The history of land subdivision development in Montgomery County, adjacent to the national capital, Part 3

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1902


M. C. Hazen, Washington, D. C.


Lipscomb and Earnest, Trus- tees


Elizabeth Thornton who inherited the land from Gol- lieth Grammer Mary Neall


Edward W. Byrn's Sub-i division, Silver Spring


Northeast of Brookville and Washington Turn- pike, borders Colesville and Ashton Turnpike.


1903


C. J. Maddox E. W. Byrn


B-47 Part of Silver Spring (Easley Division)


Near depot of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.


1904


C. J. Maddox


R. Holt Eas- ley, Esquire


B-52 Silver Spring Park


Brookville Turn- 1905 pike, Thayer Ave- nue, Bonifant Street


C. J. Maddox


R. Holt Eas- ley


Julia M. Thayer


B-45 Pinehurst


Western Avenue Pinehurst Circle


1905


C. J. Maddox


Pinehurst Park Company


John L. Massie


C-21 Pine Crest Subdivision


Corner of D. C. Line and Mont- gomery and Prince George's County Line


1909


George W. Jackson


Robert G. Leohr


Carl B. Kir- ferstein


B-5 Hickey and Offutt's Subdivision


West of Silver S Spring, between Rock Creek and D. C. Line


1889


South of Blair Road, bordered Loan and Trust by Metropolitan Company's Subdivision of Takoma Park


1891


H. B. Looker


T. P. L. & T. Co.


Lipscomb and Earnest, Trus-Gilbert's Second Addition to Ta- tees' Addition to Takoma Park koma Park


B-55


26A


DEED DATE DEED RECORD


APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF LOTS AND BLOCKS: SIZES


ORIGINAL TRACTS


REMARKS


Liber J. A. 13 Folio 467 Book A Plat 45


63 lots 425' X 100' 350' X 120'


"Joseph's Park"


Several lots are in D. C.


Recorded Book A Plat 60 of County Records


200 lots 15 blocks 80' X 150'


"Glen Ross" "Labyrinth"


Liber J. A. 15 Folio 428


175 lots 15 blocks 100' X 225'


This Addition over- laps the original Woodside. Some of the lots counted here were also counted in Wood- side. B. F. Gilbert, presi- dent, C. M. Heaton, Jr., secretary of T. P. L. & T. Co. Many winding streets. Much re-subdivision.


Liber J. A. 15 Plat #46 of County Records


6 blocks 120 lots nearly all 50' X 150'


Part of Lot 4 of the Grammer Farm


October 10, 1903 Liber T. D. 27 Folio 116


13 lots 62' X 50' to 2.6 acres


"Girls Portion"


Deed July 21, 1902 12 blocks 160


Area, 67.29 acres.


Liber T. D. 22 Folio 468


lots varying sizes 100' X 200' Deed July 27, 1905 50' X 200' 50' X 150' 9 blocks 135 lots 50' X 150' 50' X 200'


"Girls Portion"


106 acres, first 3 blocks re-subdivided into 61 lots in 1909


April 13, 1905 Liber 182 Folio 51


36 lots range 70' X 270' to 60' X 135'


"Ciouen Course"


Right on Maryland-D. C. Boundary line


August 3, 1909 Liber 208 Folio 340


9 blocks 127 lots 42' X 150'


Charles W. Hopkins, president of Blair Development Corpora- tion


T. D. 27 Folio 7 July 21, 1902 Liber T. D. 22 Folio 468


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ORIGINAL SUBDIVISION


LOCATION


DATE OF SURVEY


SURVEYOR


OWNER OF SUBDIVISION


PREVIOUS O WNER


B-75 Hill Crest, Takoma Park


Carroll Avenue, Park Avenue vie cinity


1911


E. N. Jackson


Charles Sel- den, Jr.


H. P. R. Holt Ella G. Holt


B-73


Carroll Ave.


