Evening star., 1948-05-20
Six zoning Requests
Approved, ; Denied
In Prince Georges

DIX dppllCdGlOIS lOI property Ic-
zoning were approved and three
Others denied during zoning hear
irgs before the Prince Georges
County commissioners yesterday in
the County Service Building, Hy-
attsville.
The commissioners postponed
hearing on one application fol
commercial coming until June le
and reserved decision on another
to permit inspection of the property
In question. Permission to operate
a day nursery and gasoline sta
ton also was granted, while a re-
quest to operate a miniature golf
range and recreation center was
turned down. Hearing on another
request to operate a roadside
stand was postponed until June 16
also.
In addition, the commissioners
approved the creation of special
improvement districts for taxing
purposes for the Beaver Heights
subdivision, near Kenilworth, and
the Pine Crest subdivision, near
Takoma Park. The move will en-
able residents of these areas to
obtain needed community i'm
provements such as street paving
and installation of lights and to
have the cost of such placed on
their tax bills.
Three of the approved rezonings
were for commercial use, while two
were for apartment classification
and one for industrial zoning.
|ssss;s,asss, Decisten Reversed q
eosnmissicnsks res4 dss
Fcisioii of April ~ yestefday, when
they refused commercial coming for
two lots at Rhode Island aveuue and
Riverdale road HaverdalS because
of protests from the Mayor and
Town Council Of Riverdale as well
as residents of the affected area
The rescinded application was that
of Emma Hagwell, whose property
will remain in the residential A
category.
Opposition from the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission because the rezoning
would not conform with the COM
missions proposed master zoning
plan resulted in two other CONNER
cial applications being rejected
These were the petitions of Henry
Alexander Clay, who had sought
commercial coming for 38 lots in the
vicinity of the 5000 block of Sheriff
road, North Englewood. and George
H. Brown, who requested similar
zoning for property fronting 100 feet
on the east side of New Hampshire
avenue, midway between East-West
highway and Ray road, near Takoma
Park.
Action on other applications
included:
Lawrence and Allie Waters, reclassi-
fication from Residential A to CONNER.
cial D. of lot fronting 100 feet on tn.
east side of New Hampshire avenue, anc
New Hampshire avenue and East-West
highway, Takoma Park.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hill. reclassification from
ment use. Of 81 t two 'ssA lots at the so southwest
corner Of Thirty fourth and varnum
streets Mount Rainier.
George D. Minis reclasSfcation from rom
lots at the northeast corner of Irwin and
Reed streets, Glenarden:.
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fourth and Fifty-hfth avenues, Hillside
Ralph W; Powers. attorney for owner
lots in the Chestnut Hills subdivision
Just north Of the Agriculture Departmen,
property which was previously rezoned fol
similar useD.
Carter Trucking Co. Inc, recla ssin.
Of three lots on Branchville road, Branch.
Gladys NJ Stock. agent. permission te
nue.. nue. sunnybrook Subdivision Bladensburs
Henry Salus agent, permission to oper
ate a gasoline station on property at Cen
trail avenue and Sixty-fifth street, Mary
'"'' DENIED.
Clay c. Beckett, agent. permission t
operate a miniature golf course. archery
shuffleboard and other small sames Of
Mount Rainier (because of protests from
| residents Of the area1.
CONTINUED.
David Bomstein. reclassif1cstion from
Residential A to Commercial D. OF one 10
at Southern avenue and Sixty-flfth street
Maryland Park, to permit inspection O.
property by commissioners. fThe Parl
and Planning Commission and residents o.
area were opposed to the rezonins).
Walcroft and Parks, agents, reclasstn
cation from Residential A to Commercia
D, Of ~ acres on the east side Of Rive,
road tKenilworth avenue), opposite New.
ton Village. near Bladensburg:
Mildred v. Langway, permission to op-
crate roadside stand on property or
Queens Chapel road. block south O.
ChiIlum road near Mount Rainier,