Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-09
BY B. Kvenild,

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plan which co-ordinates the other
component parts of the plan by reg
ulating the use, height, size and ar
rangement of buildings in accord
ance with a predetermined city
wide scheme of development. Zon-
ing is legitimate exercise of the
police power in the interests of pub
lie safety, health and general well
fare. The establishment and growth
1 of cities is partly a natural and
partly an artificial process.
1t is the function of the city plan,
and particularly of the zone plan,
scientifically so to promote the nat
ural processes and so to curb and
direct the artificial processes of
growth that the city may become
place of safety in which to live
and work, where healthful living
conditions obtain, where the ameri-
ties of life may. be enjoyed and
wherein the physical structure of the
city may be commensurate with the.
| city's need.
For this purpose an ordinance
has been prepared by the city plan
ming commission which regulates
and restricts the location, of trades
and industries, locates buildings dec
signed for special uses, regulates the
height and bulk of buildings here
after erected, and regulates and de-.
termines the area of yards, courts,
| and other open. spaces about build
irgs, and establishes the bounda-
ries of districts for said purposes.
Three Main Parts.
The ordinance has three main
parts, use districts. height districts
and area districts.
The use Districts regulate and re-
strict the locations of commerce,
business, trades or industries and
the location of all buildings de-
signed, erected or occupied foryspe-
Gifted uses, and divides the city of
Omaha into four sections: (a) resi-
dence district; (b) commercial dis
trict; (c) industrial district; and (d)
unrestricted district.
| Under (a) For Residence Dis
trict. all land and buildings in the
residence district shall be erected
for and. used exclusively as dwell
ings. tenements, lodging or board
ing houses, churches, private clubs.
hospitals, sanitariums, public or
semi-public institutions of an edu-
cational, philanthropic or eleemosy-
nary nature, railroad passenger sta
ton and the usual accessories To-
Gated on the same lot with these
various buildings. This includes the
office Of a physician, dentist or
other person authorized by law TO
practice such professions, and in
cludes private garages containing
space for not more than four auto
mobiles.
Under (b) or commercial district,
ali buildings shall be erected and
used for stores or shops, tor. the
conduct of wholesale or retail busi-
ness, places of amusement, office OF
offices, police or fire department. sta
ton houses, postoffices, studios, con-
servatories, dancing academies, car
penter shops, sleeping. or dyeing
works, public garages, painting. pa
per hanging or decorating stores or
shops, dress making, laundries, mil
linery stores or shops, photograph
galleries, plumbing shops, roofing Of
plastering establishments, tailoring,
tinsmithing, upholstering or under
taking Establishments, and also any
use permitted in the residence dis
trict. Also, telephone exchanges,
electric substations or car barns may
be established in this district, upon
permit from the city council. Also
upon certain conditions the city
council may issue permit for pub
lie garage in this commercial dis
trict.
Industries Are Prohibited.
) Under (c), or industrial district,
the following industries, trades or
uses are prohibited: Anlonia, chic
ifne. bleaching powder, sulphurous,
sulphuric. nitric or hydrochloric
acid manufacture, asphalt manufac-
ture or refining, brick tile or terra
Gotta manufacture or storage, boiler
works, creosote treatment\or manu--
ldCtuIe, t,CIcIldtOIlCS, uiotiliduoH VI
coal. wood or bones, fat rendering.
fertilizer manufacture, Illuminating
or heating gas manufacture, glue
manufacture, gunpowder, fireworks
or explosive manufacture or storage,
incineration or reduction of gar
bage, offal. dead animals or refuse,
iron foundries. lamp black manu-.
facture. lime. cement or plaster OF
paris manufacture, paint manufac-
ture, petroleum refining or storage,
pickle. sausage or vinegar manufac-
trre, railroad yard or roundhouse,
raw hides and skins storage, curing
or tanning, rolling mill, scrap iron,
Junk or rags storage or baling,
slaughtering of animals or fowls,
smelling of iron, soap manufacture,
yards for storing or feeding of stock,
stone mills or quarries, tallow,
grease or lard manufacture or refin-
ing. tar roofing or tar waterproof
ing manufacture, chewing tobacco
manufacture.
Buildings designated and used for
all other trades and for purposes Of