East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . uld be and doubtless soon will be extendedto cover the entire city. In East Boston the line nowpermits such construction on all of the land beyond Trum-bull street. The present bulk requirements in East Bostonhave established a line not far back from the shore topermit commercial buildings near the shore, and to pre-vent excessive heights in the interior as shown on the zoneplan (Fig. 14). Near the shore, in Zone A, buildingsmay exceed 80 feet but not 125 feet, and must not exceed 46 City Planning Board. two and one-half times the width of the w
East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . uld be and doubtless soon will be extendedto cover the entire city. In East Boston the line nowpermits such construction on all of the land beyond Trum-bull street. The present bulk requirements in East Bostonhave established a line not far back from the shore topermit commercial buildings near the shore, and to pre-vent excessive heights in the interior as shown on the zoneplan (Fig. 14). Near the shore, in Zone A, buildingsmay exceed 80 feet but not 125 feet, and must not exceed 46 City Planning Board. two and one-half times the width of the widest street onwhich the building faces, and must not exceed other heightlimits where such may have been established by specialacts. In this zone taller buildings are permitted for grainor coal elevators or sugar refineries. In Zone B, buildings may not exceed 80 feet in heightexcept when fronting on a street more than 64 feet wide,or fronting on a street where there can be no buildingsopposite, in which case, unless restricted by park or other. FIG. 14.—EXISTING BUILDING ZONE LIMITS IN EAST BOSTON AS ESTABLISHEDBY THE BUILDING — High building zone. B.—Lower building zone. C.— Lower building zone outsidefire limits. regulations, the height of buildings may exceed 80 feetbut not 100 feet. In Zone C, similar restrictions apply asto height, but construction laws are less rigid. Zones Aand B lie within the building limits, which prohibit woodframe construction; Zone C lies outside the buildinglimits, where wooden frame houses are permitted for singleand two family houses, provided they do not cover morethan 60 per cent of the area of the lot, and where woodframe three-story buildings are permitted provided theybe not more than 40 feet in height above the first floorlevel and do not cover more than 2,200 square feet of area. Development of East Boston. 47 The present code also includes some restrictions as to useof the land and buildings, but further restriction is ne
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