Evening star., 1946-12-10
Planning Commission
Backs Rezoning Of 7
Montgomery Tracts

The Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission yes
terday recommended that the Mont
gomery County commissioner defer
action on five rezoning petitions
deny two and approve two. The COM
mission withheld its opinion on q
10th application.
In addition, the commission heard
pleas for and against the controver-
sial applications seeking reclassifica-
ton of part of the Bannockburr
Country Club to permit the con-
struction of shopping center and
multiple family dwellings, screened
by two tiers of single-farnily dwell
ings. The commission, it was said
expects to make its recommendation
on the proposal at special meeting
tomorrow.
Opposition was voiced by rep
resentatives of the Bannockburn and
Fairway Hills Citizens Association
Proponents included Rhees Burket
architect for the project and James
w. Gill, attorney.
Hearing Set for December Is.
The petitions, which seek both
apartment and commercial rezoning
of parts of the golf course property
have been filed by Bannockburn Co.
operators, Inc. The hearing has been
set for 3:15 pm. December 1e n the
Bethesda County Building.
Approval was recommended for
rezoning to commercial of a tract
on the east side of Brookeville road
near the Olney intersection owned
by Hazel Jones. The recommends
ton is to cover only the portion be-
ginning so feet east of the center of
the Brookeville pike and extending
to depth Of 100 feet.
Also recommended for approval
was a request of E. S. Price, agent,
seeking commercial classification for
three lots at the intersection of old
Bladensburg road and Elkins street,
Wheaton Knolls. The commission
recommended denial of an applica-
ton seeking rezoning to commercial
of lot at the northeast corner of
Georgia and Price avenues, Wheaton
Knolls. The request was made by
E. S. and Ruth M. Price, owners.
The commission indicated ap-
proval of a request for apartment
coming for a lot on the east side of
Fawcett street, near Howard avenue
Kensington. It's recommendation
was withheld, however, until after
the public hearing on the zoning
plan for Kensington December 16.
Deferment Recommended.
The commissioners were asked to
defer action on of the applications
until the planning staff of the Park
Commission completes its recon-
mendations for the land use plan
now being prepared for the Rock
vile pike area. The commission an
nounced it had requested it's plan
ming staff to complete its studies not
later than January 20.
Applications involved include one
by Floyd v. Kirchman, Vicenze Et-
tare, Samuel Rudolph and Jackson
w. Wiener for rezoning to CONNER
cial of four contiguous. tracts
fronting on the east side Ut Rock
vile pike, about 1000 feet north
of Halpine road.
A petition of Barnard w. Welsh
attorney, seeking commercial zon-
ing of two parcels of the Montouri
Farm, on the east side of Rockville
pike, between Montrose road anC
Wall lane, and request of Arthur
C. Hyde, owner, asking reclassihca-
ton from residential A to CONNER
cial of 600 feet of the Rockville pike
frontage of the Congressional Air
port property, also are involved.
Kirkland Tract.
The fourth application on which
deferment is recommended is that
Charles v. Prettyman, attorney
requesting commercial zoning o1
the Kirkland tract near Montrose
The commission also recommend
ed that action be deferred on
petition seeking commercial zon-
ing Of residential A property north
of the intersection of Georgia ave.
nue. and Layhill road, Glenmont
owned by Margaret Xander. The
planning staff pointed out that tbs
area would be affected by widen
ing of existing and the establish
ment of new major highways which
will cross one another at or near
the present Brookeville-Layhill road
intersection" n"
The commission recommended
denial of an application of Block
Properties, Inc, requesting reclassi-
fication Of IS acres between Rock
Creek Park and Garrett Park fol
apartment house use. The prop
erty is part of Government Farm
Apartment house zoning in this
location would be incompatible
with existing land uses in the area,
as well as a traits hazard, the
planning staff contends.
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