Clauses 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the Bill are founded upon recommendations contained in a recent Report of the Public Works Committee.
Clause 5.—The effect of this clause is:—
(i.) To prevent buildings, which do not at present exceed in height one-and-a-half times the width of the street upon which they front, from being raised in excess of that standard, except with the consent of the Governor in Council. (See 5 (a).)
Paragraph (b) is inserted with a view to preserve in the case of such buildings the 70 feet limit of height which was enacted by section 12 of Ordinance 15 of 1894.
(ii) To prevent buildings, which already exceed in height one-and-a-half times the width of the street upon which they front, from being raised to a greater height than their present height.
(iii) To prevent buildings which are erected in substitution for the last named class of buildings from—
(a) Exceeding in height the buildings in substitution for which they are erected, and
(b) Transgressing the limits as to height which are laid down by section 12 of Ordinance 15 of 1894.
Clause 6.—The effect of this clause is to prevent any domestic building in future from exceeding four stories in height.
Clauses 7, 8, and 9 impose certain restrictions on balconies and verandahs in narrow streets.
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Acting Attorney General.