The Washington herald., 1922-12-23
MODEL zON|NG
PLAN IN COURSE
Of FORMATION
Comprehensive Bill Is Being
Drafted Under Direction Of
the Secretary of Commerce
COMMITTEE IS TECHNICAL
Includes National Realty Board
Officers and Architects and
Widely Known Engineers


Cities throughout the United
States may adopt a model zoning
system. providing the coming act
drafted by the advisory committee
on coming. appointed by Secretary
Of Commerce Herbert Hoover is ap-
proved
This committee includes l. B. Hiett,
former president Of the National
Association OF real estate boards,
Lawrence WELLER. secretary Of the
National Housing Association. to-
gether with several prominent archi-
tects and engineers.
The model act follows:
l. Grant of power. For the pur-
pose Of promoting health. safety.
morals. or the general welfare of
the community. the legislative body
Of cities and incorporated villages
10 hereby empowered to regulate
and restrict the height, number OF
stories and size of buildings and
other structures. the percentage of
lot that may be occupied. the size of
yards. courts and other open spaces.
the density of population and the
location and use of building struc-
lures and land for trade. industry.
residence or other purposes. Such
regulations may provide that a
board of adjustment may determine
and vary their application in har-
mony with their general purpose
and intent. and in accordance with
general or specific rules therein
contained
DISTRICT DIVISION POWERS.
2. For any or all of said pur-
poses it may divide the municipality
into districts of such number. shape
and area as may be deemed best
suited to carry out the purpose of
this act; and within such districts
II may regulate and restrict the
erection. construction, recOnstruC
ton. alteration. repair or use Of
buildings, structures or land. All
such regulations shall lee uniform
throughout each district. hut the
regulations in one district may diff
fer from those in other districts.
8. Purpose in view. Such regu-
lations shall be made in accordance
with a comprehensive plan and de-
signed to lessen congestion IN the
street; to obtain safety from fire,
panic and other dangers; to promote
health and the general welfare; to
provide adequate light and air; TO
prevent the overcrowdinS of land:
to avoid undue concentration of
population; to facilitate the adequate
provision of transportation, water,
sewerage, schools. parks and other
public requirements. Such regula-
tions shall be made with reasonable
consideration among other things,
as to the character of the district
and its peculiar suitability for par
ticular uses. and with a view to
conserving the value of buildings
and encouraging the most appro-
pirate use of land throughout such
municipality.
4: Method of procedure. The leg
islative body OF such municipality
shall provide for the manner in
which such regulations and restriC-
tions and the boundaries of such dis
tricts shall be determined. establish
ed and enforced. and from time to
time amended. supplemented or
changed. However, no such reCula-
tion, restriction or boundary shall
become effective until after a public
hearing in relation thereto. at which
parties in interest and citizens shall
have an opportunity TO be heard. At
least Is days notice Of the time and
place of such hearing shall be pub
lished in an official paper or a paper
Of general circulation in such munic-
irality.
5. Changes. Such regulations. re-
strictions and boundaries may from
time to time be amended. supple
nnented. changed. modified or repeal
ed. In case. however. of "A protest
against such change signed by the
owners of 20 per cent or more either
OF the area Of the lots included in
such proposed change, or of those
Immediately adjacent in the rear
thereof. such amendment shall not
become effective except by the IA
vorable vote Of three-fourths of all
the members of the legislative body
OF such municipality. The provi-
sions of the previous section relative
to public hearings and official notice
shall apply equally to all changes or
amendments.
Appoint Zonins Commission.
S. In order to avail itself of the
powers conferred bS this act sicb