The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-16
WITH KNOWLEDGE
OF LAW BROKERS
CAN DEAL FAIRLY
Advise Clients on Various
Points in Ordinance,
Official Declares. )
OUTLINES d. C. LAWS
First Comprehensive System
{ Was Inaugurated in
New York, 1916.
OUTLINES d. C. LAWS

In discussing the question Of Eon-
ing before the real estate class AT
the s. NJ. C. f. this week. Maj
Carey II. Brown. executive oficer
of tie zoning commission, i'm
pressed on the class the Importance
Of a real estate broker having q
clear understanding OF the princi-
pies Of coming and a knowledge OF
its requirements. This Is necessary
in order that the broker might
properly serve his client in the mat
ter of selling or buying property
and to advise him as to both his
privileges and protection under the
coming system.
City planning, IL was explained
proceeds in two well-defned direc-
tons; first, the planning Of public
property, such as streets, parks
public buildings, etc. and, second
the control of private property In
so far as Il affects public welfare
In the District of'Columbia the nrst
phase had its inception in the
L'Enfant plan and in recent years
it was further developed by the
highway plan, Macmillan Park plan,
Ahe work of the Fine Arts Com
mission and to a certain extent oy
legislation in reference to grade
crossings. public utilities and traf-
&c
TNs second phase, which Is COM
monty called coming, exercises In a
comprehensive manner control OF
che development of private proper
ty in respect to the height area
and use of buildings.
Zoning Is an attempt to PROVIDE
for orderly growth and expansion
% a city on a weu-corsidered plan,
II endeavors to fix a place for every
type Of private building and wants
everything in its place. This bars
business from residential districts
and also restricts industrial estao-
Iishments to distinct districts apart
from both the residential and COM
mercial districts. These regulations
prevent the blighting Of residential
sections by the inroads OF business
ana at the same time tend to CEN
tralize business.
The many advantages Of coping
have appealed to communities rang
ing from the small town TO the
largest cities in the country. II is
fast being adopted along dehnite
and constructive lines throughout
the whole country. While the basic
, principles of zoning are very sim
liar, each city works out the de-
tails Of its regulations in accord
lance with local conditions.
When zoning was first adopted In
the District Of Columbia the re-
strictions as to area and heisht
were based oninformation gathered
from careful surveys and were not
axed arbitrarily. the thought being
that zoning should properly follow
in a logical manner the natural
tendency Of development.
In explaining the history OF zon-
ing. Mai. Brown stated that the
first comprehensive system was
adopted by New York City in 1916
The primary cause for coming in
that city was based in a large meas
urs on the question OF traff1c. The
DEVELOPMENT of the so-called sky
scrapers had resulted in a-concen-
tration Of population in limited
areas to such an extent that 1t was
necessary to devise some means to
control il. Another primary cause
was the serious inroads that the
sweat shops were making in the
very desirabl, business sections.
Al the next meeting Of the class
the question of ethics will be dis
cussed by John l. Weaver.