Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-20
Board Approves
Informal Draft
zoning Law
Revision Designed
To Halt Compact
Housing Projects
BY JAMES B. ROWLAND

ing ordinance designed to halt
the spread of compact housing
developments have been infor-
mally approved by the Prince
Georges County Board of Com
missioners.
A classification for $500 square
foot (R-55) residential lots has
been dropped in favor of three
new sizes-6,500 and 5000 square
feet and two acres, to be known
as RIGS, R-80 and RIA, respec-
lively.
Concerned over the wildfire
growth of "crackerbox" neigh
borhoods on R-55 lots, the coun-
ty commissioners last summer
agreed the parcels are too small
for single-family homes and re-
Iquested new coming ordinance
from the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission.
Under the persent Setup, the
new ordinance will be applicable
only to that area within the
planning commissions regional
Idistric t-some 140 of the
county's 496 square miles. Some
county heads hope. however
that district-extension legisla-
ton will be passed by the Janu-
airy session of the Maryland AS
sembly, thereby. bringing mort
outlying areas in line for planned
development.
Water, Sewage Factors
: THE new ordinance will i'm,
prove housing density, and leaC
/. to better all-round communitieI
through more off street parking
. and desirable school and park
areas" explained Jesse S. Bag
gett, chairman of the county
commissioners.
The larger residential lot
should encourage construction o
more expensive homes who's
taxes are needed to help pay thu
Spiraling costs Of education, Mr.
Baggett said. He noted tina
< taxes from one home COSTING
more than $4,000 are needed tt
educate one pupil annually.
4 A new CO commercial,
. classification is being drawn t.
set specifications for Office build
ings.
The proposed Res con,
family. detached, residential
classification calls for lots Of a
! least $500 square feet. or 10000
! square feet if the tract is no
0 served by both approved waite
and sewage disposal systems
Some Glasses Unchanged
Unchanged would be the re
! quirement that no more thar
80 per cent of the lot shall
), be occupied with building.
Each Res lot would have |
65-foot minimum width alon
the front building line. or at leas
100 feet if the lot is not servet
q by approved water and sewag
2 disposal systems.
), The proposed R-80 ION
family. detached, restricted re
: sidentiaD classification would re
quire: an 5000 square foot lot. o
n 10000 square feet if not servel
I by approved water and sewag
disposal systems; building not t
occupy more than 80 per cen
: of the lot including 200 squar
r feet for street parking:
n front building line rs feet deep
and 80 foot width along the from
building line, or 100 feet if nc
served by approved water an
y sewage disposal systems; a 6
z foot width along the front stree
u line, or 81 feet if not served b
u an approved water system; from
= and rear yards rs and 80 feet i
depth respectively.
Rural Residential Terms
. The suggested R-R (rural resi-
!, dentiaD classification and tn
II one now used are the same i
e as much as each specifies lot
- of 10000 square feet, or 1000
= square feet if served by an ap
proved water system; and build
n ing not to occupy more than 2
:, per cent Of the lot.