Evening star., 1949-11-17
Fairfax Eases
Restrictions on
Tourist Courts
Three Tracts AIonq
Lee Boulevard West
Of Circle Rezoned

The Fairfax County Board Of
Supervisors yesterday rezoneo
three Lee boulevard tracts west o1
Fairfax Circle to permit con-
struction of tourist courts, but
refused to rezone property east o1
the circle for a similar project.
BY a 4-to-2 vote, the board
supported the contention of c. B
Runyon, Falls Church district
supervisor, that business should
be permitted on the boulevard be-
tween the circle and Chain Bridge
road. Their action was unani-
nous in denying the rezoning east
of the circle on route so, between
Fairfax and Falls Church, which
would have permitted construc-
ton of four eight-room hotel
buildings, estimated to cost
$175,000.
The board deferred action on
its own motion to rezone a Shirley
highway property from general
business to residential. The A
acres at the intersection of Shir-
ley highway and Seminary road
rezoned by the board in 1916 from
residential to business. is owned
by Mark Winkler, Washington
real estate man.
Opposed Generalization.
When it denied request of
Vernon M. Lynch on October 5
that he be authorized to estab-
lish business at the Shirley high
way and Franconia road, the
board ruled that the new high
way should not be commercial
lied until it looks like Highway l."
The County Planning Commits
sion now wishes to rezone the
Winkler property so the boards
policy Of mo business on the Shir-
ley" will be effective for the en-
tire 14-rnile length of the new
cross-county highway.
G. Wallace Carper. board chair
man, said he is sorry the board
approved the Winkler request
three years ago.
The tourist court applications
were granted to E. L. Prince. Roy
K. Amick and Fay D. Patton over
the protests of other tourist court
operators who maintained they
are not making money now. The
construction of new courts, they
asserted, might result in lower
moral standards" at the estab-
lishments which are least profit
able.
Seeks to Build Hotel.
The hotel request was sought
by Wilbur S. Walker of Fairfax,
who asked rezoning of approxi-
mately 13 acres.
Among those opposing the ap-
plication was Mr.. Walkers BROTH
er, George E. Walker, vice presi-
dent of the Falls Church Bank,
who said that construction OF the
hotel would lower the value. of
his home, across the boulevard,
and of adjacent property owned
by other members OF the Walker
family.
George Walker said his brother
had purchased the land in 1928
for $50 an acre. AS residential
property. the land now is worth
approximately $1,500 an acre, he
said, but for business purposes,
planning officials estimate, its
worth is probably more than
$500 an acre.
In other business. at the request
of James j. Corbalis, county en-
gineer, the board approved a pol
icy of leasing sewer facilities from
a developer until the installation
is paid for. The lease arrange
ment would apply to subtrunk
lines installed from the boundary
of the development to the nearest
connection with the county system.
Lease Is Approved.
The board agreed to a county
lease of a $65, 900 sewer project to
be built from the Willston Apart
ment development at Seven Cor
ners to a county connection at Lee
Boulevard Heights. The program
of the builders. Standard Con-
struction Co. of Washington, in
cludes new sewage pumping facil-
tiles at Lee Boulevard Heights.
A zoning variance to permit
construction of a building on the
Falls Church property yard was
approved.
The board asked the planning
commission to determine whether
the county should protest con-
struction OF $50 low-cost housing
units at Fort Belvoir On land which
provides "the last chance for the
county to gain access to the Poto-