Evening star., 1946-04-28
Defers
Ban on Building
On Flood Land
Zoning Amendment
Recommitted After
Strong Protests

An amendment to the Arlington
County zoning ordinance which
would prohibit building on land SUBJ
ject to storm water flooding was
deferred yesterday for two weeks
by the County Board after strong
protests by county citizens.
The proposal was recommitted to
Commonwealth's Attorney Lawrence
w. Douglas for further study.
Thomas W. Phillips, attorney rep
resenting property owners along
Four Mile Run, said he doubts the
legality of the change because it
"conflscates land"
Mr.. Phillips said he had never
heard of such measure in any
other community and claimed many
county areas have become subject
to flood because building develop
ments have altered natural drainage.
Method Is Challenged.
B. M. Hedrick, former county
SoCAe JdoSC, Sdlu Vic dttcillpGcu
change should be handled in the
county building code.
w. S. Hoge, jr., and B. M. Smith.
county realtors, also opposed the
proposed amendment.
The board voted approval of an
application to re-zone 1929 acres
IN the 1900 block of Columbia pike
from one-family residential to resi-
Dental apartment.
James Simmonds, attorney repre-
senting the petitioners, told the
board plans have been completed
to construct an apartment project,
estimated to cost S1,45o,000, on the
site.
27 Buildings Planned.
The development, to be called Din
widdie Gardens, will include 27
buildings, containing PIG family
units, he said.
An application to re-zone 5.75
acres at 1924 South Thirteenth
street to residential apartment clas-
siflcation. to permit construction of
a S750,000 apartment project, was
lost, however, by 81 vote, on a
motion by Board Member Basil M.
DeLashmutt. The petition came to
the County Board with the approval
OF the County Planning Commission
and Acting County Manager A. T.
/ Lundberg.
Other rezoning applications ap-
proved included requests by Carrie
L., Marie NJ. and Orion A. Lake to
reclassify property in the 1000 block
of Lee highway, from residential
apartment to local commercial;
Wundoria Development Corp, for
land in the $500 block of Lee high
way, from residential apartment to
local commercial Paul Rogers and
William P. Ames, property at 4337
Wilson boulevard, from residential
apartment to local commercial, and
a portion of land submitted by w.
S. Hoge, jr.. in the $500 and $500
blocks of South Four Mile Run
drive, from one-family residential
to local commercial.
Ten Applications Continued.
| The other portion of Mr.. Hoge's
request was continued, along with
10 other applications, and two were
denied.
An application for a use permit
to operate service station at 46O1
North Washington boulevard was
approved, while another use permit
request to operate a nursery school
at 1915 North Queen street for 20
children from 3 to years of age
was rejected
| An amendment to the county
building code increasing fees for
construction permits to bring them
more in line with those charged in
Washington and other nearby areas
also was approved by the board. 1t
will become effective in two weeks,
Mr.. Douglas said
The board also authorized adver-
tising proposed amendment to the
zoning ordinance restricting county
buildings from being erected higher
than 225 feet above the Potomac
River high water mark.
Other actions of the board in
cluded referring to the acting county
manager notice from E. L..
Daniels to evacuate the Cherrydale
Library building in 80 days. Mr..
Daniels said he plans to demohsh
the structure. The board recessed
until Tuesday when the 1946-47
budget will be adopted.
FoHfox Vestrymen Elected