New Britain herald., 1930-03-26
PlainuiMe Ne1us
PLANS FOR zON|NG
 ID BE CONSIDERED.
Commission Is Appointed by
 Board Of SeleCtmen
8 CENSUS TAKERS HERE

liam ItcInONCS Ire HaZdfuS HCFc
 for Present - Sentiment Greatly
 in Favor of Rcv. A. A. Ball Re
 maining Here-k. of r. Meeting.
 \ zoning commission consisting of Leon C. Staples, Henry Trumbull, William L. Cooke, AXel Johnson, and F. P. Prior has been appointed by the board of selectmen, accord ing to an announcement made pub lie today. The commission will make a study of town zonng and planning and will present a report at a future town meeting as to the advisabiity Of establishing q zoning system here.
 At the special town meeting held a few weeks ago the selcctmcn were authorized to appoint a. zoninG Com- mission of not more than five mcm- bcrs. The personnel of the commits sion was picked after careful con- sideration and is made up Of men who are well vcrsed in the subject of Zoning. President Leon C. Staples of the Chamber of Commerce stated at the town meeting that that or ganization had been working on the zoning project for the past two years and had collected valuable data and information which would be turned over to the Nommssion selected by the sclectmcn. He stress cd the importance of Zoning and said that, although the town was probably not ready for zoning sys- tenn at the present, it's rapid growth and increased population would time to start working on the mat ter. A zoning system would be con- | sidered a, great step forward in the towns progress, he said.
 Principles of Coming
 In Zonlng community, an effort Is made to continue certain types o: construction in the district in | which they now predominate, re- | strictne other types and uses from | these areas. A section Of the town in which several factories are loca,- cd is usually included in an indu7- trial zone. with sufficient land al | lowed for normal expansion. In q , district where there are many resi- 1 dcnces, nothing but homes may be built, stores and factories bcils 1 prohibited.
 The common practice is 10 dosig- [
 namely, residence, business and ir- | Gustral. The residence zones are 1 Sub-divided into three groups, on" permitting nothing larger than 4 singlc-family dewlling. the seconl ] 1 allowing single and two-family houses, and the third with no lin;i- ! tations as 10 the number Of tcnc- | mcnts or apartments, In the buSi = l ness areas. Of which there are i usTally two types, small neigh hbor- hood stores are allowed in one | type to encroach upon districts which for the most part are resi- i dential, while the second allows any type Of store. Gasoline filling stations. garages, etc, arc usually permitted in the second business | district. The industrial zone takes about everything else in the com l munity, including factories, junk yards, and so forth.
 In addition to providing the type of buildings and the uses to whic | they may be put, the zoning law also fixes the building lines, sid *, yard and rear yard lines, deter mines the number of feet 3 build ing must set back when located al an intersection. and otherwise as- tempts to regulate construction to bring the maximum of light, air, space for fire fighting, and visibility or the part of motorists approach ing a street intersection.
 It is customary 10 set up board Of appeals or adjustment. to whi:h appeals may be taken from the de. cisons of building inspectors. This