New Britain herald., 1924-08-02

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 Ia Rochester x, io q was sought 10 create a residence district of single ! family dwelling houses, \ builder, however proposed to erect au apart, mont house in tho district and an- nouncpd intention Of challenging in . ihe courts a rofusal to grant him a building permit, saying that property owners in the district should not be restricted in their right 10 place property to most profitable use, simi- lar eases are continually cropping np 10 hRrass Zoning activities
 In Little Rock. Ark. q builder pros poses 10 erect large hotel near the state capitol, which would tower above the dome Of the latter structure, The company proposing to erect the hotel has already started . court battle against city officials seeking to enforce the zoning ordinance.
 In some cities zonIng boards, or city planning commissions, are held in check by city officials who are in- nuenccd by interests who do not want to see them function. This charge has been made in few Connecticut cities.
 The chief troubles of planning com missions however has been that vari- ous districts arc already much inter- mingled; and then comes the difficulty that they are expected, in many in- stances, to function merely in an ad- | visory capacity, with no powers to en- force their recommendations and | sometimes with city administrations unwilling to take advice from the planning commissions.
 In city planning there must be policy which should inter- ject itself through succeeding city ad- There Is nothing gain ed if such policies are to be changed or amended with every change in ad- Honest cooperation and in the integrity of planning commissions is essential, with will ingncss to follow suggestions for the public good without consideration of with the private profits of 
 Ideals differ in many cities. Rocpes- .er, N. r., for years prided itself Upon he fact that 1t was composed of single 'amily houses; double or duplex houses were, frowned upon and the 'amilar three decker' of New Eng and industrial cities was unknown md not wanted. During the war ,hanges In ideals were reluctantly , made; but since then the city has re- urned to it's former system, but with lifficulty, as builders desire to con- truct apartment dwellings within me amily residence districts plan ', hat the zoning packers strongly op- , Jose.
 In other cities there is prejudice gainst frame dwellings. Both Phil and Baltimore are phalanxes f brick dwelling houses, and there re quite few smaller cities which kewise insist on brick houses, op- osing the construction of frame ouses in districts dominated by brick. he kind of zoning ordinances such adopt will differ materi- fly from others where conditions are =. ifferent. But the underlying princi- Vi, le in all are the same-to confine tl wellings, business or industrial es- Il of one type within speci- ed districts. ,t ,tt