Evening star., 1947-08-27
Nine Rezoniinq
Pleas! Approved
In Montgomery
Petition Withdrawn
By Brooke Johns;
2 Requests Denied

The Montgomery County Com.
missioners yesterday approved Mint
rezoning petitions and denied two
at hearings In the Liquor Dispensary
Building, Silver Spring.
A 18th petition, filed by Brooke
Johns, president of the board, wa.
withdrawn by Mr.. Johns after hi
said he forgot to post the required
rezoning notices on his property.
He had sought the reclassif1catior
of six lots on the west side o1
Brookeville road near Olney from
residential A to commercial D.
Among the applications on which
favorable action was taken was ons
by the Maryland-National Capita
Park and Planning Commission tt
rezone part of the Corby tract or
the Rockville pike near Bethesds
from commercial D to residential A
Site Rezoned in 1916.
The site was rezoned to CONNER.
cial in April, 1916, to permit con.
struction of a $4,000, 900 hotel. Al
that time, however, it was provided
that the land be returned to resi-.
Dental A if no development wa.
started within specified time
which now has expired.
The application to rezone tn,
Corby tract to commercial last yeal
was filed by Diplomat Properties
Inc, of which H. S. Ziegler, Timber.
Vile, Va, is president. Benjamin
Fields, who figured in the Carson
munitions investigation in Congress.
last year and the subsequent
Garsson-May trial, was a stock.
holder in the corporation, according
to G. Calvert Bowie, Bethesda, who
represented the applicant.
Mr.. Bowie said that as far as hi
knows Diplomat Properties still has
title to the tract.
Other petitions approved were:
Alice M. Jones, residential c to A
of property at 3l6 Ethan Allen ave.
nue., Takoma Park.
E. r. and M. w. Carpenter, resi-.
Dental C to A of property at 81
Ethan Allen avenue.
M. H. and L. B. Boxie, Residential
C to A. of property at 318 Ethar
Allen avenue.
w. r. and A. D. North, residential
G to A of property at 312 Ethar
Allen avenue.
j. H. and B. A. Ellerbrock, resi-.
Dental C to A of property at Man.
chester and Geren roads, Silver
Spring.
Four Corners Request Denied.
L. A. and w. F. Motifs, Residential
c to A of property adjoining thu
Ellenbrook House.
Ben B. and Telia Lawshe, resi-
dental c to A of property at Man
chester and Reading roads, Silvel
Spring.
H. Albert Buehler, residential
to commercial D of property on th'
south side OF Silver Spring avenue
near Georgia avenue. -
Denied was an application by Gar!
H. Smith for the reclassifcation from
residential A to apartment house us'
of two lots on the west side of Suth
erland road between Old Bladens
burg road and Underwood avenue
Four Corners.
Half a dozen residents Of the ares
appeared in opposition to the re-
quest. They argued erection of al
apartment house on the site woult
reduce the value of their homes ant
that approval of the petition woult
constitute spot zoning.
ZIG Urge Rejection.
Charles Buscher. president of th'
Northwood Park-Four Corners Cit
liens Association, presented peti
tion signed by 216 homeowners urg
ing that the petition, be rejected.
John Oxley, attorney for Mr.
Smith, contended the surrounding
area is commercial and that al
apartment house on the propert!
would constitute a buffer" between
the commercial and residential areas
Also denied was petition by L. j
and r. B. Sheeby, 80 Ethan Allel
avenue, Takoma Park, for the re-
coming of their property from resi-
Dental c to A. The commissioner
decided, however, that the propert.
be rezoned residential B, since th'
house is occupied by two families
according to the recommendation O.
the planning commission.