Evening star., 1944-12-05
Opposition Voiced
To Proposed Change
In Woodmoor zoninq

Vigorous opposition by Woodmoor
(Md) residents to any additional
rezoning of property in the sub
division from residential A to COM
mercial D featured hearings on six
rezoning petitions yesterday before
the Montgomery County Commits
sioners, sitting as District Council,
in the Dispensary Building at Sill
yer Spring. All six were taken un-
der advisement.
A group of Is Woodmoor property
owners, led by George w. Pryor,
urged that the petition of the G &
C Properties Corp. for the reclassi-
fication from residential A to COM
mercial D of a tract of land on the
southeast corner of Colesville road
and Pierce place in Woodmoor be
denied.
100 Oppose Change.
Declaring that there are approx
mately $4,000 square feet of land
now available for commercial de-
velopment in the subdivision, in ad-
dition to the community's present
shopping center. Mr. Pryor present.
ed a petition signed by about 100
property owners opposing the pro-
posed change.
Mr.. Pryor asserted that residents
of the subdivision will get no rest
if a theater and bowling alley are
erected, as proposed by owners OF
the tract" He also contended that
approval of the petition would re-
suit in a health menace and would
lower adjacent property values.
Plans presented by LaFour l.
Raymond, commercial manager for
Frank S. Phillips Co., rental agents
for the project, showed that it is
proposed to erect a theater with a
seating capacity of 600 persons, and
bowling alleys. He added that park
ing space would be provided for 500
cars.
The Maryland-N National Capital
Park and Planning Commission last
week recommended deferment of the
petition, although staff members of
the commission had recommended
its denial.
Urges Provision for Parking.
While no opposition was expressed
to a petition by the Tech Construc-
ton Co for the Redistribution from
residential A to commercial D of
the northwest corner of Ellsworth
drive and Fenton street, Silver
Spring. Roger Whiteford urged the
Commissioners to require the con-
struction company to provide ade-
quate parking space if the property
is rezoned.
Mr.. Whiteford, who represented
William A. Julian, treasurer of the
United States and owner of the
shopping center at Georgia avenue
and Colesville road adjacent to the
proposed new shopping center, said
that unless parking facilities are
provided. cars will use the facilities
on Mr.. Julian's property.
State Senator L. Harold Sothoron,
vice president of the construction
firm, assured the board that ade-
quate parking space would be pro-
vided. He explained that approx
mately 20 commercial establish
ments will be erected on the prop
erty, if his petition is approved.
Decline in Values Feared.
Only opposition to another petit
ton filed by the same firm, request
ing reZoning from residential A to
commercial D of part of block 8
bounded by old Fenton street, Ellis
worth drive, new Fenton street and
Baltimore road, was voiced by Will
liam F. Carlin, representing Eman-
uele De Carlo, owner of home at
BIS Pershing drive, adjacent to the
property in question.
Mr.. Carlin claimed that his clients
property would be reduced $2,500 in
value and that other homes in the
area would drop in value.
No opposition was expressed to the
following petitions:
Walter L. Funderburk, secretary
treasurer of the Maryland Real
Estate Co., Inc, for the rezoning
from residential "a" to residential
&C" of three lots on the south side
OF Thayer avenue in section T, Blair
Takoma subdivision.
j. 1ngraham Medley, owner, for
the reclassiication from residential
"a" to commercial %" of a tract of
land at the northeast corner Of
Brookeville road and the Wheaton,
Four Corners road.
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