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Home My WebLink About0228 nllJucn 11 VI I UUll(;dUVll Of<!m(fn c. e It 2-.....~ COUNlY OF LOS ANGELES } STATE OF CALIFORNIA $ $ )];.-@' J}kt& ~ .... .....h..........h...................................hhn__ o said County and State, being duly aworn, says: That he is and at all times herein mentioned was a citizen of the Un- ited States, over eighteen years of age, and not a party to nor interest- THE ARCADIA NEWS--J~""" n weekly newspaper printed and pub- lished in the City .of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles; that said newspaper hae been continuously printed and published once each week for a period of more than two years prior to the date hereof; that said newspaper is a paper of general circulation, having a bonn-fide subscription list of paid sub- scribers; that the ~7'4 7. 1.- ~ of which the annexed is a printed copYJ was published in said newspaper and not in a supplement thereof on the follo'Ying day...., to-wit: ~ q, ;fjzt; , Signed {;'1''J/ ~ .n.____(",n~..._.....n.....n. and sworn to before Notary, Public in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California. . t<)7 ~ .My Commission Explres Augus .., Od~.<J-' ~ ORDINANCE NO. 228. TITLE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AR. CADIA PROVIDING FOR TIlE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PER. MITS AND REGULATING THE CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, REPAIR, ~IOVING AND DEMOL. ITION OF BUILDINGS AND THE USE THEREOF ANI) FOR TilE CONDEMNATION OF BUILD. INGS AND 0 THE R STRUC, TUllES DANGEROUS TO PROP. EIlTY, LIFE OR LIMB AND PRO- VIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: UNLAWFUL TO VIOI~ATE-PER MIT REQUIRED Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or cor- poration to commence or proceed with the erection, construction, alter- ation, repair, moving or demolition of any building or other structure in the City of Arcadia unless a permit so to do has been first obtained as herein provided, except that a per~ mit llC'cd not be procuJ:'ed for work not exceeding in cost Thirty-five Dol- lars. (8) Application. Any person, firm or corporation desiring such permit, shall file with the nuilding Inspector, on a blank to- be furnished by said Building Inspector, an application therefor. which application shall be made by the owner or his agent. Such application shall set forth the land upon which the proposed work is to be done, the general dimensions of the building to be erected, con~truct- ed, altered, repaired, moved or de- molished; the number !\nd height of - of the stories thereof; the names of the owner, the architect, the contract- or or builder and the ccst of the pro- posed work and shall set forth the purpose for which such building, al- teration or repair is designed. (b) Plans and Specifications. 'Vhen such application is made (ex- cepting for private d\vellings not to exceed in cost $~OOO.OO and gararie3 and outbuilding3 not to exceed in cost $250.00), plans and specification5 ~ha:i be filed with said Buildin6 lmpcctol' who shall then issue a perm:t and sh~ll file such application, and shall apply to such plans ano specifications an official stamp stating that the drawings and specifications to which the same has been applied, comply with the terms of this Ord:nancc. The plans and specifications so stam,- ed shall then be returned to such ap. plicant. True copies of so much of said plans and specifications as may be required in the opinion of the - - .- Building Inspector to illustrate the features cf construction and equip- ment of the building referred to, shall be filed in the office of the Building Inspector and shall remain on file in said office until the completion or oc- cupation of such building. It shall not be obligatory upon the Building Ins,ector to retain such drawings in his custody for more than three (3) months after the completion or oc- cupation of the building to w~ich they relate. The stamping of any plan or specifications shall not be held to per- mit or to be an approval of the vio- lation of any section of this Ordin- ance. All such plans and drawings shall be drawn to a scale of not less than one-eighth of a~ inch to one foot on suitable paper or cloth by somi' process that will not fade or obliter- ate. All distances and dimensions shall be accurately figured and draw- ings made explicit and' complete, showing the location of all plumbing fixtures within said building. All said r " plans presented shall be accompanied by a set of specifications describing all materials to be used in the pro- posed building, and both the plans and cpecifications shall be approved by the Building Inspector before a permit shall be granted. I t is to be considered that when- ever plans and specifications are re- quired to be submitted such require- ments are to enable the Building In- spector to determine the general char- acter and class of the proposed build- ing or alteraticn for the issuance of a building permit, and not for the final acceptance of the modes and meth- ods of construction contained in and il- lustrated by said plans and specifica- tions. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the Building Inspector from granting a permit for the erection of a building or other structure where plans and detailed statements have been presented for the same before the entire plans and specifications have been submitted. CONSTRUCTION CONFORM WITH PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS Section 2. It shall be unlawful to erect any building or .other structure or make alterations or repairs to any building or remove a building, for which a permit has be.en granted, except it be in conformity with the application and the plans and specifications on file and approv- ed by the Building Inspector, and in accordance with nIl the terms and provisions of this Ordinance. A dup- licn.te set of plans and specifications must be kept at the building or other struct;.Irc during its erection or alter~ ation and be accessible at all times to the said Inspector. The Building Inspector shall have authority to or- der any change from the application or plans and specifications on file in the office of said Inspector. Should it be found, upon inspection, that there are conditions which make such chanze necessary, notice of such J change shall be given in writing to the owner or his agent, or to the con. tractor in charge or the work; pro- vided that no such change shall be made except it conforms to the pro- visions of this Ordinance. Cn) Revoking Permit. The Building Inspector may deter- mine and shall have the power to revoke any permit for work which is being done in violation of the terms of this Ordinance, and it shall be un- lawful to continue in the construction of any building or structure describ- ed in said permit. ABANDONING WORK. Section 3. Permits shall be grant- ed or refused within ten days after the application and the submission of the plans and specifica- tiGns. Every permit shall be consid- ered cancelled if active work is not commenced within a period of sixty (60) days from the date of its issue and before such work can be recom- menced a new pertnit shall be taken out, or in the event of the work be. ing stopped or abandoned for a period of sixty (60) days a new permit must be taken out befor the work is re. sumed and the same fees shall be charged as in the issuance of origi. nal permits. FEES. Section 4. The fees to be paid for the issuance of any per. mit mentioned in Section 1 hereof shall be as follows: where the cost of the proposed work does not ex- ceed $500.00, One Dollar; where the cost of the proposed work exceeds $500.00, Two Dollars for the first $1,000,00 of such cost and ten cents for each additional $100.00 or frac. tion thereof. (a) Cost of Moving. In case of removal or moving 8ny building without entering upon any public street, alley or place in so do. oJ ;?;('jY ing, the cost of moving, added to: :::ftcr may 1 e erected does not con- the cost of an;y repairs, additions or form to the provisions and" require- alterations to be made to such build- ments of this Ordinance and is dan- ing after the moving thereof, shall gerous to persons or property or is constitute the total cost for the pur- unsafe for the purpose for "-hich it pose of determining the fee to be is used or 'is in danger of fire from paid for the permit. any defect in its construction, he shall notify the owner, person in charge or occupant thereof in writing, specify- ing wherein such structure does not conform to the provisions and re- quirements of this Ordinance, and re- quiring that the same be made safe to life and property, at the same time spedf}.ing with reasonable certainty the work necessary to that end. (b) Double Foes. Should an owner, architect or build- er commence the erection, construc- tiun, alteration, repair, moving or de- molition 'of any building or other structure, without first having obtain- ed a permit frolU the Building Inspec- tor for said work, he shall be required to take out a permit for such work, and shall be required to pay for same, double the fee hereinbefore provided for sc:h permit. MONTHLY REPORT. Section 5. Tbe Building Inspector shall render a report to the City Council of said City at the first regular meeting of said Council e::J.ch month, of the number of permits issued, with the amounts collected for the same during the month preceding. INTERFERENCE WITH INSPECTOR. Section 6. It shull be unlawful for any person in any way to hinder or pr~vent the Building In- spector or any ()f his deputies, or any other duly authorized officer, from en- tering or ins petting any building al- rendy erected, or any building in course of construction, alteration, re- pair, removal or demolition; provided that such office:rs shall not be author- ized to enter any dwelling house after the same is occupied without the con- sent of the occupant thereof. UNSAFE OR DANGEROUS CONSTRUCTION. Section 7. Whenever said Build- ing Inspector shall find that any building or structure or part thereof heretofore or which here- (a) r :ohibiting Use of Unsafe"'Build. ings. It shall be unlawful for any per- son, firm or corporation, to use or permit to be used any building or structure or part thereof, respecting which ony work is ordered done as last hereinabove provided, during the time of the performance of such work unless permission in writing therefor is given by said Building Inspector, or if no such consent in writing is obtained, cntil the work ordered is fully p~rformed. DESTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS. Section 8, The Building ID3pector shall have authority, if h2 finds any building or structure or part thereof in such condition as to endanger life, and the danger may be avnrted by the immediate applica- tion of precautionary measures, to cause such precautionary measures to be taken and all work to be done nec- essary to render said building or structure or part thereof ~afe, or if necessary he may cause the demoli- tion of such building or structure or part thereof, after having given writ- ten notice to the owner, person in charge or occupant thereof, specify- ing the time when said work or de- molition shall be commenced by him. -3- , - <a> Work To Be Done By City and Cost To Be Reconred From Owner. Said Building Inspector shall cause all work under the authority of this Section to be done at the cost of said City of Arcadia and the owner, per- son in charge or occupan.t of such building or structure or any part thereof, shall be liable for the cost of such work or demolition and upon the failure, refusal or neglect of such owner, person in charge or occupant of such building or structure or any pInt thereof to pay the said cost thereof to such Building Inspector upon demand, the City Attorne:t-. shall institute and prosecute an action against the owner, person in charge or occupant of such building or struc- ture or any part thereof, in the name of the said. City of Arcadia for the recovery of such costs, together with the costs of suit. (h) Serving Notice. The natice hcr~in required to be given by the Building Inspector may, in case such Building Inspector is, af- ter dilligent search and inquiry, un- able ta find in the City of Arcadia, any owner, person in charge or oc. cupsnt of said building or structure or part thereof, be served by posting such notice in writing in a conspicu- ous place upon the premise! upon which such build.ing or structure or part thereof may be located, directed to the owner, person in charge, or occupant of said premises, describing them, and such service shall have the same force and effect as a personal service of said notice. more than fifty per cent of its actual value by wear and tear, or by the action of the elements or by fire. Whenever said Building Inspector shall find that any such building is injured more than fifty per cent of the actual value by wear and tenr, or by the action of the elements, or by fire, said Building Inspector shall notify the owner, person in charge OJ' occupant thereof in writing of such finding, and shall require such owner, person in charge, or occupant of such building to demolish such building or remove the same outside of said Fire District No. 1 of said City, within such time, not less than ten days, as may be fixed by said Building In- spector and specified in such notice. If the walls of any such building shall be damaged to the extent of morc than half their height, they shall not be rebuilt unless in conformity with this Ordinance, and if such walls are damaged to less than half their height, they shall not be rebuilt to any greater height than the original height of the walls before such dam- age. (a) Repairing Roofs. It shall be unlawful to repair or re- construct Rny wooden roof of any building in said Fire District No.1, eX'~ept in accordance with the pro~ visions of this Ordinance for the con- struction of new roofs in said Fire District No.1. (b) Unlawful to Enlarge, etc., Move Into Fire Distri'ct Number One.- Buildings Taken for Street or Other Public U scs.-Altcring Store Front. REPAIR OF DAMAGED It shall be unlawful to enlarge, BUILDINGS. alter, raise, build upon or move from Section 9. It shall be unlawful for one place to another in Fire District r.ny person, firm or cor- No. 1 of said City of Arcadia, any poration, far himsdf or itself, or for frame or wooden building or other another person, firm or corporation wooden structure, or to move any to repair or alter any fram or wooden frame or wooden building from a building in Fire District No.1 of said place without such Fire District No. City of Arcadia, that has been injured 1 to a place within such Fire District; -4- ad 2"?JY provided, however, that when any part of any existing building within said Fire District No.1 is taken for pub- lic use by condemnation, for street or other purposes, it shall be l:1wful to repair the remaining portion of such building with the same material or materials, or the same or similar kind as those of which the remain- ing portion of such building is con- structed; or if there be sufficient ground in the same lot or premises upon which such building exists, said building may be moved as far as may be necessary to clear that portion of the lot or premises taken for such public use; and if there is not suf- ficient ground for such purpose said buildin~ may be moved elsewhere out- side of said Fire District No.1; and provided further that when any ex- isting wooden building in said Fire District No.1 is altered, or repaired as to the street front or as to the in- terior of such building only, it shall be lawful to make such alterations or repairs to the satisfaction of nnd un- der the supervision of said Euilding Inspector,. with materials of the same kind as those pf which the remaining portion of such building is constr1.1ct- ed, DEMOLISHING BUILDINGS. Section 10, In demolishing any building, story nfter :Jto::-y, commencing with the top story, shaIl be completely removed. No ma- terial shall be placed upon the floor of any such building in the course of de- molition, but the brick, timbers, and other structural parts of each story shall be lowered to the ground im- mediately upon displacement. The ma- terial to be removed shall be wet down to lay the dust incidental to removal. POWER OF INSPECTOR TO STOP WORK. Section 11. W hen eve r said Building Ins p e c tor shall find that any building or other ~t=ucture is being constructed, altered, repaired, raised, built upon, moved or demolished contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions cf this Or- dinance, said Building Inspector shall have the power and is hereby allthor- ized to order the construction, alter- ation, repair, raising, building upon, moving or demolition of such building to be stopped and to notify in writing any person or persons in any. manner engaged in or causing any such worl: to be done, to forthwith desist there- from; and it shall be unlawful for any person to continue or further prosecute, or to cause the continuance or further prosecution of any such work in any manner aft~r service of such notice, unless a permit therefor shall be granted by said Building Inspector. APPEAL MAY BE MADE TO CITY COUNCIL. Section 12 Any person affected -and feeling aggrieved by the refusal or said Building In- spector to grant a permit or any per- !';on ordered by said Building Inspect- or to incur expense in the removal, repair or demolition of unsafe work, or' otherwise, may appeal from the determination of such Building In- ::;pector to the City Council of the City of Arcadia by filing with the City Clerk of said City a notice in w...~ting that he elects to appeal from said determination. Said notice shaH distinctly state the ground of such appeal. If the appeal shall be from an order to take down and remove a dangerous building or structure, wall or walls, 'it shall be taken within ~or- ty-eight (48) hours from the issuing of such order and not thereafter. If the appeal is from an order refusing a permit, it shall be taken within fifteen (15) days from the refusal of such permit and not thereafter. Any person, the value of whose property may be affected by work done or to be done under any permit -5-- granted by said Bu.ilding Inspector, may, within three da~rs after the com- mencement of the work, appeal by giving notice in writing to said City Clerk that he does so appeal. (a) City Council To Act As Board of A ppeaJ. All cases in which appeals have been taken as above provided shall be referred to said City Council as a Board of Appeal. At the next reg- ular meeting of said City Council, after the date of the filing of such notice, or in case a special meeting of said City Council is held and not~ce is given to the appellant that his ap- Ileal will be heard, then at any such meeting the City Council shall pass upon and dcter1Iine said appeal, and :;hall confirm, reverse or modify the determination of said Building In. Rpector or make such orther and fur- ther order in the premises as the Board may deem proper. Such de- termination of the City Council shnll be evidenced by resolution and shall be final and conclusive. (b) Case of Appeal $10.00 Deposit Required. Any person, firm or corporation, appealing from the determination of sa~d Building Inspector, as herein in this Section provided and as a Con- dition to the effecting of said appeal: shall, at the time of fIling of notice of appeal, deposit with said City Clerk the sum of Ten Dollars ($10,00), wil:ch sum shall be returned to such per::;on, firm or corporation so ap- pealing in case such appeal is sus- tained. and shall be retained by the City in the event that the appeal be der:ed. The decision of said Building Inspector, unappealed from, shall be final and conclusive in any subsequent proceeding on the matter in question in Court or othenvise. . (c) Complying With Orders. 'W ork to comply with the terms of any order given pursuant to this /' Section shall be prose::uted dilligently to completion and shall be completed within the time specified in the order gh'en by said Building Inspector, or by said City Council on appeal, if such time for completion be fixed. BUILDINGS TO BE EXAMINED BEFORE RAISING, ETC. Section 13 No building already . erected or hereafter to be erected in said City of Arcadia, shall be enlarged, altered, raised or built upon unless at the completion of such worl~ the whole building shall be in compliance of this Ordinance. Be- fore any building of brick, stone or wood shall be enlarged, alteed, raised or built upon the same shall be exam- ined by said Building Inspector to as- certain if such building is in good con- dition to be raised, enlarged, nltm'cd or built upon. CLASSES OF BUILDINGS IN FIRE DISTRICT NUMBER ONE- W ARElIOUSE ON REAR END OF LOTS Section 14. All buildings, altera- tions, or enlargement of buildings hereafter erected within Fire District Number One shaH con- form to the requirements for a build- ing of Class "At" Class liB" or Class "C" as the same arc hereinafter de- scribed; provided, however, that any building on the rear end of lots to be used for warehouse purposes only, containing not more than eight hun- dred square feet may be constructed of corrugated steel on wood frame, said building to be of one story only and not more than sixteen feet in height, and must not be built closer than three feet from the adjoining property line, unless a brick fire wall is erected, or if such building contains not more than six hundred square feet and is not over twenty feet in width and cleven feet in height, the Bnme can have walls eight inches thick, built of brick. ~- dtc/ e:?.::?,P' DEFINITION OF TERMS. Section 15, For the purpose of this ordinance the fol- lowing terms shall have the meaning attached to them by this section, un- less it is apparent from the context that they are.used with another mean- ing. "Alterations" means any change or addition. "Repairs" means the reconstruction or renewal of any existing part of a building or of its fixtures or appur- tenances. "Foundation 'Va1ls" shall be con- strued to include nIl walls and piers built below the curb level, or nearest tier of beams to the curb, to serve as support for walls, piers, columns, gird- ers, posts or ~.eams. "Footing, Course" means a project- ing course or courses under the base of a foundation wall. "Party \" all" means a wall used or erected to be used in common as a structural wali by two' or mo:-e ad- joining buildings, "Partition \Vall" means any interior wall in a building other than a divis- ion wall. "Division \VaU" means any wall, other than an exterior wall or a paty wall, which extends the full height of the building and through the roof. "Bearing \Yall" is a wall carrying a portio~ of the interior load of a building. "Exterior 'Vall" means every outer wall or vertical enclosure of a build- ing, other than n party wall. "Thickness of a 'Vall" means the minimum thickness of a wall, between the floors or between the floors and the ceiling or the roof of a building. "Masonry" means brick, stone, or concrete. A "Dwelling" means a building in- tended for the residence of not over two families. I An UApartment House" or uTene_ ment house' is a building containing seP:trate apartments for three or more families, and having a street entrance common to all. "Flats' is a building of two or more stories containing independent dwel- lings, each having its own street en- trance. An "Office Building" shall be taken to mean and include every building which shall be divided into rooms above the first story and used or in- tended to be .used for business pur- poses, and no part of which shall be used for living- purposes, except only for the janitor and his family, A "Public Hall" is a room for pub- lic asseMblages, not including a the- atre, having a total seating capacity of one hundred or more persons. A "Theatre" is a room, hall or au- ditorium having a stage either with or without scenery, used or designed to be used for the public entertain- ment of persons, and adapted to the presentation of plays, operas, spec- tacles or similar forms of entertain- ment. A "Hospital," "Sanatorium," "Sani- tarium,' or "Asylum" is a building in \yhich sick, demented, injured, infirm, aged or orphaned persons are housed. A "Warehouse" is a building used for the storage of goods, wares or merchandise. A "Factory" is a building the whole o rgreater portion of which is used for manufacturing purposes, A "Store Building" is a building used wholly or in part for the purpose of exhibiting for sale goods, wares or merchandise. A "Story and a half Building" shall be taken to mean a building that is more than one and less than two stories in height, wherein any portion of the space above the first story cei14 iug is used or intended to be used for storage, living or sleeping purposes. -7- " - , ,< , . <,' < A "Fire 'Vall" is that part of a masonry or reinforced concrete wall extending above the roof, immediately adjoining such wall. A "Basement" is that story of a building not more than five feet of the height of which at any point is below the grade of the street upon which the principal entrance opens. A "Cellar" is that story of a build~ iog not less than five feet of the height of which at any point is below the grade of the street upon whi<~h the principal entrance to the building opens. A "Front" of a building is that face thereof which contains the principal entrance to said building. A "Public Building" shall be con- strued to include all buildings or structures accessible to the public, and in which people may congregate for military, civic, political, educa- tional, religious, amusement or trans- portation purposes; or in which they may be voluntarily or forcibly de. tained or housed for safety, punish- ment, observation or care. A "Frame Building" shall be taken to mean a building or structure of which the exterior walls or a portion thereof shall be constructed of wood. Buildings sheathed with boards and partially or entirely covered with four inches of brick, stone work or stucco, shall be deemed to be frame build- ings. 