Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-14
OUTLINE OF THE
CITY lON|NG PLAN
Committee headed by Council
man Abrahams Has Obtained
Much information.

The proposed scnins ~ Wilmington.
plans for which are now In tho hands
uf n citN-wldc committee. headed by
Councilman Alexander r. Abrahams.
has aroused considerable interest
among the residents. many OF whom
have no definite idea az to Just what
the purpose of the proposition In. and
what effects II viii have on the city
zoning, according To promoters OF
the project. means the application OF
common scnse and fairness 20 the
public regulations governing the use
~ private real estate. II is an of
Fort to provide each district or neigh
1orhood OF city with just such pro
lection and Just such liberty AZ are
sensible In that particular community.
sxonins regulations differ In different
districts according To the determined
uses of the land for residence. bust
ness. or manufacturing. and accord
inr to the advisable heights and
ground areas Among the states In
which soninS has been authorized are
California. Illinois. Indiana. Iowa.
kansas, Louisiana. Massachusetts.
Michigan. Minnesota, New Jersey.
Missouri Nebraska, New York. Ohio.
Oregon. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island
Texas Virginia and Wisconsin.
xunlng seeks To- eradicate. the con-
fusion arising from permitting stores
o. crowd IN at random among private
dwellings. and factories and public
sararos 90 come elhowing In among
neat retail stores or wcl-kcpt apart
ment houses cities or individuals. Il
10 urged should not allow office build
inga that are tall and bulky To he
come ~ closely crowded that the
lower floors not only become too
dark and unsatisfactory for human
use. hut for that reason also fail TO
earn fair cash return To- the inves-
tors
1, IL claimed for coming that II pro
tccts property and health. For tn
stance, " person buys tract Of
land near some other vacant lots. and
builds a home. another person is not
permitted 90 come along. buy those
Othcr lots and build a large apartment
house that may ovcrshadow the
house and cut on the sunshine Nor
~ any one permitted TO build large.
noisy garage nent door. a coming
Anw, " enacted In time. also prevents
from becomins giant airless hive,
housing human beings like crowded
bees
Reduces Cost of Living.
py coming. millions 81 waste from
the scrarplns ~ buildings in blight
ed districts may he eliminated. and
the cost of living in that particular
place greatly decreased. For instance
owing to haphazard city growth
hundreds 81 perfectly good buildings
go ngurativoly. 90 the dump each
year
A district oftcn becomes hiishted
whom after II has been originally de-
Nsiored for residence OF industry, the
people lose confidence IN Its future
Tho causes az such blight are manifold
The most familiar case ia that az q
residential district into which there
have begun 90 creep various use.
thrcatsnins rapid destruction OF lis
value for reridenccs--euch new uses
~ sporadic stores. or factories. or tunh
yards. Proper coming cuts thes,
losses at their source. tust as proper
huildins regulations and FIRE rrotec.
uon cut IRE losses AZ their source.
When "a coming law Is properl,
drawn there II no doubt that tn,
authorities will support and enforc,
s. Enough f.vorahle decisions hav,
been handed down 20 show that IN,
courts regard regulation Of the use
of land and structures thereon. in &C
cordancc with the kind Of district Il
which they are situated. as a reason
able exercise Of the police power 70