Evening star., 1954-04-04
COmpdnyAsks
Withdrawal Of
Rezoniing Plan
Opposition Mounts
To Business Roting
Of White Oak Tract

Of White Oak Tract
The Hydena Corp. yesterday
announced it will try to withdraw
its application for general COM
mercial" rezoning of a 3.5-acre
tract at White Oak. Md.
A public hearing on the ap-
plication is scheduled for 8 pm.
tomorrow at the Silver Spring
Liquor Dispensary Building.
The withdrawal notice came
after c. Edwin Kline, president
OF Uhe Silver Spring Board of
Trade, had put out a call for all
area businessmen and residents
to turn out for the session in
opposition to the application.
The trade groups officers and
directors adopted a resolution
scoring the application as "a
direct threat to the economic
stability of Silver Spring and to
the tax base of Montgomery
County"
The board said it did not op-
pose local commercial" re-
zoning for neighborhood shop
ping centers along the main
highways. It added, however,
that another major commercial
center within three miles of Sill
yer Spring, Wheaton and Lang
ley Park would be competing for
the same markets and would re-
suit in business of failures, and
depreciation of commercial area
land values.
The Hydena Corp, through its
attorneys, John R. Reeves, said
1t wanted to withdraw the ap-
plication until next July.
Technical Question.
Mr.. Reeves said there was some
technical question as to whether
the 18-month limit between ap-
plicationS would be up until that
time.
The County Council last year
rejected a bid by the developers
for commercial rezoning of some
so acres at the White Oak site
near the intersection of Coles
vile road. New Hampshire ave-
nue. and Columbia road.
In talks with the council, Mr..
Reeves cut the size of the re-
quest considerably, but the coun-
Gil refused to bulge.
If the council decides the 49,
month rule is not applicable in
the case, Mr.. Reeves may have
trouble withdrawing his appli-
cation. The council has been
reluctant to permit Withdrawals
because Of the work opponents
put into preparing their cases.
Other hearings slated tomor-
row night are rezoning from
single-family to general or Of
flee commercial of asia square
feet at 8487-8489 Fenton street,
Silver Spring; from commercial
to light industrial of $4,000
square feet at GIG Burlington
avenue, Silver Spring, and re-
Zoning from residential, to gen.
eral commercial of 1857 square
feet at 11149 Viers Mill road.
Wheaton.
Slated for hearing at 8 pm.
Thursday at the County Office
Building. Rockville, are recon-
ing from single-family residen-
tial to medium density apart
mentS of 129 acres, now occu-
pied by the White Flint Golf
Course, on Rockville pike; sim
gle family to commercial of 6.8
acres on Rockville pike, now oc-
cupied by the Green Acres
School: residential to general
commercial of the land occu-
pied by the Cabin John Fire De-
partment, 1913 Macarthur boule-
ward.
The Maryland National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commits
sion has recommended approval
of the rezoning of the White
Flint golf course. The rezoning
is requested to permit construc-
ton of 1000 garden-type apart
ment units.
Other Recommendations.
Also recommended for ap-
proval:
BY James Christopher, at
torney for William Brown and
Lorraine Ingersoll. CO general
commercially to IL Qight in
dustriaD of property at GIG Bur-
lington avenue. Silver Spring.
BY Donald A. DeLashmutt.
attorney for the Green Acres
School, R-60 (single-family de-
tached homes) to C-1 Clocal
commercially of 612 acres on the
Rockville pike at Wall lane.
BY Robert A. Wallace, attorney
for Joseph K. and Agnes Cope
land, R-S0 to CO of land at
11149 V;ers Mill road, Wheaton.
BY Benjamin B. Newton, three
petitions for the reclassiflcation
from R-60 to CO of 4901 Cor
dell avenue, 1929 Cordell avenue
and 1922 Fairmont avenue, Be
theSda.
BY Mr.. Reeves, attorney for S.
Walter and Virginia M. Bogley.
R-6O to Rio (high density
apartments) of property on the
north side of Willard avenue be-
tween Prospect place and Woot-
ton avenue, Chevy Chase.
Opposed by the commission
are:
BY Cabin John Fire Depart
ment, R-60 to CO of the depart
ment's site on the north side of
Macarthur boulevard near Seven
Locks road.
BY Mr.. Reeves, attorney for
Kushner & Greenberg, R-60 to
ca or Rio of property at Jones
Bridge road and wisconsin ave-