'V ood frames covered with metal shall also be deemed to be frame structures. A "Curb Level" is the curb level op. positc the center of the front of lot. CLASS "A" BUlLDINGS-DEFINI. TION AND LIMIT OF HEIGHT Section 16. Class HA" buildings, designated as Ufi.re_ proor' or Uskeleton" construction, shall include every building wherein all external or internal loads or strains are transmitted to the faun. dation by means of reinforced con. crete, or by means of a skeleton or framework of steel or iron, the beams and girders of which are riveted or bolted to each other at their respec- tive juncture points; provided, how. ever, that in any building of Class "Au construction not exceeding seven stories in height, the exterior walls may be constructed of masonry with piers of not less than six (6) feet in width and of the thickness required for buildings of the same height of Class "B" construction. All beams, girders, and other steel and iron work shall be thoroughly anchored and tied to masonry. CLASS "B" BUlLDINGS-DEFINI. TION AND LIMIT OF HEIGHT Section 17, Class "B" buildings shall not exceed one hundred feet in height except that spires, domes or towers on houses of religious worship may be erected to a llcight not to exceed one hundred twenty-five rfect; nor contain more than eight stories; the exterior walls and piers of which shall be con- structed of masonry, or of masonry and s~eI, and all interior loads (ex- cept those transmitted to exterior walls) shall be carried to the foun- dations by columns and girders of iron or steel or masonry. All wooden joists, furring, studding or soffits of stairs shall be metal lathed and plas- tered. No studding shall be less than 2x4 inches in cross section. CLASS "C" BUILDINGS-DEFINI- TION AND LIMIT OF HEIGHT Section 18. Clas. "C" buildings shall include every building having its outside walls of masonry or reinforced concrete, wherein all floors and internal loads are not wholly carried and transmit. tcd to the foundation by metal . col- umns and girders or by reinforced concrete or masonry. No building o~ Class "Cn shall ex- ceed in height eighty~five (85) feet, -8- Cd .:2.er . and the number of stories thereof shall not exceed six exclusive of basements. CLASS "0" BUlLDINGS-OEFINI. TION, CONSTRUCTION AND LIMIT OF HEIGHT Section 19. Class "0" buildings shall not exceed fifty feet in height, except that spires, domes or towers on houses of religious worship may be erected to a height not to exceed seventy-five feet, nor contain more than four 'stories. The studs of the exterior walls of Class jlD" buildings over three stories in height shall be sheathed diagonally with boards not less than seven. eighths of an inch thick, exclusiv~ of, the weather covering. All exterior or bearing walls below the sidewa:Ik level at the highest point of the sidewalk adjacent to ,such building shall be con- structed of masonry, except that in- terior partitions may, in lieu of ma- sonry, be constructed as provided for the construction of such partitions in Class UB" buildings. CLASS "0" BUlLDINGS-CLASSI. FICATION Section 20. Every building or structure heretofore erected or constructed which does not conform to the provisions of this or- dinance relating to construction, ma- terial or requirement of buildings of Class "A," lOB" or "C" construction shall for the purpose of this ordin- ance, be deemed and considered a building of Class "D." , before a permit to erect the same shall be issued. Said plans and speci- fications shall exhibit the approval and signature of a licensed architect and the engineer. QUALITY OF MATERIALS Section 22, All materials shall be of good quality suited to the purposes for which they are intended and must conform to trade and manufacturers' standards. (a) Sand. Sand used for mortar in all build. ings shall be clean, shar~} grit sand, free from loam or dirt. (b) Timber. Timber used in any building shall be of good, sound material, free from rot, large and loose knots, shakes, or any imperfections where- by its strength may ,be im- paired, and be of such size and dimen- sions as the purpose for which thl\ building is intended, requires. (c) Mortars. Slacked lime mortar shall be made of one part of lime paste and not more than four parts of sand. All lime used for mortal' shall be thoroughly burnt, of good quality and properly slacked before it is mixed with the sand. (d) Cement Mortars. Cement mortars shall be made of cement and sand iri th ~ pro- portion of one part of cement and not more than three parts of sand, nnd shall be used immediate- ly after being mixed. The cement and sand shall be measured and thoro oughly mixed before adding water. REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING A PERMIT Section 21. Complete drawings, specifications and de- tails and schedule of all loads for all (e) Cement ond Lime Mortar. columns, beams, joists, and girders of Cement and lime mortar mixed' shall any Class uA," Class lIB," or Class be made of one part of slacked lime "c" buildings showing sizes and posi- paste, one part of cement and not tions of the different members shall more than two parts of sand to each, be filed with the Building Inspector the quality of the respective parts to -9- accord with the requirements 'before stated in this Section. EXCAVATIONS Section 23. All excavations for buildings or 0 the r purposes shall be 80 protected by the person or persons causing such exca- vations to be made, that the adjoin- ing earth shall not cave in nnd shall be properly guarded and protected so 018 to prevent the same from becoming dangerous to life or limb. (a) Permanent Excavations Protect- ed by Retaining 'Valls, Guard Rails or Fences. Whenever an excavation for building or other purposes shall be made to a grc3ter depth than six feet below the established grade of the street, the person or persons causing such excavation to be made shall at all times from the commence- ment to the completion thereof, at his or their own expense, preserve any adjoining or contiguous wall or walls, structure or structures, from injury, and support the same by proper foun- dations, 80 that they shall be and re- main practically as safe as before such excavation commenced. Any person or persons may exca- vate to the full depth of any founda- tion wall of any building upon the adjoining lot or lots, or to the full depth of six feet below the established grade of the street or streets whereon ~uch lots abut, without reference to the depth of the adjoining foundation wall!'l. tom. of' the footings of such wall or pier, unless proper measures are taken to prevent the same from caving in. Excrvations for the foun- dation of any machinery, engine or dynamo, shall not be made within onc foot of the footings of any wall or pier. (c) EXC3\'ations for Use of Adjoin- in.g or Party "raIl. In case an adjoining party wall is intended to be used by the person or persons causing the excavation to be madc, and such party wall is in good condition and sufficient for the uses of the adjoining building, then and in such case, the person or persons caus- ing the excavations to be made, shall, at his or their own expense, preserve such party wall from injury and sup- port the same by proper foundations, so that said party wall shall be and remain practically as safe as before the excavation was commenced. (d) EXCI:nrntions-Lateral Support. Every person, firm or corporation excavating for the purpose of laying the foundation of any building, or for any other purpose whatever, sho.lI support and protect from: damage all adjoining land, buildings, streets, al- leys and sidewalks, by underpinning, cribbin=r or shoring or such other de- vice as will prevent all settling, crack- ng or damage whatever. BEARING CAPACITY OF SOILS Section 24. The maximum load allowed upon any square foot of the various kinds of (b) Excavations Running Parallel ground shall be as follows: With Foundation 'Valls, Excava- Upon firm gravel or hard clay, not Hons for Foundations for Machin- less than eight feet below the surface, err, Engines or Dynamos, Etc., four tons. Etc. Upon soft clay or adobe, not less Excavation in any building for any than ten feet below the surface, three purpose whatever, running parnllel tons. with the foundation wall or the Upon firm gravel or hard clay, from sides of any supporting pier, three to six feet below the natural F "w11 not be dug below e.e bot- surface, three tons. -10- ClJ .;Z.?;7'. ~ RETAINING WALLS. Section 25. Any person making an excavation for the parposc of construction, if such exes. vation comes in contact with a street or alley, shrll at once build a retain- ing wall not less than 17 inches thick at the top and increasing 4 inches in thickness for every 4 feet in depth, to sustain the earth. If suc.h retaining walls are built of brick, the brick shall be laid in cement mortar in the pro- portions of one part cement to four parts sand by actual measurement; provided that if such retaining walls are constructed of reinforced con- crete, then said wall shall not be less than 8 inches thick at the top thereof and shall increase in thickness at least 1 inch for each foot of depth of such wall, ..lFOUNDATION WALLS - DEPTH AND DIMENSIONS Section 26. No foundation walls (a) BuiJdings Class I'D" Two Stories in buildings of Classes -Over Two Stories. "A," liB" or "C" Clhall rest unon any All buiJdings of Class ".0" shall -11- Upon firm gravel or hard clay, less than three fcet below the natural Bur. face, two tons. Upon sandy loam, onc ton. Upon 80ft clay or adobe, not less than two feet below the surface, one ton. All footings shall be extended through the surface down to firm, un- disturbed natural ground. Whenever wet land occurs and proper founds. tions cannot otherwise be secured, piles shall be used and driven, capped and cut off below the water line, in such manner as to insure a proper and safe, durable foundation. When doubt exists as to the safe sustaining power of the earth upon which a building is to be erected, the Building Inspector may order borings to be made or direct the sustaining power of the soil to be tested by and at the expense of owner of the proposed building. - , filled or made ground. The depth of foundations of buildings of Classes "A," liB" or HC" shall not be less than the depths described in the following schedule: One-story buildings, not less than 1 foot below natural surface of ground; in two or three story build- ings, not less than 2 feet below the natural suface of the ground, in four story buildings, not less than 3 feet below the natural surface of the ground. Provided, however, that nothing in this Section contained shall prevent said Building Inspector from requir- ing a greater depth for foundations, if, in the judgment of said Building Inspector, it is necessary for the sta- bility of said foundation and the structure poposed to be erected there- on. The width of the foundations of the several parts of any building shall be proportioned to the load to be car- ried. (8) Footings. No course 'of brick footings shall project more than 2 inches from the footing of wall above, and if formed of stone or concrete, no course shall be less than 12 inches thick, nor shall any course project more than 6 inches. The width of the footings of every foundation wall shall be not less than 76 per cent greater than that of the wall resting thereon, unless in the judgment of said Building Inspector other pecentage than the rabove would be deemed necessay or safe. FOUNDATION WALLS Section 27. Foundations shall be proportioned to the actual loads they shall be r ~quired to sustain in the completed and occupied building. have foundation walls of masonry; the foundation wall, if of brick, shall not be less than eight inches thick, and shall have a footing not less than twelve inches wide, If such founda- tion wall is of concrete, it shall have a footing not less than twelve inches wide and not less than five (5) inches thick. Buildings one and one-half or two stories in height shall have a masonry foundation or cellar wall not less than eight inches thick, and shall have a footing course not less than 16 inches wide and not less than five inches thick. Buildings over two stories in height shall have founda- tion 0 cellar walls not less than twelve inches thick, and if such wall is of concrete, it shall not b.c less than ten (l 0) inches thick and have a foot- ing not less than eighteen (18) inches w:de and not less than six (6) inches thick. (b) Thickness of Concrete Founda. Hons. The thickne~s of concrete founda- tion walls shalllin no cnse be less than one (1) inch f6r each foot in height or fractional part thereof, and the footing shall be increased one (1) inch ill width for each foot of increase of height of said wall, except that walls need not be increased in thickness at the top, but may be battered from the required thickness at the bottom to the top, (d Thiclmess of Brick Foun-dations, If the foundation waHs are of brick, they shall be increased in thickness ior increased height as foHows: An eight-inch wall shall be increased four inches in thickness for every addi- ticnal eight feet in height below the top eight feet, A twclve-in~h wall shall be increased four inches in thick- ness for every additional eight feet in height, below the top twelve feet. Four Stor)'-Grading When Done The depth of foundations of Class "D" buildings shall be according to the following schedule, unless in the judgment of the Building Inspector, a greater depth is necessary, or 11 lesser depth sufficient, in which case they can be changed with his ap- proval. For one story buildings, not less than six inches below the natural sur- face of the ground, For two story buildings, not less than ene foot below the natural sur- face of the ground. For three or four story buildings, not less than two feet below the nat- urnl surface of the groun~, In no case shall the top of the faun. dation wall be less .than twelve inches above the natural surface of thp. ground, (e) Isolated Piers-Existing Foun- dations-Porch Foundations. Additions to old buildings not hav- ing a masonry foundation may be built on isolated piers. Any existing building which has the greater pro- portion of its foundation walls of ma. sonry, shaH be deemed to have a ma- sonry foundation for the purpose of this section. In new and old work, porches may have a foundation of isolated piers, when the main building has a ma- sonry wall. (f) Size of Piers. Piers referred to in paragraph lie" shall not be less than twelve inches square at the bottom and shall be placed not less than twelve inches be- low the natural surface of the ground. " (g) Garages and Outbuildings. Garages and outbuildings, not ex- ceeding $250.00 in cost, may have iso- lated pier foundations, such piers resting on top of the natural surface Depth of Foundation "'aIls - of the ground, and shall be of a size CJass "D"-One, Two. Three and named in pa~agraph "f" hereof, -12- (d) Od. ,?..<?,fY (h) Distance Al>art of Pie:s. Piers shall be ~paced not more than five feet apart under 4"x4" sills. In case the space is increased, the size of the mud sill must be increased in pro. portion. No wQodwork shall come within six inches of the ground. UNDERPINNING WALLS Section 28. All walls used for un. derpinning any build- ing shall be constructed of masonry 4 inches thicker throughout than the wall they support. Mortar used in masonry for underpinning sha.H con- tain not less than one-third cement by actual meaSllrement. All brick used for underpinning shall be hard burnt, well formed brick, .thoroughly soaked in water before using. MASONRY PIERS-BOND PLATES Section 29. Every masonry pier exceeding 6 feet in height and susta.ining a load~exceed- ing ten tons to ea.ch square foot, shall be provided with bond plates of cast iron or stone, extending through its entire section, at intervals of its height not exceeding one and one-half times the diameter of such pier. BRICK AND MASONRY WORK Section 30, All buildings shall be il1closed on all sides with independent or party walls. All foundation walls, parapet walls, iso- lated piers and chimneys above the roof shall be laid in cem~nt mortar. The backing of stone, ashlar and pressed brick shall be laid up with cement mortar ()r cement and lime mortar mixed, but the back of the ashlar may be pll.rged with lime mor- tar or cented with asphaltum varnish to prevent discoloration of stone. The walls of each story shall be built up the full thickness to the top of the beams above, and shaH be built to a line and carried up plumb and straight. All brick to be well wet be- fore being laid. .. Every exterior masonry wall of any building must conform in thickness to the following schedule, except as otherwise provided for in this Ordin- ance, thickness being given in inches, to-wit: Stories in Bldg, Thickness of Wall at Each Story Basement 1 2 3 4 1 story __mnuhmI6" 12" 2 storiesmm......16" 12" 12" 3 stories........m.20" 16" 12" 12" 4 storiesnmnm__20" 16" 16" 12" 12" Provided, however, that if any build- ing does not exceed one story in height and does not exceed in area 8000 square feet, the exterior walls thereof must not be less than eight inches in thickness; provided, further, however, that any such exterior wall shall not be used in conjunction with the exterior wall of any other build- ing as a party wall or for the purpose of joining any two buildings or walls together. The thickness of every wall, as herein determined, shall be the mini- mum thickn~ss. All walls in build- ings over 125 feet in length and over 25 feet in width, clear span between ,valls or columns, the walls shall be 4 inches greater than above mentioned, or have such buttresses as in the judgment of the Building Inspector are deemed necessary; provided, that in any building used wholly as a dwelling and detached from any other building, the walls shall be not less than 8 inches in thickness for the sec- ond story, and not less than 12 inches in thickness for the first story. In one-story buildings the walls shall not be less than 9 inches thick from the floor level to the wall plate and not less than 12 inches thick below the level of the floor joists; provided, however, that such buildings shall not be changed to serve for other pur- poses than dwellings, unless the walls be increased to thickness set f~rth in the foregoing schedue. -13- LINING EXISTING WALLS Section 32. In case it is desired to increase the height of existing party or any other walls, which are less in thickness than re- quired under this Ordinance, the same shall be done by a lining of brick work to form a combined thickness with the old wall of not less than 4 inchc3 more than the thiclmess re- quired for n new wall corresponding with the total height of the wall when so increased in height. The said linings shall be supported on proper foundations and carried up to such height as the Building Inspector may require. No lining shall be less than 4 inches in thickness, and all lining shall be laid up in cement mortar and thoroughly anchored to the old brick walls with suitable wrought-iron an- chors, placed 2 feet apart and prop- erly fastened or driven into the old walls in rows alternating vertically and horizontaIIy with each other the old walls being first cleaned of pl~ster or ot~er coating where any lining is to be built against the same. No party ',vaIl shall be lined or used except af- ter... inspection and approval by said Building Inspector. If after the inspection of an exist- ing party wall it is deemed by the a party or -14- ,I '\ PARTY WALLS Section 31. Party walls in all buildings shall be 4 inches thicker than the outer walls of such buildings. Walls heretofore built for or used as party walls, the thickness of which at the time of their erection was in accortJance with the requirements of the then existing Ordinance, but which are not in accordance with the requirements of this Ordinance, may be used if in good condition, for the ordinary uses of party walls, provided the height of the same be not in- creased. Building Inspector to be defective, out of repair, or insufficient for the pur- pose of the new buildings to be erect- ed, then such wall shall be repaired and made good or taken down by the parties building, as said Building In. spector's decision may be. In every case where such walls are defedive, out of repair or insufficient, the cost of such repair or renewal, together with the expense of the new wall or walls to be erected in lieu thereof, shall be paid and borne by both own- ers in proportion to the amount of such wall or walls which is or sholl be respe~tivcly usedj except, however, in case the wall or walls are defective, out of repair or insufficient orily for the purpose of the new building, then the cost shall be borne by the party or parties "erecting the new building. FIRE WALLS. Section 33. All exterior division and party walls of Class uB," lie" and uD" shall project through nnd be at least 2 feet above the adjoining room line nnd shall be at least 12 inches thick. Such fire walls shall be continuous, without openings therein, and if of brick or stone, shall be laid in mortar containing not less than one part cement to three parts of good lime mortar, said cement mor~ tar to extend from the top of the wall to a point 2 feet below the roof joists and all such brick work shall be laid as "full grouted" or IIshoved" work. \\there fire walls shall extend more than 2 feet 6 inches above adjoining roof line, said wall shall be anchored with three-fourths inch rods or pipes of one-inch outside diameterj said anchors shall be secured to the roof and shall have "T" head bolts 8 inches below the top of the wall and not more than 10 feet apart. ~ RECES!lES-IN WALL. Section 34. No recess for any pipe shall be made in division wall, unless such {Jd, .:?~? .....- party or division wall exceeds Hi inches in thickness. No recesses for pipes or wires shall be made in any wall more than one-fourth of the thickness of such wall. Recesses around such pipes shall be fiIlE!d solid for the space of 1 foot, both above and below each ticr of floor or roof joists. There shall be no pipes of any description between any metal col- umn and its covering of fireproofing material. CURTAIN WALLS. Section 35, Curtain walls built in between piers or iron and steel columns, and not supported on iron or steel girders, shall not be less than 12 inches thick for GO feet of the uppermost height thereof, or to the tier of beams nearest to that height and they shall be incr~ased 4 inches for every additional section of GO feet or to the tiers of beams near- est to that height. They shall not be used as bearing walls. FURRED WALLS. Section 36. Furred masonry walls shall be provided with fire stops at each floor :md intermedi- ate between the floors. When chim- ney breast is furred out, thQ space between the chimney and the breast shall be closed at the floor and ceiling levels with fire-proof material. WALLS DURING CONSTRUCTION, Section 37. During the COnstruc- t:on of any building no wall shall be carried to a greater height than 6 feet above an~ other wall of the same structure. BOND IN BRICKWORK Section 38. The bond in brick work shall be formed by laying at least one course of head- ers for every six courses of 15tretch- ers. -. PRESSED BRICK FACING-BOND JOINTS. Section 39 If pressed brick fac- ing is used it must be bonded into the backing at least every sixth course. Bond shall be established by solid headers or by galvanized iron strips not less than one inch wide, nor less than onc.sixteenth of an inch thick, and not less than eight inches long, placed at right angles to the face of the wall. If such strips are used for bonding, each face brick shall be bonded. No diagonal bond shall be allowed. In the case of piers faced with press- ed brick, only solid headers or bond- stones or iron plates shall be used for such bonding. Pressed brick in all cases must be laid so as to have a bed of mortar under each brick. The mortar used in backing all pressed brick shall have cement added there- to, in the proportion of not less than one-seventh of the bulk of the mortar. VENEERING. Section 40 No veneering of brick, stone or terra cotta on any frame building shall ex.,;eed 25 fect in height from the ground lev. el, exclusive of gables; and all ve- neered structures must be sheathed. solid with one-inch boards. Veneer- ing shall not be less than 4 inches in thickness nnd shall be built on a solid foundation wall not less than 12 inches thick. VENEERING BOND, Section 41 All veneer facings of brick shall be bonded by metal ties in the form of staples one-eighth of an inch in diameter. All veneer facings of stone, terra cotta and cement stone shall be bonded by metal ties in the form of staples not less than one-fourth of an inch in diameter. The ties shall be bedded into the wall or structural parts of the building not less than 4 inches, -15- , '. ol with the ends turned over to give a mechanical anchorage. These ties shall be not less than 12 inchcs apart horizontally and shall be in every course except in brick veneering, in \".hich they shell be in every third course. HEIGHT OF STORIES, Section 42 In buildings of Class- es HA," HB" llnd "C" the height of an exterior wall in any one story shall not exceed fourteen times its thickness, excepting that in one-story buildings the height of such walls shall be not more than sixteen t:rnes the thickness of the walls. '. TDIBERS IN WALLS PROHIBITED Section 43 No timber shall be used in any wall of any building where stone, brick, ce- ment, concrete or iron are commonly used, except inside lintels, as herein provided end brace blocks not more than 8 inches in length. ARCHES AND LINTELS, Section 44 Openings for doors and windows in all buildings shall 'have good and suffic- ient arches of stone, brick or terra cotta, well built and keyed with good and sufficient abuttments, or lintels c:f stone, iron or steel of sufficient strength, which shall have a bearing at eech end of not less than 5 inche3 on the wall. On the inside of all openings in \vhieh the outer lintels shall be less than the thickness of the wall to be supported, the:-e shall be timber lin- tels, ~hamfered at each end and rest- ing, not more than 3 inches on an)' wall, and shall have a suitable arch turned over the timber lintel. Or the inside lintel may be of cast iron, or wrought iron or steel, and in such case stone blocks or cast iron plates shall not be required at the ends where the .lintel rests on the walls, provided the opening is not more than 6 feet in width. All masonry arches shall be cap- able of sustaining the weight nnd pressure which they are designed to carry. Tie rods shall be used where necessary to secure stability in ac- cordance with current good practice. STRUCTURAL METAL, Section 4S Every beam carrying masonry and all col- umns in Class liB" buildings shall be fireproofed as provided in Class HA" buildings. STEEL GIRDERS, Section 