Evening star., 1944-12-06

Tlo1IlIlny UIOup ALH
On Is zoning Pleas in
Montgomery County
Recommends Approval
Of 4 Deferment Of 5 and
Denial Of 4 Others
The Maryland National CAPITAL
Park and Planning Commission act
ed yesterday on 13 additional Mont
gomery County rezoning petitions
scheduled before the county COM
missioners, sitting as a District
Council.
The group recommended approval
OF four applications, deferment of
five and denial Of four, concurring
IN general with the recommended
tions made by Fred w. Tuemmler,
director OF planning for the COM
mission, and Irwin I. Kaplan, chief
engineer.
Denial of an application request
ing reclassifcation from residential
A to residential G Of q tract of
land south Of the Naval Medical
Center, on the east side of Wiscon-
sin avenue In Bethesda, was rec
commended. The property consists
OF parts of blocks /, 3 and 5 in
Glenbrook Village subdivision and
extends from Jones Bridge road to
the middle of the block between
Chelsea lane and Chestnut street.
Studies of its staff which assert
that field examinations indicate
that these lots would make desir-
able, single family dwelling sites
were supported by the commission.
The property is opposite the Wood
mont Country Club, adjacent to a
community of single-family dwell
1ngs and some of the lots included
IN the petition are occupied by sim
gle-family dwellings, the statement
declares.
Deferment Of -Four Urged.
-Four petitions asking for rezoning
OF property in Montgomery Hills,
which have been the center of con.
troversy for the last month. were
recommended for deferment until
the master land use plan for the
neghborhood has been approved.
These applications are grouped
around Columbia boulevard, Semi
nary road and Georgia avenue in
tersection at Montgomery Hills,
Commercial coming is sought for a
portion OF the property and apart
ment zoning for the remainder of
the land, now zoned residential A.
Deferment was recommended for
the application of Sam and Esther
Fig, owners, requesting rezoning
from residential A to commercial D
OF part of the former c. c. Glover
property. located at the southeast
corner Of East-West highway and
Grubb road.
| The commission points out that
this Is section Of the regional dis
trict located between the East West
highway and the western boundary
OF the District, along which boun-
Diary or adjacent to which it has
been recommended that a new di-
rect highway be built connecting
the northwestern section of the dis
Itrict and suburban Montgomery
County with Baltimore. Approval
| OF zoning to permit development Of
a community shopping center, it de-
clares, should be planned to protect
the community's interests and tha
requirements of future traffic.
Delay on Kay Plea Urged.
The commission recommended
that the District Council withhold
approval on an application of A. s.
| Kay, requesting extension Of an
existing commercial D zone south
ward along Colesville road, which is
part Of the Indian Spring Country
Club property. Delay is asked until
the general plan Of land use Is ap-
proved and until provisions are made
through ordinance for the necessary
amount of automobile parking space.
Denial was recommended for the
following petitions:
John B. kimes, owner, requesting
reclassiflcation from residential "A"
to commercial D of lots 2 and 3.
block A, fronting on Old Bladens-
burg road and along Buckingham
road, Silver Spring.
James Rupert, owner, asking re-
zoning Of all of block 81, Forest Glen
Investment Co. subdivision, from
RESIDENTIAL A to residential C.
zone. The purpose of the request
Is to remodel for boarding house use,
an old frame structure known an
the Forest Glen Hotel.
Elisha Hanson, attorney for own
er, rezoning from residential A to
commercial D zone of a lot at the
intersection OF Connecticut Gin-
coln) avenue and Howard avenue
County road, Kensington.
Legion Petition Wins Favor,
Referring to the latter petition.
the commission states that numer-
Gus petitions for rezoning of land
In the immediate vicinity have been
made during the last few years and
denied. 1t states it believes that the
area zoned and used for CONNER
clal purposes Is sufflcient.
Approval Is recommended on the
request of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Post, American Legion, for
rezonlng from residential tn cnro.
naercial Of land on Montgomery
lane. Edgemoor. The post plans to
erect a clubhouse on the property
The commission also voiced ap-
proval OF two rezoning petitions
made by Garland w. Wolfe. owner.
and James w. Gill, agent. for re.-.
coming from residential A to COM
mercial D of land in the southeast
and southwest corners of Trinity
place and Ramsey avenue, Silver
Spring. =.
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