1915


G. W. Jackson F. L. Glaize


J. E. Gladsby


Fred L. Glaize's Boyd Avenue Addition to Takoma Park


neighborhood


B-49


West of Blair Road


1920


Maddox and Starkey


James H. Cis- Benjamin F. sel


Leighton Samuel R. Bond


B-69 Virginia B. Barday Tract Takoma Park


Bordered by North Takoma Park and Takoma Park


1920


E. N. Jackson V. B. Barclay


B-72 Carroll Manor Addition to Takoma Park


Carroll Avenue Ethan Allen Ave- nue vicinity


1920


Maddox and Starkey


Fred L. Glaize Lee L. Her- rell


B-48 E. Brooke Lee's Addi- tion to Sil- ver Spring


Between Brooke- ville and Wash- ington Pike and Metropolitan Branch of Balti- more and Ohio Railroad


1921


C. J. Maddox J. N. Starkey


E. Brooke Lee


Gist Blair


D-7


Blair Section 1


East of Brooke- ville Fike, South of Blair Road . Ad joins Takoma Park and Silver Spring


1922


J. B. Sinclair, Blair Devel- Jr.


opment Cor- poration


Part of Blair property


D-8


East of Section 1.


1922


J. B. Sinclair, Jr.


Part of Blair property


Blair Section 2


D-11


Near Washington Sanitarium


1922


E. N. Jackson


Flower


Avenue Park


Fred L. Glaize H. Rozier Dulaney


James H. Cis- sel's Addition to Silver Spring


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DEED DATE DEED RECORD


APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF LOTS AND BLOCKS: SIZE$


5 blocks 110 lots Holt Tract 50' X 130'


Subdivision approxi- mately triangular in shape


November 1, 1919 Liber 228 Folio 175


4 blocks 56 lots lots range from 65' X 250' to 10 acres


" Addition to Man- orial Lot" "Folk- land Manor" "Girls Portion" "Charles and William"


137.64 acres in the subdivision


January 13, 1900 Liber T. D. 14 Folio 62


2 blocks 30 lots 100' X 200'


"Girls Portion"


Van Reuth 34 acre lot in this subdivision


July 15, 1920 Liber 296 Folio 72


6 blocks 46 lots


"Carroll's Manor"


Elliptical circle in center of subdivision many curved roads. 10 acres in area.


April 18, 1921 Liber 304 Folio 62 Book 3 plat 220


4 blocks 86 lots 50' X 150'


18.84 acres. Much re-subdivision.


Deed 1922 Liber P. B. R. 318 Folio 150 Recorded June 7, 1922 Book 3 plat 229


Same as Section 1


7 blocks 209 lots 40' X 100'


"Girls Portion"


Re-subdivision work in 2 blocks


March 19, 1917


72 lots range from 50' X 150' to 100' X 200'


This development is a re-subdivision of Blocks 52 and 53 of B. F. Gilbert's Sub- division.


March 28, 1911 Liber 218 Folio 384


April 14, 1914 Liber 296 Folio 74


4 blocks 21 lots 50' X 100'


ORIGINAL TRACTS


REMARKS


"Girls Portion"


4 blocks 134 lots 40' X 100'


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ORIGINAL SUBDIVISION


LOCATION


DATE OF SURVEY


SUR VEYOR


OWNER OF SUBDIVISION


PREVIOUS OWNER


D-9 E. Brooke Lee's Second Addition to Silver Spring


Bordered by Met- ropolitan Branch of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Adjacent to Woodside


1922


C. J. Maddox J. N. Starkey


E. Brooke Lee


William E. Curtis Walter C. English


D-6 Holmes and Austin's Sub- division of a part of Takoma Park


Borders Hill Crest. Is in Maple Avenue Willow Avenue vicinity.


1922


Maddox and Starkey


F. D. B. Austin B. R. Holmes


Margaret E. Petty Virginia B. and J. W. Barclay


D-15


West of Brooke- ville Pike,


1922


C. J. Maddox J. N. Starkey


Silver Spring Building Sup- ply Company


South of Fenwick Ro ađ


D-21 Subdivision of the Petty Estate, Ta- koma Park


Ad joins B. F. Gilbert's Sub- division. Lies to South of Holly Avenue and Philadelphia Avenue


