New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
Home Sections Have
PrOspered Under
Zone Protection
Greater Restrictions Asked
by Owners Already Safe
guarded; Want More Air
and Sunlight
By E. NJ. Bassett

Every opc Is familiar with the r dis
triet In coming. IL has been considered
the detached house residential district
for villa homes. Large + districts
we're placed on the area map IN the
original coming. These were mainly In
Flstbush. Bay Ridge and Riverdale.
During the past six years these dis
tricts have been very popular and sue
cessful. Their success has prompted
many other localities TO petition the
Board Of Estimate TO alter the area
map 80 as 20 place their land In the
r district Additions TO the + district
were made throughout Flatbush, Flat
lands, Rockaway, Manhattan Beach,
New Utrecht, Richmond Hill, Glen Nor
ris and the Bronx
Recently the Board Of Estimate made
provision in the coming resolution for
still more carefully restricted resi-
Dental district. This Is shown as dis
trict + on the area coming map. New
houses in this kind Of district must
have yards on each side Of the house.
Each Of these side yards must be az
least five feet wide. Each house must
have a front yard OF a. least fifteen
ieet, The portion Of the lot that can
he covered with a new building In the
T district Is approximately 10 per cent
less than Is permitted in the L dis
triet.
VIII Fill Long Felt Need
Although this new area district
called + was designed TO fiji demand
felt by seashore districts that desired
10 prevent the eongested construction
Of bungalows, nevertheless u is avail
able for every suburban part OF
greater New York. Six years ago when
the zoning plan was adopted II was
not known how far the courts would
approve its various provisions. Since
then, however, zoning ordinances have
met with emphatic court approval, not
only in this city and state but through
out the United States. The courts have
shown that they will support reason
able zoninR The remarkable degree
Of approval Of zoning by the people
and the courts prompted the Board o.
Estimate 10 60 somewhat further than
was deemed prudent in the beginning,
and the new + district is the result.
II has become apparent that the own
trs Of large areas in the suburbs de-
sire 10 build small detached homes.
What they have lacked In the past is
en- assurance that these homes would
be permanently protected. They were
afraid to build small homes II when
private restrictions expired, the neigh
borhood would be invaded by stores,
factories and apartment houses. Much
of the building since the war In the
outlying boroughs has been Of small
detached one and two family houses.
Many Sections Should Be in T Zones
Sometimes even in an Z district
block front Is injured By some builder
who does not observe the building line
that has been generally adopted and
who pushes his new building out 70
the street line. This hurts ell the
homes on the block. II would be well
for owners Of partly vacant localities
to consider whether. instead Of petit
tioning 10 have their areas placed In
un Z zone, II would not be well for
them 70 petition for an T zone. Some
Of the existing zones are well
adapted 70 become + zones. and II the
property owners In these localities de-
sire 10 prevent vacant lots from build
ing up In a way that can be a damage
10 the development. they would be well
advised 70 petition TO have their locali-
ties placed In the new district. The
interest Of the Board Of Estimate in
the zoning plan and the desire 20
carry out It's intent are shown By the
amendment creating this new diS
trict