| Show CITY PLANNING AS A NECESSITY Our local omens women's clubs ha base e been giving much thought to city planning and ha haie bae e been laboring for or legislation which bich Ill permit ot of city zoning Recently S Q Cannon city en- en engineer en engineer of ot Salt Lake being request request- requested requested ed ett to outline planning made madet t this statement CIt cit planning consists In mak- mak lUg mg provIsion for the groll groth lh of cities towns and nd cone coun 1 ties It ft li Is primarily and largely an engineering problem and Includes i many phases At the recent con con con- I in Los Angeles of the ho na- na national national conference on city planning which aas tas attended b by the fore fore- foremost foremost foremost most city planners of America a i lumber of oC the most urgent phases phase of this tills Important WOI k were pre pro pro- seated and discussed City planning includes all regu i regular lar ar municipal Improvements and andI an I comprehends also such other im- im important Im fIn Important things as s Major and minor thoroughfares for future traffic requirements Opening and v s o of streets where necessary More More complete complete control 0 over oser er the plattIng o of subdivisions to Insure of location and anti w of streets Zoning for tor the proper location of Industries bus business mess apal residences etc Elimination o of railroad grade Relief of traffic congestion Location of public buildings Planning of oC parks boulevards nd nd parkaS park a s Planting of street trees etc In Io all of this work it Is recognized recognized that the planning should coy coy- cov cover er or not only the particular town oi 01 cIty but also the Ing tern territory toy tory since the the suburban property with growth groll th will probably mean future anne annexation allon Unless there there- there there-loie tal ioie e this territory has also been platted undesirable conditions are sure to result It It Is coming to be recognized recognIsed generally that city planning com com- comI corn corn- commissions I missions should have hae over property for tor or some dis- dis dis distance lance tance beyond the city limits In Los Les Angeles this limit is three mIles mUes be ond the city limits In thereto regional planning Is now recognized as lery eT ery Important taut in co operation with city plan plan- planning ning Such regional planning body can cover a county so eo that uniformity In the location and width of major streets boule boule- boule boule I al ds and other through thorough thorough- thoroughfares fares Cares can be secured Zoning Is ell recognized as a eT er part of city plan plan- plannIng planning 1 ning and should be undertaken undertaken by I evelY growing gro municipality O er cities have hale already undertaken his Mork vork In to toI lecure the best results very ery care care- care ul I r ul UI and comprehensive e ordinances be drawn and a zoning plan pan DI after thorough study un- un ier competent direction This plan n can an of course be modified as con will ju justify and as property f owners affected mav may desire It Il Is IsI isane me ne of the best means of promoting I the stability o of value alue of property I whether for tor or residences Industries Jr r other olber uses It involves the rn n not only of the use to I the maximum height of ef buildings to lo be allowed allo ld and the 4 t tHea irea Hea occupied by hn Improvements ro as a compared i the total area of he be lot on which the building is 10 lo lo Such planning provides pin pio pi 0 of future occupants of ef all al aluch uch teh buildings and helps to ad- ad ad advance ance vance the health welfare and safe eare tv iv of the residents I The other matters listed aboe abo e I I ire He re also Important but hardly need needa I a 0 be gone into In detail except e to toI turge j urge that all towns and ad cities I I be he planning for tor more I and pla grounds should be laing out desirable and park park- 1 says ays which can be improved as conditions ill justify and will make of our towns and cities something more than mere more blocks o of houses bouses business and end Industrial e 1 I he one big difficulty to to be has fo 10 0 do the la lawon lights We do not lol know of a city whose hose zoning ihen hen I tested In lu the higher courts has bas met with ith legal obstacles Many cities with lull full ull of the adverse legal phases to b overcome ha have hao e proceeded to nn |
