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Show 1 ZONING LAW H IS FAVORED. With almost no power to zone the H city, Ogden's commissioners are in fa-WUl fa-WUl vor of the move started in Salt Lakc-to Lakc-to obtain the grant of power from the H legislature, and the city commission Mi ers will join In the campaign which lias for Its purpose the enacting of a law which will allow cities to not only draw a line between the Industrial and residential districts, but define a building line Hjl The salient features of the proposed H law are: "For the purpose of promoting H health, safety, morals or the general welfare of the community, the legls-latlve legls-latlve body of cities and incorporated towns is hereby empowered to regu-late regu-late and restrict the height, number H of stories and sice of buildings and other structures, the percentage Qf lot that may be occupied and the size of yards, courts and other open spaces, tho density of population and the locatiton and use of building, structures and land for trade. Indus try, residence or other purposes. Such regulations may provldo that a board of adjustment may determlno and vary their application In harmony with their general purpose and Intent, and in accordance with general or specific spe-cific rules therein contained." In order to guard against an act of injustice, the following provision Is made: "The legislative body of such municipality mu-nicipality shall provldo for the manner man-ner In which such regulations and re strietlons and tho boundaries of such districts shall bo determined, established estab-lished and enforced, and from Ume to time amended, supplemented or chanced. However, no such regulation, regula-tion, restriction or boundary shall become be-come effective until after a public hearing In relation thereto, at which partiea in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. At least ten days' notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be. publish pub-lish ed In an official paper or a paper of general circulation in such municipality." munici-pality." The question of zoning ha: been before be-fore the home owners of Ogden as a problem demanding solution, and a! year ago the club women of this city went on record as favoring legislative action. The time has arrived to turn this public sentiment to good purpose and, at the coming session o( the leg-Islatttre, leg-Islatttre, a determined effort .should j be made to have a zoning measure made law. Several residential streets in this city have been marred by the erection of buildings which have not cou-lormod cou-lormod to any rulo of uniformity as to building line or architectural fitness, and the damage done has been almost irreparable. |