Evening star., 1946-12-03
Planners Reject
I zoning Pleas
In Montgomery
Decision on One
Withheld Pending
Public Hearing

Denial of seven applications for
rezoning in the eastern metropolitan
area Of Montgomery County, and
approval Of two in the same area
was recommended yesterday at q
special meeting of the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
The commission also withheld
recommendation on one application
pending a public hearing on the
proposed zoning plan for the town
of Kensington. Hearings on the
applications will be held this month
before the Montgomery County
Commissioners sitting as district
council.
Applications recommended for
denial include request of Caleb L.
Wilson for reclassification from resi-
dental to commercial of small
parcel about Y mile northeast of
Burtonsyille, which was character
lied by the planning staff as spot
zoning. Another is for commercial
zoning of four lots at the southeast
corner of Old Bladensburg road and
Buckingham drive, Silver Spring,
requested by Louis Snider. The staff
stated this location also Is not suit
able for commercial zoning.
Petition Disapproved.
Disapproval was also voted of the
petition of Anthony j. Gatti for
rezoning to commercial of a parcel
on the east side of Old Bladensburg
road about 100 feet north of Buck
ingham drive and the application Of
William J. Hines. agent, for COM
mercial zoning Of the northeast
corner of Colesville road and Briggs
CLANCY road, Colesville district.
The latter property contains about
nine acres.
The commission also recommend
ed denial of request for CONNER
cial and apartment classification Of
residential land along the south side
Of the Ashton-Sandy Spring road
requested by w. J. Hines. agent, and
a request of ]. Guy Neel, attorney,
for similar rezoning of residential
property at the northeast corner,
Columbia pike and Beltsville road,
Colesville district.
Hearings on the above applications
will be held December 10 at the
Dispensary Building, Silver Spring,
with the exception of the last appli-,
cation, which Is scheduled for De-
cember 81.
Hearing Scheduled.
Disapproval was recommended for
the application Of Norman B. Price
for rezoning from residential to
commercial of a lot at the northwest
corner of Colesville road at Notely.
The hearing on this petition will be
held at 2:45 pm, December 13, at
the Silver Spring Dispensary Build
ing. e., a.
Approval was voiced OF two appli-
cations seeking commercial coming
Of two parcels known as the Bradley
and Fletcher lots at Ashton. The
hearing On the Bradley petition IS
scheduled for 3:45 pm, December Is,
at Silver Spring, and on the Fletcher
property at 2 pm, December 20, at
Silver Spring.
The commission withheld its rec
ommendation on the application Of
James n. Pugh, agent, requesting
commercial classification for four
lots along the east side of Summit
avenue until after the public hearing
on the proposed coming plan for the
town of Kensington. The planning
staff of the commission has recon-
mended denial of the petition on the
basis that 1t is outside the proposed
plan and would create more COM
mercial zonihg than is required. The
hearing on this application will be
held at $3.50 pm, December 10, in
Silver Spring. Il