Evening star., 1949-09-22
|Countylndicates
End Of Rezoniinq
For Apartments
Prince Georges Board
Rejects Application,
Waits for Survey

w ~hNS sSb SbVSy
The era of building new apart
ment projects in Prince Georges
County soon may be at an END.
The county commissioners gave
this indication yesterday, after
learning that survey Of present
and proposed apartment areas
now is nearing completion.
Describing preliminary work
done already by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission along this line
as very instructive, one board
member declared:
Il don't see how the board (the
commissioners can act intelli-
genly on such applications (for
apartment zonings) until we get
this report"
The board member, Commits.
sioner T. Hammond Welsh, as
serted:' The board Is agreed
there are too many apartments
here now.
when we get the picture, well
be in a position to put some of
these tracts back in residential"
Federation Takes Hand.
The county's Civic Federation
repeatedly has urged the commits
sioners to restrict further apart
ment zonings and to rezone back
to residential "a" all property now
listed for apartment use but for
which no actual construction has
been started.
A map listing current and fu-
ture apartment developments was.
shown to the commissioners yes
terday by Fred w. Tuemmler.
planning director for the Park and
Planning Commissions Prince
Georges County regional Office.
Mr.. Tuemmler said the report
Will be complete as soon as statis-
tics are compiled relating to
apartments. He said he has no
estimate yet on the number of
acres still vacant although zoned
for apartments.
The commissioners earlier had
shown they meant business when
they fatty refused to rezone a
15-acre tract along the George M.
Paimer highway at Cabin Branch
near Seat Pleasant, for apart
ments.
Opposed by Planner.
The application, one of II re-
zonlng requests considered BY
the commissioners during their
monthly coming hearings at tho
County Service Building, Hyatts.
VILE. was that OF Helena ]. wat.
kins. She did not appear for the
hearing.
Mr. Tuemmler told the COM
missioners the planning agency
Is opposed to it. Walter r. Null
hgan, president Of the Civic Fed.
GRAFTON. also appeared in opposi.
ton but did not get a chance Ia
state his views. so fast was the
commissioners action in reject-
ing the application. Mr.. Tuemm.
Ter said the project would have
been a low-rental apartment do
velopment.
Every other application, except
a petition by John c. Podesta for
commercial zoning along Defense
highway, near Whitfield road.
Lanham. was approved. The lat
ter application, sought to make
way for gasoline service sta.
ton, was opposed by the PLAN
ming commission and by a deleea-
ton OF seven Lanham residents.
Those approved included eight
for residential use, five CONNER
cial and two industrial.
Requests Granted.
The following requests vera
granted:
Ben Dyer, agent, Residential A to Res
idential B. "a acres Of the former Rigss
estate generally along the Northwest
Branch between Ager road and Lewisdais.
Thomas '; Lake, agent, Residential A 10
residential 3, 40 acres of the Browning,
reaTica reag a ana 5sines tracts near EiveIdafs
Van Moreland, owner Residential A to
RESIDENTIAL 3. four lots At the southeast
Pleasant
Jesse Cohen, owner, Residential A 10
Run near .eps pssqes IT MTS1ss Hasss. pike
Industrial 3. Of the Hesdiey lot. rortso .
Sixth piad avenue avenue opposite Webster street,
n. r. and Minnie E. oalentino, owners,
as assieens1s to Residential , Aye lots
Albert W: Turner. owner. Residential
island to p 2e Il Gss EnSd
Iao IaoiiyyoSd-on- -the-Hill subdivision Of Col.
ass: e sssia:assi l. s=s ..s s.: ss
Sixtleth avenue, near Greenbelt road,
pe S1asisf' Desss ons Il
on Thirty-seyenth street, between Perry
soss sssss' Brsatwoed ssa .as Baltimore q Ohio Rail-
Alexander L Boularsky. owner, Resi-
anss MsrSo.o anS &c. e S.s%sn g O
and Sixty-second avenue. Hillside.
Fsirmsant Heights Lots. =
Edward W. Morris, owner, Residential
A.. to Residential B, two lots at Fifty ninth
place and rootea street. Fairmount H6khts
| Walter j. Smith, agent, Residential A
to Commercial D. about orie-fifth Of an
acre on Aver road extended. between
Hamilton street and Queens Chapel road.
Catherine Tefiesu, owner. Residential A
TO Residential B. two lots on Thirty Fourth
street. near Allison street, Brentwood
EVA M. Peltier, owner, Residential
to Residential B, two lots and part Of
third one, at southeast corner Of Thirty
fourth and Allison streets, Mount Rainier,
Odie s. Marsh. owner, Residential A to
Commercial ., property known as 400
Suitland road. Suitland
James G. Lewis, owner, permission to
operate tourist camp at 30t1 Kenilworth
avenue, Capitol View.
Milton l.. Parsons, owner, permission to
operate rest home for two elderly per.
sons. at 1924 6eventy-first avenue. Land
Martha Moore Chandler, owner, permis-
sion TO operate . day nursery at S443
Varnum street, Sunnybrook.
Mary Louise Robischaux, owner, per-
mission to operate rest home at 26Ol
Cheverly avenue, Cheveriy.
Ruth Powell Strfne, owner, permission
to operate q gasoline station on Defense
highway. near Landover road, villa
Parking Restrictions Set
In Bradbury Heiohfs