46 Every steel girder, used in the construe. tion of any building the length where- of exceeds 20 feet, and whose verti~al depth exceeds 24 inches, shall be fire- proofed as provided in this Ordinance for the fireproofing of girders in buildings of Class "A." ANCHORS AND TIES FOR STEEL GIRDERS. Section 47 All steel girders sup- porting masonry shall be anchored into the walls of the building for a distance of not less than 18 inches; said anchor shall be of flat steel or iron with a cross sec- tion of not less than three-eighths of an inch by one and one-half inches, and shall be securely riveted to or hooked over the top flange of said girder and shall be turned up at the opposite end for a distance of not less than 4 inches. All such anchors from steel or iron girders to wooden girders shall be of not less than one-half inch by two- inch iron, and shall extend not less than three feet on the wood, and shall be turned down not less than two inches into the wood at the ends and shall be securely fastened. When the wood girder is of less than 8 inches vertical height, the cross section a. bove specified for the anchor may be reduced one.half in all its parts. If -16- '- t:l'f.J, ::?.;;7 jY the connecting girder be of metal, then proper standard connections shall unite the beams and girders, so as to form a satisfactory tie. (a) Anchors, Straps, Ties and Stir- rups. In buildings of Classes HB" and "e," girders shall be anchored to the walls and fastened to each other so as to make a continuous tie from wall to wall. The beams m"ay be united by suitable iron straps of not less than one-fourth by one and one-fourth inch area of cross section, turn~d into the girders and spiked or bolted so as to develop the strength of the tiej or such joint may be lapped and spiked together so as to form a con- tinuous tie. The ends of anchors may be in the form of iron or steel plates with lugs turned up into the beam and down at least four inches into the masonry at a point not more than four inches from the outer faces of the wall; or such anchors mllY be three-fourths. inch anchors as here- after required for joists. All joist anchors in such building shall be three-fourths inch round iron at least three feet long by ten inch "T" head or six by six-inch iron w..l.sher, not less than three-eighths inch thick; such head or washer shall not be more than four inches from the out- side face of the wall and shall pass through the wall where possible. The inner ends of unchors shall be turn- ed down 2 inches and shall be se- curely ti( d to the beam or joist at the side in such way as to make the anchor self releasing. The inner ends of joists shall be spiked for con- tinuous tie. When joists run approx- imately parallel with adjoining brick walls, said walls shall be anchored to each tier of joists above the first floor with anchors 1 eac~ling back through or hooking over th~ fourth joist. Said last mentioned joists shall be strutted 1n such way as to combine the four joists into a trusMwith the heads of struts close to the anchors and the foot of s:..ruts close to cross walls or partitions. Anchors shall be not more than six feet apa4't in all walls and at every tier of joints above the first tier. Steel, wrought or malleable iron stirrups of proper size shall be used to support all header joists from trimmers and all tail joists from headers, in addition to .which all joists so hung shall be thoroughly spiked together. Fire walls shall be anchored a5 described under "Fire 'Valls." (b) Anchors For 'Valls and Piers. The front, rear, side and party walls shall be properly bonded to- gether or anchored to each other every six feet in height by wrought- iron anchors, not less than one and one-half inches by three-eighths of an inch in size and not less than twenty- four inches in length. The side anchors shall be built in- to the side or party walls not ,less than sixteen inches, and into the front and rear walls, so as to secure the front and rear walls to the side, or party walls, when not built and bond- ed together. All exterior piers shall be anchored to the beams or girders on the level of each tier. The walls and beams of every build- ing, during the erection or alteration thereof, shall be strongly braced from the beams of each story, and when required shall be braced from the out- side until the building is enclosed. The roof tier or wood beams' shall be safely anchored, with plank or joist, to the beams of the story below until the building is enclosed. PIERS, Section 48 In all walls of the thickness specified in this Ordinance, the same amount of materials may be used in piers or -17- buttresses. All piers shall be built of concrete, or of good, hard, well.burnt brick, laid in cement mortar, excepting that piers fronting on a street may be built of stone. For piers fronting on a street, Lond stones to conform with the kind of stone used for the trimmings of the front may be used c.bove the side- \yalk. Cap stones corresponding to the trimmings cf the front, proportioned to the weight to be carried, but not less than five inches in thicknc;ss, by the full size of the pier, may be used above the sidewalk for the piers fl'ont:ng on a street. For the capping of nil other piers, cast.iron plates of ('qual strength by the full size of the picr shall be set under all columns or girders. Isolated brick piers shall not exceed in height ten time9 their least dimensions. Stone posts for the supporting of posts or columns above shall not be used in the interior of any building. ASHLAR. Section 49 Stone facing known as ashlar, for any building, shall not be less than four inches thick and shall be nnchored to the backing, which shall be of such thickne~s as to make the walls, in- dependent of the ashlar, corform as to thickness with the requirements of th:s Ordinance, unless the ashlar be at least eight inches thick and bond- ed into the backing, when it may be counted as pa:.t of the thickness of ti":e wall. Iron ashlar plates used in imitation of stone ashlar on the face of a wall shall be backed up with the same thickness of brickwork us required for R brick wall without ashlar. less than eight inches thick where constructed of brick or concrete; and shall be not less than twelve inches thick where of hollow terra cotta blocks, In every building of Cluss "E" or Class "e" the walls of every interior light court, the floor or ground areas of which exceed forty square fcet, shall be constructed of masonry, or of walls carried on steel beams sup- ported by columns at the several floors and such walls shall be of tile, brick, or reinforced concrete not less than four inches thick. Walls of light cO:.Ir~, constructed of brick or hollow tile blocks laid in cement mortar hav- ing face areas which exceed 14.1 square feet, shall be re:nforced with expanded metal at least every two feet in height for the full thickness of the wall. Interior light courts of less than forty square feet area, if not con- structed of brick, reinforced concrde or hollow tile blocks, shall be lined w~th tight boarding having vertical stripping, and shall be metal lathed and plastered with three-fourths of an inch of hard plaster. Exterior light courts breaking not more than eight feet into the build- ing, shall be of the construction pro- vided for curtain walls in Section 35. If such light courts break more than eight feet into the building the ,valls thereof shall be constructed of brick or concrete not less than eight inches thick and carried on steel or iron or reinforced concrete beams at each floor. CONSTRUCTION OF FLOORS, Section 51 Every floor in any building of Class 'jAil shall be constructed of terra cotta, brick arches or reinforced concrete in which proper provision shall be made LIGHT COURT 'VALLS. by metal rods against the spreading Section 50 In every building of of the beams, The flange of the Class "A" the walls of beams or girders shall be protected any interior light court shall be net by at least one inch of concrete or -IS- " cd, :::?2Y tile. The top of every arch infloor construction shall be filled with con- crete to n level of one inch above the beam tops; if wood sleepers are used for the purpose of laying finished floors} said sleepers shall be filled between with concrete or other non_- combustible material. In buildings of Class liE" all floors} ceilings and roof joists may be of wood. Every floor shall be construc- ted in either of two ways} as follows: (a) It shall be composed of two layers of flooring each of which shall be not less than seven-eighths of an inch thiclt, with two layers af as- bestos between the layers of such fioor:ng. There shall be placed im- mediately on top of the lower layer of flooring one sheet of water proof paper. The water proof paper must be turned up at least two inches where it comes in contact with the walls or any fixture or structural part of same passing through floor. Both the water proof paper and the two thicknesses of asbestos paper must extend over the entire area solid up to. all fixtures and structural parts of such buildings which pass through the floors and between the furring strips. (b) Or, the floor may be construc- ted with a layer of two-inch tongued and grooved planking and a layer of one-inch flooring with a layer of water proof paper between such lay- ers of planldng and flooring. In buildings of Class "C" over two stories in height, all floors shall be constructed of two layers of sev!'n- eighths inch flooring with two thick- nesses of asbestos paper between said layers. '-, In buildings of Classes JIB" and "C" which are more than three stories in height, the floors of which are de- signed to sustain a load of more than 140 pounds per square foot, bond iron at least three inches by one-fourth inch shall be placed under each joist at its. wall bearings. Said bond iron shall run continuously around the building and must be lock-jointed and anchored at each angle. HEADERS, Section 53 The header beam car- rying the tail beams of a floer} and supporting the trim- mer arch in front of a fireplace, shall be not less than twenty inches from the chimne-y breast. Every girder or truss shall have a bearing of not less than "eight inches and joists not less than four inches on masonry walls. All headers and trimmers shall be of such size that the strength of the "- floer shall be uniform. Where joists or beams rest on masonr:y walls the ends of such joists and beams must be beveled at least three inches in twelve, at the ends resting on such walls. FLOOR JOISTS. Section 54 In no case shall tim- ber of less dimen- sions than two by six inches be used for floor joists, and for all floors above the first floor no timber of less dimensions than two by eight inches shall be used; provided,however, that in one-story buildings used for dwell- ings, barns, stables or garages, where it is proposed to utilize the space above the ceiling joists for storage purposes only, the joists of such ceil- ing shall be not less than two inches by six inches cross section when the span is not greater than twelve feet. No floor joists shall be spaced more than 16 inches on center. DEARING OF .JOINTS AND BOND IRON, Section 52 The load at the bear- ing of floor joists on their supports shall not exceed four (a) Mud Sills-Ceiling Joists. hundred pounds to the square inch. No mud sill shall be less than -19- . two \ inches by six inches cross section and shall be of redwood, and no ceiling joists less than two inches by four inches. (b) Carrying Capacity of '''ood Beams. The safe carrying capacity of any wood bear.l for a uniformly distribut- ed load shall be determined by stand- Ul"d formulas. in Kidder-Trautwine, etc. Ce) Bridging. In building3 of Class "B," Class I<C" and Class "D" all wood joists shall have at least one row of 2x3 or lx4-inch cross. bridging to eight feet of span. All spaces between joists shall be blocked solid at each bearing par- tition with blocks not less than two inches thick and of full heighth of the joists, and where a partition is supported by a joist running parallel to same, said joist shall be doubled. FLOOR LOADS. Section 55 The floors of every building shaH be con- structed to carry not less than the follo\ving live load per square foot with a factor of safety of four. 'V nrehouses, wholesale houses, heavy factories _______..________0....250 lbs. Stores .........,...,.......,..........,..,......150 Ibs, Office Buildings-office rooms proper .______.____...................__.____ 75 tbs. In hallways. stairs, lobbies and all rooms for common use of tenants ..__................___.125 lbs. Hotcb, Apartment Houses, Lodging Houses and Clubhouses: In private rooms and apart- ments __..____..".____........................ 60 Ibs. In all halls, corridors, pas- sageways, stairwu)'s, offices lobbies, diningrooms, cafe and all l'ooms for public use ......____....................__...._______.125 Ibs. School Buildings: In class rooms .._...................__ In corridors, halls and stair- ways, laboratories and as- sembly rooms ..__.................... 801bs. Hospitals: In rooms .................................. 80 lbs. In. corridors, etc....................... 801bs. Theatres, Assembly Halls: In auditoriums with fixed scats ....__..__................................ 80 lbs. In lobbies, passageways, corridors, stairways, audi- toriums with movable seats..125 lbs. Halls for Dancing ......................150 lb~. Tenement Houses: In rooms ........__........................ 601bs. . In corridors, etc.__.................. 80 lbs. Dwellings and Flats .................. 60 lba. In computing the strength nnd weights of walls, floors and mater- ials, a eubic foot of material shall be deemed to have the weight either of the following handbooks: F. E. Kid- der's "Architects' and Engineers' Pocket Book," or Haskell's "Mechan- ics' and Engineers' Pocket Book," or Trautwine's Handbook. ~. INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION. Section 56 Interior partitions in any building of Class "A" shall be constructed of either hollow terra cotta blocks, brick or reinforced concrete in which the stiffening metal is thoroughly fire- proof; or shall be constructed of bars of mettal, lathed with metal lath, and plastered not less than five-eighths of an inch thick, or to be constructed of wire glass, not less than one-quarter of an inch thick, <let in metal frames or sash. STRUCTURAL METAL Section 57 All exposed par t s of other structur- al metal in buildings of Class UA" and Class "B" shall be covered with metal lath on mental furring and plastered, leaving an air space of not less than one~half inch behind such lath and plaster. All wooden joists, furring, 6~ lbs. studding or soffits of stairs shall be -20- t:id ;< cZY metal lathed and plastered. No stud- ding shall have less than 2x4 inches cross-section. 2x4 STUDDING. HOLLOW TERRA COTTA PARTITIONS AND FLOORS Section S8 Interior bearing par- titions of C I ass HC" buildings may be of hollow terra cotta blocks, and such partitions shall be constructed in accordance with the following table as to thickness, and laid up and bonded as hereinafter de- scribed. The thickness of haIl ow terra cotta blocks bearing partitions in Clagg "G" buildings flhnIl be as follows: (The numcr~ls at the he~ds of the se....eral columns indicate the story and the inches shown in the column de- note the thickness of the wall.) Height of Thickness of wnll Building at each story B I 2 3 4 1 story ........ 8" 6" 2 stories 8" 6" 6" 3 stories ......12" 8" 6" 6" 4 stories ......12" 8" 8" 6~' 6" Hollow terra cotta block non-bear- ing partitions shall not exceed the following: 6-in. partitions, 20 ft. 0 in. high. 4-in. partitions, 16 ft. 0 in. high. 3-in. partitions, 14. ft. 0 in. high. Hollow terra cotta blocks used for bearing walls and partitions in build- ings three or more stories in height must be built on their ends, and rein- forced with metal lath or three-mesh hardware cloth one inch narrower than the thickness of the wall. This metal fabric shall be sprctid on each horizontal bed the full length of the wall and double ut each corner. After the reinforcing metal is in place the entire surface of each course of the wall shaH be cov- ered completely with Portland cement mortar, mixed in the proportion of three parts lime mortar to one part of Portland cement. The tile in the in- ~ terior bearing partitions .shaH be so bonded together that the. vertical webs on each course will come direct- ly over each other through the entire wall. No party or division wall shall be constructed of hollow terra cotta blocks, and no hollow terra cotta blocks shall be carried on any wood bEam, grider or post. In the buildings of Class IIC" where hollow terra cotta blocks are used for bearing r::lrtitions, the floors shall be constructed of reinforced concrete, or reinforced hollow terra cotta blocks) or of both, and shall be made to sus- tain the flood loads in accordance with and as required by Section 59 of this code. The .contractor or owner shaH make load tests on any part of a re- inforced structure, whether it be rein- forced concrete or whether it be rein- forced hollow terra cotta blocks, or a combin&tion of both reiI;1forced con- crete and reinforced terra cotta block:;; such tests shaH be made when- e....er the Building Inspector deems necessary, and any !loors of the above mentioned construction shall sustain a load twice that for which it is design- ed, without any sign of failure, and in the ca?e of beams, girder? anclCfloors, ". without deflecting more than one sev- en-hundredths of the span. V CONSTRUCTION CLASS "C," Section 59 In the buildings of Class HC", more than two stories in height, in which the upper stories are divided in whole or in part into rooms, the under side of the second floor joists and the soffits of all stairs shall be metal lathed and plastered, and all joists and studs be~ low said second floor shall be similar- ly protected. Provided, however) that in buildings of this class erected outsido of Fire District No.1, the provisions of this section shaH not apply, except that in such buildings all hans and corridors on the first and second 5tor- -21- ies and the soffits of all stairs shall be 'plastered with fireproof plaster on metal In tho Each stud partition shall have two- inch bridging the full width of the studs at the floor and ceiling, and one row of two-inch bridging between the floor and ceilingj provided, however, that where two.inch plates the full width of stud3 are used at the floor and ceiling, bridging at the floor and ceiling shall not be required. feet square. All rafters shall be not less than two by four inches spaced not more than thirty-two inches on center. ELEV A TORS, CHUTES, SHAFTS, ETC. Section 61 Every elevator, in buildings of Class, uA'" shall be enclosed in a partition ex- tending from the basement floor to the undersides of the first floor. All doors to such enclosure shall be con. structed of metal. All glass in such enclosure or doors shall be wired glass not less than one.fourth of an inch thick, set in metal frame and sash. All passenger elevators in buildings of Classes "B," "C" and liD" shall be enclosed in a shaft having a covered tOpj said shaft shall extend from the basement floor to at least eighteen fcet above the highest floor reached by the car, or not less than three' feet above the roof. The walls of such shaft shall be of brick, tile, concrete or of wood studs, having fire stops the width of studs and not less than two inches thick at each floor and once between the floors, such studs shall be metal lathed on both sides and plastered three-fourths of an inch thickj or such shaft may be enclosed with wired glass not less than one. fourth of an inch thick set in metal frames and sash. All doors to such shaft shall be con- structed of metal; any glass in doors or shaft walls shall be wired glass not less than one-fourth of an inch thick set in metal or metal cov. ered sash and frame. The room containing the elevator machinery shall be of the same con. struction. as required for the above mentioned elevator shaft., CONSTRUCTION CLASS "D." Section 60 In buildings of Class "D" the upper two stories shall have 2x4 inch studs and all lower stories shall have not less than 2x6-inch studs in bear~ng parti- tions and exterior walls. Non-bearing partitions, not more than twelve feet in height, shall have studs of dimen- sions not less than 2x3 inches. In one. story dwellings, having studs of not more than twelve feet in length, the studs shall not be less than 2x4 inches. Each stud wall and partition ~l have a two-inch shoe at the bottom and two-inch plates at the top, the full width of the stud. All studs shall be set so the joists will come over them. All stud walls and partitions shall have two-inch bridging or fire stop~ the full width of stud about halfway between the floor and ceiling and in case of a cove ceiling there shall be a second bridging or fire stop placed between the studding immediately be- low such cove. All corners of Class "D" buildings ~hnll have diagonial bracing in the stud walls or partitions in each story and in addition diagonal bracing shall be constructed in each stud wall or partition in each twenty-five feet of length thereof. Girders and posts on piers shall not be less than 4 in. by 4 in. All openings over 3 feet shall be Section trussed. All scuttle holes shall be at least 2 "B" shall -22- STAIRWAYS. 62 Every building of Class II An and Class have at least one interior, c7d ~.t?j7 ~ 1 ' stairway, not less than 4 feet wide, from the ground to the roof, and all stairways shall be constructed of fire- proof materials throughout. No stairway shall surround or be adja- cent to an elevator shaft or apem well- hole, unless separated from said shaft or well-hole by a partition or wall of fire-proof materials, or unless there is in the building another int~riol' stainvay from the ground to the roof not adjacent to any elevator shaft or well-hole. Buildings of Class HG" shall have olle main interior stairway not less than four fect wide from the first to the top-m.ost story. In no C~$e shall there be less than two b.terior stair- ways froIn the topmost siory to the second story of any such building hav- ing morc than 5,000 square fect of area on the se~ond floor; and every building of Class HC" shall hi:l.Ve at least. one interior stairway not less thc.n tcn feet from any elevator or open well.holc. and one interior stair- way to the roof. Every building of Class HC" having more than 8;000 slluare fCCJt of floor area on each floor shall have onc additional interior stairway hot less than four feet wiele from the first to the topmost story. All buildings of Class "Dlt other than dwellings more than two stodes in height, shall have at least qne intel'- ~or stairway not less than four feet wide from the first dory ~o the top- mest story. Every such building con- taining more than 3,000 squa.re fect of second floor area shall have an ad- ditional such stairway for each addi- tional 3,000 square feet or fractional part thereof of second floor area. Every su~h building over two stories in height shall have at least one .such gtairway from the topmost story to the roof. warC3 or merchandise, or for the sale thereof at retail, s~all be provided with at least one stairway not less than five feet in width for every thou- sand square feet, or fractiomil part the~.eof, of floor area of such base- ment. Each such stairway shaH be constructed without winders and shall have a hand rail on each side therecf. Such. stairways shall be ~s far removed from each other as prac- ticable and the width of the main aisles leading thereto shall be not less than the full width of s:.Ich stairway or stairways. In buildings of Class "A" and Class <lE" stairways from the first floor to any basement or portion thereof. used only for storage or for the main- tenan('e of servic.c for the building shall be enclosed in fireproof walls or partitions having an iron fire door and containing no glass other than "..ired glass not less than one-fourth of :In inch thick. ROOFS, Section 64 Tho roof of every building of Class "A" shall be construct;;!d of concrete, brick arches or tile, the upper surface' of which shall be covered with asp hal- bm an~l gravel, cement, concrete, tile or other fire-resisting compositicn- roofing. Rafters in buildings of Class "B," Class "C" and also in buildings of Class "D," which have flat roofs, shall be placed not more than twenty- four inches apart from center to cen- ter, and shall be covered with board- ing not less than seven-eighths of an inch thick. All roof boarding of Class "B" and Class "c" shall be cov- el'cd with tin.. copper, or felt and asphaltum covered with gravel, or with other fire-resisting composition. BASEMENT STA1R\VAYS. The .space behveen the ceiling of Section 63 Every basement used, the top story and the roof of buildings or intended to be of Class "B/' Class "C" and also in us~d, for the exhibition of goods, I buildings of Class "0," which have -23- -.... , I. urernent, and such sized flue shall have but one inlet; for two inlets the flue shall be not less than seven and one-half by eleven and one-half inches in the clear, inside measurement; for three inlets 8uch flue shall not be less than seven and one-half by fifteen and one-half inches, inside measure- ment, and for a larger number of inlets the size of such flue shall be in- creased in the proportion above nam- ed. No flue of any fire place shall be smaller than seven and one-half by eleven and one-half inches. Flues larger than two hundred square inches and less than five hundred square inches inside area shall have walls not less than twelve inches. thick to a height of fifteen feet above the inlet, and eight inches thick for the remain- ing height; flues larger thun five hundred square inches inside urea shall have their walls proportionately CHIMNEYS AND FLUES. increased in size and shall be lined Section 66 All chimneys and with firebrick for at Jeast twenty feet flues shall be of mas- above the inlet. onry, except as elsewhere in this Or- Bakery oven flues shall be not less dinance provided. The walls of such than twelve by twelve inches in the chimneys and flues in dwellings, fIsh clear, inside measurement, and shall and apartment houses shall be not have masonry walls not less than less than four inches thick, except eight inches thick. where a boiler, furnace or heater The inside four inches of the walls which burns oil is to be connected to. of all smoke flues for boilers of over the chimney, in which case the walls I twenty-five horsepower shall, for the of the chimney must be eight inches distance of twenty-five feet from the thick or be lined on the inside with source of heat, be constructed of fire- burnt clay or terra cotta flue lining, brick laid in fire mortar. All chim- and in all other buildings, if such neys having a greater flue area than walls nre less than eight inches thick two hundred and sixty square inches sa~d wnlls shall be lined with well inside measurement, shall be carried burnt clay or terra cotta pipe not less up at least ten feet above the highest than onc inch thick. Said lining shall point of the roof of the building in extend from the bottom of a flue or which they are located and ten feet the throat of a fireplace, to the top of above the highest point of any roof the flue and shall be enclosed as car- within fifty feet of such chimney. ried up. Flues in which lining is not . The inlet for a smoke pipe into a required shall be plastered both in4 chimney or flue shall be a terra cotta side and outside. thimble not less than one inch thick No smoke flue shall be less than set in place as the construction pro- seven and one-half by seven and one- gresses. Thimbles shall be surround- half inches in the clear, inside meas- ed by four inches of brickwork -24- flat roofs, shall be. divided by tight partitions of one-inch redwood into sections each having an area not ex- ceeding 2,500 square feet. All open- ings in said partitions shall have doors of similar construction. which ~halI be self-closing and hung with spring hinges. The roof of every building shall be const:ucted to carry not less than the following Jive load per square foot with a factor of safety of four: Shed roofs ..............................