1923


Maddox and Starkey


Margaret E. Petty Dodge Henry W. Petty


John W. Hodges and others


D-29 Robert H. McNeill's Addition to Silver Spring Park


Northeast of Silver Spring Park


1923


Latimer


Robert H. McNeill


J. W. McNeill


D-33


Philadelphia


1924


Joseph F. Wynn


E. Louise Hodges Judd


Hodges Heights Avenue, Hodges Section 1 Lane


Sarah F. Hodges Sarah V. Hodges


D-48 Blair, Ta- koma Section 1


South of Blair Road, Chicago Avenue District


1924


J. N. Starkey North Wash-


ington Realty Company; E. Brooke Lee, president


D-59 Jordan's and Smith's Addi- tion to Silver Spring Park


Northwest of Bonifant and Cedar Streets


1925


Hugo A, Stahl


C. B. Gordon E. A. Smith T. E. Shaw


Sarah L. Pratt


C. W. Paf-lo flow


Silver Spring Building Sup- ply Company's Subdivision


28 A


DEED DATE DEED RECORD


July 20, 1922 Liber 318 Folio 459


August 6, 1912 July 1, 1921 Liber 308 Folio 134 Liber 230 Folio 121


May 15, 1922 Liber 314 Folio 490


January 13, 1900 Liber T. D. 14 Folio 62


February 12, 1920 Liber P. B. R. 290 Folio 286


7 blocks 102 lots 50' X 125'


May 16, 1917 Liber 264 Folio 39


23 lots 2 blocks 50' X 150'


120 lots


4 blocks 90 lots 50' X 180'


ORIGINAL TRACTS


REMARKS


4 blocks 30 lots 60' X 150'


2 blocks 21 lots including W. R. Smith's Property (1922)


5 blocks 40 lots 50' X 110' 50' X 150'


"Girls Portion" "Miles Pasture"


Borders E. Brooke Lee's Second Addition to Silver Spring, also Fiddler's Sub- division


24.73 acres. Parts of 2 blocks re-sub- divided. Bordered by Holmes and Austin's Subdivision


Much re-subdivision. Some difficulty with clearing title for this land.


Municipal Tract Town of Takoma Park South- east of here


One entire block re- subdivided


See plat book D-48; National Park and Plan- ning Commision


June 3, 1924 Liber 354 Folio 29


APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF LOTS AND BLOCKS: SIZES


"Labyrinth"


Adjacent to Ward's Subdivision. Lots are in the shape of a parallelogram.


4 blocks 45 lots 100' X 140'


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ORIGINAL SUBDIVISION


LOCATION


DATE OF SURVEY


SURVEYOR


OWNER OF SUBDIVISION


PREVIOUS OWNER


D-83 Eugene A. Smith's Addi- tion to Silver Spring


North of D-59


1926


Hugo A. Stahl


E. A. Smith


C. B. Jordan E. E. Jordan


D-119 Sligo Park Hills


Between Takoma Park and Silver Spring


1928


Vinton D. Cockey


Blair Lee, father of E. Brooke Lee


Conveyed by Montgomery Blair to Phillip Lee and Elizabeth Blair Lee


29A


DEED DATE DEED RECORD


APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF LOTS AND BLOCKS: SIZES


ORIGINAL TRACTS


REMARKS


March 29, 1926


4 blocks 57 lots 50' X 150'


Ad joins Montgomery Country Club


September 4, 1880 Liber E. B. P. 22 Folio 458


9 blocks 167 lots 70' X 100'


Blair Property


Well planned.


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INFORMATION


1. An interview - Mary C. Renshaw, an old resident of Bethesda. 2. An interview - C. S. Kimball, Capital Traction Company, Wash- ington, D. C.


3. An interview - Mrs. Franklin Getzendanner, D. A. R. member. 4. An interview - James Christopher, Deputy Clerk Montgomery


County.


5. An interview - J. C. Newell, member of Montgomery County Civil C


Federation.


6. An interview - Dr. Benjamin C. Perry, Ex Commissioner of Mont- gomery County.


7. Montgomery County Plat Books - Montgomery County Building, Bethesda, Maryland.


8. Plat Books - Maryland - National Capital Park and Planning Commission.


9. Sharf's History of Western Maryland, an excellent book.


10. Mention also should be made of the Records of the Columbia His- torical Society, Washington, D. C .; Volumes 2 and 17.


