The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-13
CITY Z0NING
IS PROPOSED
IN ORDINANCE
Commission at Work For Sew
-, eral Months Files Report
With City Auditor
LIMITS BUILDINGS
City Divided Into Four Dis
trictS--Future Use of
Districts Provided

The city zoning commission, which
has been engaged for several months
in preparing Il zoning plan for the
city of Bismarck, under appointment
by the city commission which acted
upon a law enacted by the 1928 ses-
sion Of the legislature, today filed
its proposed report with the city
auditor
The commission set Friday night
at o'clock at the city hall as the
time for hearing on the proposed
coming plan, at which citizens may
object to it's provisions or may sug-
gest changes. Following this the
final report of the zoning commission
will be filed with the city commits
sion for it's action. The zoning COM
chairman; Chris Bertsch Jr., Benton
Baker, j. p. Jackson, p. c. Reming-
ton, f. A. Hughes and George F.
Will.
The report is embraced in an or
dinance which would regulate and
limit the height and bulk of build
ings hereafter to be erected, regulate
Snd limit the use Of lots areas, class
fy, regulate and restrict the loca-
location of buildings designed for
specified industrial, business, resi-
Dental and other uses, and for these
purposes to divide the city into dis
tricts with regulations and limits af-
fecting the districts.
Purpose of ZOning
Zoning has been adopted in many
of the leading cities of the country
and particularly in western cities
that expect large growth in the
future A zoning plan is proposed
to permit city to grow along the
right lines, avoid the ills of city
allowed to grow without plan ant
eliminate the expense of making
costly changes in cities in the future
when growth necessitates changes.
The purpose of the zonng ordin
ance is set out by the commission il
the following preamble:
"Whereas, it is deemed eXpedient
to the end that adequate light, pure
air and safety from fire and othel
dangers may be secured, that th'
taxable value of land and building!
throughout the City may be conserv
ed, that congestion in the public
sgreets may be lessened or avoided
aid that the public health, safety
comfort, morals and welfare ma.
otherwise be promoted, all in ac
al e,
for the use and development of al
property throughout the city" tba
the ordinance proposed be adopted.
For the purpose of regulating
classifying and restricting the loca
y ton of trades, industries and enter
brises, etc. the city of Bismarck i:
/divided into four districts, as fol
lows:
"a" Residential.
"B" Residential
&c" Commercial.
I'D" Industrial.
"A" District
Boundaries for each district arr
defined. "A" Residential district is
bounded as follows: West by line
between Mansfield and Cluff streets
north by city limits, east by twelfth
street, north Of Avenue F by Ninth
street, south of Avenue F, on the
south by line between Avenue A
and B, east of First street, and q
line between Broadway and Thayel
west Of First street.
Within this district no building
shall exceed 33 feet or 2 1-2 stories
in height, there shall be front
yard having a depth of not less thar
Is percent of the lot depth, but not
necessarily exceeding 20 feet; there
shall be rear yard having a depth
of not less than 25 percent of the
npth of the lot, but need not ex'
Fed 25 feet; there shall be side
Yard on each side of the building not
less than 10 percent of the lot width
but need not exceed eight feet; nc
building with it's accessories shall
occupy in excess Of 36 percent of ar
inside lot, nor in excess of As per.
Acent of corner lot.
New buildings and alterations tt
existing business shall be exclusive
ly constructed and used for the fol
lowing purposes: One family dwell
ings, two family dwellings, churches
educational institutions, schools
parks and Fairgrounds, conservator'
les, for rent or sale signs, not ex'
ceeding 10 square feet in area;
On the same lot shall be allowed
the usual accessories to these build
ings, not involving the conduct Of 9
business including not more thar
one private garage or stable. The
office of a physician, dentist, or 9th
er professional person may be locat'
ed in the dwelling of such profession
al person; but no display other thar
a sign or plate not more than two
feet square, bearing only the name
occupation and office hours of suci
person, shall be made in connection
thprewith.
NJ "B" District
S"B" Residential district. is bound
ed roughly as follows: On the ives
by Ninth street south of Avenue F
by Twelfth street north OF Avenue
r, on the sonth by Broadway. ant
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