___...20 lbs. Roofs of dwell:ngs...___u.uu.........25 lbs. All other roofs....,...,...,.................40 lb" ( ROOF DRAINAGE. Section 65 Every building within said Fire District No. 1 :.haIl be provided with metallic wat. er conductors of sufficient capacity to cCllvey all' surface water from the l.oof to the street gutter. c::J Ad 2'.;zJY brought flush with the furring and flue. No woodwork shall be placed shall extend to the face of the plaster- nearer than two inches to the outside ing and be not nearer than six inches face of or within six inches of the in- to any woodwork. side of any smoke, air or other flue, , Chimneys shall not be supported by except sheating and shingles of roof. or upon any floor or beam of wood, Chimneys built outside of frame but shall be constructed from the structure or in light wells thereof ground up. shall be securely anchored to the walls All fireplaces and masonry chim- at intervals of not less than ten feet. neys shall rest upon a solid masonry Where chimneys or flues project foundation which has a length and through a pitch roof at or near the breadth 12 inches greater than the ridge or peak of such roo! they shali fireplace or chimney that it supports project not less than two feet above and a depth of 8 inches below the such ridge or peak. If a chimney pro- surface of the ground and shall not jects above the roof to a height of increase in size from the foundation. more than six times its least cross It shall be unlawful to construct, section, it shall be braced with an erect, install, use or maintain any iron rod or pipe not less than one inch false or imitation fireplace or man- in diameter, with a fixed washer at tIe, or any fireplace not built with solid each side of such chimney, which masonry walls of the thickness and brace shall extend through said chim- construction provided therefor in ney at a point not more than four feet this section, provided, however, that from the top thereof. Every chim- a false or imitation fireplace or man- ney projecting above the roof more tIe, desired. for architectural reasons than six times the thickness of its only, which is not used, designed 01' least cross section shall have at least intended to be used in connection with three four-inch croes walls or two any stove, or for the burning of any eight-inch walls across its least width, substance, or for the complete or par- and all such chimneys shall be laid in tial enclosing, housing or setting of cement mortar from the top thereof any. gas fixture or any other heating to the first tier of joists below the appliance, may have a reveal or re. roof joists. cess of not to exceed six (6) inches It shall be unlawful to erect, con. measured from the face or front of struct, install, use or maintain any such fireplace or mantle. false or imitation chimney, or struc- . No chimney shall be corbelled out ture or portion of a building resem- more than eight inches from a well, bling or appearing to be a chimney; provided that no corbelling shall be provided, however, that any such more than four inches in twelve-inch false chimney, desired for architec- walls. No chimney or flue shall be tural reasons only, may be built if offset or drawn over for any purpose not constructed or maintained in con- more than one-third of its exterior nection with any fire place or mantle, width or thickness. or false fireplace or mantle, and in Flues in party walls shall not ex- case such chimney has solid or tight tend within four inches of the center enclosing walls on all sides thereof, of the wall and joint flues in party from bottom to. top, without openings walls shall be separated across the of any kind through such walls, and wall by at Jeast eight inches of is securely and permanently closed at masonry. top and bottom thereof: and provided, No joist or girder shall be support- further, that no vent pipe or flue for ed on the walls of any chimney or gas or any other purpose shall be -26- constructed, installed or maintained in any such false or imitation chimney. (a) Terra Cotta Chimneys. Terra cotta chimneys may be erect- ed in that portion of the City outside of Fire District No.1, providing such terra cotta pipes shall be securely strapped :lnd fastened to the building w;th iron straps, and all joints of such chimneys be thoroughly cemented. No such term cotta chimney or pipe shall be concealed and must be so construct- ed so as to be exposed to view at every point from the exterior of the building. Such terra cotta pipes sl1all be not less than three-quarters of an inch thick, and be free from cherks; cracks or other defects. If said terra cotta pipe or chimney is supported on a bracket, SUC:l bracket must be se- curely fastened to the build:ng. Be- tween the inlet of such pipe or chim- ney and the bracket or floor sustain- ing the same, there must be at least six inches, (6 in.) of cement mortar. A clear space of at least two inches (2 in.) between the terra cotta pipe or chimney and any woodwork shall be provided, and such terra cotta chim- neys shall extend at least three (3) feet above the roof of the buildini\t (h) Pipe Conveying Smoke 'Not Permitted Through 'Vindow. No pipe used or intended to be used to conduct smoke; shall pass or extend through any wall or window, or through the roof or any skylight of ::ny building. shall be of brick, tile, stone or con- crete. Fireplaces shall have arched heads with an iron over the top of the opening not less than one-fourth by 2 Y.l inches turned up at each end two inches on each side of the chim- ney breast, .making a perfect bond for the arch, or an angle iron not less than 3x3x%, inches may be used rest- ing not less than four inches on each bearing. GAS WATER HEATERS. Section 68 Every gas he ate r used or intended to be used for heating water or otherwise (except small portable stoves), shall be provided with a galvanized iron or terra cotto. or concrete tile vent pipe not less than three inches in diameter which shall extend through the roof of such building or through the exter. ior wall of the building and up to and through the eaves and which shall have an anti.proof back draft cap at the top. There shall be a galvanized iron sleeve around every such vent pipe at all unexposed places. Such sleeves shall extend the full length of the concealed portion of such vent pipe and shaH be constructed in such manner that there shall be a clear air space of not less than one-fourth (1A.) inch between such vent pipe and such sleeve; provided, that in no event shall shall vent pipe or fJue be of less dimension than the smoke or flume outlet provided on such heater; and provided, further, that such vent may be constructed of brick and be of the same size and general construction as Section 67 All f:rcplaccs and specified elsewhere in this Ordinance chimney breasts in for smoke flues. Where the size of which mantels are placed in any build- vents is not elsewhere by this Ordi. ing, shall have trimmer arches to sup- nance required to be more than three port the hearth. Such arches shall be inches in internal diameter, then such of brick, stone or concrete, and shall vent may be of round terra cotta pipe be of sufficient width to accommodate having bell joints securely cemented nn lS-inch tile hearth, and their together or rectangular terra cotta length shall be not less than the width pipe with galvanized iron sleeves at of the chimney breast. Such hearths joints and otherwise fn accordance -26- FIREPLACES, U1d c?'..? Y - , GAS AND ELECTRiC NOT PERMITTED IN ROO~f. ETC, Section 69 METERS BOILER by metal furrings one and one-half inches deep, and metal plates or plas- ter on metal lath, and in no case shall such woodwork be nearer than fifteen inches to either sIDokepipe or furnace. (8) on Distillate or Petroleum 8S 8S Fuel. Where oil distillate or any product of petroleum is used as fuel for a fur- nace, the said furnace shall be sunk in concrete or masonry pit, with a con- crete floor sunk not less than six inches below the surrounding floor level, such pit to be at least two feet wider on all sides than the furnace. with this Ordinance. No gas heater or other gas burning fixture shall be vented into any chimney, flue or pipe to which any cooking or other heating appliance is connected that burns fuel other than gas, nor shall any gas heater be enclosed or installed in an enclosed closet. No gas meter shall be located in a room or enclosure with any boiler, hot air apparatus, furnace or heater of any kind whatsoever; and no electric me- ter shaH be located in the same room or enclosure that contains a gas me- ter. (h) Smel{e Pipe Not to Enter Same Flue to "'hich gas water heater is Attached. No smokepipe from a furnace shall enter the same flue to which the ex- haust from an automatic gas heater is connected. WARM AIR FURNACES, Section 70 The top of every heat- ing furnace set in brick shall be covered with sheet-iron (c) Notice to Building Inspector of and brick, so constructed as to be per- Intention to Install. fectly tight, and shall be supported by Before installing any hot water, iron bars with at least two inches of steam, hot air or other heating ap- sand on top of the brick. pliances, or furnaces, or restaurant or The top of every portable heating hotel ranges, in any building, the own- furnace and every smoli:e pipe shall be er of such building or the person in- not less than two feet from the under stalling the same, shall first give no- side of the nearest joists or girders, tiee of the intention to do so to the where such joists or girders are of Building Inspector. wood, excepting where said joists or girders arc protect~d by metal furring (d) Concealed Pipe Covered .With Asbestos. strips, one and onc-half inches deep, and metal plates or plaster on metal All concealed wall pipes, register lath; but in no case shall the top of boxes and fittings shall be thoroughly the furnace or smokepipe be nearer covered with two thicknesses of asbes- than fifteen inches to the underside of tos paper weighing not less than the nearest wood joists or girders. eight pounds to one hundred square Such protection above such furnace or feet, cemented to same, and after be- smoke pipe shall extend not less than ing placed, all joints shall be covered one foot each 8ide of such smokepipe in the same manner. and two feet on all sides of such fur- All concealed wall pipes and all nace. Every furnace used for heating first floor side wall boxes shall be purposes shall be set on a masonry provided with suitable boots extend- floor and no woodwork, or wood lath ing to the under side of the floor and plaster, shall be within two feet joists and all joists between the same of such furnace, unless said woodwork shall be tightly fitte.d together and or wood lath and plaster is protected covered as above provided. -27- I The boots at the bottom of all ris- ers and side wall register boxes shall be attached at the time said risers and boxes are placed in the building. . All wall pipes from such heater shall have lull capacity at all points. Ad\'sntage may be taken of all avail- able 5pace, including lath, plaster and baseboard, for inlets or throats of sfdewall register boxes on first floors. BOILER ROOMS, Section 71 All walls surrounding a boiler room shall be of masonry or terra cotta for the full height of basement or story of the building in which the boiler is located. S:Jch walls, if constructed of brick, shall be not less than eight inches thick, and if constructed of terra cotta or concrete they shall be not less than six inches thick; and all exposed wood or woodwork in such room shall be covered with metallath and plastered. Every boiler room shall be provided with a sump hole or blow.off cham- ber, independent of the sewer, for the purpose of blowing off the steam from the boiler. Adjacent to the door of every boiler room there shall be provided a stand- pipe not less than one and one-half in,:,hes in diameter, with at least twen- ty-five feet of standard fire hose not Jf'SS than one and one-half inches in diameter attached thereto. , " which are used exclusively for office purposes above the first floor thereof, and also excepting buildings or struc. tures not exceeding two stories in the height of the front or rear elevation thereof, without first providing and maintaining on and in such building such fire escapes as may be by this Ordinance required. (a) Hallways to Fire Escape. The exterior fire escape or fire es- capes required by this Ordinance on every building hereafter erected or remodeled shall be located at the end of a hall or passageway. The walls and ceilings of every such hall or passageway shall be constructed of the mater- ials prescribed by this Ordinance for elevator shafts in buildings of the class to which such building belongs. All doors to fire escapes are to be fastened only in such manner that said doors can be opened without the use of key from either side. (b) 'Vlndows Opposite Fire Escapes. Every window opposite any part or portion of a fire scape attached to the wall through which such window opens, shall have a metal frame and metal sash glazed with wire glass not less than t,4-inch thick. The bottom sash to have clear plate wire-glass. Every sash door in an exterior walJ leading to or opening upon any fire escapes shall be glazed with wire- glass not less than 1,4.inch thick. FIRE ESCAPES. Section 72 It shal! be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, as principal, agent, (c) Building Inspector-Power to officer, clerk or employee, for him- Determins Location of Fire Es- self, or itself, or for another person, capes. firm or corporation to construct, The Building Inspector shall have erect or maintain any building in the power to determine the location and City of Arcadia, excepting churches, quality of all fire escapes and stand- and dwellings, we-rehouses, ice houses pipes and the number thereof when- or cold storage plants in which no ever the number and location thereof person except the watchman is regu- is not fixed by this Ordinance; the larly employed above the second floor said Building Inspector shall have after six o'clock P. M.; also excepting power to inspect the same to !lee that buildings of Class "A" const!'uction, the~' are properly constructed and -28-- GJ..-ze/ .z"zJ>' .- maintained, as required by this Ordi- nance. Before a building. permit is h;sucd for any building required to have fire escapes or standpipes, the plans therefor shall ue submitted to said Building Inspector and the IlJcn- tion and number of such fire escapes mcst be designated by the said Build- in,6' Inspector and indorsed on 5".1::h plans. If the Building' Inspector fjnds that any building now existing at in co~rrse of construction or hcr(;aft~:r to b~ con::;tructcd docs net comply with the pro\'isions of this Ordinance in regard to fire eSC:lpes or standpipes, ::ouch Building Inspector shall l;ivc l,,~.;tt(,:1 notic(> of slJch deficiency to tbe oY-mer, lessee or occupant of ::mcf, huildin:;, rcquirin~ such o\vner, le~!3ec or cC'cupant within thirty days aftcr the receipt of such notice to make 3ach building conform to the said )n'O- (:I.) Stan:fpipcs in S:::hoohJ and Euild- vlslons of this Ordinance. It shan be ings Over Two Stories. unlawful for the owner, les:::ee or oc- Inside of e...-e:'y building over two c"..lpant of s'!lch building to use Ol- cc- 3tori8s 1n height, except those of cupy such builciing 0:' permit or Butte,: Clas;:; HA," dwellings, churches, cold the S1ln"!c to be used or occupied, after storag:J plants and ice houses, there tn':: expiration of thirty dnys from the 511311 l~e installed and maintained ~n-. re:::eil~t of said notice, unless the S4m~ tllrior standpipes extending- L-om :\ b~3 within that time beeYl made t~ J:rect connection with the City wntc:c conform to the provision:> of thi3 0;'- main (s".:ch con:1(!ction to be of not dinancc and n certificate of SUdl <'O:l- less diameter than that of the stnnd- for:nily has been issued by said B'..1i!:~- pipe), to ~nd above the roof of the in~ Inspector. building as follows: ST ANDPIPES. Inside every school building of two Section 73 E\'cry building of 5to;-ics or morc in hnie;ht, except those . f01.1r or five stor- If Cbss '"A" cons:rur.tion, there shall ics in hei.;ht shall have 3tta~hlO!d to be installed and maintained two-inch the outsid.:> cf the c,:terio:" w~lb or stalldpipes, extending from a direct imbedded therein, one or more mctd- r.o:mection frcm the City w~.t('r m~i', lic standpipe3 at least four i~c~e3 in to the top floor of the bui!din&,. Su{'h <lbmctcr, v;hich ~hall cxt'2nd f;'oIn a standpipes shall h:t.vc I1J..:=-inch valves point foul' feet six inches aboyc the and hosc connections, and so pbc~d !;idcwail~ to and over the roof of sueh that 50 fect of I1f.J-illCh standard fire building, and at each story there Shall I hosc and suitable nozzle nttacbed J;e a branch gate valve therein; and tl~creto, will reach to all points of t~ere shall be a two-way Siamese in. such fioor. In c:1ch toilet roor.l there let atta~hed to each standpipe not sha.JI be at lea3t one I-inch standpipe, more than 4 feet six inches above .the fitted with the proper valves and line rf the sidewalk, and an outlet enough I-inch hosc to reach to any over the roef consisting of ":....... "alves part of s<lid room; the hose to be used -2n- p:,'')vided with a cap and chain. All standpipes by this section re- quired, shall be capable of st.::5taining a hydrostatic pressure of three hun- dred pounds to the. Dquare inch throughout their entire length, after ~he same are erected. Every inlet and outlet conn8cticn or branch or Siamese for which prov:sion is l:w.de in this Se~tion shan be not less th:m three inches across its in- Si<.ll~ dia~eter. -nvcry such inlet and outlet connec- tion or br3~ch or S:amese, together w:th the coupling thereto and the valve 0.... v~lvcs and gat~ or gatC's thc!'cof sn.:::lI be of br~ss, and shnll be l:cpt cove~'ed at :111 ti!t:.es wh::>n not b ::::.ctual use, with a C2.p and chain of brass. for fire and cleaning purposes anI).'. Euildings of three stories in height, and not over five stories in height, shall have such standpipes of not less than l"h: inches internal diameter; buildings of over five stories in height shall have such standpipes of not less than 2 inches internal diameter. Such standpipes shall have 1 "h-inch hose connections on each floor and roof, with sufficient standard Ph-inch fire hose (suitable nozzle) attached there- to to reach all points of such floor. Such standpipes and hose shall be lo- cated and maintained to the satisfac- tion of the Building Inspector. If the height of such building renders the available water pressure insufficient to throw a reasonable stream of wat- er from such standpipes through such fire hose, then Ruch standpipes shall be connected to a tank containing not less than one thousand gallons of water upon the roof of the building. and denote the full solid thickness of the concrete only, exclusive of plas- teri ng or cement finish. The architect, owner, builder, or other person immediately in charge of the construction of any reinforced concrete building or other structure shall nt all times during the placing of the reinforcing iron or steel and the mixing and depositing of concrete, maintain an inspector duly qualified and competent, to see that the pro- visions of this Ordinance, regulating the construction of reinforced con- crete buildings or other structures, are properly complied with. Every such inspector who shall fail, refuse or neglect to immediately stop the construction of any such reinforced concrete work which fails to comply wjth the requirements of this Onli- nance or the approved plans and speci- fications and immediately report any such violation to his employer and to said Building Inspector shall be deem- ed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punish- able as hereinafter' provided. CON C R E T E CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRED. Section 74 Before a permit i. granted to construct, CONCRETE. .er~ct, alter, or repair any reinforced Section 75 For the purpOse of concrete building or other structure, this Ordinance, con- or for any reinforced construction in crete shall be deemed to be a mixture or upon any building or other struc- of Portland cement, sand, rock and ture. the applicant for such permit fresh water. ' shall file with the said Building In- (a) Plain or Non-Reinforced Con- spector complete plans, drawings. crete. specifications and details, showing the Plain or non-reinfo~ed concrete si7.e, position and reinforcement of shall be deemed to be concrete in structural members and schedules of which no iron or steel i~i"mbedded, and the loads for nil columns, girders, shall be used only in ~mpression. beams nntI joists. (b) Reinforced Concrete. (a) Plans nnd Specifications to Ex- Reinforced concrete shall be deemed hihit Appro\'al and Signature of to be concrete in which iron or steel Licensed Architect. is imbedded in such a manner that the Such plans, drawings and specifi- combined concrete and iron or steel do cations shall exhibit the approval and sustain all the stresses imposed there- signature of a licensed architect. on. The figured dimensions of all walls, (c) Cement. columns, girders, beams and slabs as Cement shan be deemed to be Port- shown on said plans, shall indicate land. Cement. ~O- oAd .;2'.2,;/ (d) Portland Cement. Portland cement shall be deemed to be the finely pulverized product re- sulting from calcination to incipient fusion of an intimate mixture of pro- perly proportioned argillaceous and calcareous materials to which no ad- dition greater than three (3) per cent has been made subsequent to calcina- tion. (e) Sand, Sand shall be deemed to be bank or river said, or finely divided rock of any hard variet;r. passing a quarter ( 11,) inch screen, which shaH not con- tain morc than five (5) per cent b)" \'olume of loam, silt, mica and organic matter and not more than thirty (30) per cent shall pass a thirty (30) mesh screen. The graduation from coarse to fine shall be reasonably uniform. (f) Unscreened Gravel. Unscreened bank or river gravel shall be well graded and contain not more than fifty (50) per cent of sand, which sand shall meet the require- ments of this Ordinance. (g) Screened Gravel. Screened gravel shall be hard and clean, and a well graded mixture run- ning from a quarter (1,4) inch dia- meter to sizes hereinafter specified for crushed rock. The gravel shall be free from any coating of clay, oil or other material. well graded mixture running from one-quarter (14) inch diameter to rock passing through a one and onc- half (1") inch ring, For heavy walls, piers and mass concrete work the rock shall be a well graded mixture running from one-quarter (1.4, ) inch diameter to rock passing through a two and one- half (2%) inch ring. (i) Reinforcing Steel. For the purpose of this Ordinance UBillet steel concrete reinforcement bars" shall be deemed to be bars made by the Bessemer or open-hearth pro- cess and all such bars shall be rolled from new billets. "Rail steel concrete reinforcement bars" shall be deemed to be bars roll- ed from standard section Tee rails. Re-roIled steel concrete reinforce- ment bars shall be deemed to be bars made by a semi-open-hearth process from selected steel scrap rolled into bars, or billetd, which having been cut to the proper lengths, and reheat- ed to the proper temperature, are roll- ed into the finished bar. TESTS OF CEMENT, Section 76 All cement used for reinforced con ere te construction shall be tested as herein provided. All cement for plain or non-rein- forced construction where the requir. ed total for one building exceeds one (h) Crushed Rock. hundred barrels, shall be tested as Granite boulders or any hard rork, herein provided. except rock carrying a large amount One complete test shall be mnde of of mica may be crushed for use in each two hundred barrels of cement or concrete. fractional part thereof. The tests shall For reinforced concrete floor slabs, be made on a properly mixed sample, thin partitions, beams, girders, and composed of portions which have been for, columns, the rock shall be a well drawn from every tenth barrel. graded mixture running from one~ All cement shall be stored in such quarter (1,4) inch diameter to rock manner as to permit of easy access passing through a seven~eights (%) for the proper inspection and identi. inch ring. fication of such shipment. For reinforced concrete walls, foot- All cement shall be delivered in ings and piers, the rock shall be n suitable packages with the brand and -31- name of the manufacturer plainly marked thereon. Cement may be sampled at the mill or en the work. All tests of cement, except as other- wise herein provided, shall be made in accordance with the methods adopted August 16th, 1909, by the American Society for Testing Materials, and all subs~quent amendments thereto or thcreof, and the cement shall conform to all the following requirements: (a) Specific Gra\'ity. The specific gravity shall be not less than three and ten hundredths (3,10), Should the test fall below this rcquirement, a second test may be madc on a sample ignited at a low red heat. The loss in weight of this ignited cement shnll not exceed four (4) per cent, (b) Fineness. Residue of not more than eight (8) per cent by weight shall be left on the No. 100 (one hundred) sieve, and not more than twenty-five (25) per cent on the No, 200 (two hundred) inches in diameter, one-half (:lh) inch thick at center, tapering to a thin edge, shall be kept in moist air for a period of twenty-four (24) hours, then subjected to the following tsets: 1. A pat shall be kept in air at normal temperature and observed at intervals for at least six (6) days, 2. A second pat shall be kept in water maintain as near seventy (70) degrees F. as practicable and observed at intervals for at least six (6) days. 3. A third pat shall be exposed in Jln atmosphere of steam above boiling water, in a loosely closed vessel, for five (5) hours, To pass the requirements satisfac- torily these pats shall remain firm and hard and show no signs of check- ing, cracking, distortion' or disinte- gration. (f) Sulphuric Acid and Magnesia. The cement shall not contain more than onc and seventy-five hundredths (1.75) per cent of anhydrous sul- phuric acid (SO 3), nor more than four (4) per cent of magnesia (l\IgO). (g) Test Reports, (c) Time of Setting. ,.. . Every test of cement required by It shull not develop Imbal set In this Ordinance shall be made by a ~C5S than one (1) hour, and hard set recognized, qualified expert, who shall 11l less than two (2) hours nor more file in the offiee of the Building In- than ten (10) hours. I spector a certified copy of all tests (d) Tensile Strength. made by him. Such test reports The minimum requirements for ten- shall be made on blanks furnished for sile strength for briquettes one (1) that purpose by the said Building In- square inch in cross section shall be as spector and shall in addition to Buch follows, and the cement shall show no other d~ta as mi~ht be deemed neces- retrogression in strength within the sury by said Building Inspector 81- periods specified: lege "that the test was made person- Age- Strength ally or under the supervision or direc- i';cat cement, 24 hours in tion of a recognized, qualified expert moist air ................................200 Ibs. and that the said test was made in ac- ~ eat cement, 1 day in moist cordance with the provisions of this air, G days in water......