The material in these books was not usable in this thesis, but Hugh T. Taggert's article, "Old Georgetown," in Volume 2, is extremely inter- esting. It tells of the development of Georgetown when it was located in Frederick County, Maryland.


Volume 17 is a book of letters, including those of George Wash- ington, dealing with the plans for forming the National Capital.


Both books are highly recommended.


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MAP OF EARLY LAND TRACTS IN LOWER MONTGOMERY COUNTY


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COMPOSITE MAP OF SUBDIVISIONS IN. LOWER MONTGOMERY COUNTY


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MAP OF WASHINGTON AND ROCKVILLE RAILWAY


WHITEVCE


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APPENDIX 1


REGULATIONS FOR THE SUBDIVISION OF LAND THE MARYLAND-WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MARYLAND


A. Enabling Legislation.


B. The Regulations.


The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Irving C. Root, Chief Engineer Silver Spring, Maryland


MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION


REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE CONTROL OF LAND SUBDIVISION


Pursuant to the authority vested in it by section 14, and other provisions of the Act of the General Assembly of Maryland creating the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commis- sion {Laws of Maryland, 1927, Ch. 448), as amended and supple- mented, the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission herewith adopts and promulgates on this nineteenth day of October, 1934, the regulations hereafter set forth relating to the control of land subdivision.


MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION.


By (Sgd.)


Chairman. George N. Palmer


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REGULATIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF LAND SUBDIVISION


A .- EXTRACT FROM ENABLING LEGISLATION


(Section 14 of Chapter 448 of the Laws of Maryland of 1927 as repealed and re-enacted with amendments in Section 14 of Chapter 505 of the Laws of Maryland of 1933.)


Section 14. The word "subdivision" as used in this Act is hereby defined as the division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, plats, sites or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or of building development; provided that this definition of a subdivision shall not include a bona fide division or partition of agricultural land not for development purposes.


No plat or plan of any subdivision of land into streets, avenues, alleys, lots and blocks in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties within the District, shall be admitted to the Land Records of either of said counties, or received or recorded by the clerks of the courts of said counties until the said plat or plan has been approved in writing by the Commission. The Commission shall require payment from each person or persons submitting a plat for its approval a fee in an amount approximately equal to the cost of the services rendered by it in connection with consideration of the plat and work incident thereto, which fee, however, in no case shall be less than $25.00 and which shall be paid before said plat is approved or dis- approved, and carried into the administrative fund of the Commission provided for in Section 5 of this Act. After such approval and upon receipt of such plat by the Clerk of the Circuit Court every such plat shall be firmly fixed in a well bound book to be kept by the Clerk of the Court for the purpose of recording plats and for the recording of which the Clerk shall receive such fee as he shall de- termine to be fair and reasonable.


Whoever, being the owner or agent of the owner of any land located within a subdivision, transfers or sells any land by reference to or exhibition of or by other use of a plat of a subdivision, before such plat has been ap- proved by the Commission and recorded or filed in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County in which the property is located, shall forfeit and pay to the District Council a penalty of $100 for each lot or par- cel so transferred or sold; and the description of such lot or parcel by metes and hounds in the instrument of transfer


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or other document used in the process of selling or trans- ferring shall not exempt the transaction from such penal- ties or from the remedies herein provided. The District Council may enjoin such transfer of sale or agreement by action for injunction brought in any court of equity juris- diction or may recover the said penalty by a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.


Every plat or plan of any subdivision of land into streets, avenues, alleys, lots and blocks shall be prepared upon paper or cloth of such size and character, with such notations, information and markings as the Commission may by rule, prescribe, and every subdivision of land as above set forth shall have such permanent markers, bound stones or stations as the said Commission shall by general or special rule prescribe, which shall be shown and designated on the plat thereof. The said Commission and the County Surveyor of the county wherein the land lies shall be fur- nished with copies of said plat when approved.


