New Britain herald., 1924-04-29
EXPERT DESCRIBES | TONED NEW BRITAIN Limiting Height of Buildings to Six Stories Proposed SEVEN TYPES OF ZONES
Vice-Presidcnt Ennis Tells How City Would be Laid Out Undcr His Plan Foundation of Districts Would be like StartiSh.

\ like Startish.
 Adoption of a plan providing fol
 seven types Of zones, comprising three
 business, three residential and one in dustrial district will be suggested te the zoning commission tonight by
 Nice-President Ennis of the Technical
 Advisory corporation, who will also
 advise that six stories be the maxi
 mum height of business buildings in
 the center of the city.
 Although there will be but seven
 zones il is not to be understood that there will be only that number of dis
 tricts, Mir. Ennis explains. for there
 will be many sections of the city in which the restrictions will be the same
 as those in plots lying in opposit. cor
 ners of the city. In all, there may be
 50 districts.
 Height of Buildings
 The question of limiting the height Of buildings in the center 0, a muni-
 cipality is one of the problsms that occupy the attention of zoning com
 missions all over the country. Local 1 pride often prompts members Of com missions to urge that there be no
 limitations placed on buildings, while a probe of local conditions sometimes makes it advisable. Mir. Ennis explains. Considering the width of Main street. and the possibility Of high buildings interfering with light and ventilation, together with the traffic increase that would result from the segregation of business offices and stores, Mir. Ennis believes it would be ! 10 the city's interest to place the llmi- | tation he will suggest tonight. Build- | ings Of this height will take care of | the citys needs indefinitely. he be- | lieves
 Factories Along Railroad Track.
 NIT. Ennis in his survey has found that manufacturing plants. with the exception of the North & Judd and Traut 2 Hine factories follow the railroad tracks almost without eXcep- ton. This is a desirable condition. and in mapping out the zones, it will | be his scdeavoy 10 keep the factories along the tracked area. This city has grown about Its industries with the business district pretty well defined Tn the center Of the city and with only one really undesirable condition. that Of "parlor grocery stores" in some of the residential districts, the zoners have found.
 Local manufacturing is for The most part machinery and machine products and located as it is almost entirely along the railroad tracks, Mir. Ennis sees need for but one industrial district.
 Description of Types
 The first of the three types of bust ness areas is in the center of the city, Here, 1t is planned, buildings Of six , stories in height would be permitted. The second district would be one in which there are some residences and |. n which buildings would be limited to i, Lhree stories with other minor re- . 'trictions as to building lines, type of 2 construction, etc. In the third dis. .rict are the sections which now have !, neighborhood grocery store or some 'ther small mercantile interests. The district would better have been made esidential throughout. but business :, interests have crept in and it is now v 'ossible to order them out, the zon- !. ITS say in explanation Of just what :, his area will comprise. There will Y 'e many restrictions az to size, con- :, truction, cost height, sideyard re- uirements, etc., in each Of these plots. iasoline filling stations will not be ermitted fin the third district.
 Residential Restrictions
 The residential artas will be diyid- n on the same general principle. The rst will have only one family dwell ngs. but a doctors office. a dress laker1s place Of business or similar laces of business will not be barred he second ditriet will have no more Il, ian two family dwellings, and the n iird will be open to three or more " imily houses. VI
 City Like Starfi<b " The typical city develops on the Es itiine of starfish and zoning pre- oi .nts Its spread from this general ,O heme. if was explained this morning de the expert who is 10 speak this -ening. ir In the center Of the city is the body the heavy business district. Stretch ua out to the developed corners of ho 2 city, following the trolley lines th ually. are the business districts of an sser consequence. These invariably H' How the arteries Of travel and di- wc rge as they leave the center. Tn bi' tween these districts shaped as a | sce of pie are the residential areas. hi' ually following no sci plan Of de sal lopment.
 Working On Ordinance N NIT. Ennis is now working or a pre- linary draft Of the ordinance. His abiing act. which Rir permit The y to proceed viii he submitted to Tn legislature sf ths next seseicn. and ne ordinance will then be ready for sor Jon. 4 public hearing WiH be the en by the zoniuF commission at sz. ich all details will he explained and bs ri1 then go to the council for an- pla er pubic hearing and for adoption mo h such TnodIfications. restrictions He changes as the council may wish. tau [ will be possible 10 amend the mo finance as conditions may warrant. wei ? method Of changing will be made Ans fcienfly difficult - that numerous gro frequent changes will not be in- was d, but nevertheless making it pos ope 2 10 bring about changes when thir ' are to the advantage Of the city caH 2 particular district. And Owners VII Vote on Change an system Of initiative v1fI he pro into
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