Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
zoning Change
For Pook' 5 Hill
kDisapproved
Hearing Set June "a
On Princess Martha.
Wortime Residence
By Morton ciark

By Marion CIoFk
Disapproval Of q request for apart.
rnent house zoning Of the 1o3-acre
Pook's Hill estate on the west sids
OF the Rockville pike near Bethesda
wartime residence Of Crown Princess
Martha OF Norway, was recon-.
nended today by the Maryland.
National; Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
The petition, filed by Miss Doris
G. Lowe, owner Of the tract, Is one
OF nine rezoning applications seized.
uled toSbe heard this month before
the Montgomery County commits.
sioners.
The Ppok's Hill request will b.
heard on June "A In the Rockville
Courthouse. The property formerly
was owned by Merle Thorpe, editor
OF Nations Business, official organ
OF the United States Chamber Of
Commerce.
David Hornstein, attorney foi
Miss Lowe, said he did not know
the plans for development of the
property. Miss Lowe could not be
reached.
Space for 1899 Families.
The Planning Commission said
however, that If the maximum
population density requirements OF
the Federal Housing Administration
were met, the tract would provide
housing for nearly 1900 families.
The Montgomery County men,
bers Of the commission joined Di-
rector of Planning Fred w. Tuemm-
Ter and Chief Engineer Irwin I
Kaplan In stating that the proposal
"is entirely out Of harmony with
the established trend Of community
development In this area"
"The petition" the commission
said. appears to be another of sew
eral opportunistic and speculative
applications, filed during this Pc
Rod, for Redistribution Of land
without consideration of existing
land uses in the general area"
Rezonifig of the tract, according
to the commission, would mot only
create excessive changes not de-
5irable In the area, but also would
result in an additional unnecessary
tax burden on the public"
The commission recommended
deferral of action OF request for
rezoning to commercial of q So
acre portion Of the Congressional
Airport property, fronting along
the Rockville pike near Halpine
road. 1t suggests that no action
be taken until a master coming
plan for the Rockville pike area
is adopted. A hearing is scheduled
for 1 pm. June "a at Rockville.
Linden Petitions Opposed.
Denial of two petitions of G,
Boyd Keys. seeking apartment and
commercial coming of property on
the south side Of Linden avenue in
Linden was recommended. Reclassi-
fication of the Keys property has
been opposed by several civic asso-
Citations in the area. The hearings
are set for 2:l5 pm. next Tuesday
at Rockville.
The commission also recommend
ed disapproval Of an application for
apartment coming of three lots on
the west side of Georgia avenue,
near Ridge road, North Woodside
Park, Silver Spring. Members Of
the commission said they felt ap-
prevail Of the petition would repre-
sent both an unjustified and too
speedy an encroachment of multi
family use upon and into the de-
tached residential community Of
North Woodside."
Two other petitions recommended
for disapproval seek commercial
coming for adjoining lots on the
west side of Georgia avenue about
500 feet south of the Kensington-
Wheaton road. 1t was pointed out
that the lots are outside the pro-
posed commercial zone in the mas
ter use plan for the Wheaton busi-
ness district now ready for public
consideration.
Approval of the application of
Hartsen and Annie l.. Bowman for
Redistribution from residential to
industrial of land near River road
and the Georgetown branch of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was
recommended. The hearing will be
held June II at Rockville.
The commission also recommended
ed approval of request for apart
nient coming for land in Takoma
Park bounded by Lee, Hancock and
Grant avenues. Mr.. Tuemmlef and
Mr.. Kaplan recommended that the
density be limited to miximum of
IS dwelling units per acre and that
lot 10 be kept residential.