Evening star., 1947-11-21

In Montgomery
Commission Overrides
Its Chief Engineer on
Wheaton Applications
Adhering closely to its master
zoning plan, the Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Commis-
sion today recommended disapproval
of II coming petitions slated to come
before the Montgomery County Com
missioners for hearing, approved
seven others and asked deferment
or denial of another,
Among the group recommended
for disapproval are four parcels east
of Fenton street, near Colesvllle
road, Silver Spring. This Is in line
with action taken last week by the
Montgomery County Civic Fedora
ton which expressed ''unalterable
opposition" to the rezoning Of land
in the Silver Spring area for uses
not contemplated in the master
coming plan.
Similar objection has been voiced
by the Allied Civic Group Of Silver
Spring. The Woodside Park Civic
| Association also has been opposed 10
rezoning of lots in the 8700 block of
Colesville road, three of which are
included in the commissions recon-
mendation for denial.
Hearings Set for Tuesday.
| The three lots are situated on
Colesville road between Fenton and
Spring streets. Now zoned for apart
ment use. they are owned by Gordon
A. O'Conor: Pearl B. and r. H.
Bellman and the Maryland Real
Estate Co.
Hearings on all three are sched-
uled for Thursday afternoon at
Silver Spring.
The fourth disapproved proposed
changed for land bordering the COM
mercial boundary of the master
zoning plan for Silver Spring is the
petition of Carl H. and Cecil M.
Roeder for rezoning to commercial
of a lot on Roeder road. The hear
ing will be December 2.
Two applications for commercial
zoning in the Wheaton area were
recommended for disapproval and
four for approval. In approving the
four, the commission voted contrary
to the opinion of its Chief Engineer
A, Morton Thomas and Planning
Engineer William Burrage.
In recommending approval of the
four applications, the commission
said that rezoning by the county
commissioners last year of some 20
sites for commercial use would
Justify and require" the commission
to enlarge its boundaries in it's pre-
viously recommended master zoning
plan for Wheaton.
Triangle Park Lots Affected.
Three of the zoning petitions are
for seven lots in Triangle Park.
Wheaton, of which Alex Browdy,
Luther A.. Butler and Chris James,
are owners. The fourth, is for four
lots on Elkin street, Wheaton.
Disapproval was recommended for
both the application of Joseph
Figliozzi for rezoning to commercial
of three lots in Wheaton Knolls and
OF Alfred H. and Anna M. Jennings
for commercial zoning of four acres
on Old Bladensburg road, about q
mile and half east of Wheaton
/ Denial was also recommended for
the following applications:
| Frank Selvaggio. owner, for COM
mercial zoning of one acre on Coles
vile pike one mile south of Coles
vile. Hearing, 2 pm. Tuesday.
Alfred and Daisy T. Steiner, own.
ers, for commercial zoning of lot l,
block 13, Paint Branch Farms.
Hearing, 2:2O pm. Tuesday.
Santini Hearing December 2.
John S. and Viola R. Santini,
owners. for commercial zoning of
BOT acres at the intersection of Co.
lumbia pike and Beltsville road, near
Colesvllle. Hearing, 2:25 pm. De-
cember 2.
Donald K. Staley, attorney for
Doris Hughes Miller for residential
B zoning of three lots on Holman
street, Forest Glenn. Hearing, 2:4o
pm. December 2.
All the above petitions will be
heard in Silver Spring.
Also recommended for denial was
the application of Abraham Nor
rislon, owner, for commercial re-
zoning of several lots in Edgemoor,
A hearing was held Tuesday in Be-
thesda on his petition.
| A joint recommendation of denial
and deferral was made on the ap-
plication of Ralph A. White request
ing commercial reclassifcation for
land at Sligo avenue and Ritchie
avenue, Silver Spring. 1t was
pointed out that the planning staff
Is now preparing master plan for
Sligo avenue. The hearing will be
held at 2:30 pm December 2.
Mary James Petition Approved.
approval was recommended for
the application of Mary K. James,
for commercial zoning of land at
870l Georgia avenue, Silver Spring.
The hearing is set for 2:35 pm.
Tuesday. Also the application for
commercial use of land at Brook
ille-Tenleytown road and Georgia
avenue, owned by George H. and
Anna D. Coale Hearing to be held
December 2. Silver Spring.
The third application given the
commissions stamp of approval was
that of Georgina Mathys, requesting
commercial zoning of three lots in
the Woodmont subdivision. A hear
ing on this was held by the County
Commissioners Tuesday in Be-
thesda.
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