Evening star., 1952-05-21
Super Appeals
Setup Proposed
In Montgomery
Plan Urges Board
To Replace Standards
And Zonine Bodies

A bill to create a super Board
of Appeals in Montgomery County
was introduced yesterday at the
May legislative session of the
County Council.
The new board would replace
the present Board of Zoning Ap-
|peals and the Board of Standards
and Appeals. It also would re-
lieve the County Council from
hearing appeals on licenses and
certain public orders. The bill
was No. II.
Six bills and one resolution were
passed yesterday by the council.
Resolution No. ! provides for q
referendum in November on re-
moving the $4,000 limitation on
the county managers salary.
Bills passed yesterday included:
No. 2-To permit investment of
county funds in securities issued
by Federal and Maryland Govern
ment agencies.
No. $40 permit prisoners in
the county jail to work on main
tenance and repair of any public
property. They would be paid at
same rate as for work on the
roads.
No. 5-To increase payments
from Police Relief and Retirement
Fund to widows of policemen from
$50 to $50 month and to chill
dren Of deceased police from $40 to
$40 a month.
No. 9-To authorize an increase
OF from 10 to Is cents on the spe-
cial tax which may be levied by
the Conduit Road Fire Board.
Proposed Safety Director.
No. Ito provide for appoint
ment Of a full-time director of
public safety.
No. 12-To authorize issuance of
$126,000 in bonds for erection of
a firehouse in the Conduit Road
Fire Tax Area.
All measures were passed unani-
mouSly by the council.
Bill No. II creating the new
board of appeals provides for a
three-man board to be paid
81 500 each annually.
The board would take over all
zoning appeals and appeals under
the newly adopted county building
code.
The board also would have juris-
diction over appeals concerning
licenses for nursing homes, hospi-
tails and private schools. It also
would be the appellant board In
cases involving orders on taxicab
registrations. removal Of trash, dis
eased trees, restaurant permits and
dangerous buildings.
The board would set up its own
rules of procedure. It's decision
would be appealed within 80 days
to the Circuit Court.
Bill No. 20, introduced yester-
day, would create a Silver Spring
Fire Board to approve all expen-
ditures for maintenance, equip
ment and operation of the Silver
Spring Volunteer Fire Depart
ment.
The fire board would comprise
seven members. Two would be
named by the Allied Civic Group,
Inc, two by the Silver Spring
Board of Trade, two by the VOL
unteer f1remen and one by the
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
The volunteer firemen, through
a board of trustees, now have sole
control Of their finances.
Uniform Parking Rules.
Bill No. 18 would make uniform
the four parking lot district bills.
It would provide for administra-
ton of the parking lot law by the
chief Of the Traffic Engineering
Division.
The bill also would increase the
special sparkling lot tax collected
on commercial property in the
special districts. A Accent maxi
mum tax rate would be authorized
for Bethesda, Montgomery Hills
and Silver Spring. An 80-cent
maximum rate would be au-
thorized for the Wheaton district
Exemptions from the tax also
would be made uniform.
The bill also would authorize
establishment of parking lots out
side business districts, provided
they are next to or directly across
the street from the districts.
Bill No. 10 would provide that
no plat be recorded by the County
unless it had been approved by
the Department of Public Works
Public hearings on all four bills
introduced yesterday were set fol
8 pm. May % in the Circuit
Courtroom in Rockville.
The Council tabled Bill No. /
which would have required the
treasurer of the Battery Park
Citizens Association to give bond
for tax funds received by him
Resolution No. 2, which would
have shortened the Legislative
Session also woS tohlad