City Council May Set Zoning Line

The City Council's Ordinance Committee yesterday reported favorably on a plan recommending establishment of building lines along Mt. Auburn St. Establishment of the lines would force the University to make slight changes in plans for a Health Center building.

The proposal is intended to permit future widening of the street from Michael A. Sullivan Square to Eliot Square. The lines would not affect any present buildings, but would prevent future construction within a 65-foot right-of-way along the street.

Cambridge Planning Director Alan McClennen, in discussing the proposal, said that the plan would require the University to redesign a proposed three-story wing of the Health Center. The line would require the Mt. Auburn St. side of the wing to be set back from seven to 15 feet further than is presently planned.

The line also affects University-owned property at the corner of Plympton and Mt. Auburn Streets, site of the proposed Non-resident Student Center. As much as seven feet of this property might fall within the line.

Formal adoption of the plan will presumably require amendment to present city ordinances which define rights-of-way.