. Architect and engineer. i. TWENTY-NINE PALMS—The 180 acresfor which this plan was designed lies in theedge of the Mojave Desert with an oasis ofindigenous palms and natural springs in itscenter. The plan includes preservation ofthe natural oasis, a site for a first-class hoteland cottages and development of a smallerinn. already located on the tract; a businesscenter and large lots for winter homes arealso provided. •! Recognition and retentionof the desert charm ha\e been sought indesign and planning of the area. sHI., I THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER ^ 23 ? MAY, NINETEEN THIRTY
. Architect and engineer. i. TWENTY-NINE PALMS—The 180 acresfor which this plan was designed lies in theedge of the Mojave Desert with an oasis ofindigenous palms and natural springs in itscenter. The plan includes preservation ofthe natural oasis, a site for a first-class hoteland cottages and development of a smallerinn. already located on the tract; a businesscenter and large lots for winter homes arealso provided. •! Recognition and retentionof the desert charm ha\e been sought indesign and planning of the area. sHI., I THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER ^ 23 ? MAY, NINETEEN THIRTY-THREE Proper zoning is not an arbitrary orpolitical attempt to curtail an individualsuse of his own land. Rather is it an effortto guide community growth in a way thatwill stabilize uses and values and redoundto the economic benefit of the propertyowner himself, by insuring against the en-croachment of undesirable activities intoan area already dedicated to an establishedpurpose. Thus far. zoning has been accomplished within a city subdivision may be controlledby the plan of its area rather than by arbi-trary laws and specifications. Within rea-sonable limits this is true and I am inclinedto believe that plans of the future will takethis phase of planning increasingly intoaccount and give more and more study toits possibilities. It is commonly understoodthat the width of streets, their cross-section,their general course and direction, their gra-dients, their traffic uses, all influence the
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