History of Milwaukee, city and county . d the necessity of checking its growth became a recognized civic ordinances are therefore under consideration in a majority of ourlarger cities and in Milwaukee the Board of Public Land Commissioners hasfor upwards of a year gathered necessary data and has prepared an ordinancewhich is now ready for adoption. Outline of the Proposed Zoning Ordinance.—By virtue of this ordinancethe city is divided into districts or zones under three headings: The first isthe use districting designed to prevent the encroachment of undesirabletypes of buildings
History of Milwaukee, city and county . d the necessity of checking its growth became a recognized civic ordinances are therefore under consideration in a majority of ourlarger cities and in Milwaukee the Board of Public Land Commissioners hasfor upwards of a year gathered necessary data and has prepared an ordinancewhich is now ready for adoption. Outline of the Proposed Zoning Ordinance.—By virtue of this ordinancethe city is divided into districts or zones under three headings: The first isthe use districting designed to prevent the encroachment of undesirabletypes of buildings or uses to which such buildings may be put in certaindistricts, thus affording a protection to property values and the general wel-fare of the public. The second is the area districting which is designed toprovide sufficient light and air in all types of buildings or districts. The thirdis the height districting designed to provide sufficient light and air and toprevent congestion and other conditions inimical to the general PLAN PROPOSED 1!Y THE METROPOLITAN PARK 1SOAKI) IN 1909 PROSPECTIVE MILWAUKEE—CITY PLANNING AND ZONING 521 In the public hearings conducted by the Board of Public Land Commis-sioners, little opposition was expressed regarding the use and area pro-visions of the proposed ordinance. But to the limitation of building heightsconsiderable objection was taken. The reasons which led the Board of PublicLand Commissioners to propose certain height restrictions were not knownor understood and unsupported charges of impracticability were frequentlymade. Because the restrictions are eminently practical and must highly de-sirable and because a thorough understanding of the underlying reasons forsuch restrictions is thought to remove many if not all objections, this pres-entation of facts is offered. Various Heights of Buildings Considered.—It has been charged that thecomparatively low limits provided for in the proposed ordinance were adoptedmainly becau
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