Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22
Way kCIeared
For New County
Communities
Zonine Unit Approves
Oxon Hill, ChilIum
Apartment Projects

Two apartment communities in
Prince Georges County-one in
Oxon Hill and the other in Chillum
ARE slated for construction in the
future as result of coming changes
ordered yesterday by the county
commissioners.
Meeting for the first time in the
County Service Building, Hyatts-
Vile, instead of the customary
County Courthouse in Upper Marl-
boro, the commissioners also APP
proved four other requests for re-
classification from residential to
commercial or industrial zonings
and took another under advisement
for further study.
The commissioners first session
at Hyattsville was a short one, since
little opposition to any of the
changes was registered. The group
adjourned less than an hour after
it began.
Monthly Hearings Planned.
Heretofore, coming hearings had
been held at the commissioners
weekly meeting each Tuesday at
Upper Marlboro, but under a new
policy, aimed at giving the county
heads more time for other business,
hearings will be scheduled once
month at Hyattsville, unless other
wise requested by the petitioner, 1t
was announced
The Oxon Hill apartment project
is still in the planning stage, &C
cording to T. Howard Duckett, at
torney representing the owners.
George s. Ray and Paul S. Ander-
son, District realtors. Yesterdays
rezoning from residential to apart
ment use was for approximately SO
acres of land on the east side of the
New Indian Head road. adjacent to
the District line. The proposed
community will be of the garden
type apartment area.
Mr.. Duckett, who also represented
the American Investment Co. of
Washington. which was granted re-
classification from residential to
apartment Zoning for approx
mately so acres of property TOO feet
on the north side of Chillum road,
1.5OO feet east of Sargent road,
Chillum, said that community also
would be of the garden-type prof.
ect.
Cost Put at S1,500, 600.
Architects are now working on
plans for immediate construction of
300 apartments there, with work
expected to start before winter, Mr..
/ 4
cost will be $1,500,000, he added.
Further construction will depend on
how much land the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission needs for park use
along the Northwest Branch. which
IS adjacent to the property, Mr..
Duckett explained.
fss The other zonings approved in
clude those Of T. Raymond and
John R. Burch for property at the
northeast corner of Greenbelt road
and the Branchville carline, Berwyn,
for commercial use for construction
OF a two-story brick building with
stores on the first floor and offices
on the second; E. Mortenson for in
; dustrial zoning of property between
Mason avenue and the Baltimore g.
Ohio Railroad, near Locust avenue,
Hyattsville; Lloyd and Victoria B..
Oliver for commercial coming for a
novelty store at 1901 Defense high
way, Landover Hills, and Fred C.
nnaGer and William F.. Hense for
industrial zoning on the east side of
the B. & o. Railroad to the south
of Cook road, opposite the Beltsville
Station, Beltsville.
The petition of Lizzie M. Har-
Dough for commercial coming at
Riggs road and Sargent road, Chill
lum, was ordered continued until
the next hearing on September Is.
Meanwhile, the applicant was ad-
vised to contact the Park and Plan
ming Commission to request them to
reconsider its previous decision op-
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