Evening star., 1943-05-14
Seven RezoniinQ
P|eas0pposed
|nNontgomery
Planning Commission
Asks Rejection Of
Apartment Project

The Maryland-National Capita,
Park and Planning Commission has
recommended that an apartment
project and six other rezoning pc
titions in the metropolitan area
OF Montgomery County be denied
by the Montgomery County com.
missioners. The commission has
approved two others and held two
more for further consideration, il
was announced today by Park Com
missioner E. Brooke Lee.
Public hearings on all the pc
titions are scheduled to be held
within the next two weeks before
the county commissioners sitting a.
a district council.
One of the most controversial o1
the petitions which was opposed is
the application asking a change tc
apartment zoning from detached
residential zoning for 10 acres
located between Piney Branch road
Sligo Valley Park and Sligo Park
Hills in Silver Spring.
HOulu Deny fetltlOn.
In a resolution recommending
denial of the request, the commits
sion cites the thoroughly estab-
llshed community character" of the
adjacent section. where there are
already approximately 1000 de-
tached homes. No change to more
intensive land use in this area has
been approved by the commission
since 1927, although 10 earlier pc
tltlons for rezoning have been con-
sidered the commission states.
Petitions filed by James M. Cissel
and Walter L. Funderburk for
apartment zoning on the north side
OF Ihayer avenue in Silver Spring
also were recommended for dis
approval. The commission stated
that rezoning of the property should
not be determined until use for
the additional area to the north and
extending to Dale drive is decided.
Two controversial applications fo,
rezonlng of property in Kensington
also were recommended for disap-
proval. These requests ask rezonine
to commercial of land located AT
the southeast and southwest corners
OF connecticut avenue extended
Lincoln avenue> and Bladensbura
road. adjacent to the Baltimore &
ONO Railroad at Kensington.
Denies Kensington Plea.
IN asking that the petitions be
denled, the commission points out
that this is a resubmission of ar
application denied by the Planning
Commission and the District Coun-
Gil Is months ago. Conditions have
not changed in this general area
since that time. it states, pointing
out that the proposed commercial
site is within walking distance of the
established kensineton district
where they are several vacant stores
and considerable commercially
zoned property.
10 grant this request" the reso-
luton states, would not only create
commercial spot within a residen-
tai district, but would also blight
the present well-established b,1si
ness district. The town of Ken
slngton could not support two busi-
ness districts
The Kensington applications are
scheduled for hearings before the
county commissioners May q at
the Silver Spring County Building
and the other three above appli-
cations will be held Tuesday after
noon in Silver Spring.
Another request for rezonine
scheduled for hearing Tuesday
which was recommended for denial
oy the Park and Planning Commits
sion, is petition filed by Omer G.
kremkau for apartment zonine in
olock A of the Valley Subdivision on
the east side of Georgia avenue be-
yond Montgomery Hills. The com
mission declares 1T is believed this
is a premature request and unsound
planning" and points out that ali
OF the nelghboring tracts are resi-
Dental A in character.
Petition Is Withdrawn.
Inc commission also recommend
ed denial of petition filed by Opha
Mays, agent, for rezoning of prom
erty in Takoma Park. It is under
STOOD, however, that this petition
Will be withdrawn.
Petitions approved by the COM
mission include a request of Earl A
Blundon for rezoning to residential
q OF three lots in the vicinity of
Maple and Second avenues in Sill
yer Spring, and an application OF
the Montgomery Land Co.. Inc.
asking that parcel of land ada
cent to the southwest corner of the
intersection of Colesville and Old
Bladensburg roads, Four Corners. be
zoned commercial
A hearing on the latter petition
Will be held at pm. Tuesday in
Silver Spring and the Blundon an
phcatlon will be heard at 2:30 pm
May q.
The commission continued its con-
slderation of petitions filed by Rose
De Franchesi. owner. for reclassifv-
ing to residential B of lots in Ken
smgton and OF R. G. shure, agent,
Tor rezoning to industrial E and
commercial B of property in Linden,
Both petitions are set for hearings
at the Silver Spring County Building
May 81.
In recommending disapproval of
the application for apartment zoning
IN the Slig Park area the commits
sion overrode the report of its tech
meal advisers, Director of Planning
Fred w. Tuemmler, Chief Engineer
Irwin I. Kaplan and Earl D. Fraser
senior planner, who recommended
the request be granted.
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