Evening star., 1946-12-19
Way yIsCleared
For S1,400,0!00
Housing Work
Aser Road Project
Wins Approval at
Zoning Hearings

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A proposed $1,4o0,00o apartment
on Ager road, near
Green Meadows and Queens Chapel
Manor, today had the approval Of
the Prince Georges County Commits
sioners, following zoning hearings In
the County Service Building, Hy-
attsville.
The commissioners, in their final
zoning session of 1916, yes
terday approved nine requests for
reclassification of property, includ-
ing two for apartment use, five for
commercial zoning, one for a two
family dwelling and one for in
dustrial classification.
Three requests for commercial
Zoning were denied and another was
ordered deferred until later to give
the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission an
opportunity to confer with residents
surrounding the proposed project.
Owner Explains Project.
The way was paved for the Ager
road apartment project when the
application of John M. Walton,
agent for Gertrude Neitzey, owner.
received approval of a change from
residential A to residential C zoning.
There was no opposition.
Mr.. Walton later explained that
approximately 200 apartments Of the
two and three story, garden type
would be constructed when building
conditions permit. The more than
II acres involved were part of the
Charles B. Ager estate on the west
side of Ager road, near the radio
towers of station WRC.
Approval Of commercial D zoning
from residential A for 10,851 square
feet, east of the proposed southerly
extension of Ager road and fronting
n feet on the south side of Queens
Chapel road, also was voted for
John F. and L. Gertrude Neitzey.
A shopping center, about half
mile from the proposed apartment
community, is planned for the prop
erty.
The second apartment zoning was
granted j. Francis Finley and Lillis
L. Haines for six lots in the Ashford
and Kelly subdivision, College and
Dickinson avenues, College Park.
Mr.. Finley said 17-unit apartment
building, either two or three stories,
would be erected. He agreed to con-
form with a request from the Park
and Planning Commission to keep
the building in similar pattern
with surrounding sorority houses Of
the University of Maryland.
Commercial Sites Voted.
Commercial D zonings approved.
all from residential A, also included
| the petitions of Hubert e. Mills for
NEARLY four acres on the south side
iof Marlboro pike, near Oakwood
lane, Oakland. II. Carlyle De Lozier
l1or six lots in the Holiday subdi-
vision, between Utah avenue ant
Bunker Hill road, east of Rhode
Island avenue, Brentwood; Alber'
T.. Johnson, for five lots in Thu
John Bewley subdivision. Greenbelt
road and the Maryland streetcal
4 line. opposite the Branchville turn
i around and Carmela A. and Joseph
1P. Constantine, for two lots al
Marlboro pike and Howard avenue,
Capitol Heights.
No opposition was voiced to any
of the approved commercial zonings.
Mr.. johnson said shopping center
was planned for the Branchville
site.
Industrial e zoning was approved
for the Hampshire Materials Corp.
of Washington, for property be-
tween the Alexandria division Of
the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad and
Bladen street, north Of Defense
highway, Bladensbnrg. A company
representative said a 90xa30-foot
one-story storage warehouse and
Office would be erected on the site.
Peter E. Spagnuolo received ap-
proval for reclassifcation of one lot
at 3206 Upshur street, Mount Rain
ier, from residential A to residential
B, for two-family dwelling use.
Petitions Rejected.
The commissioners rejected petit
tions for commercial coming by
Jack l.. Jet, for one lot, and Ules
D. Athey, for two lots, both in the
Ardwick subdivision on the Ardwick-
Ardmore road, between Adams and
washington avenues, near the Penn
sylvania Railroad main line, follow
ing protests from a delegation OF
residents from the area.
A request by A. II. Seidenspinner
for commercial Zoning OF one lot In
the r. A. Benefits subdivision. West
Queensbury road, near the WASH
ington- Baltimore boulevard, River
dale, was refused when Mayor Harry
A. L. Barker and members OF the
Riverdale Town Council, protested
such zoning on any street in the
community, except the Baltimore
boulevard.
The commissioners postponed
action on the petition of Joseph,
Leah and David Dickelboum for
commercial zoning Of property on
the east side of Edmonston road,
between Farragut and Gallatin
streets, near Rogers Heights. Mem
bers of the Park and Planning Com
mission told the commissioners their
body had opposed such recon-
Imendation because 44-acre park
Hand and proposed recreation center
Twas directly opposite the site In
question.
The application of Eleanor H
Ballinger to operate q nursery schoo'
at 63O8 Forty-fifth place, Riverdale
was continued until January 15, at
Hyattsville, to learn the sentiment
of the Riverdale Mayor and town
council.
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