New-York tribune., 1916-06-18
Board of Estimate to Hold
Public Hearing on Final
Report Tomorrow.
PROVIDES FOR FOUR
CLASSES OF DISTRICTS
Proposed Ordinance VIII Not
Affect Present Use of Exist
ing Buildings.

or Building Districts and Restrictions
will be held tomorrow before the
Board Of Estimate and Apportionment
Tie resolution. together with maps,
was submitted last week TO the Board
of IS mate by the commission. Most
reslty operators, brokers and builders
hous that the city will adopt this res
olution as speedily as possible, and
that thus the foundation will be laid
for keeping out factory buildings from
home, shopping, amusement and Office
centres. in recent years New York has
witnessed the depressing spectacle of
sweat shops opening in the Fifth Ave-
nue. district. Of gigantic and noisome
factories casting their deep shadows
over many DIVE ing houses. No dis
tric- has been safe from the erection of
buildings detrimental TO stability OF
valves.
The resolution provides for four
classes Of districts--namely, residential
business, restricted and undetermined
All buildings or premises shall conform
20 the regulations and restrictions
hereinafter established for the use dis
trict IL which they are located, All
existing buildings or premises may con-
t.nue IN their present use or uses, but
said use shall. not hereafter be con-
ver.ed o. changed without conforming
90 the regulations herein established.
The Superintendent of Buildings
may. however, in appropriate cases vary
the application OF the regulations
established He may permit the recon
strlction of existing buildings or the
erection Of additional buildings upon a
plot exclusively occupied by single
trade. industry or use existing at the
time Of the passage Of this resolution,
but not conforming 70 the uses allowed
ir che use district in which II is To-
Gated Where use district boundary
line divides a plot in a single owner
ship so the time of the passage of this
resolution. he may permit use author
lied on either portion Of such plot 70
extend 90 the entire plot, but not more
than % feet beyond the boundary line
Of the district in which such use is
author red. He will also have power
10 waive the residence district regula-
tiors where a residence district has a
frontage Of not more than 100 feet on
either or both sides of a street be
tween two business or unrestricted dis
tr.cts, and also grant some other
changes from the general rules
IN & residence district only buildings
with their usual accessories designed
exclusively for the following specified
uses may be constructed. Dwellings,
which shall include tenement houses,
boarding houses and hotels having
thirty or more sleeping rooms; private
clubs, religious. educational, phllan-
thropic and eleemosynary buildings and
institutions other than correctional in
sttutions; hospitals and sanatoriums,
farming truck gardening nurseries or
In a residence district the use Of
buildings or premises shall be limited
70 the uses as above specified, for which
buildings may be constructed and TO
the customary accessory uses incident
thereto The superintendent OF build
ings may, however, permit in resi-
dence district any building or use In
keening with the uses expressly enum-
Grated above. The term accessory use
sha. not include q business or a iac-
tory nor shall il include any building
or use not located on the same plot
with the building or use TO which u
is accessory. A private garage 1or more
than five motor vehicles snail not pe
deemed an accessory use. A private
club having as its chief activity a ser
vice cuetomarily Carried on as busi-
ness shall be excluded from a residence
district
Business districts: In q business dis
trict no buildings shall be constructed
and no premises or buildings shall be
used for any Of the following specihed
trades. industries or uses;
Ammonia. chlorine or bleaching pow
der manufacture, asphalt manufacture
or refining, assaying lother nah BOtu
and s.lverl. blacksmithlng, boiler max
ing. brewing, and distliling OF tlquoIs >
CARPET cleaning. celIuloid manu- actute
crematories. distillaton Of coal, WOOD
or raros. dyeiuC and dry cleaning olec-
frc central station power plants iaI
wandering. fertilizer manufacture, ga
lre for I've or more motor vehicles, gas
Eliminating or hcating) manufacture
and storage. glue. size and gelatlne
manufacture, inclnerauon or reductlon
of garbage. offal. dead animals or ref
,,se. iron. steel. brass and copper works,
tfuk and rag storage and balng, lamp
black manufacture, lime. cement ana
,lasfer of paris manufacture, milk bot
iinq or distributing station, oil cloln
o. lnoleum manufacture paint OIL
varnish and turpcnune manufacture
rotrolcum refining or storage prlnthg
ink manufacture. raw hides and SKINS
storage. curing and tanning ruoDer
manufacture from the crQoe mater lal'
,.,,. or r1aninp mills. shoddy manufac-
go, nd wool securing. slaughtering Of
erir,els smelling. soap manufacture
st,bio for five or more horses, starcn,
cl,coee or dextrine manufacture, stock
Ssr9s stone and monumental works
..gar refining. sulphurous, sulphurlc'
ritri. or hvdrochloric acid manuiac-
.rre +allow' grease and lard manutac-
ture and refining, tar dlstllatio" OF
roarrfsc+pre. and tar roofing or tar
vaternroofng manufacture.
~ building shall be erected and no
bYN5i9gs or PREMISES shall be used Tor
s~v trs5o or industry that Is noxlous
or ofensive by reason OF the emission
of Noise odor. dust, smoke or gas, but
car barns or places OF amusement shai.
MOI he evcluded. The superintendent OF
BuIdincs may, however, permit Ihe
erection Of a garage or stable IN
business district in any poruoh OF
street between two intersectng streets
iu which there exists a puDHc gsiagc
or pubic stable az the time OF the
passage % this resolution. nc use OF
buildings or premises Tor factory puI-
poses shall be prohibited IN business
district. except that p per cent o. the
total foor space Of a building, or space
at least equal to the ground area Of the the
building or lot. may be so used. The
printing Of newspaper shall not be
deemed factory use. No use permitted
In a residence district by Section 4
shall be excluded from business dis
trict