mack, owners, for reZoning from
residential to commercial of lot /,
Knowles estate, Kensington at Lin
coin avenue crossing.
Orrice L. Murdock, agent, asking
reclassiflcation from Residential A
to Commercial D Of lots at the inter :.
section Of Lincoln avenue and Bla-
densburg road in Kensington.
Omer G. Kremkau, agent, asking
change from residential A to C to
permit apartments on Georgia ave-
nue. north of Montgomery Hills on
parcel A, block A, in The Valley.
Hagner Tract Ruling.
The commissioners approved re-
zoning Of the Hagner tract on East
West Highway near Wisconsin ave-
nue. next to the Hot Shoppe from
residential A to residential C to
permit apartments but disallowed
the commercial strip in the same
tract which had been asked. Resi-
dents of the section opposed the
commercial zoning, but had not OBJ
jected to apartments. The petition
filed by Robert Peter and Vivian
Simpson, trustees, was approved
subject to 60-foot right OF way for
streets.
Other rezoning petitions approved
by the commissioners we're:
R. Bates Warren, agent, from
residential A to C of Friendship
tract south of Bradley boulevard
DSoWSSAA ~. 7" ~. IOdlAl OdO VI dCkS
and Bethesda Chevy Chase Recrea-
tional Center.
r. G. Shure. agent, for rezoning
from residential A to industrial E
Of the rear portion of lot 16, Dille's
subdivision of Linden, Silver Spring,
which had been opposed by resi-
dents. The rezoning was granted
on condition that a screen of lom-
hardy poplars be planted to screen
the coal yard to be placed there.
Earl Alexander Blundon, owner,
asking for change from residential
A to c of parceil B and C of lot l.,
Fidler's subdivision to Silver Spring.
Montgomery Land Co., Inc, by
Harold D, Harvey, president, owner
and agent, asking change from resi-
Dental A and c of property owned
by the company at Colesville road
and Bladensburg road, -Four Cor
ners