The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-06-02
By AUTHORITY.

To ERECTION REPAIRING OF BUmDNGs IN
CITY Honolulu WITHIN CERTAIN FIRE LIMITS.
Be it Enacted by King and the Legislative assembly Of the
Haaiian Islands IN the Legislature Of e Kingdom A8Sembtd
SECTION / That part of the City Honolulu which is
follows By the front by the easterly
of Maunakea extending from the front to the
south King street. thence along the maka side of King
street to point nterectng astery formerly
Smh) where said line extended thence along the
easery side of Konia formerly Smh point eighty
street. thence easery along line eighty
parallel with said Hotel point eighty
feet eastery of the easery line of Aakea street and thence
along line eighty feet easey and parallel with said eastey
line of Aakea the front, including all the land
within the said limit alsobOth
sides and Fort Streets between Hotel and Beretana
Streets distance ofeghy feet from each side shall be known
limits of Honolulu On all streets where side
only within limits the buildings the opposite side
Gfn proo shall exceed story of not IS feet
height the highest point ridge pole of the roof shall
not be 30 feet above the street grade.
SECTION 3 Every building structure except closet
prves the fire limits of Honolulu shall
walls thereof constructed of brick
approved reproo material provided that if
shall and that afers and
tmber with approved reproof material may
be of wood The interior of proo buildings shall be ceed
reproof ahed and pastered The provisions
this apply sheds have been may
erected by the Hawaiian Government the
wharf frontage for wharf accommodation.
3. No wooden building structure erected
within Honolulu shall be altered repaired
changed permission writing signed by the Minister
of the Interior which permit shall only be granted
pcation in writing accompanied by particulars sufficient to
indicate and of alterations repairs and changes
contemplated permission shall be granted when
such alteration repair change amounts to renewal of one
third the original structure and such permission shall
work for which it is issued begun
within days and completed within ninety days after the date
of said permission.
person owning occupying any building front
ing alley place within the fire limits of Homo
shall be constructed maintained
awning balcony except accordance with the following
provsons awning shade balcony should be securely
supported wroughron brackets built into the walls and
supported without posts and shall be not less than
eleven the sidewalk and
shall gutter formed carry off the water to the line OF
the building the gutter provided
cutters will be required be constructed cloth
awnings shades provided that the height of
all movable cloth awnings shades hereafter
ructed than and half feet above the
the sidewalk No awning shade orbal
cony shall beyond the line of the curb awning shade
balcony shall be ncod height than three feet six
inches provided that awning, shade balcony shall be
any building facing Streets lane alley place
which thirty feet less in width and awning shade or
balcony constructed the sides building
within fire limits unless there clear of not less than
thirty feet between such building and the adjacent buildings and
they constructed of reproo materials No signs
placed sides of any building higher
than it's blocking course or fire wall sign wood
shall exceed three height All
securely bolted the building upon which they
placed framework shall be placed above the roof of any
building with inhammabe material for signs
any other purpose.
ornamental projections of wood shall be placed rerOo
building within the fire limits of Honolulu All exterior
ornces entabature belt and other projections of
character shall be constructed of prOo
material if Of iron be rveted together with ve not
than inches apart and shall be supported wrOughtron
brackets, wall at feet
apart and in instance the weight of One iron
other material of which they shall be composed shall be
the line of the wall which they may
proportion of wall of weight allowance
be made for the of leverage produced by the
lection of cornice beyond the face of the wall all cOrnces shall
be we'll secured to the wall with iron anchors independent Of
wood work and in all the wall shall be carried
pankng of the roof and when the roof below the cornce
then the wall shall be carried the the coce the
blocking the and shall be COPIED with eproof
material All wooden conces cutters reproof buildings
now, may hereafter become unsafe shall be taken
down and reconstructed of some freoof material
order fir the Minister of Interior
SECTION g. All openings in side party walls must be pro
by ron on-covered shutters approved by the
Minister of Interior and all side party and front and
walls of any building ID feet high shall be built up
extend least 80 inches above every point where the roof meets