The Influence of Zoning on the Design of Public Utilities: A Symposium: The Influence of Zoning on the Design of Public Recreation Facilities

Zoning is an undertaking t6 create a complete and satisfactory living environment for the inhabitants of a city or community. It is an attempt to bring into a community every facility which is vital and necessary to the welfare and happiness of the citizens, and yet not spoil the community as a good place in which to have a home. Transportation, sanitation, streets, water, light, and recreation are necessary facities to any community. How to have them without injuring the value of property is a problem confronting all city planners and city engineers. Badly planned cities, resulting in narrow and crooked streets, poor housing conditions, a lack of sewers and drainage, have caused more illness, discontent, and loss of life than will ever be known.