SUBURBAN FLATS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20306, 13 July 1929, Page 12

SUBURBAN FLATS.

MINIMUM AREAS REQUIRED.

PREVENTION OF CROWDING. RESTRICTIONS IN VARIOUS PARTS. llemuera does not stand alone among tho suburbs in being subject to restrictions prohibit int» tho erection of Hats on sections user 1 normally for single dwell ings. Flats may bo built in thai dis trict, but tho size of the section must bo in proportion to thn number of flats The City Council's attitude was ex plained yesterday by the acting-city engineer, Mr. J. Tyler. " While there is no prescribe minimum area with respect to build ng sections in the older parts of the city, many of tho road boards and borough councils which con trolled districts since amalgamated with tho city lain down a definite minimum with the idea of preventing overcrowd ing," Mr. Tyler said. "The City Council, to keep faith with tho people in the districts concerned, took over the restricting by-laws on amalgamation and has since enforced them. "In Remuera the minimum is 50ft. of frontage with a mean average depth of 132 ft. In Epsom, Taniaki and Avon dale the minimum is also 50ft. frontage, tho area of tho sections to be not less than a fifth of an acre. In Grey Lynn and Archhill a frontage of 40ft. to a tenth of an acre is required, and in Point Chevalier 42ft. of frontage to 22.86 perches. "As it is also provided in the by-laws that flats are to be regarded as single dwellings, it follows that if it is desired to erect a blo<'k of four flats in Lemuel a tho section must be equal to that required for four singlo dwellings.