___.....500..1bs. Ordinance nnd the methods adopted 1 part cement, 3 parts Stand. by the American Society for Testing ard Ottawa sand, 1 day in Materials." moist air, 6 days in water__....200 lbs. Cement tests made by maufacturer, (e) Constancy of Volume. or by anyone in his employ will not Pats of neat cement about three (3) be accepted. -32- sieve. ~ c::Jd Q;Z jY - REINFORCING STEEL TESTS. Section 77 All steel used for con- crete reinforcement shall be either billet steel concrete re- inforcement bars, raB .steel concrete reinforcement bars, or steel wire, and ~onform to the physical properties by this ordinance hereinafter provided. (a) Billet Steel. These specifications cover three classes of billet-steel concrete rein- forcement bars, namely-plain, de- formed and cold-twisted. The plain and deformed bars are of two (2) grades, namely: structural steel and hard grade. Cold-twisted bars shall be twisted cold with one complete twist in a length not over twelve (12) times the thickness of the bar. The bars shall conform to the fol- lowing requirements 8S to tensile properties: Properties Considered Tensile Strength, lb. Der sq. in ........__________............ Yield point, min, lb. :per sq. in.........___..____............. Elongation in 8 in TENSILE PROPERTiES PJain Bars Structural Steel Grade Hard Grade 55,000-70,000 80,000 min. 33,000 1,400,000 50,000 1,200,000 min. per cent.__.____..............._...... Tens. str. Tens. str. Deformed Bars 55,000-70,000 80,000 min. Cold Twisted Bars Recorded only Properties Considered Tensile Strength, lb. per sq., in......._........._...... Yield point, min. lb. per sq. in........_______................ Elongation in 8 in...............__.. Structural Steel Grade Hard Grade 33,000 1,250,000 50,000 1,000,000 55,000 min. per cent..._...__...__............ Tens. str Tens. str. 5 The yieJd point shall be determined by the drop of the beam of the test- ing machine. . For plain and deformed bars oJer three-quarters (*') inch in thickness ()r diameter, a deduction of one (1) from the percentages of elongation speci- tied in "Tensile Properties" shall be made for each increase of one.eighth (Y8) inch in thickness or diameter above three-quarters (*-) inch. For plain and deformed bars under seven-sixteenth (7-16) inch in thick- bess or diameter, a deduction of one (1) from the percenta.ge of elongation ~pecified in "Tensile Properties" shall be made for each decrease of one- fJixteenth (1..16) inch in thickness or diameter below seven-sixteenths (7-16) inch. The test specimen shall bend cold around a pin without cracking on the outside of the bent portion, as follows: -33- , BEND TEST REQUIREMENTS Plain Bars Thickness or Diameter Structural of Bar Steel Grade Under * "..........................................180 deg. d t % " or over..................................__..... 180 deg. d t Hard Grade 180 dell'. d at 90 dell', d at Deformed Bars Thickness or Diameter of Bar Under ~ " ................_____. *- " or over.____............... Structural Steel....Grade 180 dell', d t 90 dell', d 2t Hard Grade 180 dell', d 4t 90 dell', d 4t Cold Twisted Bar 180 dell', d 2t 180 dell'. d at Explanatory Notes: d-the diameter of the pin about which the specimen is bent. t-thicknes8 or diameter of the specimen. Tension and bend test specimens for plain and deformed bars shall be taken from the finished bars, and shall be of the full thickness or diameter of material 8S rolled i except that the specimens for deformed bars may be ma- chined for a length of at least nine (9) inches, if necessary, to obtain uniform cross-section. Tension and bend test specimens for cold-twisted barB shall be taken from the finished bars. The finished bars shall be free from injurious defects and shall have a workmanlike finish. (.) Rail Steel. These specifications cover three classes of rail-steel concrete reinforce- ment bars, namely, Plain, Deformed and Hot-twisted. The bars shall be rolled from Standard Section Tee Rails. The Hot- twisted bars shall have one complete twist in a length not over twelve (12) times the thickness of the bar. The bars shall conform to the following minimum requirements as to ten- sile properties: Properties Considered Tensile strength, lb. per sq. in. ............................ Yield point, lb. per sq. in. .............................. Elongation in 8 in., per cent .............................. Tensile Properties. Plain Bars Deformed and Hot Twisted Bars 80,000 80,000 60,000 60,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 Tens. str. ~4- Tens. str. Od ..?.er, - The yield point shall be determined by the drop of the beam of the test- ing machine. For bars over three-quarters (%.) inch, in thickness 01' diameter, a deduc. tion of one (1) from the percentages of elongation specified in "Tensile Pro- perties" shall be made for each in.crease of one-eight (lh) inch in thickness or diameter above three-quarters (0/4.) inch. For bars under seven-sixteenths (7-16) inch in thickness or diameter, a deduction of one (1) from the percentages of elongation specificed in "Tensile Properties" shall be made for each decrease of one-sixteenth (1-16) inch in thickness or diameter below seven-sixteenths (7-16) inch. The test specimen shall bend cold around a pin without cracking on the outside of the bent portion, as follows: Bend Test Requirements. * " or over Plain Bars 180 deg, d 3t 90 deg, d 3t Deformed and Hot Twisted Bars 180 deg d 4t 90 deg. d 4t Thickness or Diameter of Bar. Under *' " Explanatory Note: d equals the diameter of pin about which the specimen is bent. t equals the thickness or diameter of the specimen. Tension and bend test specimens for plain and deformed bars shall be tak. en from the finished bars, and shall be of the full thickness or diameter of bars as rolled; except that the specimens for deformed bars may be machined for a length of at least nine (9) inches, if necessary to obtain uniform cross- section. Tension and bend test specimens for hot-twisted bars shall be taken from the finished bars, ,...ithout further treatment. The finished bars shall be free from injurious defects and shall have a workmanlike finish. (h) Rerolled Steel. These specifications cover three (3) classes of reroIled steel concrete re- infocement bars, namely: Plain, Deformed and Cold-twisted. Cold-twisted bars shall be twisted cold with one (1) complete twist in a length of not over twelve (12) times the thickness of the bar. The bars shall conform to the following minimum requirements as to ten- sile properties: Properites Considered Tensile strength lb. per sq. in. ........nn..n.._.._...... Yield point lbs. per sq. in ..n__n_nn_....__.............. Elogation in 8 in per cent. .00_......................_. Plain Bars and Deformed %" to %" over %," 52,000 45,000 Cold Twisted Bars %" to %." over %. 60,000 52,000 30,000 30,000 35,000 35,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 5% 5% Tens. 15tr. Tens. str. -35- - , The yield point shall be determined by the drop of the beam of the test- ing machine. For plain bars over three-quarters (*-) inch in thickness or diameter, a deduction of one (1) from the percentages of elongation specified, shall be mede for each increase of one-eighth (1h) inch in thickness or diameter above three-quarters (*-) inch. The test specimens shall bend cold around a pin without cracking on the outside of the bent portion, as follows: Bend Test Requirements. Plain and Deformed Bars 180 deg. d t 180 deg, d t Thickness or Diameter of Bar Under * " ...h.............................__...... 74. " and over .........:.__.....__..______h...... Cold Twisted 180 deg. d 2t 180 deg, d St Explanntory Note: d equals the diameter of pin about which the specimen is bent. t equals thickness or dIameter of specimens. Tension and bend test specimens for both plain and cold-twisted bars shall be taken from the finished bars, and shall be the full thickness or dia. meter of material ns rolled; except that specimens for deformed bars may be machined for a length of at least nine (9) inches if necessary, to obtain uni- form cross.sections. Tension and bend test specimens for cold-twisted bars shall be taken from the finished bars, without further treatment. The finished bars shall be free from injurious defects and shall have a workmanlike finish. (0) Steel Wire. These specifications cover three (3) grades of Steel Wire, namely "Cold drawn," Ulntermediate,U and "Annealed." The steel wire shall conform to the following requirements as to physical properties: Pbysical Prope'rti~s. Properties Tensile strength Cold Drawn Ibs. per sq. in. .......... 80,000 Yield point ..__................ 50,000 Elongation in 8 in. per cent................ 140,000 T.S. 20,000 Bend Test ,..... .. ...... ,..... 180 deg, d St Intermediate 60,000-80,000 40,000 Annealed 55,000-70,000 33,000 '10% 1,400,00 T, S. 180 deg. d t 180 deg, d 2t Explanatory Note: d equals the diameter of pin about which the specimen is bent. t equals the thickness or diameter of specimen. The yield point shnll be determined by the drop of the beam of the testing machine. For Annealed wire under seven-sixteenths (7-16) of an inch in diameter, a deduction of one (1) from the percentage of elongation may be made for each decrease of one-sixteenth (1-16) of an inch in diameter below gqveJl-&ix- teenths (7-16) of 'ln inch. -36- du:I. ;?,f-Z y . The test specimen shall bend cold around a pin without cracking on the outside of the bent portion. (d) Test Reports. All reinforcing iron or steel used in concrete construction, where the re- quired total for one (1) building exceeds five (5) tons, shall be tested as here- in provided. A tensile test and a bending test of one (1) bar, selected at random from every ten (10) tons or fractional part thereof, of each size and kind of rein- forcing metal. Such tests shall be made by a recognized, qualified expert who shall file in the office of the Building Inspector a certified copy of all tests made by him. Such test reports shall be made on blanks furnished for that purpose by the said Building Inspector and shall in addition to such other data as might be deemed necessary by the said Building Inspector allege, "that the test was made personally or under the supervision or direction of a recognized quali- fied expert and that the said test was made in accordance with the provisions .of this Ordinance and the methods adopted by the American Society for Test- ing Materials." CONCRETE PROPORTIONS AND MIXING. Section 78 (a) Proportions. Theproportions for concrete used in concrete con- struction, shall be of three (3) grades of mixtures, which are herein defined and consist of the following propor- tions of cement and aggreg~te: Grade 1 Concrete. Grade 1 concrete shall be a mix- ture of one (1) part cement; two and one-halI (2%) parts sand, and three and one~half (3%) parts of crushed rock or screened gravel. Grade 2 Concrete. Grade 2 concrete shall be a mixture of one (1) part cement; three (3) parts sand, and four and one-half (4lf.: .parts of crushed rock or screen- ed gravel. Grade 3 Concrete. Grade 3 concrete shall be a mixture of one (1) part cement and seven (7) parts river or bank gravel. (b) Unit Measure and Weights. The unit measure for proportions shall be the cubic foot. A sack con- taining ninety-four pounds net of ce- . ment, shall be deemed to be one (1) cubic foot. Four (4) such sacks of cement shall be deemed to be a barrel of cement. The fine and coarse aggregates shall be measured separately, as loosely thrown into the measuring re- ceptable and shall be used in such relatively proportions as will insure maximum density. Plain concrete shall be deemed to weigh one hundred forty-four (144) pounds per cubic foot. Reinforced concrete shall be deemed to weight one hundred fifty (150) pounds per cubic foot. (c) Mixing. 'Vhenever the amount of concrete in anyone building equals or exceeds one hundred (100) cubic yards, the concrete shall be mixed in a "Batch Mixer." If the amount of concrete be under one hundred (100) 'cubic )'ards, it may be mixed in a "Continuous Mixer" or it may be mixed by hand, in which latter case it shall be tur~ed over at least twice dry and at least twice during the addition of water. If for any renSon the concrete mix. ture separates, it shall be remixed be~ fore being deposited. No concrete shall be used after it has acquired its initial set. . -37- .-- , UNIT 5TRESSES. Section 79 Concrete construction shall be so designed that the following unit working stress~s shall not be exceeded. (b) Compression. Grade 1 Concrete. Extreme fibre stress under flexture, 650 Ib5. per sq. in. Extreme fibre stress in compres- sion at support of continuo'J.s beams, 750 Ibs. pel' sq. in.. Axial compression (on effective area) in columns with vertical rein- forcement and horizontal ties, 650 Ib5. per sq. in. Axial compression (on effective area) in hooped columns with vertical reinforcement, 800 Ib8. per sq. in. Grade 2 Concrete. Grade 2 concrete when used in re- taining walls and foundations, shall not exceed eighty (80) per cent of the stL'esses provided for in grade 1 concrete. In direct compression three hundred fifty (350) 11s. per square inch. Grade 3 Concrete. Grade 3 concrete in direct com pres- s:on, two hundred .fifty (250) Ibs. per square inch. (c) Shear. The maximum shearing stress in a section shall be used as a means of measuring the resistance to dia- gonal tension stress and the following values for the maximum vertical shearing stress shall be used. (1) For beams with horizontal bars only and without wed reinforcement the shearing stress shall not exceed forty (40) Ibs. per sq. in. (2) For beams thoroughly rein- forced with web reinforcement the value of the shearing stress shall not exceed one hundred twenty (120) Ibs. per sq. in. ... (3) Where punching shear occurs, i. e., shearing stress, uncombined with compression normal to the shearing surface and with all tension normal to the shearing plane provided for by reinforcement, the shearing stress shall not exceed one hundred twenty (120) lbs, per sq, in, When reinforcement is used to in- crease the unit shear, the proportion of the unit shear taken by the con- crete shall not exceed forty (40) Ibs. per square inch and the reinforcement shall be sufficient to take the re- mainder. Stirrups shall not be placed further apart than two-thirds (2-3) of the effective depth of the beam if they are considered as adding to the shearing resistance. If unattached stirrups are used they shall pass un..-/-- der the main reinforcing bars. There shall be sufficient anchorage in the compression portion of the beam to develop the stirrups without exceed- ing the bond stresses by. this Ordi. nance provided. If stirrups are at- tached to the reinforcing bars the connection must be sufficient to devel. ap the elastic limit of the steel with- out causing slipping along the main bars. For beams of Tee section the web of the beam only shall be assum- ed to be effective for resisting shear. (d) Adhesion. Bond stress for plain hard grade bars, sixty (60) Ibs. per sq. in. Bond stress for plain structural steel grade bars, eighty (80) Ibs. per sq. in. Bond stress for twisted or deform- ed bars, one hundred twenty (120) Ibs. per sq. in. Bond stress for stel wire, eigQty (80) pounds per sq. in. (e) Steel in Tension. Structural steel grade, plain or de~ formed, forty-five (45) per cent elas- tic limit but not to exceed sixteen thousand (16,000) Ibs. per sq. in. -38- c::hdt:?Rr Cold twisted, forty-five (45) per cent elastic limit, but not to exceed eighteen thousand (18,000) lbs, per sq. in. . Hard grade steel, plain bars, forty- fIve (45) per cent elastic limit, but not to exceed sixteen thousand thousand (16,000) lbs, per sq, in, Hard grade steel," deformed bars, forty-five (45) per cent elastic limit. but not to exc::eed seventeen thousand (17,000) lbs, per sq,ln, (2) Plain, hot-twisted or deformed bars, forty (40) per cent elastic limit, but not to e~ceed fifteen thousand (15,000) lbs, )ler sq, in, (3) Plain, hot-twisted or deformed forty (40) per cent elastic limit, bu~ not to exceed fourteen thousand (14,- 000) lbs, per .q, in, Cold twisted, forty (40) per cent elastic limit, but not to exceed sixteen thousand (16,000) lbs, per sq, in, (4) \Vrought-iron may be used in lieu of steel for concrete reinforce- ment, providing its unit stress does not exceed fotty-five (45) per cent of its elastic limit of fourteen thousand (14,000) lbs, )>er sq, in.' (5) "Cold drawn grade," uAnneal- cd grade," sixteen thousand (16,000) Ibs. per sq. in. "Intermedia.te grade," fourteen thousand (14,000) Ibs. per sq. in. (f) Steel Wire. The compressive stress in the steel shall not exce~d fifteen (15) times the compressive stress of the encasing concrete. in the ccn"crete and in the steel shall not exceed the unit stresses in this Ordinance provided. (b) Design. All reinforcing steel..shall be com- pletely encased by the' concrete. The steel in columns shall be spaced so as to be not less than one and one- half (llh) inches from the exterior surface. The steel in slabs, beams and girders shaH be placed so that the depth of the concrete below center of the lower layer of steel shall be not less than one-tenth (1-10) of the depth of such slab, beam or girder, but in no case shall the depth of the concrete below the reinforcing steel be less than the diameter of the rein- forcing steel and not less than one- half (1h) inch, but need not be l':1ore than four (4) inches. The lateral spacing of parallel bars shall be not leRs than two and one-half (21h) dia- meters from center to center nor shall the distance from the side of the beam or girder to the center of the nearest bar be less than' one and one- half (172) diameters. The clear spac- ing between la:rers of bars shall be not less than the diameter of the bars or' the bars may be staggered and if so placed, shall be not less than two and one-half (2lh) times the diameter of the bars center to center. Rein- forcing steel in footings shall be en- cased by not less than three (3) inch- es of concrete. (c) Assumption for Design. The following assumptions shall form the basis of design: . (1) That there is no initial stress in either the steel or the concrete. (2) That the bond between the concrete and steel is assumed to be sufficient to cause the two (2) rna- STEEL IN SHEAR. terials to act together as a unit. Section 'SO (a) Reinforced con- (3) That the tensile stress in con- ere ft e construction crete is not to be considered. shall be so del;igned that the resultant (4) That the moduli of elasticity stresses (either'single or combined) of concrete and steel remain constant -39- (g) Steel in Compression. The shearing stress of the rein- forcing steel Shall not be considered in the design of Reinforced Concrete Construction. within the limit of their respective' this Ordinance provided. unit work:ng stresses. (8) She:u shall be computed on (5) That the ratio of the moduli of the right cross section of a structural elasticity of concrete and steel shaH member, nnd no shear shaH be nUow- be taken as onc (1) to fifteen (15). ed upon any flange thereof. (G) That the steel in compression and the concrete immediately sur- rounding it nre stressed in proportion to their moduli of elasticity. (e) Girders and Beams. (1) Girders and beams under uni- formly distributed loads shall be de- signed to resist positive and negative (d) ~lembers '8ubject to Bending. bending moments not less than those (1) The straight line formula shall given below: be used in the design of rcinfc.rcEd \V equal total live and dead load on concrete constru~tion. member. (2) The stress in an~r fibre is di- L equal the span between centers of rectly proportionate to the distance of supports, or may be taken not less that fibre from the neutral axis. than the clear span plus the depth of (3) The moment of resistance of the beam or girder. Brackets or cor- any structural member shall be deter- bels shaU not be considered as reduc- mined by using the unit stresses else- ing the clear span. where in this Ordiance provided. M equal total bending moment. (4) In case the moment of rcsist. Simply supported and single spans ance of a structural member, as deter- -M at center of span equal \VL-8. mined by the unit stresses herein pro- Continuous for two spans-M at vided (including all the allowable area center of span equal WL-10; 1\1 over of concrete in compression), is not center support aqual WL-8. equivalent' to the bending moment on Continuous for three or more spans that member, additional steel may be -M at center of end spans equal WL. intl'oduced--either in tension or corn- 10j M at center of intermediate spans pression or both- to meet the delic- equal \VL-12j M over all intermediate ieney, provided, however, that in no supports equal WL-12. case shall the area of the stecl in com- All end spans must be reinforced pression exceed the area of the stee": for a negative bending moment at in tension, and that in all cases the end support of at least WL-20. steel in compression shall be securely Provided that in continuous girders tied to the steel in tension as provided and beams where the ratio of length for in vertically reinforced concrete of adjacent spans is greater than 3:2, columns. the moment at center of span and (5) All structural members subject OVer support shall be taken as WL.I0 to bending shall be reinforced for both and the spans shall be reinforced for positive and negative bending mo- negative bending moment if neces. mcnts. sary. (G) All reinforcement must be of (2) Girders and beams under con- sufficient length to develop the calcu- centrated loads, shall be designed for lated stress in the steel at any point actual moments. by its bond with the encasing con- (3) No girder or beam shall pro- crete. ject more than three (3) inches on (7) All structural members sub- either side beyond the supporting col- ject to bending shall be reinforced for umn. reinforced column cap. or she&r when necessary in accordance bracket. with the unit stresses elsewhere in (4) When the thickness of the slab -40- tPd .;.?.;;? y is at least one-seventh (1-7) of the total depth of the b~m or girder, the beam and a portiofl'\'t>f th~ slab may be designed as 0. Tee bemn. In Tee beams, .the width' of the flange on each side measured outside the web of the beam, shall not exceed four (: -1) times the thickness at the slab, nor be greater th,an one-half (1h) of the clear span of the slab, and the total width of the Tee head shall not exceed one-fifth (1.5) of the span of the beam measured from center to center of supports. (5) 'Vhen concrete beams and floor slabs are cast as a unit and where the thickness of the slab is less (1) One- \V sy Reinforcement. than one-seventh (1-7) of the total All slabs with one-way reinforce- depth of the beam, the beam shall be ment shall have distributing bars not designed as a rectangular section ex- less than one-fourth (%.) inch round, cept that that portion of the floor eighteen (18) inches on centers, shall slab usually figured as the flang~s of be designed to resist positive and a Tee beam may be used in comprcs. negative bending moments not less sian. I than those given below: (f) Tile ::md Other Fillers, W equal total live and dead load on slab. Con:ret~ mer:nbers of floor con- L equal the span between center of structlOn 10 whIch hollow tile, con- t b t k t 1 . suppor 5, Of may e a en no ess crete blocks or other SImilar fillers th th I I th ce (") .. an e c ear span p us r ... are used, shall be deSIgned 10 accord- t' th d th f th I b B k t . , , .. Imes e cp 0 e sa. rac c s ance WIth the prOVJSIOnS of thIS Ordl- b I h 11 t b 'd d a or cor e s s n no e conSI ere s nance, provided, that when the slab d' th I . '. re ucmg e c car span. portIOn on top of such fillers acts In 111 I t t I b d' c t . ., 11 equa oa en mgmomn, flexture 10 combmatIon with the S. I rt d d' I spans Imp y suppo e an smg e , beam such slab shall be not less than 111 t t f' I WL 8 . ~'.. . 