Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-17
Fairfax Permit
Given for 1900
Apartments
Board Acts Against
Recommendation of
Planning Commission

Permission to erect a 1.209-unit
apartment project at Shirley high.
way and Leesburg pike. opposite
darlington, was granted to 9
Washington builder yesterday by
the Fairfax County Board Of
Zoning Appeals.
Acting contrary to a recon-
mendation Of the County Planning
Commission. the board gave Pau
T. Stone permission to construct
the multi-million- dollar project
providing he observes certain set
backs from the property lines on
both highways.
The board also gave permission
for construction of 147-unit project
for colored families on an 8-acre
tract between Lee boulevard, Hill
wood avenue, Annandale road and
Cherry street in the Falls Church
area. The project was opposed
vigorously by residents of sur
rounding white communities, al
though they asserted the question
of race was not involved.
There are no areas in Fairfax
zoned for apartments specifically
and each project must be ap-
proved by the Board of Zoning
Appeals.
The Planning Commission, in
recommending denial of the Stone
request, declared it feels the need
of a study of multiple housing,
with a view of determining the
necessity of further development
of this type of housing at this
time" The recommendation was
made by 4-3 vote.
Earlier Permit Cited.
Attorney Hardee Chambliss, jr.,
representing the petitioner, de-
clared other apartment projects
had been approved since the COM
mission urged a study. He point
ed out that a permit for a null
tiple housing project on the IL
acre tract had been granted by
the board in July, 1947, to an
other man who then owned it.
THE only change in conditions
since has been a concentration of
population in that area as result
Of other projects, rather than a
lessening." Mr.. Chambliss said.
you are more justified today
In granting the application" he
asserted.
In granting the request the
board specified that all buildings
must be set back at least 100 feet
from the property line along the
Shirley highway, and all apart
ment buildings must be at least
300 feet from the Leesburg pike.
The board also accepted aSSur-
ances of the applicant to do all
in his power to provide a site for
a school if the county School
Board desires. AS planned, the
apartments would not extend into
the corner formed by the two
highways.
: Rents to Range From SIS.
Water for the project will be
obtained from the Alexandria sys-
tenn while sewage will be taken
care of through the Arlington
system.
The board was told that rents
will range from $55 up to 500
or sos a month and are con-
sidered in the low or medium
class" A few six-room units, in
Guiding three bedrooms, are
planned, the board was told.
Two-thirds of the rentals will
be in the range below most apart
ments built in the last few years,
the Stone organization told the
board.
More than twoscore area resi-
dents appeared to oppose the Falls
Church apartment application
submitted by Mrs. Emma v. Scott,
colored. They contended 1t would
lower adjacent property values
and would place a greater burden
on public services.
Attorney Lytton Gibson. repre-
senting Mrs. Scott, said the acre
age has been owned by colored
people since before the Civil War
and is surrounded by a colored
community. Residents of the lat
ter appeared in favor of the prof.
ect. stating it will provide much
needed housing for persons now
living in substandard houses or
crowded in with other families.
In approving the request, the
board agreed it has Ito take care
of the needs of colored residents. II