Evening star., 1949-07-21

Units Planned in
PrinceGeorges
$1,000, 900 Projects
Revealed in Hearings
On Zoning Petitions

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Plans for the construction of
approximately $50 apartment units
in Beaver Heights and College
Park to cost an estimated $3.000.-
900 were revealed in hearings on
two zoning petitions before the
Prince Georges County commits
sioners yesterday.
The two applications were
among 10 heard by the commits
sioners in the County Service
Building, Hyattsville. Hearings on
three petitions were deferred until
August II.
At the close of the session, Com
missioner T. Hammond Welsh
asked the Maryland-N National Cap
itol Park and Planning Commis-
sion to present the county heads
with a map showing the zonine
classification of every piece oi
land in the metropolitan area o1
the county
Mr.. Welsh explained that such
a map would help the commission
ers in considering future zonine
applications.
Larger of Projects.
The larger of the two apartment
projects, to consist of about $50
units on II acres between Magru-
der avenue and Fifty second street
Beaver Heights, is contemplated
by David M. and Mary c. PEBBLES.
Their application to rezone the
property from residential A to c
was approved.
Their attorney, T. Howard
Duckett. said the project would
cost about $1,500,000. Part of the
area will be used for a shopping
center. He added the apartment
project will be for Negroes.
The second apartment project
will be built on nine acres in the
rear of the Lord Calvert Hotel,
College Park. A petition filed by
Walter L. Green and Roland H.
Berger for the reclassiflcation of
the land from residential A to c
was granted.
Mr.. Green said he planned to
build about 200 one Groom apart
ments for the use of graduate stu
dents at the University of Mary
land at an estimated cost OF
s1,50O,OO0.
Petitions Approved.
The following petitions, all of
which sought commercial classi-
fcation. also were approved.
William F. Roberts, two lots at
Eastern and Fifty-eighth ave-
nues; J. C. Dimock. property near
Cool Springs road. Chillum; Will
liam H. McGrath, nearly four
acres between the George Palmer
highway and F street. Seat Pleas
ant.
Also the Maryland-National
Capitol Park and Planning Com
mission. land on the south side
of Hamilton street near Ager road,
Hyatsville; Dalton H. and Wal
lace Robinson. three lots in Syl-
van Vista; Lillian H. Meyer, four
lots at Rhode Island avenue and
Bunker Hill road, Brentwood. and
Benjamin H Hohensee. property
at Erie street and the Baltimore
boulevard, College Park.
Also approved was the applica-
ton by L. P. Bennett for the re-
classification from residential A
TO B (two-family homes of
property opposite the Seat Pleas
ant Elementary School.
Hearings Deferred.
Hearings were deferred on ap-
plications for apartment house
zoning by Nellie M. Phillips fol-
27 acres near New Hampshire
avenue and Metzerott road. Aven-
ell: Lillian Turner, for 36 acres
east of New Hampshire avenue
Avenel. and Claude A. McCann
for two lots at Forty-fourth ave.
nue. and Oliver street. Hyattsville
About Is persons came to Hy.
attsville to oppose Mr.. McCann's
application but returned home
when told that a hearing on the
petition was postponed. One OF
the opponents. Mrs. 1nez Hyde
6015 Forty-fourth avenue, pre-
sented a petition bearing the sig
natures of about 80 property
owners protesting the application
In other actions the commits
sioners granted the following ap-
plications for permits:
c. Howard Brown, for a permit
to use property at Forty eighth
street and Defense highway for a
gasoline station: Herman Schlee-
hauf, for a permit to use land on
the northwest side of the Balti-
more boulevard. opposite the Open
Air Theater in Beltsville for a
filling station.
Also William G.. Koch, for a
permit to use property at 4207
Crittenden street, Hyattsville, as
a public garage; Monta P. Radi-
nelli, for a permit to use property
at ZIG Spring avenue, Takoms
Park, as a day nursery. and Free
Schneider and Melvin Schlosbers
for a permit to use property al
4811 Defense highway as bowl.
ing alley.
Cleveland, AAAMonoee