Evening star., 1955-01-23
Shirley Homes ,
zoning Ordered
Re-Exanlined
Action Opens Way
To Reverse Board
Ruling Of Jon. 8

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Ruling Of Jon. 8
The Arlington County Board
In 4 split vote yesterday aged
to re-examine the coming status
of the 33-acre tract on which
the shirley Homes Federal war
time housing project was lo-
Gated.
At q meeting earlier this
month. the board, with one
member absent, voted four-to-
one to allow coming on the tract
suitable for q s. million apart
ment project planned by M 2.
Broyhill q Sons. Arlington build-
ers. The decision. made on jan
uary 8, changed the coming status
of most Of the tract. south OF
Shirley highway on Glebe road.
from RA-R luxury apartments)
to RA14-26 apartment dwelling
district.
Board Member Alvin F. Kimei.
who was absent from the JAM
uary 8 meeting yesterday, pre-
sented the motion to advertise q
rezoning hearing on the boards
motion. His motion paved the
way, not only for q reversal OF
the boards January 8 position,
but for reclassification Of the
whole tract back to single-
family. residential status.
Cooper Sees Confusion.
Mr.. Kimel's motion was Sec
ended by Wesley w. Cooper, who
said there were irregularities IN
previous hearings that are con-
fusing" He did not elaborate.
Mrs. Leone Buchhoiz Joined Mfr.
Cooper and Mr.. Kimel in voting
for the. motion to reconsider.
Opposing the motion were
George M. Rowzee. ir.. board
chairman, and Robert A. Peck.
The former raised the question
Of whether the builders might
have grounds for litigation II the
boards earlier stand is reversed.
In other businesss affecting
land use, the board, in another
split vote, denied q Safeway
stores request to add 10 parking
spaces to q 117-car parking area
behind q proposed $500, 900 Safe
way Store on Wilson boulevard
between North Edison and North
Frederick streets.
Mr.. Kimel. Mr.. Cooper and
Mrs. Buchholz again formed q
three-vote majority in turning
down the Safeway request. pre-
sented by Attorney Arthur 3.
Hanson.
Opposed by so Residents.
Spokesmen for nearly so area
residents who appeared In opp0-
sition were John j. McGee, vice.
president of the Stonewall Jack
son Citizens Association, and
Edward C. Williams, Of 5t3i
North Eighth road.
Proper zoning for the new
store already has been granted
and parking space double the
amount called for by county law
is available. Mr.. MCGEE stated.
He said the protesting citizens
considered the transitional use
permit the first step in an 'in-
vasion Of the residential char
acter Of the neighborhood be-
hind the store"
The County Board authorized
County Manager A. T. Lundberg
to apply for and pay $4,000 for
eight acres Of land declared sur
plus by the Federal Government.
The land, strip south of Ar
lington Hall of Doctors Branch,
is to be used for a neighborhood
playground.
Report ON Storage Space.
A report on needed storage
space for records Of the Office Of
the Clerk to the County Circuit
Court resulted in a SLIPS APP
preparation by the board. The
county will acquire 1900 square
feet Of space In the Investment
Building, next to the Courthouse,
for storage Of the court records.
Two board members. Mrs.
Buchholz and Mr.. Cooper, were
appointed to serve on q Northern
Virginia area committee study
Ing plans for q regional deten-
ton home for juvenile delir-
uuents. Representatives Of Fair
fax and Loudoun Counties, Alex
andria and Falls Church also will
serve on the committee.
Appointment of Mrs. Faith F.
Jones Block Of 1921 Arlington
boulevard, Arlington, to be the
county's citizen member Of the
Northern Virginia Regional Plan
ming and Economic Development
Commission was announced. Mrs,
Block is an accredited city plan
ner and landscape architect with
planning and park design ex-
perience In New England. New
York City and Florida.
The board voted to fiill other
committee vacancies as follows:
Watson Rogers and Daniel p
Wright, appointed to the Advis-
ory Committee on County Gov
ernment Organization and Pros
cedure; Richard c. Parn. ap-
pointed to the Historical Arts
Committee; Mrs. Wilda Malcolm
Public Utilities Commission, a1ic
c. L. Kinnier, who retired last
month as County Planning Di.
rector. appointed to the Airing
ton Development Committee.
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