Evening star., 1950-04-20
zoning Pleas
AreRejectedin
PrinceGeorges
Is Requests Granted
a Taken Under Study
In 6lz-Hour Session

NdClOnal CaplCdl Pdrk ana Plan
ming Commission and residents O
three communities led to rejection
of three rezoning requests by th'
Prince Georges County Commits
sioners at Hyattsville yesterday.
The commissioners, in theil
longest zoning session on record
6l2 hours-approved Is propert!
reclassificationS, including eigh
permitting construction of semi
detached homes. The latter cate.
CORY, as we'll as all multi housing
units, is opposed by numerous
county civic groups. including
the Civic Federation. Opponents
have urged the commissioners tt
call moratorium on all such
Zoning until the county's schoo
financial situation is solved.
Four other rezoning applica-
tionS, all of which ran into
opposition. were taken under
advisement by the commissioners
for further study" Hearings or
six others were postponed until
May IT, while two petitions were
withdrawn. Two new gas station
permits were granted, while action
on a third also was taken under
study"
Oxon Hill Request Denied.
One of the rejected applications
was that of Ben Dyer, agent for
a large tract along both sides OF
Livingston road, near Oxon Hill
road, Oxon Hill. Mr.. Dyer had
sought R-35 (semi-detacheo
homes) zoning for the property
The Forest Heights Town Council
and the Park and Planning Com
mission both opposed the change
, A petition by John M. King anc
David Lorenz seeking light COM
mercial CD zoning for property
fronting 725 feet on Chillum road
opposite the Chillum Height.
Apartments, also was rejected
The planning agency and about
go persons from the area appeared
in protest.
Also turned down was a reques1
OF Daniel c. Bigbee, who sough
heavy commercial CO. zonine
for two lots on Temple Hill road
Temple Hills. The planning com.
mission contended there was M
need for such zoning in that area
Another petition by Mr.. Bigbee
for similar rezoning of four ad.
joining lots, was withdrawn.
Two Granted Professionally.
Two large tracts near Silver
Hill and another along New
Hampshire avenue, near Piney
Branch road. were among those
granted R-35 zoning for semi
detached home use.
Anthony Carozze was given re-
coming of about As acres off
TWenty-fourth avenue and Iver-
son street, adjoining the Hillcrest
subdivision, near Silver Hill. W.
M. Carrigan was granted recon-
ing OF about 80 acres just east of
the proposed Oxon Run parkway,
about a half-mile south of Naylor
road, Silver Hill. Both of these
were granted conditionally, with
a provision that necessary school,
park and other facilities be CO.
ordinated with the Park and Plan
ming Commission. The New Hamp-
shire avenue tract is listed under
New Hampshire Estates.
Mr.. Carozza's petition for light
commercial CD coming for a
1O-acre tract fronting on Twenty
third parkway, Hillcrest, was with
drawn after a recommendation by
the planning commission that
another location be found.
Actions taken on other petitions
include:
Savannah johnson, owner. R-55 (resi.
fSsntisD' fot ,sr to c11 dight commerciaD, Of on,
street, Deanwood Park.
70 C-1, one lot on Defense highway, neal
Fifty-sixth avenue. Bladensburg.
Thomas " and Mary Mason Lake. R-5l
north of Carriers lane, between Fifty
Riverdale.
W. Eugene Pyles, C-1 and R-55 to c.:
5 and Camp Springs road. Camp Springs
The request was amended from IL Cigh
industriaD at the recommendation OF thu
Planning Commission.
Ralph H; Wagner. contract owner, R-5i
20 R-35 tsemidetached homes), of on,
lot on Webster street near Thirty-fourti
street, Brentwood.
Sophie Klein, R-55 to c-2 theavy com
merciaD. one lot on Defense Highway. be-
tween Forty seventh and Forty-eightf
streets. Bladensburg.
F6t Ray E65 to G.
road. near Chillum road, Chilium.
J. Garrett Reilly, R-55 to CT Oigh
from, Eifty-second avenue to ? Street
Paul and Thelma Frieks, R;55 to RAJ
ern avenue near Fourth street. Pine
ea6 ereas6S tameinded amen 6y commissioners @ from
R-35. Of lot adjoining the previous on
Coco Steel Products Corp, R-55 to l..
(heavy industriaD, Of four lots on +
street: near Forty-ninth street. Beave
He1shts; G,rsrd T.. .,srt n.sz .o -,
(semidetached homes),. Of a 9-acre trac
along Hamilton street, between Thirty
sixth avenue and Thirty-seventh place
Frank. M; Ewing. contract purchaser
large tract adjacent to the Baltimore 4
Ohio Railroad tracks at Ammendale road
Ammendale.
W c. Ferguson, permission to operat
O.. gas station at the northwest corne
Of Riggs road and University lanes
Joe NJ. Coppermant, permission Il
operate gas station at Sheriff road ant
Nash street, near Deanwood Park.
UNDER AMUSEMENT.
James C. Mccall. residential to c..
Sheriff road and George N. Palmer high
William q. Perry. R-55 (residentiaD I,
C-1 eight commercially, of five lots a
Edmonston road and Chesapeake street
Whitely's subdivision.
Mathilda Kirchner, C-1 to c. (heav,
eommerctaD, Of property between Marlboro
pike and Benning road, Hillside
Henry L, Coleman, R-55 to CT 0igh
commercially, Of property on Defense high
way. adjoining the West Lanham FIRE
Waiter L. Green and Leo J. Naughton
permission to install a gas station OF
suitland road, opposite the Census Blu
reau. -
POSTPONED.
William H. Smith, R-55 to R-35 fsemi
detached homes, of property on Tildel
street, between Thirty seventh street an,