1\ a cen er 0 span equa - . two (2) Inches In thickness and m no C t' f t (2) '1 . on muous or wo spans-a case shall the clear dlstan~e ~etwecn t t f I WL 10' 'I . a cen er 0 span equa -, l' the beams for such construr.t:on cy 11 t 1 WL 10 ,. over a suppor s equa -. cecd SIxteen (10) Inches. Continuous for three (3) or more Floor and roof slabs shllll be riot spans-M at center of end spans less than three (3) ine-he!) in total equal WL-I0; M at center of intcr- thickness, for clear spans in excess of mediate spans equal WL-12; Mover thirty inches and not les~ than two end supports equal WL-IO; M over all and three-quarter (2*) inches for intf;!rmcdiate supports equal WL~12. clear spans less than thirty (30) inches. Provided where the live load is less than eighty (SO) pounds per square foot, such minimum thickness may be two and one~hali (2*) inches for clear spans of thirty (30) inches or less. . Exposed metal centering, or expos. ed metal of any kind, will not be con- sidered as a factor in the strength of any part of any concrete structure. For the purposes of this paragraph, metal centering, metal pans or forms, having a plaster or cement finish ap- plied on, over, or in any manner in- closing same, shall be deemed to be exposed metal. (g) Slab.. All slabs, whose ratio of length to breadth is greater than 3:2 shall be designed with one-way reinforce. ment. (2) Two Way Reinforcement. Square and rectangular slabs with two-way reinforcement under uni- formly distributed loads shall be de~ signed for the same bending moments in each direction at the center of -41- spans and over supports as specified for one-way reinforcement, whether Sil:lply supported, continuous over h\'o (2) srmnR, or continuous over three (3) or morc spans. For rectangular slabs, the distrihu- 0"11 of loads in the two (2) directions shail be inversely as the fourth power of their t\VO (2) dimensions. AU two- way reinforcements shall be placed at ri.;ht angles to girders and be::U::ls f.u~}f.ortinti the slab. be provided so that the weight of workmen and material will not be car- ried by the reinforcing metal. The slab shall consist of two coats; one coat to be Grade 1 concrete mix- ture, at least two and one-half (2Y.i) inches thick, applied on top of the re- inforcing metal: and the other coat to be a mixture of one part Portland cement gauged with one-tenth (1-10) of its volume of liT:Je and two and one-half (2%) parts clean sand (to which mixture there shall be added a small amount of hair to assist adhe- sion), at least three-quarters (%.) inch thick, applied on the under side of the reinforcing metal. (3) Expanded Metal Reinforcement. Roof slabs slupported by masonr~t 01' st~el construction may be reinforced v:ith an expanded metal reinforce- ment of not less than Number 24 gauge, in lieu of steel bars.Y'All such (h) Columns. metal reinforcement shall b~ painted (1) All concrete columns shull w;th or dir>p~d in an efficient preserv- have vertical reinforcing steel. ctive. The tensile properties and unit (2) No contrete column shall be working stress of expanded metal reinforced with less than four (4) reinforcement shall be ns in this Ordi- three-quarter (%.) round bars or fOUl" nance provided for plain bars of (4) five-eights (%) inch square bars. structural grede Billet steel. (3) The effective area or section All such slabs, whether continuous of a reinforced concrete column is that or not, !>hall be con.sidered as si:1gle portion of the area of the column Gpans, s:mply supported and for uni- within the wrapping of the longituri- formly distributed loads shall be de- nul steel; the area of the concrete s;gned to resist a positive moment at outside of the vertical steel shall be the center of span of:M equal WL-8. considered as fire protection only. The end splices of the reinforcing (4) The latest dimension of eIIec- metal shall occur only at the support tive area of clumns supporting floor rmd the ~hects of the reinforcing met- and roof loads shnll be seven (7) d shall overlap the center of s'J.pport inches. not less than three (3) inches. All (5) All columns eccentrically load- f>:.lch sheets of reinforcing metal shall ed or columns with structural caps, be securely fastened together every braces, or brackets, or columns, car- two (2) feet along the sides and at rying girders or beams with clear every rib at the ends with No. H tie spuns of thirty (30) feet or more shall wire or b~' clinching of the lapped be designed for flexture due to such r:bs. All such shcet2 of reinforcing loading in addition to the vertical meta! sh::dl be rigidly attaehed to load. SiJPl10rting members nnd in the event (6) When the verticnl steel in col- such supporting members arc steel, umns is not continuous, the load car- attachment shall be made by $pedal ried by the stef:'l shall be transferred clips or by No. 14 tie wire, such clips at any joint in the bars either by lap- or tie wire to be spaced not more than ping of the steel or by dowels or seven (7) inches apart. During the splice bars of equivalent area. The construction, planking and runs 511r.]] laps, dowels or splice bars shall be of -42- Cd o?c?JY - sufficient length to transfer the load of the upper steel. No dowel or splice bar shall be of less area than is here- in provided for column reinforcement. In lieu of the above method of trans- ferring the stress in the vertical steelJ tight fitting pipe sleeves may be used in which case the ends of the vertical steel shall be milled. In all cases splices shall occur at or near floor levels or points of lateral support. (7) The vertical steel of columns shall extend into either footings or other supports far enough to develop the stress in the steel through ad- hesion os in this Ordinance allowed for unit bond stress or the load in the steel may be transferred by dowels as elsewhere in this Ordinance pro- vided. (8) Columns whose unsupported length does not exceed fifteen (15) times the least dimension of effective section shall be designed according to unit stresses elsewhere in this Ordi- nance allowed. (9) Columns whose unsupported length does not exceed fifteen (15) times the least dimensions of effective sections shall be designed for work- ing stresses given by the following reduction formula: L equal unsupported length. D equal minimum dimension of ef- fective section. P equal permissible working stress in columns with l-d less than 15. " P' equal P (1.6-1-25d), p' equal permissible working stress when l-d is less than 30 and greater than 15, No reinforced concrete columns shall be used whose unsupported length exceeds thirty (30) times the least dimension of the effective sec- tion. (10) Columns with longitudinal re- in!orcement only shall contain steel of not less than one (1) per cent nor more than five (5) per cent of the ef- fective orea. The reinforcement shall I be thoroughly tied at intervals not g~eater than the least dimension of the effective section nor greater than fifteen (15) times the least dimension of the reinforcement used. Column ties shall be not less than three-six- teenths (3-16) of an inch in diameter for vertical steel of less than one (1) inch in least dimension. Column ties for longitudinal reinforcement of one (1) "inch and larger shall be not less than one-quarter (%.) of an inch in diameter. Circular bands or spirals of equivalent" dimensions and facings may be used in lieu of column ties. (11) Hooped or banded column3 having longitudinal reinforcement surrounded by circular spirals or bandsJ or columns with vertical rein- forcement, spirally wrapped (the steel being arranged to form a circu- lar core), shall contain reinforce- ment in the form of spirals or bands not less than one-half (lh) of one (1) per cent of the effective area. The spirals and bands shall be so spaced and be of such section as will develop the strength of the concrete.. This spacing shall not exceed three (3) inches. Steel wire used for hooped columns shall be either "Cold drawn grade" or jjAnnealed grade," provided, however, that HIntermediate grade" may be used in lieu of the cold drawn or an- nealed, if such reinforcement be not less than .three-fourth (*') of one (1) per cent of the effective area, or if the ~oncrete for such columns be a mixture of one (1) part cement, two (2) parts gand and three (3) pa ,ts crushed rock or screened gravel. (12) Longitudinal reinforcement in hooped or banded columns shall be not less than six (6) bars, symmetric- ally arranged about the axis of the column and of area not less than one (1) per cent nor more than seven and one-half (7th) per cent of effective section. Column with core of diame- ter of sixteen (16) inches or more -43- ). shall :.dYC not less than eight (8) bars nor shall any bar be spaced more than eight (8) inches apart along the circumference of bands or spirals. of sustaining its own load and added load of construction. the WALLS. Section 81 (a) Bearing walls of brick, stone or con- Cl'ete in buildings having reinforced concrete columns, girders, beams or floor sl:1bs, shall be of the same thick. ness as brick walls ns in this Ordi. nance provided. (b) Exterior walls in a reinforced concrete building of skeleton con- struction, which arc built as filler walls and.ca:ried solely upon girders, may be built of brick, stone, or plain coneI ete amI shall be not less than twelve (12) inches thick-or filler walls m:ty be built of reinforced con- crete, nnLi shall be not less than eight (8) inches thick and they shall have verticnl and horizontal steel rein- HOLLOW TERRA COTTA TILE forcement on both sides not less th<:n BLOCKS. one (1) inch from the surface, cap- Section 84 Hollow terra cotta tile able of resisting an inward or nn out- blo,cks shall not be ward pressure of thirty (30) pounds used for exterior or interior walls per squarct foot of area. In no case within Fire District Number 1, ex- shall the reinforcing steel be less than ccpt as provided in this Ordinance, six one-hundredths (6-100) square und as a facing or veneer for brick inch per lineal foot in each direction. work or masonry walls of standard FORMS. thickness. Hollow terra cotta tile blocks may be used for the exterior Section 82 (a) Forms and center~ walls of buildings not more than two ing for concrete work stories in height in any portion of the shall be amply strong nnd well braced City of Arcadia outside of the said so as not to deform, and all shoring Fire District Number 1, where the or pro!>s shall be sufficiently strong walls of such building, in which hol und rigid to prevent any und.ue jarr- low terra cotta tile blocks are used, ing of concrete while setting. are of the same thickness as required (b) All forms must be 80 built as for masonry walls under the same to allow thorough cleaning before conditions, und all hollow terra cotta concrete is deposited. tile blocks so used, or otherwise used (c) Columns and walls shall not be shall be laid up in cement mortar. stripped in less than five (5) days; All hollow terra cotta tile blocks floor slabs, in not less than seven (7) u~ed in the construction of any build- days; and beams and girders in not ing shall conform to the following re- less than fifteen (15) days; but in no quirements: case Ghall the forms or centering be All tile used for structural purposes rernoyed until the concrete is capable in buildings, shall be well manufac- -44- LOAD TESTS. Section 83 (a) Load tests shall be made by the owner or contractor on any portion of any reinforced con- crete building or structure in the course of erection or alteration that m~y be designated by the Building In- spector. Such load test must be made within ten (10) days from date of no- tice so to do, but in no case shall the test be required by the Building In- spector until the concrete (to be tested) is at least thirty (30) days old. (b) Such portion of the building or structure being tested shall sustain without sign of failure twice the live load for which it is designed. Cd ,?,eJY' tured, free from checks and cracks. Each piece shall be molded square ond true and shall be hard-burned and shall have a good clear ring. The tile block shall develop an ultimate crush- ing strength when burned, of not less than 3000 pounds pel; square inch. All computations as to thickness and strength of the walls t)f the tile shall be based upon a working strength of one-sixth (1-6) the ultimate, equiva- lent to five hundred (500) pound.3 per square inch. .. Whenever the Building Inspector shall deem it necessary. the owner or contractor shall make a test to ascer- tain the strength of any such tile used in the construction of a building or structure. used in the construction of exterior or bearing walls, such walls shall be con- structed of the same U.ickness as re- quired for brick walls; provided, how- ever, that such hollow blocks shall be made with solid connecting web, not less than two (2) inches thick, and connecting webs shall not be more than twelve (12) inches apart; provided, however, that the hollow space in any such hollow concrete block shall not exceed twenty-five (25) per cent of the whole block. Everr wall built of such hollow con- crete blocks shall be laid up in cement mortar and shall be capable of sus- taining a load of eight (8) tons per square foot of sectional area. HOLLOW TERRA COTI"A FOR CONCRETE FOR FOUNDATIONS. VENEER. Section 85 Thc mixture for con- Section 87 Hollow terra cotta tile crete for plain or non- blocks shall not be reinforced concrete foundations shall used for exterior or interior walls consist of toe proportions of cement within said Fire District No.1, except and aggregate as set forth by Section as facing or veneer for brick work or: 78 of this Ordinance for Grade Onc'l masonr.y walls of standard thickncss, Grade Two or Grade Three concrete. and also as provided for in this ordi- nance. BUILDINGS OF ARTIFICIAL STONE. Section 86 Artificial stone made of P()rtlan~ cement and incombustible and fire and water- proof material may be used as a sub- stitute for any natural stone, provided that no a~~ificial stone containing more th.an fifteen (15) per cent of limestone as an ingredient shall be used in a lintel or benring part in buildings over three stories in height; provided further,- that the factor of safety shall be not Jess than ten. No. exterior or interior exposed walls of any building within said Fire District No.1 shall be constructed of hollow concrete blocka. No exterior or interior exposed walls of any build. ing more than two stoties in height in the City of Arcadia shb.ll be construct- ed of hollow concrete blocks. 'Vhere hollow concrete blocks BUILDINGS OF TERRA COTTA BLOCKS. Section 88 Building not more than one story in height to be used for dwellings, sta- bles or garages, may be constructed of hollow terra cotta blocks outside of said Fire District No.1, provided such buildings do not exceed one thousand square feet of floor area, and the walls thereof are not less than six inches thick and laid in cement mortar. In. no case shall the height of the story of any such building exceed ten feet. Buildings more 'than one story in height, but not exceeding four stories of fift~ (50) feet in total h,eight, ma~ be constructed of hollow terra cotta blocks outside of said Fire District No.1, provided they comply with the following conditjons: are The exterior walls of such buildings -43- . ( shall be so arranged 35 to allow, be- tween the rows of seats thc:re~n, across the width thereof, a space of not less than thirty-two (32) inches, measured between the extreme backs of said seats. Where the seat1ng ca- pacity of any floor in any such church, lecture room, music hall or other public hall is arranged to ac- ccmmodate not more than five hun- dred (500) persons there shail be pro- vided at least two aisles, each of which shall have a width of not less th::m five (5) feet, and each of such r.:sbs shall be increased one (1) foot for each addition one hundred Any building or por- (00) persons or fraction thereof. tion thereof occupied (d) Every staircase leading to a or used as a church, lecture room, mu- gallery which contains not to exceed ::;;c hall or other public hall shall, in two hundred (200) scats shall be not addition to any other requirements in less than four (5) feet in width. For th:s Ordinance contained,' be construc- ea~h additional one hundred (l00) teu in the manner os follows, to-wit: seats in said gallery, the width of (.1.) Every room used for the hOlls- said stairway.shaH be increased one iug or installation of a heating or I (1) foot. There shall be hand rails OIl ventilating plant or for any machin- each side of any stairway leading to ery whatever, shall have brick or any aforesaid gallery or to a b:lse- 'Conc!"(,'te wnlls surrounding the same, ment. There shall be no winders in extending from floor to ceilil!g. The any such stairway. Every landing of cc]ing of every such room shall be every such stairway shall be full ng- bthed with metal lat~ and plastered, gregate width of the flights of s~'1.ir3 and all openings through its. wnlb leading to such gallery and the depth into any other part of the building of every such landing shall equal the ~~hall be protected by standard fire ru~ of stair~ leading thereto. 'I'hr> doors constructed fiS specified in.Sec- minimum .head room over every such tion 67 of thin Ordinance or by metal stairway at every point thereon shall ,:ovcl'ed sash witb wire glass set in the be not less than eight (8) fe.ct. fr:mlcs thereof. (e) The aggregate. width of the (b) The under side of every stair- exits of any such church, lecture wa~', gallery, both sides of every ves- room, music hall or other public hall t:bule wall, and the ceiling of e\"ery shall be at least fifteen (15) per cent n::;t:bulc in every such building shall greater than the aggregate required be lathed with metal lath and plaster- for the aisles, and each gallery there-- cd, ~!HI the walls, ceilings and .parti- in having a seating capacity of one tions of every basement under any hundred (100) or more persons shall room as a church, lecture room, mus:c have an exit separate and distinct hall 0:' other public hall shall be lath- from any other exit from such audi- cd with metal lath and plastered. larium direct to the vestibule or (c) All seats in every room in such street. No exit from such church, building used as a church, lecture lecture room, music hall or other pub- room, music hall or other public 1:.all lic hall shall be less than fixe (5) feet -,--46--- ml.1st be reinforced in the manner re- quired for bearing walls in Class "c" uuildings, and must be cf the thick- ncss prescribed for masonry walls in Section 33 of this Ordinance. SCHOOLS. Section 89 All school buildings hereafter erected in in the City or Arc:ld:a, of two stories or more in height, shall be build;n~3 of either Clas3 "At" OlB" or uC." CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS CHURCH, LECTURE ROO M, MeSIC HALL OR OTHER PUB. LIC HALL. Section 90 dd.e.fZr. '. , in width and seven (7) feet in hight. PERMIT TO CONDUCT MOVING PICTURE THEATRE. Section 91 It shall be unlewful for any person, firm or corporation, as principal, agent, of- ficer, clerk or employee, for himself or itself, or for another person, firm or corporation to hold, conduct, or carryon, or to cause or permit to bE" held, conducted 01' carried on, any moving picture exhibition or any en- tertainment at which moving pictures arc exhibited, without a permit there- for in writing, granted by the said EXITS. Building Inspector, specifying the S t. 94 (a) Every room in I h h h'b't' t ec Ion pace were sue ex I I IOn or en e- which 8 moving pic- tainment is proposed to be held, eml- ture exhibition or entertainment is ducted or carried on, which said appli-l conducted which has a seating capac- cation shall be signed by the appli. ity of one hundred (100) persons, or cant. less, shall have at least one exit VPERMIT NOT TO BE ISSUED in the rear thereof, notle,s than five WHEN '(5) feet wide and not less than six (6) Section 92 That no permit to feet eight (8) inches high, opening di- hold, conduct, or car. rectly upon the street or alley at th0 ry on a moving picture exhibition, or rear or side of such room so used or any entertainment at which moving occupied. pictures are exhibited, shall be grant- (b) Every room in 'which a moving ed by the Building Inspector except picture exhibition or entertainment is the theatre, building or room in which conducted which has a seating capac- such exhibition or entertainment is to ity of more than 100 persons and not be held, conducted or carried on. sh:"l! more than 250 persons, shall have one conform to the requirements of the exit in the rear thereof, not less than Ordinances of the City of Arcadia. six feet wide. All exits shall be not The provisions of this Ordinance less than 6 feet 8 in~hes in height and shall not apply to the use, operation, shall open directly into the street or or possession of any moving picture alley at the rear or side of such room machine using an acitate cellulous so used or occupied. film of not more than % of an inch (c) Every room in which a moving in width, nor shall the provisions of picture exhibition or entertainment is this Ordinance apply to any moving conducted, which has a seating capac- picture exhibition or any entertain- ity of more than two hundred fifty ment at which moving pictures are (250) and not more than five hundred exhibited or given by any school, (500) persons, shall have two exits in lodge or church where no admission the rear thereof, each of which shall fee is charged. not be less than five (5) feet wide EXTERIOR WALLS. and seven (7) feet high, and shall S t. 93 The exterior walls of open directly into the street or alley . CC Ion 1 'd f h so every roo m in at t Ie rear or SI e 0 sue room which a moving picture ex- used or occupied. hibition or entertainment i8 con- ducted, shall be constructed of mason- ry and the interior walls of such room shall be constructed of masonry, OF of wocd studs lathed with metal lath, plastered with fireproof plaster. The ceiling of any such room, if the same is in a building two or more stories in height, shall be constructed of incom- bustible material, or of wood joists cei!ed with metal lath and plastered with fireproof plaster, or wood joists cei!ed with quarter (t,4) inch asbestos, covered with No. 20 sheet iron. . -47- (d) Every exit door shall be so hung that it will swing to the exter- ior of the room, and shall not be lock- ed or fastened during the progress of any exhibition or entertainment in any manner, except by a small catch or spring upon the inside, which will readily yield to the pressure of one person from within. All doors. shall be hung to open out- wardly and when open sball not ob- struct any court, passageway, corri- dor, stairway, exit or bal~ony. EXITS-LIGHTS OVER. Section 95 Over every exit from a theatre and not more than one foot above such exit and on the inside thereof there shall be placed and maintained a metal box, the front of which shall be colored glass upon which shall be inscribed in visible letters not less than five (5) inches in height the word "Exit." There shall be placed and maintained within each such metal box a lamp in which only mineral, sperm or othe non-explosive oil is burned, or not less than two (2) incandescant electric lamps of not less than four (4) can- dle power each. If such incandescer:. lamps are used, each of such lamlls such box shall be connected to an in- dependent circuit and each of such in- dependent circuits shall be supplicc' by an independent source of energy. All such lamps shall be lighted prev- ious to a performance and before the opening of the doors to such theatre, and shall be kept continuously lighted until the audience shall have departed from the premises. OBSTRUCTIONS IN 'AISLE OR OTHER PASSAGEWAY PRO- HIBITED. Section 96 It shall be unJawful for any person to place or maintain any chair, sofa, set- tee, stool, Beat or any other obstruc- tion whatever in any ais1e, or in any passageway, exit or doorway leading ,. to or from any room in which any moving picture exhibition or enter- tainment is held, conducted or carried on, or within five (5) feet of a line drawn perpendicularly from the mov- ing picture machine to the floor of such room, during the time when sach exhibition or entertainment is being held, conducted or carried on, or to cause or permit nn~r person to be or remain upon the floor of any such room, in excess of the number of seats provided for the floor there- of, except the necessary ushers and other attendants whose services are required in and about the conducting of such exhibition or entertainment; and it shall be unlawful for any per- son to stand or remain in any such aisle, passageway or doorway durin6' the time when such exhibition or en- tertainment is being held, conduct-:-d or carried on. AISLES AND SEATS. Section 97 In every room or en- closure in which an~.. moving picture exhibition, or any en- tertainment at which moving pict\1res are exhibited, is held or conducted, hich is not more than twenty (20) feet in width and not more than one hundred (l00) feet in depth, there shall be one aisle through the center thereof, not less than five (5) feet in width, or one aisle on each side there- of, each not less than three (3) f~ct in width. In every room or enclosure in which any moving picture exhibition or any entertainment at which mov~ng pic- tures are exhibited, is held or con. or conducted, which is more than twenty (20) feet in width, and not more than thirty (30) feet in width, and not more than one hundred (100) feet in deI)th, there shall be two aislf!s from front to rear, each not less than four (4) feet in width. All seats shall be firmly secured to the floor and shall be not less than -48- c:JJ ~.?F '. enclosure or room will be permitt~cl, unless such enclosure or room is pro- vided with an additional door. Every such enclosure or room must be kept MOTION PICTURE MACHINES. clean and free from all inflammable Section 98 It shall be unlawful materials of any kind whatever. , for any person, firm (d) The door or coverings for all' or corporation, 88 principal, agent, of. other openings shall be held open by ticer, clerk or employee, for himself small cords, suspended directly over or for another person, firm or corpor- the arc lamp, and shall be so arranged atioD to use or operate, or