Evening star., 1948-12-05
Planners Urge
.ViersMiII Road
ctRezoning
Ask Change to Permit
Semidetoched Homes
On 70 of SIS Acres

On 10 OF SIS Acres
Approval by the Montgomery
County Commissioners of the recon-
ing of 10 of approximately S75 acres
along Viers Mill road near Wheaton
to permit erection of emi-detached
homes was recommended yesterday
by the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
The application, filed by A. S. Kay,
sought the reclassification from resi-
dental A to B of the entire tract.
1t was one of II on which the PLAN
ming commission submitted recon-
mendations. OF the remaining Is,
the commission urged that six be
granted and 10 denied.
In acting on Mr.. Kay's petition,
the commission, by to / vote,
recommended approval of the re-
quested zoning change for a portion
of the property. The motion, pre-
sented by E. Brooke Lee, vice chair
man of the planning body, was sup
ported by Clarence C. Keiser. The
third Montgomery County member
of the commission, Richard Green,
opposed it.
Property Near Subdivision.
The property is on the north side
of Viers Mill road adjacent to the
Wheaton Crest subdivision being
built by Mr.. Kay, nearly two miles
from Wheaton.
A. Morton Thomas and William
c. Burrage. commission chief engi.
neer and planning engineer respect
! lively, urged that the petition be
denied on the ground it would set
a most disastrous pattern of home
building in this portion of Mont
gomery County"
They contended most of the land
in the area has been developed for
single family, detached homes.
Mr.. Lee, however, argued in his
resolution that approval of the ap-
plication would make available a
better type of individually owned
homes in suburban Montgomery
County at a cost of under S9,OO0."
1000 Homes Planned.
He added that in view of Mr..
Kay's other developments in the
vicinity, there is considerable pre-
sumption that the petitioner is
not seeking a type of development
that will impair in any way the
proper development for the public
interest in this community"
Plans for the development, ac-
cording to Mr.. Kay, call for con-
struction of 1000 two-story brick
homes at a total cost of about
s34, 900 900. He said the two-bed-
room houses would be sold for about
SO, 500 each sin an attempt to meet
the housing needs of !ow-salaried
persons" The monthly payments
by purchases would be about $50,
including taxes. Mr.. Kay added.
If his application is approved,
Mr.. Kay said. construction would
e+o~t rext spring with 800 homes to
be built in the first year.
Hyde Petition Approved.
The six petitions on which fsy-
orable action was recommended are:
Arthur c. Hyde. residential A
to commercial D of about 5 acres on
the Congressional Airport property
near Halpine.
Charles Sheffres, residential A to
commercial D of nearly acres at
Sitka Church road and New Hamp-
shire avenue, Hillandale.
Esther Milstead. residential A to
C (apartments) of property at Uni
versity lane and Carroll avenue.
Silver Spring.
Maryland Real Estate Co., resi-
Dental A to commercial D of land
at Old Bladensburg road and
Georgia avenue.
William B. Wheeler, agent for
Georgia Avenue Properties, Inc,
residential A to C Of 31a acres on
the east side of Manchester road
between Caroline and Wayne ave-
nues, Silver Spring.
Mr.. Wheeler, agent for Lacy Shaw.
residential A to commercial D Of
property at Colesville road and
Shaw avenue, near Colesville.
Weisman Plea Opposed.
Petitions which the County Com
missioners were asked to deny are:
Mr.. Wheeler, agent for Silver
Spring Properties, Inc, residential
c to industrial E of 4 acres in the
7700 block of Woodbury. drive.
Silver Spring.
Mary Weisman, residential A to
commercial D of land on the west
side of Georgia avenue between
Wheaton and Glenmont.
Trustees of the John B. Harmon
estate, residential C to commercial
D of land at Georgia avenue and
Cameron street, Silver Spring.
I. H. Linton, residential A to @
of lots on the east side Of Con-
necticut avenue near Washington
street, Kensington.
David Krupsaw, residential A to
c of IA lots on the west side OF
Georgia avenue at Blueridge avenue,
Wheaton Hills.
Speridon S. Samates, residential
A to G of acres at Crubb road
and the Brookeville- -Tenley Town
road. near Silver Spring.
BurtOnsville Request Denied.
John Seibel, residential A to COM
mercial D of land on the northwest
side of Laurel road at Burtonsville.
Marian, Paul and Robert Curran
and Helen c. Sisenbeiss, residential
A to commercial D of land at
Sutherland and Old Bladensburg
roads, -Four Corners.
Robert L. and Regina I. McKeever,
1 fu,n fankifinar for. thu ronln cci fina tim