Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-12
PuaLlc AnvER1IslNe
Ordinance No. rI.tn4


nance establishing fire limits regulating
the construction, repair, moving and de-
mohtion of buildings, providing for the
issuance -. nee or permits Tor the same, ana
other structures dangerous to property
life or limb, and regulating the storage
ana use OF dangerous. infiammable or ex-
plosive substances" approved December
21st 1904
The Mayor and Council Of the city Of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows; -.
New Series), entitled AN Ordinance es-
tablishing fire limits, regulating the con-
struction. repair moving and demolition
OF buildings, providing for the Issuance
of permits for the same, and for the
condemnation of buildings and other
structures dangerous to property life or
of dangerous, inhammable or explosive
substances" approved December 3lst, 1904,
be and the same is hereby amended In the
manner In this Ordinance hereinafter set
Sec. 2. That sections 200. 2o1. 2o2 and 293.
be and the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. That section 294 Of said Ordi-
nance No 10,415 New Series), be and the
same is hereby amended so as to read as
follows.
Sec. 294 It shall be unlawful for any
person. either for himself or as agent,
officer or manager of any corporation or
as member of any firm. TO do or con,
any plumbing or house drainage affecting
the sanitary condition of any house or
building in the City of Los Angeles, with
out first obtaining a permit therefor;
Sec. 4. That section 295 of said Ordi-
nance No. 10,4l5 New Series) be and the
same is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Sec 295 Any person. firm or corporation
desiring to do any plumbing work or TO
construct any house drainage Affecting the
sanitary condition of any house or build
ing in the City of Los Angeles shall apply
in writing to the plumbing inspector for
permit so to do Such application shall
be accompanied by a plan or drawing or
description of the work proposed to be
done, and. II 1t appears therefrom that
the work proposed to be done Is to be done
in accordance with the regulations con-
tanned in this Ordinance governing the
construction of such work, and that the
superintendent of buildings has issued
permit for the construction, alteration or
repair of the building where such work
IS required by the Ordinances of said
city,, then. and not otherwise the. plumb
ing inspector must issue permit for such
of the following fees, to wit: fee OF
fifty cents and, in addition thereto, fifteen
cents for each outlet, proposed to be
to be done under said permit for the first
twenty-five such outlets, and ten cents for
each such outlet in excess Of twenty-five
1t shall be unlawful for the plumbing
Inspector to issue any permit until the
fees hereinbefore prescribed have been
paid by the applicant for such permit.
sec. o.
nance No. 1O415 New Series), be and the
same is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Sec. 2ss. A charge of one dollar shall
be made by the plumbing inspector for
every visit made by him or his assistant
for the purpose of inspecting work done
under any permit issued under this ordi.-
nance, except for the first inspection of
rough work or for the first inspection of
finished work. and no final certificate of
inspection shall be. issued until all such
fees have been paid.
It shall be the duty of the plumbing
inspector to keep a record of all permits
issued by him showing the date of the is
suance of the same. the name and address
amount received in fees for the same. and
also the amount of all fees received for
to pay over to the City Treasurer all fees
collected by him on the next business day
after the same are collected. And all
sums so paid to the City Treasurer shall
be. by him, placed to the credit of the
Building Superintendents Fund
Sec. s. That section 301 of said Ordi
nance No. 1O,4l5 New Series), be and the
same is hereby amended so as to read as
follows
Sec. 3o1. Every building or structure of
any kind in which there is any plumbing
building or structure, and every building
or structure of any kind used. occupied
or inhabited as a dwelling, shall be fur
nished and provided with one or more
water closets. and shall be separately con-
nected with and drained into public sew
er when such a sewer is constructed and
mediately adjacent to the lot on which
such building or structure Is situated;
provided. however, that when such build
ing h or tsnIt structure Is on the rear Of lot
or structure the plumbing work of not
more than one such building or structure
in the rear may be connected with the
plumbing of the building or structure in
front.
Every building or structure of any kind
In which there is any plumbing affecting
structure. and which is situated upon a lot
which does not abut upon any street or
alley in which there is a sewer construct
ed and ready for use, shall be connected
with and drained into a cesspool situated
on the same lot and constructed as re-
quired by section 302 of this Ordinance.
1t shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to use, occupy or in
habit as a dwelling, or to let as a dwelling.
or to suffer or permit to be used, occupied
or inhabited as a dwelling, any building
or structure of any kind in which has
been constructed any plumbing or struc
ture of any kind in which has been con-
tary condition of such building or struc
ture. unless such building or structure is
separately connected with and drained
into a public sewer when there is such a
any street or alley Immediately contigu-
GUS and adjacent to the lot on which such
building structure Is situated, or Wnen
there is no such sewer with cesspool sit
uate on said lot; and it shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to
use, occupy or inhabit as a dwelling, or
to let as dwelling, or to suffer or permit
TO be used occupied or inhabited as
dwelling. any building or structure OF any
kind situated upon a lot which abuts
upon any street or alley in which there is
a public sewer ready for use unless such
building or structure is furnished and pro-
Vided with at least one water closet and
is separately connected with and drained
into such public sewer; or. If situated In
the rear of another building, is connected
with and drained into such public sewer
through the drain of that building:
Sec. 7. That section 302 or SAID Ordl-
mango No. 10,415 New Series), be and the
same is hereby amended so as TO read as
follows: , -,,, :,
built nearer than four feet to any boun-
Diary line of the lot on which 1t Is located
or closer than ten feet to any building
used as dwelling. Every cesspool must
have a wood or brick lining. No cesspool
having brick lining shall be larger than
five feet six inches Is TT; in,) In diameter
or less than eight feet deep, interior meas
urement No cesspool lined with wood
shall he smaller than four feet by four
feet or less than ten feet deep, inside
measurement If brick is used for lining
a cesspool all brick used therein shall he
we'll formed, well burnt brick, laid up
dry for the bottom six feet. All brick
work above that point shall be laid up
in cement mortar; the top must be drawn
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