Evening star., 1948-04-22
Big Tract Near
Chever|y zoned
For Industry
Action on 103-Acre
Area Also Permits
Apartments, Business

monthly zoning session at the Coun'
ty Service Building, Hyattsville.
Although David Meade PEBBLES
owner of the tract, requested indus.
trial e classification for the entire
site, the commissioners f1nall!
agreed to a modified version and re-
zoned the property to make way alst
for commercial and apartment use
Act on Other Cases.
In other actions, the county heads
approved six applications for COM
mercial coming, one for apartments
another for Industrial and four fol
two-family dwelling use. Nine or.
dinances permitting special use ol
property also were granted. one
commercial application was denied
Three of the two-family dwelling
applications originally had sought
apartment coming but we're amended
by the commissioners yesterday.
About so residents of North Engle-
wood, Beaver Heights and Cheverly
led by Robert M. Dolby, president
of the North Englewood Citizens
Association, appeared in protes,
against the Cheverly industrial zon-
ing. The opponents, however. stated
they did not object to the other re-
zoning.
In approving the application. the
commissioners followed recommen.
dations of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Capital Park and Planning Commls-
sion, which urged that industrial
sites be located along railroads.
Fred w. Tuemmler, planning di-
rector for the commissions Prince
Georges County regional Office. saio
developers of the tract would have
to submit dedication plat" OF the
entire area, indicating boundaries
of the different zonings, streets ano
other facilities before the definite
zoning limits are fixed.
Half of Area Industrial.
Tentative plans would place about
half of the area, Immediately ada
cent to the railroads main tracks
and q freight siding, in the indus
trial classification. The remainder
of the acreage would be separated
from the latter zoning by the pro.
posed extension of Minnesota ave.
nue. NE, which the applicant ha:
agreed to dedicate TO . full width
of 80 feet.
A portion of the property next
to the west side of the country
club will be used to construct gar
den-type apartment units, while
land near the intersection OF the
proposed Minnesota avenue eXten-
sion and the existing Columbia
Park road will be zoned for com
mercial use to permit erection OF
a shopping center. Mr.. PEBBLES also
agreed to reserve for recreational
purposes property along the Beaver
Dam branch, which cuts through
the area.
Mr.. Tuemmler said the proposed
Annapolis freeWay, which will run
along the north side of the rail-
roads main line, will form bar
rier" between the industrial zoning
on the other side of the tracks
and homes in Cheverly.
Action taken on other appllca-
tions includes:
APPROVED.
Emma HaRwell, reclasSiflcation from
Residential A to Commercial D, of two lots
at 6OOs Rhode Island avenue, Riverdale
subject TO C-l light commercial zoning)
Ralph W. Powers. reclassification from
ois en ode to road Robys ADDITION
3eitsville (also subject to C:l zonins
and to a 5o-foot setback from the center
Of Odell road).-
East WASHINGTON Railway Co. reclassi,
D and Industrial E, of two adjoining
strips of property along the railroad
bounded by Eastern avenue and Eade
,treet, near Roosevelt avenue. Seat
S; F. Richards, j., reelassihcation from ON
lots on the south side of Landover road
HtSa saDsSt o ns feesEy 6 e aonas and G
,10-foot setback.
Clarence E. and Lillian B. Price; Resi-
dental to Commercial D, Of six lots on
the Washington- Baltimore boulevard: near e !
Lee A. Cohee. reclassification from Resi-
dental A to Commercisl D, OF portions
OF Hartwick road. College Park tapproved
on condition that owner of property agree
by conyenant that remainder OF lots be
Adelens w, Robinson, reclassifieation
from Residential to Residential for
two-family dwelling use. Of three lots
road. Hillside (amended from apartment
Archie r. and Hilda NJ. Poole, reclassi;
for two-family dwelling use. Of one
lot at 1907 Forty-first place. HyattsviIle
81 Acres Reelasxhed.
Lola r. Edlavitch. Redistribution from
Residential A to Residential B for two.
unsubdivided land alone the Northwest
vile, excludinE portion of land subject
to foods 1amended from apartment usel:
Harry Posetssy rsss sSicstion IN from from
road, between Sheridan street and somer-
set place. Chillum Terrace tamended from
Frank M. stephen, attorney for otway
b zantzins;er a; r.: and Richard Rich C Zant;
10 Industrial Z, Of nearly early three acre,
on the southwest corner of Greenbelt
road and the Baltimore & Ohio Rail.
from Residential A to Residential c fol
apartment use; OF two tracts on Hamil-
toh street, between Edmonston road
and Fifty-sixth avenue, near Roger,
1rs. Fred G. Robinette. tr., permission
the corner of Whitfield Chapel and Gran
dali roads. Lanham.
The Landover Suburban Citizens As.
Sociation, agent, permission to operate q
kindergarten on the Landover Christian
Church property. 6413 Old Landover road
Evelyn Clair Delaneld. agent. permission
Mildred Elanie Kuhlman. permission Z
operate . day nursery at ITO Avenue e
District Heights.
Private Club Authorised.
G. P. o. Alumni Association, Inc. per.
mission to operate q private club on prop
erty on the west side of Rigss road be.
tween Ager road and University lane, neal
Ralph Leo, webb, agent. permission t,
operate q riding stables and dealer il
horses on the James de carlas property
sixtieth avenue near Edmondston road
John NJ. Fasanke, permission to operat,
an automobile sales and service estab
lishment at 702S Baltimore avenue, colles
Frank J. Smith, agent, permission t.
operate an automobile painting and bod
work shop in rear Of 62l7 Baltimor
avenue. Riverdale.
r. Hammond Welsh. jr., agent. permis
sion to operate q forge plant on prop
erty near River road. Bladensburg.
DENIED.