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17 Zoning Dig. 1 (1965)

handle is hein.journals/planevirw17 and id is 1 raw text is: Note from Behind the Counter Robert M. Leary Dear Boss: You recall a couple of weeks ago you asked me to jot down some com- ments and ideas regarding the zoning ordinance, based on what I have learned working across the counter from the public in the zoning adminis- trator's office. I really don't know where to start, so why don't I just note for you the things which spring to mind that have taken place since I have had this assignment. This morning, for example, some nice lady who lives on Spruce Drive was very upset when I told her that it was all right for five college students to rent the house next door to her, even though it was in a single-family residential area. She said that she had read the zoning ordinance, and rooming houses weren't permitted in single-family districts. When I pointed out that the definition of family permitted five unrelated people to live together as a single family, she seemed particularly con- fused. I agree that such a common term as family would have to possess a rather unusual meaning to cover this situation. Don't you think that it would be a good idea to italicize the words which have a special meaning in the zoning ordinance? In this way, this sweet lady would have realized that these five unruly college students did constitute a family according to the zoning ordinance. Maybe I am getting a little old, Boss, but I never realized how bad my eyesight was until I tried to use our zoning map. Don't you think that it Mr. Leary is Director of Planning for Fairfax County, Virginia. Volume 17 (1965) 1

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