Evening star., 1948-03-07
Planners AssaiI
Apartment Near
Commissioners Asked
To Deny Change for
5-Acre Bucus Truct
By J. B. Zatmon

Denial of a petition for apart
ment house use of land in the area
east of Connecticut avenue and
south of Jones Bridge road, Chevy
Chase, was recommended to the
County commissioners
yesterday by the Maryland
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
The petition, filed by John II.
Bacas. 1l20 Eighth street Sc, was
among eight rezoning requests
which the commissioners were
urged to reject. Approval was rec
commended for seven others.
Mr.. Bacas,' tract comprises about
five acres adjoining property Of the
Chevy Chase Land Co., which was
rezoned to apartment house classi-
flcation by the county commissions
ers two months ago.
A hearing on the Bacas' petition
will be held at 2:40 pm. March 16,
in the Bethesda County Building.
Opposed by Gerald Nye.
Strong opposition to the proposed
zoning change was voiced last
month by Gerald P. Nye, former
Republican Senator from North Da-
kota. who lives near the property.
In its opinion, the planning COM
said the petition appears
to be purely speculative venture"
since the property had previously
been subdivided for single-family
homes.
This parcel" the commission
stated, lies in the midst of the
most substantial single-family de-
velopment in the area between Sill
yer Spring and Bethesda.
There is also a substantial amount
of existing, very good, single-famlly
directly to the south
in the subdivisions known as Rol-
lingwood and Rock Greek Estates.
1T would therefore, seem unfair
to those persons who have already
undertaken the development of their
property in good faith for singlI-
family use to extend the apartment
house area any further"
Unfavorable action also was urged
on petition by Frank l.. Hewitt, jr.,
and Lawrence v. Lutes for the re-
classification to apartment house
use of nearly two acres at Hawley
road and Ellsworth drive, Silver
Spring.
A section of Hawley road ad-
jacent to the property belongs to
it and was closed for three days
last week by Mr.. Hewitt 1t has
been reported that the section of
the road would be turned over to
the county if the commissioners ap-
prove the coming application.
be Other Petitions Denied.
Other petitions recommended for
denial are:
Forest Glen Homes, Inc, residen-
tial A to C of about four acres on
the east side of Georgia avenue 800
feet north of Forest Glen road, Sill
yer Spring.
Charles F. Miller. residential A
to industrial E of land at Arling-
ton road and Elm street, Bethesda.
Joseph A. and Mabel I. Cook, resi-
dental A to c of land along Lincoln
avenue and Nimitz road near Ken
sington.
G. Leonard Daymude, residential
A to commercial D of property at
Bladensburg road and Bonnycastle
avenue, Kensington.
John w. Brabner Smith, residen-
tial A to commercial D of land on
Forest Glen road near st. Paul
street. Kensington.
Josephine T. Bell, residential A to
c of II acres on Montgomery drive
adjacent to the Pook's Hill estate,
near Bethesda
Approval Recommended.
Approval was recommended for
the following:
Harry and Ruth Friendenberg,
residential A to c of three lots on
the north side of Oswego avenue
at Ritchie avenue, Takoma Park.
Elmer D. Shook, residential A to
B of three lots at Carroll and Gar
land avenues, Takoma Park.
4lCOuOlc D. olcIllGT dIlu buk6ilo
Dustin. residential A to commercial
D of two acres at the intersection
OF Columbia and Laurel roads. Bur-
louisville.
William D. Taylor. residential A
to B of lot at 900 Greenwood ave-
nue., Takoma Park.
Donald K. Staley, agent for Mrs.
Nellie Arliss, residential A to C Of
26 acres on the north side of Piney
Branch road about 200 feet from
Flower avenue. Silver Spring.
George B. Clendenin, agent for
P. G. NJ, Inc, residential A to C of
a lot at 4406 East-West highway,
Bethesda.
William 3. Wheeler. attorney for
Henry M. Kunold. residential A to
commercial D of land at Dixon
street and Trinity place, Silver
Spring.
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