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The ordinance was written to
re-define new limits for indus
trial, business, residential and
park areas, and to embrace ex-
tensive sections in the corpor-
ate limits which have developed
since the passage of the old or
dinance.
The main purposes of the orGi-
nance are to limit heavy indus
trial businesses to specific areas,
chiefly in the railroad areas; to
limit other commercial businesses
to specified commercial areas;
and to divide the residential areas
into three classes, each with Ger
tain minimum requirements to
be observed as to width of lot,
space between houses, floor space
per family, and to prohibit com-
mercial businesses springing up
in residential areas.
Enforcement Policy
The ordinance creates an en-
forcement officer whose duty it
will be to check all applications
for building permits in order to
see that the type of building con
forms to the coming regulations.
In disputed cases the coming
commission will hold public hear
ings and as a result of their
findings make recommendations
to the mayor and commission
council for final decision.
The new proposed ordinance
was delivered Thursday to the
mavor and commission council
and will lie over for the regular
two weeks period, coming up for
consideration at the councils
meeting Friday, February %, at
8 p. m. in the City Hall. II is an
ticipated that the meeting will be
well attended BY the public for
the discussion and vote on the or
dinance, which will affect to some
degree all home-owners and bust
nesses.
The ordinance makes provision
that any business or residence
now legally being carried on or
established shall not be hindered
in it's operation bv the new reg
ulations. The ordinance will a9-
ply only to future construction
and development of the city's ex-
banding neighborhoods.
The ordinance, operating I'M
der the general scope of duties
outlined by a state statute o.
1880, provises that residents who
stand in violation OF a city zon-
ing order after a public hearing
has been granted and a formal de-
/ cision taken shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor and liable to a
fine of not more than 500 for
each violation. Each days con-
tinuation of the violation shall.
be considered a separate offense.
The defendant Of curse has the
right to appeal and injunction
in civil courts.
Existing Areas
Wherever possible, the plan
ming and coming commission drew
the new regulations to conform
to existing coalitions in the cities,
defining areas as industrial which
already possess industrial-type
businesses, defining the areas
along the beach and in similar
neighborhoods as Residential "A
where the great majority of TIE
house already conform TO "a
Specifications, and so forth.
The Eastlawn project area, for
Instances, has been placed in the
Residential "B" classification,
whose definitions fit the measure
ments of a majority of Eastlawn
permanent housing.
The ordinance is accompanied
bv a detailed map, and estab-
fishes boundaries for three IN
dustrial districts, six business,
three Residential "a, n Resi-
Dental 3D., two Residential &C.,
and three park districts.
The chief differences in tn
requirements for housing in the
various residential districts are
as follows: min mum lot width.
"A, go feet; B., 80 feet; &C., Sc
feet: minimum lot area, square
feet, "a, 5000; 81, $500; c..
| 5.0o0: minimum flor area, first
famiIv. a.. $50 square feet; n.
ESQ: &C., 500; minimum distance
frem front property line. "a, .
feet; "B", 20 feet; &C.. Is feet.
In both the industrial and busi-
ness districts, the ordinance pro-
hibits a long list Of specific busi-