BEACH COTTAGES.

Otaki Mail, 17 January 1923, Page 2

BEACH COTTAGES.

BUILDING BY-LAW'S TO BE INTRO. DUCED. In a- letter to the Horowhenua County Council on Saturday, Mr W. H. Field, M.P., in referring to the Waikanae beach sub-division, said he was unaware whether or not the Council had any by-laws providing a minimum Irontage or area upon which one house may be built. He believed the Hutt. County Council had such a by-law, and the writer suggesfed how that townships were springing up along our coastline that i! would be wise to prevent the crowding ol small buildings and resulting insanitary conditions.. 11 would probably he wise to have a minimum tor both fiontage and area to provide ample air space around dwellings. There should, however, tie power reserved for raising the bylaw in cases of the erection of stores and other buildings which could be safely built on small areas. Cr. G. A. Monk (chairman) t-tatod that the proposed beach township at Waikanae was being well laid out, and it seemed reasonable that there should be a fairly good class of house built at the beach resorts along the coast—no shacks.

Cr. McLeavey said there should be by-laws to control building at the seaside. Evidently iho Hull County Council had such by-laws.

The Chairman: Yes. There is a lo! oi building going on at Paekakatiki, I'araparaumu and other places. Cr. Ryder: And Otaki. The Chairman added that he quite agreed that there should be by-laws to control building.

Cr. Ryder moved, and Cr. Broadhelt seconded, and it was carried, thai the Council take the necessary steps to frame and pass building by-laws, copies of the Hutt County Council «nd other local bodies to be obtained lor reference.