Evening star., 1946-07-03
County zoning
Hearings Slated
In Hyattsvi|Ie
Third Wednesday
In Each Month Set
Under New Plan
By ChorIes McAIeer


policy Of conducting all official func-
tions Of the Prince Georges County
commissioners in the courthouse at
Upper Marlboro, the county seat.
appeared imminent today follow
ing announcement that all zoning
hearings would be held the third
Wednesday of every month, starting
August 81, at the County Service
Building in Hyattsville.
Heretofore, applications for zon-
ing changes were considered at the
commissioners weekly meetings
each Tuesday. The decision to es-
tablfh a separate day once a month
was ordered yesterday.
Such a move has been recon-
mended for some time, particularly
by organizations and residents of
the upper section Of the county,
who, as part of the Metropolitan
Area OF the county, comprised more
OF the population of 1913 900 persons.
Authorized in Law.
In taking step toward placing
the County Service Building on an
equal footing with the county seat
the commissioners reported they
were acting in accordance with the
State laws which permit holding OF
Official county meetings at Hyatts-
vile. The Service Building already
houses certain county agencies.
The zoning hearings will add one
more days to the commissioners
present schedule of four meetings q
month. Holding the rezonings hear
ings there, the commissioners ex-
planned, will bring them closer to
the Metropolitan Area, where most
of the changes are requested, and
will allow more time for other bust
ness at their weekly meetings. AS
many as 10 to Is cases have been
studied on one day, in some in
stances, forcing the commissioners
to postpone other work, it was said
All zoning petitions will be heard
in the police courtroom, beginning
at 10 am.
Two Rezonings Authorized.
The commissioners approved two
requests for rezoning changes yes
terday, from residential to COM
mercial use. These were the petit
tons of James M. Spell for reclassi-
fication of property on Marlboro
pike, between Southern avenue and
Boones Hill road. Bradbury Heights
and Paul H. and Grace F. Kea for
property on Rhode Island avenue
near Bunker Hill, Mount Rainier.
A dance permit was approved fol-
William F. Moore for the Woodmen's
Hall on Marlboro pike, Forestville
and club license was granted to
Lewis M. Martin for the Blue
Lantern Club, 1417 Fifty eighth ave-
nue., Chapel Oaks Permission to
operate public garage and gasoline
filling station was granted Arthur
A. and Catherine G. Daniels for
4707 Decatur street, Edmonston, and
Walter and Eula Palmer for prop
erty in the 500 block OF Sheriff road
Chapel Oaks.
Carnivals Protested.
In a letter signed by 56 residents
of the Suitland area, the commits
sioners were asked to refuse the
issuance Of any carnival permits TO,
that community in the future. Tht
residents said they were 100 per cen,
behind the volunteer fire depart.
ments," but added they wanted them
to raise funds by other means.
The Morningside Heights Citizens
Association protested to the COM
missioners against too many stray
dogs in the community"
The Landover Suburban Citizens
Association, in letter from Eric
Barry, president of the group, re-
ported the association had gone or
record favoring an increase in the
size of the county police force.
Mr. Barry made no mention to the
commissioners of alleged nude
dancing frolics," which were re.
ported previously in his community