Evening star., 1946-05-15
Properties Rezoned
From Residential Use
In Prince Georges

misSioners have approved five appli-
cations for rezoning of property
from residential to apartment or
commercial use and have turned
down three others. A ninth recon-
ing request was continued until
next week.
One of those approved by the
commissioners, who spent most of
yesterday hearing testimony for and
against the changes, was a petition
by John F. Lillard, Hyattsville at
torney, for permission to construct
a three-story, 40-unit apartment
house, including off-street parking,
at 430l Emerson street, Hyattsville.
Mr.. Lillard requested a change
of coming from residential A to resi-
Dental c. He told the commits
sioners that construction would be-
gin soon on the proposed buildings.
The apartments, he said, would be
solely for veterans use. He added
that although 20 applications had
been received from former service
men so far, he had not accepted
any.
Other Approvals.
The other petitions, all for zoning
changes from residential A to COM
mercial D for stores or shopping
centers, which were approved, were
as follows:
Gwynn Mason Jones, owner, for
reclassification of lots 1T and l78,
Cedar Heights; Sherman H. Hol-
lingworth, agent, for reclassihca-
ton of part of lot q, 1925 Annapolis
road, Bladensburg; Woodrow S.
Blythe and Miriam K. Blythe, own
ers, for sreclassi1cation of lot E,
Princess Garden subdivision, Lam
ham, and Charles F. Sauberlich,
owner, for reclassification of par
eel of land containing approximately
one-third of an acre on the east
side Of Kenilworth avenue, opposite
the Newton Village subdivision.
Though they denied George E.
Miller and Gertrude M. Miller, own
ers of property at 1900 Queens
Chapel road, Avondale, a rezoning
classification from residential A to
residential c for apartment use, the
Commissioners recommended that
the Maryland Park and Planning
Commission issue a permit to them
to restore the place to its original
condition, following a plea that a
fire had partially destroyed the
building now on the property.
Other Permit Cancelled.
Mr.. Miller said the building had
been used as telephone relay sta
tion until 1941, when he converted
it to a two-family house for non-
conforming use. Following a fire
there last year, he told the Com
missioners he received a permit
from the Park and Planning Com
mission, only to have it Cancelled a
short while later.
State Senator L. Harold Soth-
oron, representing a group of resi-
dents who protested new apart
ment construction there, said the
community was zoned residential,
but added it had 20 objection to
restoring the building to it's for
mer condition.
A petition by Harry Bonnet,
agent for the owner, for reclassi-
f1cation from residential A to COM
mercial D of lots l, 2, 3 and 4,
block D, Whiteley subdivision, 4603
Edmonston road, Hyattsville, also
was rejected by the commissioners,
following considerable argument.
Attorney Vance Vaughn, repre-
senting those protesting, pointed
out that the owner, David Nor
witz, wanted a shopping center for
the site, but added he had unsuc-
cessfully applied for a liquor license
previously and also had been de-
MED rezoning changes twice by
the county commissioners.
Spot Zoning Refused.
Mr.. Vaughn, who submitted pc
tition which he said contained the
signatures of 98 per cent Of the
residents in the area, told the
commissioners the people wanted
the community strictly residen-
tial."
Also disapproved was the petit
ton of Charles B. Ullon, owner, for
Redistribution of lots l and 3
block 13, Gibbs and Kosack's SUBJ
division, Takoma Park, from resi-
Dental A to residential c for apart
ment use. The commissioners con-
Cured with previous recommen-
dation by the Park and Planning
Commission that it would be "spot
zoning" In a residential area if it
were granted.
The petition. Of Gertrude Stotler,
owner, for reclassification of one
third acre Of land fronting on the
south side of Calvert avenue to
the west of the Public School prop
erty, College Park, was ordered
continued until next week to give
the Mayor and Town Council OF
College Park an opportunity to
make its recommendations.
MRS. Mac Donald Named