to cause or that when severed they will readily permit to be used or operated, any close all openings. moving picture machine, unless the d th I . (e) All openings for the operator's same an e ene osure or room In view and for the projection of the pic- which the same is operated conform ture shall be as small as possible, and to the following requirements: shall not be larger than twelve (lz) (a) Every moving picture machine inches by twelve (12) inches. must be placed ~n an enclosure or (f) Each such enclosure or room room rendered proof against fire by having the ceiling and wall protected shall be ventilated by an opening or flue made of galvanized iron of not with quarter (1A.) inch asbestos cov- ered with sheet iron, of not less than less than No. 20 B. & S. gauge sub- No. 20 B. &" S. gauge, and the floor stantially constructed, and not less covered with sheet iron, not less than than twelve (12) inches in diam~1,...:~. Such flue shall extend to the outside No. 26 B. & S. gauge, and the floor h II b t. k of the building or into the chimney covering 8 a e pu on In a wor- with a flue area of not less than sixty manship and mechanical manner, or (60) square inches. Such enclosure such enclosure or room may be ren- or room shall be as near 8S possible dered proof against fire in a manner to the outside of the building and un- approved by said Building Inspector; less the vent for the same is installed provided, that all sides and the ceil- t f h 1 in a vertical position, such vent shall ing or op 0 sue eoc osure or room b t t d f h t t not exceed fifteen (15) feet in length, may e cons rue e 0 s ee iron no less than No. 20 B. & S. gauge, which unless such vent is provided witH ... approved forced draught. sheet iron shall be "lock" lapped and riveted and supported by angle iron. (g) Only slow-burning wire shall be used inside of such enclosure or (b) All openings into such enclos- room, excepting cord for room light. ure or room must be arranged so as to be closed entirely by doors or shut- (h) All portable cord for connect- ters constructed of the same or equal- iog the arc lamp shall be of the same . Iy good fire-resisting material as the type as is required by the National walls of the enclosure or room itself, Board of Fire Underwriters. and arranged to be normally closed. (i) The circuit supplying the cur- Every door of such enclosure or room rent for the arc lamp shall be not less shall open outward, shall close against than No.6 B. & S. gauge up to the a jamz and shall be provided with operating switch. Such switch shall springs so placed as fo keep such door be not less than thirty-five (35) am- closed. All work on such enclosure or peres capacity with fuses to protect room shall be done in a workmanlike such switch, and the same shall not be and mechanical manner. installed on top of the support for the (c) No trap for entering any such arc lamp. -49- thirty-two (32) inches from back to back, measured in a horizontal direc- tion. FOYERS, LOBBIES, ETC., ETC. Section 100The . aggregate capac- ity of the foyers, lob. hies, corridors, . passages ond rooms for the convenience of the audience, notf including aisle space or or U{e space between seats, in every theatre or portion of a building used as a theatre, shall, on each floo'r and gal- lery thereof, be sufficient to contain the entire number to be accommodat- ed on said floor or gallery in the ratio of one hundred and fifty (160) Buper- ficial squllre feet of floor room for every one hundred (100) persons; but no public main haU, lobby, or corri- dor shall be less than six feet wide anywhere. Gradients or inclined planes shall be e~ployed instc~' (p) Every moving picture machine steps to overcome differences of level must be equipped with upper and Iow- in the aisles of the main floor ond in -50- (j) If such switch is on the under side of such support the same must have an approved cover with the handle projecting through the cover. Such switch shall disconnect the rheo- stat with the arc lamp. (k) The rheostat shall be raised to a height of at least three (3) inch- es above the floor and shall be pro- perly enclosed, and shall be surround- ed with a substantial attached metal guard having a mesh not larger than one (1) square inch, which guard shall be kept at least one (1) inch from the outside frame of the rheo- state. The rheostat shall be installed in such enclosure or room herein m:::. tioned, excepting where permission is granted in writing by the City Elec- trician to install the same elsewhere. (I) All films not being used shall be kept in a metal box with tight fit- ting cover and only those being used shall be kept in the operating room. (m) Extra sets of fuses of the type approved by any Ordinance of said City of Arcadia shall be kept on hand and open link fuses will not be allowed. " (n) The wiring of the auditorium shall be so arranged that a number of lights to light the auditorium suffi-. ciently can be operated by a switch near the entrance door, independent of the switches in the enclosure or room in which the picture machine is located. (0) No cut-outs other than for the arc lamp 8h~1l be installed, or maintained in the enclosure or room in which the picture machine is locat- ed, and no wiring shall be installed or maintained in such enclosure or room except such as is necessary for the control of the light3 of the auditor- ium. er magazines a~d automatic shutters. FRONTAGE AND COURTS OF THEATRES. Section 99 Every theatre or theatre building shall have at least one frontage on a street, and in such frontage there shall be suitable means of entrance and exit for the audience. The en- trance in the main front of the build- ing shall not be on a lower elevation than the sidewalk and shall in no C3~e be more than twenty-eight (28) inch. es above the sidewalk, and gradients shall be exclusively used in all exits and approaches from the first floor level to the street or alley. The proscenium opening of every theatre shall be parallel to the princi. pal street frontage of the building in which such theatre is located, and the foyer and lobb~', or foyer or lobby, of such theatre shall extend at substantial right angles to gU(' i proscenium opening and to such prin- cipal street frontage. For the pur- pose of this Section no alley, place or court shall be considered, deemed or held to be a street. dJ .22J- the corridor and passageways lead:ng from all floors or galleri~s of any such theatre. PROSCENIUM WALL. Section 101 A fire wail shail separate the audi- torium of every theatre from the stage thereof, and such wall shall ex- tend at least four feet above the stage roof, or the auditorium rooof, if the latter be the high4:!r. Above the proscenium opening there shall be an iron, steel or reinforced concrete girder. The proscenium opening shall be provided with a curtain of asbes- tos or other fireproof material, and shall slide at each end within iron grooves securely fastened to the brick waU and shall extend into such iron grooves to a depth of not less than aix (6) inches on each side of the opening. Said fireproof curtain shall be raised at the commencement of each performance, and lowered at the close thereof, and shall be operated by machinery for that purpose, and shall be hung from the prosceniym wall by means of iron or steey.rods. chains or brackets, Becurely fastened to such wall, and shall be balanced in such manner that it will slide dorm automatically when released. All dressing rooms shall be fire-proof. STAGE AND OTHER FLOORS. Section 102 Ail floors through- out the entire thea- tre building, or the portion of a build- ing used as a theatre shall be of Class HA" construction, except that portion of the stage immediately back of the proscenium opening. and of equnJ width with such proscenium Ol.en- ing, may be of wood con- struction; provided, however, that a finishing covering of wooden flooring boards on wood sleepers, etnbedded in concrete, may be laid in other por- tions of such structure, except in the fly galleries thereof. FOYER OR ENTRANCE LOBBIES, ETC. ETC. Section 103 The foyer or en- trance lob b y of every theatre designed to seat no: more than six hundred (600) persons on the first and first gallery floor thereof, shall have a uniform width of not less thlm sixteen (16) feet, and the width thereof where said seating- capacity is designed for more than six hundred (600) persons, shall be increased in the ration of one foot for each addition one hundred (100) per~ sons or fractional part thereof to be seated in such theatre as aforesaid. Eyery wall or partition extending to the ceiling or otherwise separating the first floor from the foyer or en- trance lobby, or foyer and entrance lobby, shall be pierced by a doorway opposite each aisle in such auditor. ium, which doorway shall be not less than five (5) :feet in width and not less than seven (7) feet in height; provided, however, that such door. .ways opposite wall aisles be not less than four (4) feet in width. INSIDE STAIRWAYS. Section 104 All slairs, within a theatre, or in that portion of a building used as a thea- tre, shall be constructed of fireproof material throughout. In no case shall the risers of any stairs exceed seven and one-half (7;{,) inches in height; nor shall the treads, exclusive of nos- ings, be less than ten and one-half (101)) inches wide. At least two independent stairways, with direct exterior outlets, shall be provided for the service of the stage and shall be located on the opposite sides thereof. When straight stairs return direct- ly on themselves, a landing without steps, of the full width of both flights, shall be provided. All stairs sOOll have landings in~ traduced at convenient distances. All -51- enclosed stairways shall have D hand rail on each side thereof, firmly se- cured to the walls, not more than two inches distant therefrom and not more that three feet above such stairs or landings. Such hand rails shall not be required on level plat- forms or landings which are greater length than. the width of the connect- ing stairs. VENTILATION. Section 105 There shall he pro- vided over the stage of every theatre and directly to and through the ceiling t.l-tereof, amI to, through at least ten feet above the roof of the building in which said theatre is located, two metal flues, each of which shall be securely smy- ed. The tops of such flues may be closed with an overbalanced metal disc, hinged at one side thereof, and held closed, or nearly so, by a metal catch. Said catch shall be liberated by a wire or metal cord in each fly gallery, marked liTo ventilate stage and clear of smoke, pull this cord," also by a closed electric circuit, oper- ated from the fly galleries and from the box office, by a lever marked liTo ventilate stage and clear of smoke, push this lever to the right.' FIRE PROTECTION. Section 106 In addition to the provisions in this Ordinance elsewhere contained, every theatre shall be provided with the apparatus, appliances and equipment in this Section provided, to-wit: Standpipes two inches in diameter shall be provided on every floor and gallery as follows, viz: One on each side of the auditorium in each gallery, one on each side of the stage in each gallery; at least one in the property room and one in the carpenter shop,' if the snme is contiguous to the build- ing. All such standpipes shall be kept clear from .obstruction. Such standpipes shall be separate and dis- tinct irom each other and shall re- ceive their supply of watcr direct from the City main through a con. nection of the same dimension as the standpipe. To said standpipe shall be attached, rcady for immediate use, not less than twenty-five feet of the best quality lincn hose with nozzle attached. Said hose shall be hung on a suitable rack. Standpipes shall be keept filled with water at all times and ready for immediate use. A separate and distinct system of pipes and automatic sprinklers, ap- proved by the said Building Inspector, supplied with water from a separate and direct connection with a City main, shall be installed, the size of which connection and pipe shall be rcgulated by the number of sprinklers installed in accordance with the fol~ lowing table, to-wit: Maximum Number of Size of Pipc. Sprinklers Allowed. %.-inch ........_.__.............. 1 Sprinkler. 1 -inch ..............__..___...__.. 2 Sprinklers. l1A.-inch ............._...___.___.. 4 Sprinklers. 1 'lh-inch ____........__....__.._..... 8 Sprinklers. 2 -inch .........___.....___....__..16 Sprinklers. 21h-inch __.......___.._..._.___.....28 Sprinklers. 3 ~inch ............................48 Sprinklers. Said sprinklers shall be installed throughout the entire stage section baclt of the proscenium opening, as follows: Underneath the roof above the stage, under all fly galleries, in all dressing rooms, property rooms, carpenter shops, paint rooms, store rooms, passagewa~'s, and all places back of the proscenium wall. The number of sprinklers to be used will be determined by the amount of area to be sprinkled, pro- vided that for each area of thirty-six squa;e feet, or fraction thereof, of area herein required to be protected by such sprinklers, there shall be provided and set in place one such sprinkler. A gate valve of the snme dimension as the connection at street water main shall be placed in the -52- tJN:! k'<zr ~ ,. main supply pipe. The Fire Chief or Building Inspec~ tor shall have the right to enter at any time any building used for thea- trical or operatic purposes or for public entertainments of any kind. the word ugasoline""shall be deemed to mean and include any product of petroleum or any hydrocarbon liquid that will flash or emit an inflammable vapor below the temperature of one hundred (100) degrees Fahrenheit. For the purpose of this ordinance, the term "Automobile Parking Sta- tion" is defined to be any' lot, parcel of land, or premises where motor vehicles are stored,. kept or parked for the public and compensation is charged for such keeping,(storage or parking in the open air, provided, however, that this definition does not include any building or structure in which motor vehicles are stored, kept or parked. ~ y PUBLIC GARAGE. Section 107 For the purpose of this Ordinance, the term HPublic Garage" is defined to be a building, lot, parcel of land, or premises where motor vehicles are kept, sold, stored, cleaned, parked, painted, repaired or otherwise cared for by or for the public, or where motor vehicles are rented to or hired by the public; or any building or group of buildings located upon a single piece or parcel of land, where PERMIT REQUIRED. more than four motor vehicles are Section 108 It shall be unlawful kept or stored, and a charge is made . for any person, firm for the storage or keeping of such or corporation to establish, conduct, motor vehicles; provided, however, maintain or use, or to cause or per- that nothing in this section con- m:t to be established, conducted, tained shall be deemed or construed maintained or used any building or a3 including within the term "public premiseJas a public or private garage garage" any commercial warehouse or autoh-lObile filling station without in which motor vehicles are stored, first obtaining a permit in writing in which motor vehicles, no gasoline, therefor from the Building Inspector. d:stillate or other fuel is placed or Each such permit shall contain the maintained. name of the person,. firm or corpora- All other garages shall be deemed tion to whom the same is issued, and to be private garages within the shall specify whether the same is meaning of this Ordinance. issued for Do public or a private gar- ff" For the purpose of this ordinance, age, or automobile filling station, , the term "Automobile Filling Sta- automobile parking station or public tion" is defined to be any lot, prem- filling station, the location by street ises or building or any portion there- and number, of the premises upon of, which is used wholly or in part which such garage or automobile fiU- for the purpose of furnishing gaso- ing station is or is to be located, the line, in the open air, to motor vehi- amount of gasoline that may be stor- des. cd therein, and the exact location For the purpose of this Ordinance, where gasoline storage tanks', if any, . the term "Public FiUing Station" is shall be placed: provided, however, defined to be any lot, premises or that every person, firm or corporation building or any portion thereof which conducting, maintaining or using any is used wholly or in part for the pur- public or private garage or automo- pose of furnishing gasoline, not in bile filling station, automobile pnrk- the open air, to motor vehicles. ing station or public filling station at Fc,r the purpose of this Ordinance, the time of the passage of this Ordi- -53- / /' - nance shall comply with all of the re- quirements contained in this Ordi- nance concerning the storage of gaso- line. No permit shaH be granted for the establishment, conduct, mainten- .ance or use of any public or private garage or automobile filling station, automobile parking station or public filling station in any part of a build- ing that is used or occupied as a ho- tel, apartment house, rooming house, or lodging house or any part of any building that is used for public or private assemblages. NOT WITHIN FIFTY FEET OF SCHOOL HOUSE. Section 109 It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to construct, erect or maintain, or to cause or permit to be constructed, erected or maintained any public garage in the City cf Ar- cadia within fifty (60) feet of any public schoolj provided, however, that the provisions of said Section shall not apply to any public garage con- structed, erected or maintained at the time of the passage of this Ordinance. by this Ordinance, revoke the permit issued to such person, firm or corpor- ation. No permit shall be revoked until a hearing shall have been had by the City Council in the matter of the re- vocation of such permit, notice of which hearing shall be given in writ- ing and served at least three days prior to the date of hearing upon the holder of such permit, or his manager or agent, which notice shall state the ground of complaint against the holder of such permit, and shall also state the time when and place where such hearing will be had. Such no- tice shall be served upon the holder of such permit by delivering the same to such person, firm or corporation, or to his or its manager or agent, or to any person in charge of or ern- pIojo.ed in the place of business of such holder, or if such person has no place of business, then at his place of resi- dence; or by leaving such notice at the place of business of such person, firm or corporation, or at the .pIace of business or residence of such person, with sorne person of suitable age and discretion. If the holder of such per- mit cannot be found and service of such notice cannot be made upon him or it in the manner herein provided, then a copy of such notice shall be mailed, postage fully prepaid, ad- dressed to such holder of such permit at such place of business or residence, at least three days prior to the dat..~ of such hearing. REVOCATION OF PERMIT. HEAR- ING BY CITY COUNCIL. Section 110 In the event that any person, firm or corpcration, holding a permit to es~ tablish, conduct, maintain or use any building or premises as a public or private garage, automobile filling station, automobile parking station or public filling station, shall violate, or shall cause or permit to be violated, CONSTRUCTION UA:' un" OR "Co" any of the provisions of this Ordi- Section 111 Every building here- nance, or any other Ordinance relat- after erected and ing to or regulating public or private every building hereafter altered or garages, or shall conduct or carryon changed for use as a public garage or the same in an unlawful manner, or automobile filling station shall be of shall cause or permit the same to be Class "A," Class "B" or Class "C" carried on, it shall be the duty of the construction, as defined by the Ordi- City Council of said City of Arcadia nances of the City of Arcadia regulat- and the said City Council shall in ad- ing the constru<'tion and alteration of dition to the other penalties provided buildings. -54- cd. ;:?RY .......- The flooring of the first floor of any such building shall be constructed of concrete, with a system of ventila- tion having op~nings to th eouter air at the floor lin~s not less than six (6) inches by eight (8) inches for each ventilator. Th~re sh[1ll be maintained at all times in every s'uch building having a floor space of less than five hundred (500) equare feet at least two chemical fire extinguishers each con- taining not lesa than three gallons of chemical, and there shall be maintain- ed at all times in every such building, at least one additional such chemical fire extinguish~r for every additional five hundred (500) square feet of floor space, or fraction thereof. On the main floor of every public garage, there shall be kept not less than four barrels of clean, dry sand and each barrel shall ccmtain an iron scoop. Such barrels shall be placed at diffeT- lOnt locations on the main floor of such garage and of the repair shop, if any, in connection therewith. , struction, without cellar or basement. The floor~ of every such building shall be constructed of earth or concrete. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation . to occupy or cause to be occupied a~y building or room as a. private or public garage unless the floor of such building' or room is of concrete or earth construc- tion. (a) Temporary Buildings. Temporary buildings for use as au- tomobile filling stations only, one story in height, not exceeding an area of eight hundred (800) square feet including all roof projections, and not exceeding a height of fifteen (15) feet to the highest point of roof, and located not less than twenty (lv) feet away from any building, may be erected within Fire District No. 1. Any such automobile filling station shall be constructed entirely of iron or steel and wired glass, and the en- tire roof of such building shall be of the same material. Any such build- ing shall have a strong iron or steel frame, and be substantially con- structed, and all portions of such building, except open driveways, shall be entirely enclosed with walls of iron or steel and wired glass, except that doors and casings may be of wood completely covered with metal on aU exposed surfaces: provided, however, that in Fire District No. 1 where any such temporary filling sta- tion is erected thirty (30) feet or more from any other building, such No building used in connection with automobile filling station may have an automobile filling station shall ex- woeden doors and frames, and have cced one (1) story .in height and partitions constructed as elsewhere every such building shall be erected, provided in this Ordinance for build- constructed and maintained in con- ings located in said Fire District. formity to the provisions of this Ordi- The entire roof of any such automo- nance governing the construction of bile filling station shall be of iron or public garages; provided, however, steel, the floors shall be of earth that outside of Fire District No.1 any or concrete, and the building Bub- such building may be of frame con- stantially constructed in all respects. -65- Any room or portion of a room in a public or private garage which is maintained as an automobile repair shop shall be s~parated from any and all other rooms used or maintained in connection with such garage by a partition reaching to ~r pass:ng through the roof of any such huilding. Every such partition' shall be con- structed in accl)rdance with the Ordi- nnnces of said City regulating the construction of the class of build:ng to which such huilding belongs. -.... GASOLINE MAY BE KEPT WIlEN AND HOW. Section 112 It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to keep or to cause or permit to be kept any gasoline inside of any automobile filling station or STORAGE OF GASOLINE CAP AC.. public filling station, or to keep or ITY OF TANKS. to cause or permit to be kept more Section 113 It shall be unlawful than five (5) gallons of gasoline in- for any person, firm side of any public garage, or uuto- or corporation to store or keep, or mobile parking station, except such cause or permit to be stored or kE'pt as is contained in the tanks or rese:'- any gasoline for use in or about or vail's of motor vehicles stored in such in connection with any public garage, garage or parking station, provided, private gurage, automobile filling sta.. however, that nothing herein con- ticn, autGmohile parking station, or tained shall be construed to prevent public filling station except as here~ the keeping of gasoline in portable inbefore provided or in the manner filling tanlcs or buggies as herein pro- .fol!owing. All gasoline shall be stor~ vided; end provided further that noth- ed in a tank or tanks oubide of any ing herein contained shall be con- building, and every such tank or tanks strued to prevent the keeping of gaso~ shnll be thoroughly tested for bak:J line in quantities not exceeding ten and coated with .tar or other rust r('~ (10) gallons when contained within s:sting material before being set in the body of a pump and not in a pri- place. Before any such storage ta:1k vate container. is used the same or the design 01' It shall be unlawful for any person. tj.pe thereof, shall be approved by firm or corporation to maintain o~ the City Council. use, or to cause or permit to be main. All such storage tanks must he tained or used any portable filling constructed of iron or steel and shall tank or buggy that will contain more conform to the following schedule, to~ than fifty (50) gallons of gasoline or wit: that is not constructed and approved Capacity in :Minimum ThiC'k~ as provided in this section. Ev('r~t Gallons ness of Metal. such portable filling tank or b'Jggy Galvanized Iron shall be mounted upon all met:!.l 1 to 1101 12 guagc.___............3/1GH wheels equipped with rubber tires, 1101 to 2500 10 guagc__"'h._.m...3/16" and shall be equipped with n pump 2501 to 4000 7 guage:n........____.3/161l. fitted with a hose sttachment not to 4001 to 10500................................1/4 .. exceed eight (8) feet in length. The 10501 to 12600................................5/1.6. gasoline shall be pumped into the 12501 to 15000__......___......