Evening star., 1945-09-26
zoning Change
For Apartment
Project Denied
Action on Several
Requests Taken by
Alexandra Council


andria City Council last night
adopted the recommendation of the
Planning Commission as set forth
in the master zoning plan for the
northwest section by denying the
application of Edward Carr to re-
zone 3.9-acre tract on Common
wealth and Bellefonte avenues from
A residential to CO residential to
permit the construction of an apart
ment development.
At an earlier meeting residents of
the neighborhood had protested the
proposed change and council had
deferred action pending survey of
the tract.
Although further arguments for
and against the rezoning were not
heard last night, council received a
written protest from the members
of the First Church of Christ Scien-
tlst, now constructing a church on
Russell road and Bellaire avenue in
the neighborhood of the Carr tract.
Motion Adopted Unanimously.
1t. Col. Everett A. Hellmuth, fifth
ward councilman, drew the atten-
ton OF the body to the Planning
Commissions map of proposed zon-
ing for the area in which the tract
is recommended for use as a city
park. He-made the motion to deny
the rezoning. His motion was un-
animously adopted.
In another controversial hearing
residents of lower Prince street pro-
tested the rezoning by Louis Dreifus
Of three lots at the northwest cor
ner of Union and Prince streets to
E industrial, but failed to win their
fight when the rezoning was granted
by six-to-one vote.
Frederick L. Flynn, attorney for
Mr.. Dreifus, pointed out that the
adjoining lot on Prince street was
rezoned to E industrial in l943 after
a bitter fight, and that Mr.. Dreifus
had assumed at the time that the
entire property was included in the
application.
Headed by Judge Prentice Edring-
ton, and fortified by petition
signed by more than 80 of the resi-
dents of the area, the fight GEN.
tered on the possibility that Mr..
Dreifus plans TO use the Union
street property for the retail sale
of beer since the Prince street lot
is to be occupied by beer storage
warehouse.
Councilman Thomas Hulish
pointed out that any application for
the retail sale of beer must be ap-
proved by the A. B. C. Board and
that he would oppose such a re-
quest.
Legality of Vote Questioned.
Councilman Paul Delaney pointed
out that the zoning of the Prince
street corner was passed in ls43 by
a five-to-four vote and questioned
its legality since the code provides
for a tWo-thirds vote on any re-
zoning protested by more than 20
per cent of the adjacent property
owners.
His motion that the city attorney
investigate the legality of the 194a
action was lost for want Of a second,
as was his motion to deny the ap-
plication for rezoning of the Union
street lots.
The following rezoning requests
were unanimously granted: Two lots
on the north side of East Raymond
avenue west of jefferson Davis
highway from B-1 to CO residen-
tial: tract on Glebe road and Four
mile Run from A to CO residential;
the east halt-square bounded by
Wythe, Fayette, Madison and Payne
streets from CO residential to E in
dustrial; northeast corner of Wythe
and Washington streets from A res
idential to Do commercial. Three
lots ON the north side of Mount Ida
avenue east of Mount Vernon ave-
nue. from B residential to d. COM
mercial; northwest corner of Cam
eron and Washington streets, owned
by DR.. Carson L. Fifer and now oc-
cupied by the Alexandria Red Cross
Chapter, from A residential to D-l
commercial to permit construction
OF doctors Offices and apartments
Tract bounded by Skaters lane
Washington & Old Dominion Rail
way and right of way of the Mount
Vernon Memorial highway from C-l
residential to d. commercial over
the objections of the National Capi-
tai Park and Planning Commission
as presented by City Manager Car
BudWesky; northeast corner OF
Henry and Wolfe streets from d.
commercial to E industrial: north.
east corner of Wilkes and Alfred
streets from C-1 residential to E
industrial.
Special Election Asked.
Council denied the request of Ed.
ward Brown, colored attorney repre-
senting the owner of a lot on the
north side of Oronoco street east OF
Henry street to rezone it from C-]
residential to d. commercial TO,
use as barber shop when a signed
protest from 13 residents of the
1000 block of Oronoco street was
presented.
A resolution was adopted declar.
ing a vacancy on the council caused
by the death of Councilman -at-laret
Charles NJ. Stump. The judge of thu
corporation Court was asked to cal
a special election to fill the seat
for the remainder of the term which
expires in September, 1916.
The following appropriations were
approved on final readings: $6,374 te
improve the play area at Westover;
$4,136 to correct drainage condition
on Russell road and Windsor ave.
nue.; $44921 to build retaining wal
on the northeast corner of Custi.
avenue and Russell road.
A resolution was adopted request.
ing the city engineer to estimate the
cost OF extending Royal street to the
city limits on the north.
No action WAS taken oy, the mn