Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-11
Montgomery
Plans 10 Tighten
zoning Routine
Aimed at Applicants
Who Make Requests
And Then Void Them

applicants who request coming
changes and then withdraw the
An amendment to the county
coming ordinance text would speci-
fly that, when a request to with
draw a coming application was
made after it had been advertised
for a public hearing. the applicant
would forfeit the right to re-
apply for Is months. A hearing
will be held later on the proposed
The Council pointed out that
of the 18-month rule
will relieve citizens who wish to
appear against a coming change
from attending hearings more
than once in any 18-month period
Under the proposed amendment
the Council could remove the rule
|by unanimous consent.
Bostonian Gets Planning Post.
At it's meeting yesterday the
Council named a 30-year-old
Bostonian as assistant planner of
the Upper Montgomery County
Flowing Commission.
He is Harold Taubin of Cam
bridge, Mass, a World War II vet
eran who holds degree from the
City College of New York and two
masters degrees from Harvard
University. Mr.. Taubin is expected
to take over his 81, 600-a-year post
in the county managers Office on
Monday.
His career has included work
with the New York City Planning
Department, the American Insti-
tute of Planners and the Cam
bridge Planning Board.
Ponies Get Reprieve.
At the same time Council acted
to give Forest Glen Parks two
ponies another reprieve. The
ponies, one of them a 1850 Mary
land champion named 'Merry-O, u
are owned by Chris A. Ebeling
jr., Of 2902 Forsythe avenue. I'm
der an ordinance that requires at
least an acre of forage for each
pony and sets other requirements,
A. Morton Thomas, jr., county di-
rector of inspection and licenses
gave Mr.. Ebeling until July Is to
move the ponies to greener pas
lures.
Eighty-eigh citizens of Forest
Glen Park, who said they were
proud of the ponies. petitioned the
Council yesterday to change the
ordinance on ponies, or at st
set aside its requirements in Mr.
Ebeling's case. The Council set
the deadline ahead until August
a to gain more time to study the
measure.
At yesterdays meeting. the Up
per Montgomery County Plan
ming Commission announced work
on proposed regulations to con-
troll land subdivision in the upper
county, is about completed and
will be sent to the Council soon.
Review Proposed.
The commission este d,
however. that the proposed regu-
ilations be reviewed by officials of
the incorporated areas of Rock
willie. Gaithersburg, Washington
Grove, Poolesville, GAINESVILLE and
ILaytonsville. These areas are
exempt from regulations Of the
commission unless they formally
request to be covered by them.
A commission official pointed
out that land subdivision in Mont
Igomery County areas adjacent to
the District is controlled by regu-
Ilations of the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission Subdivision in upper
county areas is not regulated, and
the Upper Montgomery County
Planning Commission hopes to
get complete coverage through
voluntary cooperation of COM
munities legally exempt from its
regulations.
Jap Diet Members Expected.
Lathrop Smith, president pro
tenn of the Council, announced
eight members of the japanese
Diet will visit the county for three
days, beginning July %.
The Council appointed Harriet H
Cole. 500 Lemay road, Rockville
as a public health nurse trainee in
the Health Department at a salary
of $2,840.
A public hearing on a $106,15s
paving and drainage project along
Cherry Tree lane in the Wood.
moor subdivision will be held at
pm. July 26. Hearing of a $19, 10;
curb and gutter project on Bay
field street in the Rolling Terrace
subdivision was set for 3 pm
July 81.