Evening star., 1945-11-29
Planning Unit Backs
Four Rezoning Pleas
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month before the county commits
sioners, acting as . district council,
the Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission today an
nounced it had recommended ap-
proval of four and denial Of i've of
the petitions.
Among applications recommended
for denial was a request for apart
ment house zoning for a 4-acre
tract on the Ashton-Sandy Spring
road, east of Sherwood School.
According to the applicants, the
rezoning would permit the erection
of "a multifamily building designed
to accommodate the teachers of
Sherwood School"
The letter calls attention to the
teacher shortage in the rural schools,
citing the lack Of suitable housing
and adequate transportation as the
principal causes. Erection of multi
family dwellings will solve the
teacher shortage problem by making
living accommodations readily avail
able, the petition states.
School Has STAFF Of "a.
Director of Planning Fred w.
Tuemmler and Chief Engineer Irwin
Il. Kaplan reported that an investi-
CATION Of the teacher shortage at
the school had shown there Is q stan
of IA, II Of whom are married.
Three OF the group either own their
own homes or live with their fam
lilies. Mr.. Tuemmler and Mr.. Kaplan
said that single or two-family dwell
ings and perhaps an inn in the
central portion of Sandy Spring
would serve a wider purpose than
the multi-family dwellings.
Supporting its stairs recommen-
dation, the commission stated that
such development should be placed
adjacent to the community shop
ping center of Sandy Spring or at
the shopping center In Ashton. The
40-acre tract, it said, would enable
construction of apartments to con-
| tain as many as 220 separate family
units.
Although the technical staff Of
the commission recommended denial
Of an application that would permit
the erection of two-family homes
opposite the Washington Sanitarium
and Hospital In Takoma Park, the
commission recommended the petit
tion for approval. The property
which is composed Of 10 lots bounded
by Maple avenue, Sligo parkway and
Geneva avenue, is now zoned fol
single family-dwellings. 1t is alst
near the washington Missionary
College and the development Is de.
signed to alleviate the housing
i problem of students and employe.
of both institutions.
The commission also recommend.
ed approval of q request for recon.
ing to commercial of the rear por.
ton of triangular parcel of liant
fronting on Blair Mill and Newell
roads, Silver Spring, on the south
west side of the East-West highway
"a petition seeking rezoning fol
apartment house use of two lots OF
Flower avenue, Takoma Park, ane
q petition for Redistribution of /,
lot on Albemarle street, Takom,
Park, permitting erection of two
family dwelling.
Rezoning to Commercial Opposed.
4 Disapproval was recommended TO
a request of J. Ingram Medley seek
ing Redistribution of q 3.754-acr'
tract on the north side of Thaye
avenue. Silver Spring, which wouk
permit the construction Of apart
ment houses.
i The commission recommended de
NAL Of rezoning to commercial of ,
2-acre parcel ct the southeast cor
ner Of Columbia and Beltsvill
|, roads, about mile south Of Fair
land in the Colesville district.
stated that none of its land-us
studieA indicated the need for ad
| ditional commercial coming at thi
point.
| Denial also was recommended TO
request that two lots at the inter
section Of Boston avenue and Pine.
Branch road, Takoma Park, b
tzoned commercial. The commission
i pointed out that both Piney Brancl
road and the East-West highway
which IS just south Of the property
carry large volumes Of trafllc AM
the zoning would create an addi
tional hazard.
Il A request for reclassiflcation from
Presidential A to commercial Of q 2
acre tract ct Goldsboro road an,
|. Massachusetts avenue near Wood
Il acre subdivision also was recon-
, [mended for denial.