Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-06-24
SATURDAY, JUNE "a, 1922.
THE NEW CHICAGO ZONING OR.
DINANCE

OlNANCE.
Speaking of the new coming ordi-
nance, Building Commissioner Bos-
from, chairman of the commission,
said:
These classificatiOns are tentative
The commission welcomes suggestions
as to changes Public hearings on
the ordinance will be held this fall
and l hope to see a coming ordinance
effective by Jan. 1, 1928"
The proposed ordinance would ere
ate six districts-residence apart |
ment, business, commercial, manufac
turing and heavy manufacturing.
These may be cut to five, if it is
found feasible to combine the com
mercial district with the business and
manufacturing districts.
Under the tentative plan the fol
lowing uses of premises would be
permitted in a residential district:
Single family dwellings,, churches,
converts, community center buildings,
farms, greenhouses in connection with
farm or truck gardens, parish houses,
public parks, Fairgrounds, private
schools other than trade or vocational
schools; juvenile dancing school, pub
lie recreation buildings, public or sec
tartan schools. railway passenger sta
tions, railway rights of way, tree or
plant nursery, truck gardens and uni
versities
In apartment building districts all
of the above named property uses
would be permitted, and the follow
ing in addition:
Apartment houses, boarding and
lodging houses, eleemOsynary institu-
tiOns other than penal or correctional;
hospitals hotels, private clubs, public
art galleries, Libraries, museums and
sanitariums
Under the heading auxiliary uses"
to which property may be put in
residence and apartment districts, the
following under restrictions are in
GUIDED: Signs advertising premises
as for sale or for rent, offices of sur
geons, physicians, or dentists, when
located in private residences Of such
professional men; customary home
occupations such as dressmaking,
etc: renting of one or more rooms
lities as are required for operation
of a hotel or apartment house; pri-
vate garages or stables, limited in
ground area to 10 per cent Of the
area of the lot.
Community garages defined as two
or more separate private garages,
each having ground area not in ex-
cess of 900 SQUARE feet
AS the coming ordinance will not be
retroactive, property in residential OF
apartment districts may continue tC
be used for purposes prohibited by
ordinance if when the ordinance be
comes effective the property in ques
ton is so used.
The commission is engaged in fix
ing height and area limits for the
six districts
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Alfred B. Horder, the well known
stationer, is a veteran of the Spanish
American war and one of the veter
ans Of Chicago's crack First Regi
ment He is popular in the business
world.
Alderman Thomas r. Caspers, VIII
is making a fine record in the Cit,
Council is frequently mentioned TO
City Treasurer.
Clarence S. barrow is always tn
friend Of the poor and the downtrot
den and no one stands higher at tn
bar.
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Dixon C. Williams, the well know
manufacturer, deserves well at tn
hands Of the Democratic party. He
a born leader.
William H. Weber always made
good public record.
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James j. McComb, the well know
Republican, is one of Mayor Thoml
sons most pOpular lieutenantS.