_..............3/8 II reservoir or tank of the motor vehicle 11)001 to 17500................................7111':;>1 from such portable filling tank or 17501 to 20000................................1/2 .. buggy. Before any such portable fill~ 20001 tq 22500................................9/10" ing tank or buggy, or any such pump 22501 to 25000__......___......___............6/8 ,. is used, the same or the design or type Any tank used as a pressure tank thereof, shall be approved by t he for forcing gasoline into the body of Chief of the Fire Department. EV(lry the pump must not exceed twenty portable .filling tank or buggy shall (20) gallons capacity and must be of be equipped with a fire extinguisher not less than ten (10) gauge, proviC:.. of the tetrachloride type, approved by ed, hcwever, that such pressure tank -ll6- the Chief of the Fire Department, and have permanently affixed thereto the signs "Stop your. motor" and "No smoking" in letters not less than f(lur ('1) inches in height. OJ.:Z12? shall be used in connection with auto- mobile filling stations only and sha!: not be used in connection with any public or private garage, auto~ mobile parking station or pub- lic filling station nor shall such pressure tank be used in connection with any system of any kind where any part of such system is located inside C)f nny building or portion of a building; provided, furth- er, however, that nothing in this paragraph contained shall be deemed or construed as applying to any pump or device utilizing hydraulic pressnre in lifting gasoline, the type and con- struction of whiCh pump or device has been approved by the City Coun- cil. . Not more than one such tank of a capacity not exceeding 1000 gallons of gasoline shall be allowed at, or in connection with or stored for any pri- vate garage, provided, however, that 'for a private garage only, not more than 100 gallons of ga::ioline contained in a locked enclosure with ventilated sides may be stored about the ground, not nearer th::m thirty (30) feet from any building, No such tank shall be connected witlCsue:Mgnrage by piping. It shall be the duty of the Fire Chief to inspect and either approve or condemn the use of any and all gaso- line tanks uS0d for the storage of gasoline in connection with any pri- vate garage not installed and buried under ground as herein provided. GASOLINE STpRAGE TANKS- INSTALLATION AND INSPEC- TION - PUMPS - INSTALLA. TION AND INSPECTION. Section 114 It shall be unlawful tor any person, firm cr corporation to install, construct or maintain, or to cause or permit to be installed, constru~ted or maintained, any storage tanlt for storing gasoline for use in or about any public garage, private garage, automobile filling sta- -57- -..... tion, automobile parking station or public filling station, at any location other than that specified in the per- mit therefor issued by the Building Inspector or in a manner other than herein provided. Every such storage tank shall be buried under ground outside the walls of any building. The top of each such bnk shall be at least four feet below the surface of the ground. The space above the top of each such tank shall be filled with earth so as to be level with the surface of the surround- ing ground. No such storage tank shall be locat- ed nearer to any building than five (5) feet unless such tank is enclosed in brick or concrete walls not less than twelve (12) inches in thickness. No portion of any such storage tanh: under any sidewalk shall be within four feet of the curb line. No such storage tank shall be con- nected with another so that gasoline can flow from one tank to", the other, except the twenty (20) gallon pres~ sure tank provided for in Section 112 of this ordinance, provided, however, that such pressure tank shall not be connected in any n\anner with more than one storage tank while in oper- ation. Every supply pipe irom tank to pump shall have an independent shut4 off valve so that not more than one tank may be pumped from at anyone time. No such storage tank shall be cov- ered with earth until after the same shall have been inspected by the Building Inspector, Twelve (12) inch walls of brick 01' concrete must be constructed at the time any tanks are installed to pro- perly protect any building, walls or ground from settling or between tanks, if, in the opinion of the Build- ing Inspector such walls are neces- sary. Each such storage tank maintl'.ined shall extend up to the ground level, and shall be capped with a water- ~crewed cap. GASOLINE TANKS FILLED ONLY CERTAIN HOURS. Section 115 It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to fill or to cause or permit to be filled, in whole or in part, any such storage tank with gasoline except from a tank wagon, or to fill, or to cause or permit to be filled, in whole or in part, any such storage tank at any time except between the hours of sunrise and sunset. in connection with a public garage, private garage, automobile filling sta- tion, automobile parking station or public filling station shall be con- nected with an automatic closing valve pump or device; every such pump or device shall be approved by the City Council and no pump or de- vice' not so approved shall be in- stalled. Every such pump or device shall be set upon and firmly affixed to a solid foundation subject to the approval of the Building Inspector. Any such pump or device may be located inside the building, but not below the surface of the first floor, and shall be located above the top cf the tank with which it is connected_ Every gasoline discharge pipe main- tained in connection with 8 hydraulic or pressure storage s y s tern shall be equipped with an emergency shut-off. NaIve lo- cated above the floor lev~l, -in addition to the shut-off valve maintained at the outlet of the hose. Every gREiO. line discharge pipe located above the floor level maintained in connection with a hydaulic or pressure storage system shall be prote~ted from me- chanical injury for not less than four (4) feet above' the water-control GASOLINE CARRIED IN AI'. valve, and not less than four (4) feet PROVED RECEPTICLES ONLY. above the floor level. Section 117 It shall be unlawful Every pipe shall lead out of the top . for any person, firm of the tank with which it is connected or corporation to carry or conve:r, or and shall be put together with lith- to cause or permit to be carried or arge and glycerine. A vent pipe not conveyed, any gasoline in or about less than one inch in diameter shall any public garage, private garage, au- extend. up outside the building tCl a tomobile filling station, automobile point not less than five (6) feet above parking station or public filling sta- the roof of such building, and shall tion in an open can or in any can of be provided with a return ell, provid- any description unless such can shall cd, however, that no such vent pipe be of an approved non-explosive type shall be required to be maintained in and the design or type thereof, shall connection with any storage tank have been first approved by the Fire maintained in connection with a hy- Chief. The tank or reservoir of an draulic or pressure storage system. A automobile may be filled from a port- filling pipe shall be connected with able filling tank or buggy constructed every such tank. Every such pipe and approved as provided in this Or- -58- GASOLINE TANKS, DRUMS, ETC., WHEN NOT PERMITTED. Section 116 It sholl be unlawful for any person, firm or corpcration to permit any gasoline tank or drum, whether the same is filled, in whole or in part, or empty. to be in, upon or about any public garage, private garage, automobile filling station, automobile parking station..QJ_py-'plic filling station; pro. vided, however, that nothing in this section contained shall be deemed or construed as applying to any gaso- line tank which is being repaired. od.2.2? --- lpns ~'Bt{+ l~a^aA\oq 'pap!^o.Id :aouuuJp I close-fitting, metal cover, or to put portable filling tank or buggy shall into or take out of, or to cause or per- be kept at all times within ten (10) mit to be put into or taken O:1t of, feet of the entrance of the garage or any automobile any gasoline in r.DY automobile filling station in which the room of any public garage p:"i\"atc same is used. \ garage, automobile filling station, au- lt shall be unlawful. for any person, tomobile parking station or public firm or corporation to permit ::my filling station, in which there is an gasoline to remain in any open can open light, or to fill, or to cause or or open receptacle of any kind in, permit to be filled, any lamp or any upon or about any public garage, pri- automobile while the light in such vatc garage, automobile filling sta- bmp is burning, or to use or cause or tion, automobile parking station or permit to be u3ed. any artificial light public filling station. of any kind other than electricity in any such public garage, private gar- NO SMOKING SIGNS. SA'VDUST age, automobile filling station, or pub- ON FLOOR NOT PERMITTED. lic filling station, or cause or permit to Section 118 It shall be unlawful be used any electric' lamp in any for any person to room in which gasoline is used or smoke inside of any building used as kept unless the socket of such lamp a public garage. private garage, au- is enclosed in a tight fitting, vapor- tomobile filling station, automobile proof globe, or to use, or to cause or pal'king station, or public filling sta- pc:'mit to be used, any stove, torch, Hon. A notice containing the words forge or other furnace flame of fi UNO SMOKING" in plain letters in ~ny such public garage, private not less than four (4) inches high, garage, automcbile filling station, au- shall be displayed in conspicuous tomobilc parking sta.'tion or public places in and about every such pub- filEng station except in the office, lic garage, automobile filling station the retiring room and the repair shop or public filling station or private connected with such garage or auto- garage where three or more motor mobile filling station, or to permit vehicles are kept or stored, and at any electric motor. not acutally a part all entrances thereto; provided that of an automobile, to be located or to nothing herein contained shall b~ remain within four feet of the floor deemed or construed as prohibiting of any such garage or automobile filJ- smoking in that portion of a pubEc ing station, or to permit any oil, gaso- garage used as an office or sales- line or other inflammable material of room, any kind whatsoever to be stored , It shall be unlawful for any person, kept in any locker in or about any firm or corporation to use, or to cause such garage or automobile filling st'i- or permit to be used, any sawdust for tion, or to maintain or use, or to per- the absorption of oil in or about any mit to be used, any locker in any such public garage. private garage, auto- garage or automobile filling station mobile filling station, automobile if such locker is so constructed as not parking station, or public filling sta- to permit of re3dy inspection thereof. tion, or to permit any waste, rags or Motors of nIl motor vehicles must rubbish of any kind to remain in or be stopped before the gasoline tank of. about any such garage or automobile such motor vehicle is filled at any pub- filling station or any repair shop con- lic garage, private garage, automo- nected with any such garage except bile filling station, automobile park- in a metal recepticle fitted with 12 ing station or public filling station. -59- -.... . .' A notice containing the words stringers running parallel to the front uSTOP YOUR MOTOR" in plain let- of such stand, spaced at distances not ters not less than four (4) inches exceeding six feet apart and supported high shall be displayed in a conspicu- at distances not exceeding six feet ous place in and about every such apart by posts of not less than four public garage, automobile filling sm- inches by four inches. Each line of tion and public filling station, and at posts forming a right angle with the all gasoline pumps. front of the grand stand shall have a BUILDING INSPECTOR TO MAKE two-inch by six-inch redwood mud INSPECTION AND ENFORCE sill, a one-inch by six-inch tie for THE PROVISIONS OF THE every six feet of height above mud sill . WITHIN SECTION OF THIS and suitable diagonal bracing of one- ORDINANCE. inch by six-inch material. Section 119 It shall be the duty Each line of posts running parallel of the Building In- to front of grand stand shall have spector to see that the provisions of herringbone bracing of one~inch by this Ordinance are complied with, and six-inch material for every six feet of for that purpose he is hereby author- height with a two-inch by six-inch tie ized and empowered to enter any at the bottom resting on the mud sills. building used as a public garage, pri- /'There shall be joists resting on the vate garage, automobile filling sta- girders of not less than two inches by tion, automobile parking station or I eight inches cross section. Such joists public filling station and all parts of shall be spaced not exceeding thirty~ any such garage or filling station dur- six inches apart, if two.inch plank be ing business hours. used for the sides and steps. If one- It shall be unlawful for any person, inch lumber be used f~r the sides and firm or corporation to fail, refuse or steps, then the joists shall not be neglect to permit the Building Inspec- spaced more than eiJ;hteen inches tor or any of his deputies to enter and from center to center. Braces shall examine any building used as a pub- be provide~ whereve~ necessary to lic garage, private garage, automo- ma~e a sohd, substantial structure, bile filling station or any part there- WhICh shall be safe, under any posgi. of during business hours or to inter- ble emergency. All timbers forming fere in any manner with the said the framing shall be thoroughly spik- Building Inspector or any of his de- ed together. No bracing shall be puties in the performance of their made of less than one by six inch duties. lumber. All timber used in the con- It shall be unlawful for any person, struction of reviewing stands shall be firm or corporation to use or cause of sound Oregon pine (excepting as or permit to be used in any public or heretofore specified.) Wherever the private garage, automobile filling sta- stand, or portion thereof, extends over tion, automobile parking station, or an excavation, the posts shDJI be ex. public filling station any gasoline or 'tended to the bottom of said excava. distillate under pressure for the pur- tion, and shall be braced with horizon- pose of cleaning any automobile or tal braces ns hereinfore provided. nny pnrt or parts of any automobile. Every reviewing stand erected in REVIEWING STANDS the City of .Arcadia. s~all be eon- . structed to Wlthstand a hve load of Section 120 Eve r y reviewing not less than 125 pounds per square . stand shall be con- foot, with a factor of safety of four structed WIth four-inch by s:x-inchl (4), and shall be braced so as to with- -130- cJd..2.::zy - stand all possible diagonal strain. If erected to remain for a longer period than sixty (60) days, it shall have a masonry foundation and be anchored to said foundation. erection of such buildings or struc- tures shall rest with the City Council only. NO FRAME STRUCTURE CLOSER THAN FOUR FEET TO PROPER- TY LINE. Section 122 No frame building shall hereafter be Section 121 Tents, tent or screen erected in the City of Arcadia closer houses, having can- than within four feet of a property vas or screen walls, portable houses line, neither shall the eaves of such of any description, greenhouses, lath building project closer than one foot houses, grand stands, reviewing from the property line; provided, how- stands, platforms for public speaking, ever, that this section shall not apply pavilions, lunch wagons and vendor's to frame buildings where a brick :Cire wagons, or booths so constructed or wall is erected entirely separating the located as to constitute temporary building from the adjoining property. buildings and any or all types of Jf.... buildings and similar structures not SIDE\V ALI{ PROTECTION. ~ specially mentioned or described else- Section 123 It shall be unlawful where in this Ordinance, shall only be for any person, firm erected or maintained after a permit or corporation, as principal, agent, of- so to do has first been obtained from ficer," clerk or employee, for himself the City Council, and all such build- or itself, or for any person, firm or ings or structures shall conform to corporation erecting any building, their requirements as to the materials lover two stories in height, flush with to be used, and the form of contruc- the sidewalk, to fail or neglect to tion to be followed, and as to any erect and maintain at all times during other conditions they may impose the construction, alteration,*demoli- when granting such permit. Where a tion or repair thereof, a temporary permit is desired for the erection of canopy at least ten feet above the any such special type or form of sidewalk constructed as herein pro~ building or str.ucture for which the vided. Such canopy shall ha~e a curb materials and manner of construction at least twelve inches high on the out- are not prescribed by this Ordinance, er edge and at each end thereof. If it shall be the duty of the BuiJding such canopy is used for the storage of Inspector to ascertain by careful in- material, additional supports shall be vestigation if such" building or struc- provided which will safely sustain ture will be safe for the purpose for such material with a factor of safety which it is. intended and will be in of four. Such canopy shall be con- conformity with recognized standards structed of a four inch by eight inch of building construction, and will not fir stringer placed on edge, resting create a dangerous fire risk to ad- upon the top of four inch by six inch joining or surrounding property, and fir posts placed not more than ten will not conflict with any Ordinance feet apart, in not to exceed three lines of the City of Arcadia, after which parallel to such building, upon which the Building Inspector shall make shall rest two inch by ten inch fir such report and recommendation to joists placed not less than four the City Council as his investigation feet apart. Such joists shall be cov- shall warrant, but the power to issue ered with fir planks not less than two or refuse to issue a permit for the inches by eight inches laid close to- -61- TENT HOUESES PERMIT BY CITY COUNCIL. - gether. All joints in such covering shall be made by posts, stringers and joists, and all angles formed shall be braced with a two-inch by four-:n fir brace not less than four feet long. OCCUPATION-OF STREET. Section 124 It shall' be unlawful to occupy more than one-quarter of the width of the road- wa;r on any street in front of any building for any purpose in connec- tion with building operations. If there is a street railroad track upon any such street, no part of such street within four feet of any such track shall be so used, obstructed or oc- cupied.. It shall be unlawful to store any earth taken from :my excavation or rubbish, or material taken from any building upon the sidewalk or the roadway of any street or alley, but the same shall be removed from d~y to day as produced. Any dry ruJ:>bish liable to dust must be wet down. so as to prevent it from being blown about. OCCUPATION OF SIDEWALK. OCCUPATION OF ALLEY. Section 125 It shall be unlawful to fail or neg- lect to have at lea3t one-half of the width of the sidewalk, and not less than ten feet of the width of an alley, unobstructed and free of rubbish at all times, except thnt n . passageway a.::ross such space may be used for carriages or materials. and the methods of construction con- sidered essential by the preponderance of such authorities for the safe and stable design, construction, erection and maintenance of buildings and structures, or portions thereof, arc hereby madc, and shall be deemed to constitute, a part of this Ordinance, in any case where this Ordinance does not provide specifically therefor, and each building or structure, and every portion thereof, shall comply there- with. Provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not be deemed or construed to permit 0:- legalize the use of any material or method of construction not provided for in this ord:nance until the same has met all test requirements of the City Council and has been approved by said Council. The weights and strengths of ma- terials, when not elsewhere given in ,'" this Ordinanee, shall be as given by the preponderance of standard tech- nica~ authorities on structural engi- neering, or shall be determined by test. Any me.terial of a structural mem- ber or structural portion of any build- ing or structure, unl~ss specifically otherwise provided for in this Ordi- nance, shall comply with the current specifications of the "American So- ciety for Testing Materials." SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS. Section 127 1. Wooden signs or billboards may be CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS. permitted as follows: Section 126 For the purpose of (a) When not exceeding 14 feet in this Ordinance and height above the curb level, with a in order to provide for the safe and clear space of not less than 3 feet be. stable design, construction, crecticn tween the bottom of the sign or bill- and maintenance of buildings and board and the ground. Such signs or structures, in every case not 3pecific- billbourds shall be securely attnched ally provided for in this Ordinance, to posts or other supporting struc. reference is hereby made to the stand- ture and shall be located entirely nrd technical authorities on structural within the lot lines. engineering and methods of construc- (b) When not exceeding 2 feet in tion. The pr:nciples of entiineering height and fastened flat against the -62- tJ~ ::vP - . wall of a building, or in front of or O~ top of the cornice over a first story show window, or on top of a wall of the building. (c) When exceeding 2 feet in height but not exceeding 40 square feet in area and fastened flat against the wall of a building. (d) All signs attached to a build- ing shall be fastened directly to the walls by well secured metal anchors. Wooden supports or braces shall not be permitted, nor shall such wooden signs have electric lights or fixtures attached to them in Bny manner. 2. All other sigm~ or billboards within Fire District Number 1 shall he entirely constructed of incombusti- ble materials, including all supports and braces for same. 3:' Any letter, .word, modcl, sign, device or representation in the nature of an advertisement, announcement or direction. supported or attached whol- ly or in part over or above any wall, bnild:ng or structure, shall be deemed to be a sky-sign. Except as herein GENERAL PENALTY. specified sky-signs shall be con- Section 129 Any person, firm or structed entirely of metal, including corporation, who, as the 'supports and braces for same, principal, agent, contractor, sub-con- and no sky-sian shall project beyond tractor, officer, servant or employee, the building line. lor himself or itself, or for any other 4. \Vithin Fire District -Number 1 person, or for any corporation or no sky-sign shall be supported, an- firm, or for any school district, school chored or braced to the wooden beams board, or other public or quasi-public or other framework of a building or political corporation or body, or w~ich 13 over three stories high. who by agent, contractor, sub-con- 5. No sign attached to the side of tractor, servant or employee, shall a building or structure fronting upon violate"or neglect or refuse to comply a public thoroughfare shall project with any of the provisions of this Or- more than 5 feet outside the building dinance, shall be deemed guilty of a tine. misdemeanor, and upon conviction 6. Sky-signs shall be set back at thereof shall be punishable by a fine least 8 feet from the cornice or wall of not more than Three Hundred Dol- on a street front. shall not project lars ($300.00) or by fmprisonment in more than 25 feet above the roof of a the City Jail of said City of Arcadia building, and shall have a space at for not more than three (3) months, least 6 feet in height between'the bot- or by both such fine and imprison- tom ol the sign and the roof. ment. All such signs shall be designed to Each such person, firm or corpora. withstand a wind pressure of at least tion shall be deemed guilty of a sepa- -63- 30 pounds per square foot of 8ur~ face. 7. No sign or billboard shall be so' constructed as to obstruct any door, window, or fire escape, on any build- ing. 8. Before the erection oi b...y sign or billboard shall have been com- menced, a permit for the erection of the same shall be obtained from the Building Inspector. Each application for the erection of any sign or bill- board shall be accompanied by a writ- ten consent of the owner or owners. or the lessee or lessees of the prop- erty on which it is to be erected. 9. This section shall apply to all signs hereafter erected whether plac~ cd upon new or existing buildings. REPEALING OLD ORDINANCES. Section 128 That all Ordinanccs or parts of Ordi- nanes in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. - rate offence for each and every day the same to be published once in The during any portion of which any vio- Arcadia News-Journal, a weekly lation of any proYision of this Ordi- newspaper, published and circulated nance is committed, continued or per- in said City of Arcadia and thereupon itted by such person, firm or cor- and thereafter the same shall be in p stion, and shall be punishable full force and effect. th eiar as provided by this Ordi- The foregoing Ordinance was nan e. adopted at a regular meeting of the The con s t rue t i 0 TI, alteration', City Council of the City of Arcadia repair, moving and demolition of held on the 7th day of August by the buildings and the use thereof in a affirmative vote of at least four manner contrary to the provisions of Councilmen, to-wit: this Ordinance is a menace to the AYES: Councilmen Bolz, Gran- safety of the citizens of the City of ville, Multer, Schermerhorn and Arcadia, and therefore this Ordinance '" alshe. is urgently required for the immediate NOES: None. preservation of the public peace, And signed and approved this 7th health and safety. day of August, 1929. of CITY CLERK TO CERTIFY TO ADOPTION. Section 130 The City Clerk shall certify to the adop~ tion of this Ordinance, and shall cause Atte.t:t1~a;or 0~ Published August 9, 1929. ~4- ,:;1~ ~o?f' ......-