Evening star., 1944-11-19
Silver Spring
Business Area
Extension Urged
Col. Lee Suggests
Including Project 4
In Lond- Use Plan 1

Extension Of the Silver Sprint
business district east Of Georxfa
avenue to Fenton street and west
to the existing industrial zonine
along both sides of the B. d o. r. n.
Was recommended last night by 1t.
Col. E. Brooke Lee, Montgomery
County park commissioner, for In.
clusion In the master land-use plan
Tor the county now being drafted
by the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
At the same time, Col. Lee an
nounced that his proposal made in
May to extend the Bethesda business
district north of Wisconsin avenue
and Old Georgetown road to include
Woodmont has met with the general
approval Of residents of the area.
Declaring that Fenton street
seems to be the logical, reasonable
and appropriate limit" for the
northern Silver Spring business dis
.trict, Col. Lee explained that there
are approximately six moderate
sized city squares" between Coles
vile road and the B. g. o. r. r.
which would be soned commercial.
LegicaI Addition.
The area west Of Georgia avenue
behind the Suburban National
Bank. the Silver Spring Post Once
1 and the County Building also ap-
pFarS illogical and appropriate" as
Al addition to the Silver Spring in
dpstrial and commercial district,
Col. Lee declared. This section now
IA occupied largely by frame houses.
!, hA added,
Sxs n addition, he suggested that the
, southern portion Of the area be-
TWEEN Fidlers lane and Fenwick
lApe In the rear Of the Telephone
1filding as far north as High street
also b&t zoned comemrcial. The re-
{ snnaindAr of the area would corsti-
tuts hn appropriate" addition to
the Apartment zone which forms a
huffer between the business disrrict
4nd the detached residential areas
along Georgia avenue 10 the north,
Col. lee said.
"Wfkle 4 number of detached
frame homes are located in these
three sections Of Silver Spring, y
Col LAe asserted, they are, gem
NAlly AepeAking, similar to the
homes Of the Woodmont section in
Bethesda. As I stated In connec-
tion with the suggested land-use
plan for the Bethesda business dis
tfict, these older types Of houses
will probably absorb the greatest
reduction In residential value when
the current war emergency period
Is past.
'Consequently. it is through their
probable, increased value as COM
mArNAl Kites that the present own
s1rt Nof these properties will have
their best dollar opportunities"
= ssnusiness Area Expanding.
Col Lee also pointed out the
4hrees Silyer Spring areas men,
1oned have already heen .maskediyf
6tt6hed upcna By bath business
and hkht industry.
+ he suggested frst commercial |
1oning for tie property facing the
'eaSt side oi Fenton street. with 81
i"break" Of apartment 1pgaing in the
middle ct the square between Fenton
and Grove streets from Sligo ave-
hue north to Bonifant street.
. with Fenton street as the Eastern
boundary Of the northern Silver
A8f4ne business district and the
northern apartment buffers def
nitely located BY the master coming
plan. as now placed on Colesville
road, Georgia and Second avenues"
Col. Lee declared, ''the detached
residential communities east and
north Of Silver Spring would appear
Ito have as much guarantee against
further encroachment of either
business or industry for the years
sinarnediately ahead as can be given
fhr6llrh znninr Of land JlseS"