Every subdivision of land within the District shall conform, as nearly as may by said Commission be deemed practicable, to the general plan for the development of the District. The said Commission is authorized to re- quire to be preserved on any plat a continuity of width, name, parking,/building line with relation to its general plan. and


The Commission is hereby given authority to establish grades for all streets, roads and sidewalks within the District, including state highways, county roads and streets alleys and sidewalks within incorporated towns. Until such grade is established by said Commission, no grading of a permanent nature shall be made, and any such unauthorized grading by any state, municipal or county officer or em- ployee or any private person, is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor.


The Commission shall adopt regulations governing the subdivision of land within the District. Such regulations may provide for the proper arrangement of streets in rela- tion to other existing and planned streets and to the Com- mission's general plan, for adequate and convenient open spaces for traffic, utilities, access of firefighting apparatus, recreation, light and air, and for the avoidance of congestion of population, including minimum width and area of lots.


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Such regulations may include provisions as to the extent and manner in which streets and other ways, curbs, gutters, and sidewalks shall be graded, improved and arranged, and details of tree planting and other subdivi- sion improvements. In lieu of the completion of such improvements prior to the approval of the plat, the Com- mission may accept a bond with surety to secure to the Commission the actual construction and installation of such improvements and developments at a time and accord- ing to specifications fixed by or in accordance with the regulations of the Commission. The Commission is hereby granted the power to enforce such bond by all appropriate legal and equitable remedies.


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B .- THE REGULATIONS


Definitions


Section 1. As used in these Regulations, -


(a) The term "Commission" means the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.


(b) The term "subdivision" means the division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two or more lots, plats, sites or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or of building development; provided that this definition of a subdivision shall not include a bona fide divi- sion or partition of agricultural land not for development purposes.


(c) The term "master plan" means a plan for the physical development of the Maryland-Washington Metropolitan District, or any amendment or extension of the plan or addition to the plan adopted by the Commission pursuant to the authority vested in it by Section 4 of the Act creating the Commission.


Procedure for the Preparation and Filing of Plats.


Section 2. (a) Whenever any subdivision of land is pro- posed to be made, and before any contract for the sale of, or any offer to sell said subdivision or any part thereof is made, the subdivider thereof or his agent shall file a plat of the proposed subdivision with the Commission for its approval. Said plat and all procedure relating thereto shall in all respects be in full compliance with the provisions of these Regulations.


(b) The subdivider shall prepare a Preliminary Subdivision Plat, and wherever required by the Commission, Street Profiles; and shall present three prints of each to the Commission for approval.


Note: It is suggested that the subdivider or his engineer call at the office of the Commission in order to obtain information as to subdivi- sion requirements and Master Plan recommenda- tions for the area under consideration, and also at the office of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission in order to obtain infor- mation as to sewer and water requirements.


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(c) The Commission will approve or disapprove the Pre- liminary Subdivision Plat and Street Profiles or approve them with modifications noting thereon any changes that will be re- quired. One copy will be returned to the subdivider and the other two copies will be retained for the files of the Com- mission and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, respectively.


(d) The Commission, in studying the Preliminary Subdivi- sion Plat, will take into consideration the requirements of the community and the best usemof the land being subdivided. Par- ticular attention will be given to width, arrangement and loca- tion of streets, surface drainage, lot sizes and arrangement, as well as any Master Plan requirements such as parks, school sites, boulevards and main highways. Adequate street connections will be required to insure free access to adjoining subdivisions and lands.


(e) The subdivider, following tentative approval of the Preliminary Subdivision Plat and Street Profiles, shall file with the Commission original drawings of the Final Subdivision Plat and Street Profiles. These will be checked by the Com- mission as to accuracy and required information. The required number of reproductions thereof for record and filing will then be made by the Commission at the expense of the subdivider, from the Final Subdivision Plat and Street Profile drawings.


(f) In the case of new subdivisions the Street Profile plans may be required before approval is given to the Final Sub- division Plat.


(g) The Final Subdivision Plat and Street Profiles will be approved by the Commission if found by it to be in conformity with the requirements of law and of these Regulations. Approval of the Final Subdivision Plat and Street Profiles shall be by resolution of the Commission and signatures of the duly author- ized officers inscribed thereon.


General Requirements for the Subdivision of Land


Section 3. (a) The subdivider shall observe the following general requirements and principles of land subdivision:


(1) The plat shall conform to the Master Plan.


