New Britain herald., 1926-05-03
MUST MAKE CHANCE
 IN BUILDING LINES
zoDin8 Law Wipes Out Meas
 urementS Set by Council
AFFECTS SEVERAL HUNDRED
Close Survey of Every District in Which New Structures Are Pro posed Made Neccssary-Old City Files Now Obsolete.

! posed Made Necessary-Old City
 Files Now Obsolete.
 1 Several hundred building lines
 supposedly in effect have absolutely
 no standing, the building department
 has learned since provisions of the zoning law, eliminate them from con- 1 sideration.
 Files in the building Inspectors
 office and at the office of the board
 Of public works have been kept up to date in the fast seven months, during ! the operation or Zoning, as previous i ly although many of them are no
 longer unable. This opinion has been given the building department through the city's legal offices. Heretofore the established building
 line, fixed by the common council on 1 recommendation of the board of pub
 lie works, has been the deciding fac tor Now the location Of other build ings on the street must be consider ed.
 The effect Of this change in policy will be to require close surveys of every district in which there is to be q new building because the building
 line established by the common
 council will prevail only ill cases where it is more stringent.
 There are more than 400 street in
 the city, one-half Of which have been accepted and on which there are building lines. Of this number. it is estimated that So per cent have lines which are not a stringent SIS will be required under the altered policy Of the building department Many streets have varying lines for portions of the street. It is the de- partmCDts belief that hardly more than a dozen will be found to meet the requirements for their full length.
 10th Job Held ID Today
 With an order. today for stoppl&e . of building operations on a dwelling OH Seneca street, the building do- partment has held up 10 construc- . ton jobs in less than q week Of its . drive against building without per mits.
 Workmen could not give Iusprc- . tors l.. J. Hcunessy and A. x. RWh- ] erford the name of lhe owner oi Inc . building on which tEay were uu- pIoyel, but they were ordered of tIa i,I. -ir,. +I... i,,.r.g+1ru ra,... is. |. sued no permits for single family . houses on Seneca street and the work will not be permitted to pro- ceed. An effort is being made today 10 determine the owner of the plot through the office of the board Of assessors.
 Deputy Inspector A. N. Euther- ford opened the drive last Thursday and he was Joined the next day by Inspector F.. J. Hennessy who took } hand in the prosecution Of Ruth -ford's campaign by stopping work on the Naples house on Hart street.
 For many months there have been reports Of building without permits Because of the rush of work being handled Tn c0ulNuclIOn with IonIng many builders avoided the mass Of ed tape incident to the issuance Of permits and went ahead The ire luency Of complaint moved tho in- ,pectors 10 a systematic tour Of the .ty in tine course of which they ound a large volume of illegal | building.
 No action has been taken as yet m the amended application of An, hony Naples for permit 10 pro eed with work on his Hart street , .ouso over which rh"re has been a /. jsputc as to the number of families or which it is intended. An amond- q plan submitted after the original | ermit was revoked failed 10 meet ! he demands Of romonstrants and a , econd plan is now in course Of ' TcD0ratioD