IV HEIGHTS OF BUILDINGS COMMISSION 



PACK 



APPENDIX VII— BUILDING ZONE RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY 

 THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPORTION- 

 MENT, JULY 25, 1916 232 



APPENDIX VIII— MAP DESIGNATIONS AND MAP DESIGNATION 

 RULES ACCOMPANYING BUILDING ZONE 

 RESOLUTION ADOPTED JULY 25, 1916 245 



APPENDIX IX— DISTRICTING RESOLUTION ANNOTATIONS 255 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



Fig. 1 The Tall and Still Taller Buildings of Lower Manhattan opp. p. 1 



2 Use of Artificial Light in Offices on Exchange Place, from Broad 



Street to Broadway follow p. 9 



3 Use of Artificial Light in Offices — On New Street, looking south 



from Wall Street ; On Exchange Place, from Broad Street 



west follow p. 9 



4 Factory Building Cutting Off Light and Air from Tenements follow p. 12 



" 5 Unimproved Property in Brooklyn, 1913 follow p. 14 



" 6 Docks and Terminals in New York City and Vicinity follow p. 16 



7 Map Showing Place of Work of Factory Employees, 1913 follow p. 16 



" 8 Factories in Residence Streets follow p. 18 



9 Fifth Avenue follow p. 18 



10 Congested Side Streets with Combined Traffic of Business and 



High Loft Buildings follow p. 18 



11 The Environment of the Home follow p. 20 



" 12 Noise and the Home follow p. 20 



13 Part of Map Showing Locations of Fatal Accidents Caused by 



Automobiles, Surface Cars and Horse-Drawn Vehicles in the 

 Borough of Manhattan, 1915 follow p. 20 



14 The Street as a Playground follow p. 22 



15 Junk Shops in Congested Tenements follow p. 24 



" 16 Horseshoeing in Congested Tenement Streets follow p. 24 



17 Stores Invading Residence Streets follow p. 24 



" 18 Sidewalk Obstructions Incident to Business Use follow p, 24 



" 19 Windows on Lot Lines follow p. 26 



'• 20 Part of Population Spot Map— U. S. Census 1910 follow p. 30 



" 21 Tall Buildings Overtax Street Capacity follow p. 38 



" 22 The Apartment House Invading Detached House Sections follow p. 42 



23 Part of Map Showing Contours and Street Grades, 1916. follow p. 46 



" 24 Part of Use District Map for the Area shown on Opposite Page, .follow p. 46 



25 Existing and Future Rapid Transit Lines and Stations, Lower Man- 

 hattan, 1915 follow p. 46 



" 26 Time Zone Map of New York City follow p. 48 



" 27 Part of Map Showing Main Trucking and Automobile Routes with 



Traffic Counts, 1915 follow p. 48 



28 Map of City of New York Showing Population Centers Based on 



Police Census, 1915 follow p. 48 



30 Typical Block from Atlas Showing Existing Building Development.follow p. 48 



31 Part of Map Showing Building and Transit Development, Manhat- 



tan, 1914 _ follow p. 48 



32 Part of Map Showing Building and Transit Development, Manhat- 



tan, 1885 follow p. 48 



33 Part of Map Showing Heights of Existing Buildings, 1915 follow p. 50 



34 Height District Map for Section Shown on Opposite Folder follow p. 50 



35 Part of Map Showing Percentage of Lot Covered bv Existing Build- 



ings. 1915 '. follow p. 50 



36 Area District Map for the Section of the City Shown on Opposite 



Folder follow p. 50 



37 Map Showing Land Values, 1915 follow p. 50 



47 Districting in Boston follow p. 60 



" 48 Districting in Washington follow p. 62 



49 Districting in Minneapolis follow p. 64 