(2) All streets which are designated as part of the main highway system on the Master Plan shall be co-terminous with ad- joining links in said system and at the same or greater widths.


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(3) In general main highways shall have a minimum width of 100 feet, secondary highways a minimum width of 80 feet and park- ways such width as may be designated by the Commission. The width of minor streets shall be not less than 50 feet. A 25 foot minimum building restriction line is required in all cases.


(4) As far as practicable all proposed streets shall be con- tinuous and in alignment with existing streets.


(5) Each block shall be planned to provide two rows of lots.


(6) Cross walks, not less than 10 feet wide, shall be pro- vided in all blocks over 750 feet long.


(7) Street corners at the end of a street or where acute angles occur shall be rounded with a radius of not less than 25 feet.


(8) In general, side lot lines shall be at right angles or radial to street lines.


(9) Reversed frontage of lots at street intersections shall be avoided where possible.


(10) Residence lots shall have a minimum frontage of 50 feet at the building line, average depth of not less than 70 feet and minimum area of 5,000 square feet, and shall front on a public street.


(11) Corner lots shall have a minimum width to provide a 15- foot side yard along the side street in case no lots within the block are arranged to front thereon, or a 25-foot side yard if the side street is used for frontage.


(12) Grades of all streets shall be the reasonable minimum, but shall be not less than 0.5 per cent.


(13) Alleys with a minimum width of 20 feet shall be provided at the rear of all lots designed for commercial use.


(14) No land designated as "Residential" by the Zoning Ordi- nance shall be subdivided if such land is considered unsuitable for residential use by the Commission.


(15) In case a parcel is subdivided into larger tracts than for normal building lots, such parcels shall be divided so as to allow for the opening of major streets and the ultimate extension of adjacent minor streets.


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(16) No subdivision plan shall receive the final approval of the Commission until there has been filed with the Chief Engineer complete street profile plans in W. S. S. D. datum and conforming with the requirements of the Commission.


(17) Monuments of an approved type shall be set as required and as shown on the final plat.


(b) A variation of the general requirements may be per. mitted when, in the opinion of the Commission, a strict observance of these Regulations will cause undue hardship.


The Preliminary Subdivision Plan


Section 4. (a) The subdivider shall present to the Commission a tentative map prepared by a competent surveyor. Three copies of the Preliminary Surdivision Plat shall be filed with the Commis- sion, preferably at a scale of one inch equals 100 feet, showing the following information:


(1) Subdivision name.


(2) Name and address of record owner, subdivider and surveyoj


(3) Location, names and present width of adjacent streets and alleys.


(4) Location and names of adjacent subdivisions and names of owners of adjacent acreage.


(5) Width and location of all streets and other public ways.


(6) Width and location of all building lines and easements.


(7) Lot lines with approximate dimensions.


(8) Method of sewage disposal proposed.


(9) Proposed uses of property.


(10) Public areas proposed, if any.


(11) Topographic map at suitable scale and W. S. S. D. datum when required by the Commission.


(12) Date, north point and scale.


(13) Deed description or survey of plat boundary.


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(14) Abstract of title of the land within the proposed subdivision setting forth all legal or equitable interests therein.


(b) After filing with the Commission, the Preliminary Subdivision Plat shall be approved or disapproved by the Com- mission, or approved by the Commission with modifications. Such approval or disapproval shall be indicated on the copies thereof, and the modifications, if any, shall also be indicated on the copies of the Preliminary Subdivision Plat or annexed thereto. One copy of the preliminary subdivision plan shall be returned to the subdivider and one copy retained for the files of the Com- mission and one filed by the Commission with the Washington Sub- urban Sanitary Commission. If the Preliminary Subdivision Plat is approved or approved with modifications, the subdivider shall proceed promptly to prepare the Final Subdivision Plat. Unless a Final Subdivision Plat prepared in accordance with the approved Preliminary Subdivision Plat, including the modifications thereof, if any, made by the Commission, is filed with the Commission with- in six months after the approval of the Preliminary Subdivision Plat, the Commission's approval thereof shall be deemed canceled.




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