The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-21
CITY ZON|NG PLAN IS' REACHING A SERIOUS. PHASE OF STUDY
Organizations of Business Men and Municipal Off, cials Analyzing Subject.
 Discusses Question

Every phase of city zoning was explained to the members of the Kiwanis Club yesterday at their regular weekly meet ing at the Tutwiler hotel.
 Robert Jemison, Jr., as the repre- sentative of the Birmingham Real Es- tate Exchange. told what steps had been taken already toward a zonins ordinance in Birmingham.
 As regards zoning, Mir Jemison said.
 "The proposed zoning law for Bir- mingham is only in it's formative stage. Much work must be done by commit tees. and many conference must be held lated.
 The Real Estate Exchange has looked into the matter and at recent meet ing passed resolution in favor of city zoning. copy of this resolution was sent to the City Commission.
 "Zoning, in brief as defined by the American Civic Association. is the en- deavor to erect the right building in the right place. The American Civic Association has gone into the subject deeply.
 "We have all seen evidences where undue and undesirable encroachments were made upon residential districts In the way of garages. filling stations and corner groceries. These buildings les sen the desirabilty of a neighborhood as residential section lessen the value of fhe uroperty as we'll ITS PURPOSE "The purpose of zonins is to prevent such encroachments as this The plan by which zoning is worked is to divide the city into districts. each to be restricted to only a certain type of building. It protects and stabilizes i the home and residential districts and prevents the erection of factories m | districts devoted to residences or re- tail trade. It also works the other way, protecting factories and industries | from unreasonable complaints from home owners who locate in the dis | trict
 "The proposed zoning ordinance would also limit the heights of build ! ings and the proportion of the lot a 1 building would occupy. This would l eliminate such conditions as exist in | the tenement districts in some of the larger cities.
 ] "A zoning ordinance for Birmingham would be comprehensive scheme or plan along which Birmingham will be built It must be flexible in order to take care of any changes in the growth | of the city If will have the advantage of lessening the speculative phase of property dealing and make investments more secure.
 GROWING RAPIDLY ! Birmingham. growing ir leaps and bounds will overlook an opportunity and duty unless the citizens get to- gether and map out plan by whicf the future growth of the city will b' guided.
 Rev. M. s. Barnwell president of tho 'crb, in commenting on MT. Jemison'' talk. told of looking al the first mar lof Birmingham. dated 1871. On thi. lmap. the district along the Louisvill' and Nashville tracks, in the heart oi
 town was marked reserved for factory
 sites.
 The club referred the matter to tho public affairs committee for action.
 Ten attendance prizes were presented by Wade Wood of the Wood -Crabb' Grain Company to the kiwanians win ming in attendance during the pas month Those receiving the prices sacks of corn meal were J. w. Oden lC F.. Wittichen, H. N. Donahue, M. R lH Smith, L. l.. Newman, Ed Hawkins lJ. IT. Loveman, Lew Salter Ted Joy and Jonathan Haralson