Evening star., 1947-05-27
Planners Urge
Denial Of Six
zoniing Pleas
Oppose Silver Spring
Petition, Fought by
Citizens Groups

The Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission yes
terday recommended denial Of six
rezoning petitions, deferment Of an
other and approval of three petitions
scheduled for hearing before the
Montgomery County Commissioners
this week at Rockville.
Among the applications recon-
mended for disapproval Is the con-
troversial petition seeking reclassi-
hcation from residential A to apart
ment house zoning Of approximately
20 acres of land on the site Of Car
roll Springs Inn, Seminary road and
Monroe street, Silver Spring.
The proposed rezoning has been
protested by the Woodside Knolls
Citizens Association, the Linden
Civic Association and the North
Woodside- Montgomery Hills Citizens
Association. A notorcade of about
SO cars is expected to carry the battle
tol the public hearing which will be
held by the county commissioners at
2:30 pm. Thursday In Rockville.
Also recommended for denial was
thk application for rezoning of the
Bltindon tract on the east side of
Georgia avenue, north of Forest Glen
road, Forest Glen, from residential
A to apartment house zoning. The
property comprises about SO acres
and Is in a one-family residential
development.
"Naiior Farm" Plan Opposed.
A third petition recommended for
denial requests Redistribution from
residential "A to apartment house
zoning Of d 97-acre tract of land on
the old "Nailor Farm, now part of
the Parkland subdivision near the
River road and Goldsboro road in
tersection. It was noted that one
Of the alternate routes for the pro-
posed Northwest freeway runs
through part Of the applicants
tract.
Other applications recommended
for disapproval include:
The petition of Clarence Edwards
for rezoning to commercial of two
acres on the southeast corner of
the intersection of Columbia road
and Beltsville road south of Fair
land in the Colesville district.
A petition Of Kass Realty Co.,
Inc, seeking apartment house zon-
ing for lot along the northwest
side Of Columbia avenue near Syca-
more Avenue in Takoma Park.
Application of Caleb and Iva Will
son for rezoning from residential to
commercial of a parcel OF land along
the north side of Laurel road near
Burtonsyille.
Dcfcrment Recommended.
A deferment was recommended on
the application Of Van Week Prop
erty, Inc, seeking commercial clas-
sification for a lot along the west
side of Georgia avenue north Of
Fidler lane. A poftion ot the prop
ertys It was pointed n7st f4dfs within
the lines OF one u the reconmerid-
ed'autoniobile parking sltes for the
Silver Spring business area.
The commission suggested that
the portion Of this property between
the parking lot and Georgia avenue
not required for entrance to the
parking lot be zoned commercial in
accordance with the master plan
for the Silver Spring business dis
trict.
The commission recommended for
approval a request for reclassiflca-
ton from residential to commercial
of land on the south side of Elm
avenue, east of Carroll avenue in
Takoma Park.
Also recommended for approval
was the application of Louis L. and
Jenny r. Cohan for rezoning to
commercial of two lots on Mac
Arthur boulevard and Tomlinson
avenue, Cabin John Park, and of
E. s. Price for rezoning to CONNER
cial Of a lot at the northeast corner
Of Georgia and Price avenues,
Wheaton Knobs.
With the exception of the Blindon
tract, which was scheduled for
hearing today in Rockville, all the
other applications will be heard
Thursday in Rockville before the
county commissioners sitting as a
district council.