Evening star., 1946-07-21
Rezoning Voted
Despite Protests
In Arlington
Erection of S750,000
Apartment Opposed
By Residents

Over strong objections of property
owners, the Arlington County Board
yesterday approved the rezoning of
property in the 1000 blocks of North
Barton and Cleveland streets to
permit the construction of an apart
ment project estimated to cost
s750,00O.
Residents owning property in the
area adjacent to the proposed prof.
ect protested the Redistribution
mainly on the grounds that the
community now is for single-family
homes and apartment construction
will lower the value of their prop
erty.
Previously, the board denied two
applications for apartment rezoning
OF the same property, but the mat
ter was reconsidered on the boards
own motion when it was decided
that members had acted without
full information concerning the
proposals.
Recheck Is Necessary.
Regulations require that follow
Ing board denial of zoning change.
the applicant cannot reapply within
Six months. This is one of the few
cases on record when the board has
acted to reconsider a proposal before
that limit had expired.
However, since the motion was
approved by 80 vote, it will be
necessary to determine if 20 per
cent Of the property owners within
a 500-foot radius of the site in
question have signed the petition
protesting the action. A four-fifths
majority of the board is required to
carry any action to rezone when
that percentage of property owners
have filed protests.
The apartment development is
planned to include four three-story
buildings, containing 96 units.
Application for a use permit to
operate service station at North
Tenth street and Washington boule-
ward was denied by the board after
County Manager Frank c. Hanra-
han said it would interfere with
contemplated highway construction
in that section.
Plans for the development of
Fairfax drive by the State Highway
Department call for connection of
the dual highway across Wilson
boulevard with North Tenth street
and extending from that point to
Lee boulevard.
Boards Action Criticized.
Criticizing the boards action as
inimical to business interests, Board
Member Basil M. De Lashmutt said
We've been waiting for Fairfax
drive ever since I've been on the
board"
Charging the board with acting
in an "arbitarary manner" Mr.. De
Lashmutt added that by delaying
business to suit the State and local
governments, the county governing
body Is 1egislating to suit our
selves"
He stated setbacks can be required
protecting the proposed highway
tight of way. c. L. Kinnier, county
planning engineer, concurred in this
opinion.
Other rezoning applications grant
ed included:
H. & H. Development Co., 333e9
acres at 5503 Columbia pike, from
one-family residential and residen-
tial apartment to local commercial,
less a 150-foot strip fronting on
Columbia pike; Eugene w. James,
3409 South Kenwood street, one
family residential to local CONNER
cial, and M. Ruth Dobbs, 1017 South
Glebe road, one-family, restricted
two-family residential to local COM
mercial.
Another application by Elsie J.
Wills to rezone property at 815
North Woodrow street from one
family, restricted two-family resi-
Dental to residential apartment was
denied.
Two use permits were granted,
one to operate a service station at
the northwest corner of jefferson
Davis highway and South Fifteenth
street. and the other to Mrs. Cora
R. Worth to conduct a day school
for 26 children between 4 and Il
years of age at 5602 South Fifth
street.
WILDER R. Tubhs, county Welfare
Board member whose term expired
June 80, was reappointed for a, two
year term.