New Britain herald., 1930-07-02
REMINGTON SCANS z0NING ORDINANCE
Purpose of Proposed Law EX.
 plaind at Public Meeting
Special to the Herald)

vas held by the Newington zoning commission last night in Junior High school for the purpose of pre- senting and discussing the provi- sions of the proposed ordinance. The meeting was opened by Chair man Royal B. Doane, who said that authority to adopt the ordinance was conferred by chapter PAP of the public acts of 1925 in the interest of promoting the health, safety, morals, or general welfare of the town by lessening congestion in the streets, securing safety from fire panic and other dangers providing adequate light and air, preventing the over-crowding of land, avoiding undue congestion of population, fa- cilitating the adequate provision for transportation, water, sewerage, schools. parks and other public re- quirements.
 Articles under consideration and discussion were the locations and boundaries of districts and the types and structures of buildings that may be built. Maps were shown giving the area, also the locations of zones and the heights of build 1ngs and the size of yards which would be allowed under the propos- ed ordinance.
 The first area is residential dis trict which will allow single fam lily houses to be built at a height not over 35 feet and of ? 1-2 stories, the minimum front yard depth of 35 feet with a side yard of 5 feet for either or IS feet for two, a rear yard depth of 20 per cent of lot, but need not exceed 30 feet and a lot area per family dwelling of 5000 square feet
 The second area is also a resi- dential district which takes in both eingle and double family dwellings, and requires minimum depth of front yard of 25 feet and side yard of feet for either or 12 feet for two. a rear yard depth of 20 per cent but not exceeding 30 feet and requires a. lot area for one family dwelling of 5000 square feet, for two family dwelling 5000 square feet, and for multiple dwelling 1S,- GOO square feet.
 A third area will comprise both residential and business district. The open space required is a front, side and rear yard in the residents dis trct, q side and rear yard in busl- ness districts under certain condl- lions, The front yard must have a yard of 25 feet. side yard width Of 5 feet for either, 10 feet for two, and a rear yard depth of 20 per cent of the depth of the lot, but need not exceed 30 feet. In case of a residence lot area per one fam fly 4,50o square feet, two family dwelling 2,500 square feet, and for multiple dwelling 1,250 square feet.
 The fourth area would be devoted to the industrial district, and build ings of six stories In height not over 90 square feet can be built.
 All garages for dwellings must be 60 feet from the building line, un- less attached to the house.
 In the first area land may also be used for churches, farms, schools or colleges, library, community buildings, museums, parks (but not including an amusement park op- erated for profiD playground or athletic field, country clubs, truck garden, green houses or nurseries.
 In the second area district which Is classed as B" residence district, land may be used for the following: Any use permitted in an "A" resi- dence district, two family dwellings, multip dwelling, lodging house or boarding house, fraternity house, etc, club houses, hospitals other than a hospital for persons suffer- ing from insanity or other diseases such as are commonly isolated in a separate building, public or semi public institutions (not including a jail, reformatory or correctional in stitution,) telephone exchange building, electric sub station with rotary machinery or gas regulating station.
 In the third area or business dis
 
 or structures may be erected. alter ed or used for any purpose except the following. Prohibited uses: Automobile storage yard, or wreck ing yard, blacksmith shop, or horse shoeing establishment, bottling works, carpet or bag cleaning es- tablishment, contractors plant and storage, except during the course of building construction, public garage, gasoline service station, steam laundry, milk bottling estab- lshment or wholesale milk dis tributing station, public stable, saw or wood working mill, stone or or bailing of junk, scrap metal, paper or lags, storage yard, veterin- ary infirmary, warehouse, manufac- turing of any kind, and any use pro- hibted in the industrial district.
 In the fourth area or the indus trial district, the following uses are prohibited: Abattoir, acetylene gas manufacturer. acid manufacturer, animal fertilizer manufacture, as- phalt manufacture or refining, celluloid manufacture or storage, ce- ment, lime, gypsum or plaster Paris manufacture, chlorine or bleaching powder manufacture, coal tar pro- ducts manufacture, creosote manu- facture or treatment plant distilla- tion of bones, coal or wood, dye stuff manufacture, emery cloth or sand paper manufacture, fat render ing or refining, garbage, offal, dead | animals or refuse incineration, gas manufacture or storage in excess of | 10000 cubic feet, gasoline service station, (permitted under condi- tions), gasoline storage in excess of an amount necessary for use, or