TOWN PLANKING.
BUILDING AREA LIMIT. A recommends!ion from the Worka Committer dc>fir>isijr the building areas to be allowed within (ho borough was discussed at (he meeting of the Borough Council on Monday evening. The recommendation was as follows: > (a) No person Hhall erect a new dwelling house, in the borough in any unsowered area upon a site of less area than one-quarter of an acre and unless such site BhaU have a frontage of at least 50ft to a road, (b) Erect any dwelling house to be used purely for residential purposes in any sewered area upon a site of a less area than one-fifth of an acre, and unless such site shall have a frontage of at least 30ft to road. (c) Erect any combined shop and dwelling house in any sewered area upon a site of less area than one-eighth of an acre and unless such ai'o shall have a frontage of at least 30ft to a road. No dwelling house erected after the coming into operatiun of these by-laws shall stand closer than five feet to either of the side boundaries of itl site. The Mayor said that as the council had not had an opportunity of considering the matter he thought the recommendation should bo held over to allow the councillors time to arrive at » conch) json on the subject. After considerable discussion this suggestion was adopted.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 447, 13 March 1912, Page 4
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231TOWN PLANKING. King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 447, 13 March 1912, Page 4
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