Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-07-19
Garvin Zoning

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plans. The Council intimated
the plan might fit into the
new R-H category.
1t was decided, however, that
an opinion from the Park and
Planning Commission was in
order. Garvin took the matter
up with that agency. The result
was: the planning staff recon-
mended that R-H coming be
denied but when the question
was put to the planning board
itself, the board thought the
other way so no decision was
made.
Never-say-die Garvin, none
the-less, had to have a decision
and when he and his attorney
Robert Linowes became insist
ent, it was learned the planners
had come around to thinking
nothing should be done because
there was a possibility that the
so-called North-central corridor
would go through Garvin's hole
in the ground. Someone else in
the Park and Planning Commits
sion suddenly advanced another
idea that it would be all right
to recommend Garvin's coming
if Lyttonsville Road was moved
about 80 feet which would cut
off about one and one.haf acres
of Garvin's piece of below
street-level ground.
In the midst of the cOnfu-
sion, it was learned the Conn
missions own highways ex-
perts and the State Roads
Commission didn't like the
idea of moving Lyttonsville
Road, and besides, such a
move wasn't on the map.
BY this time, three members
of the Planning Commission
came around and said Garvin
ought to have his coming but
they would only recommend it
for the whole tract, which
meant forgetting about Lyttons-
vile Road.
Park and Planning Commits
sioner Don Gingery blew his
stack about this stage of the
shuttle and wrote a six-page dis
sent which intimated everyone
was out of his collective mind;
there were no maps and what
was the use of holding up the
wheels of progress?
The County Council pres
sured the Planning Commission
for an answer in the form of a
recommendation and pointed
out it was faced with granting
Garvin R.H coming.
In time, Monday, that Is, the
Commission came up with an
answer. 1t recommended that
R-H coming be denied. Garvin
and his lawyer, apparently,
with an ear to the door, went
back to Judge Pugh.
After whirling on Garvin's
zoning merry-go-round, Judge
Pugh asked whether the Coun-
ty Council had the Garvin
troubles on Tuesdays agenda.
When he learned it was not
on the business the Council was
to take up Tuesday, the Judge
said it should be and told Gar
vim and his attorney to come
back at 3 o'clock Tuesday and
report what action the Council
had taken.
Garvin's rezoning, not on the
agenda, was the County Coun-
ellis first order of business. It
voted 81 for the R-H coming.
Stanley Frosh was the holdout.
He said he didn't think any zon-
ing should be granted until the
State Roads Commission finish
es a current study and tells
everyone where the northern
trail corridor should go, If it
decides northwest corridor is
needed.
Council president David l..
Cahoon said the Council
couldn't take the position that
experimentation of the business
section can be held in allegiance
during the two years when stud
les will be made"
The Council told the County
Attorney to prepare the resolu-
ton it will pass next week Civ.
ing Garvin what he has been
trying to get for the last 20
months.