Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-14
Ordinance No. 11.27s

:. An Ordinance amending Ordinance
10, no; IO4l5 New Seriesl, entitled IAN
ulating the construction. repair. movirp
ana demolition of buildings, providing
LOT aor the issuing of permits for the same,
ar9 and Ior the condemnation of buildings
anu anu other structures dangerous to prop
et.ty, Ire or limb, and regulating the
storage and use of dangerous, inflam-
nnaple I or explosive substances" ap-
proved December 31st, 1904
Inc Mayor and Council of the City of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
added SeGtGo tn orajrance That me- new section be
SSerles), entitled: AN Ordinance estab-
lishtng fire limits, regulating the con-
tsitrucdiop, tiau u Z, repair, moving and demoli-
suing of permits for the same M and nd for
tne condemnation of buildings and other
structures dangerous to property, life
OF imp, and regulating the storage and
use OF dangerous. .inflammable or ex-
pIos1ve substances" approved December
Sdst 1904. to be designated Section No.
SzA, and to read as follows:
proof construction, where the main exit
is on solid ground and has an aggre-
gate width Of 80 feet or more of clear
ing capacity of such auditorium and
not less than one foot additional width
OF opening for each additional 100 of
sag seating capacity, there may be an
the excavation Hereunder are fire-proof
on al sides and contain no steam boiler
OF other machinery and no explosive
Sec. 2. That new section be added
SeriaH 60 sag % ordnance % No. 1o,415 (New
sefdies}' SER 81 , to be designated Section Ssh,
Sec S3h. In any auditorium of fire
proof construction having a foyer on
the main floor and on each balcony
floor, ,imme diately adjacent to and con-
nected with the assembly room, with a
floor area equal to $50 square feet for
each ga 81 100 100 of seating capacity of
spectively. the emergency stairways
may run from said foyers to the street
in short flights of stairs, without
winders to landings, all to be enclosed
70 have total width in the clear for
their whole distance of not less than 10
feeA for the first 1000 of the seating
from which they lead, and an addi-
tional width of one foot for each addi-
tional 100 of seating capacity of such
galleries or balconies.
Sec. 3. That section Ss of said Or
dinance No. 10,415 (New Series) Is here
by amended so as to. read as follows:
Sec. SO; Every aisle in the audito-
same shall be not less than three feet
wide at the front end, and shall be in
creased in width toward the exits in
five running feet. Every aisle having
seats on one side only shall be not less
than two feet wide at the front end
and shall increase In width the same as
aisles having seats on both sides. All
adjoining rows of seats In the auditori-
um, excepting those contained in boxes,
shall be not. less than thirty-two inches
a horizontal direction, and firmly Sc
cured to the floor. No seat in the audi
torium shall have more than six seats
intervening between it and an aisle.
NO nlatfOTn formed In gall
balcony to receive the seats shall be
less than thirty-two inches in width.
In any fire-proof auditorium the seat
spacing for not more than 80 per cent
of the seats may be less than 32 inches.
but not less than 80 inches, provided
that no seats within so feet of the
inches apart from back to back.
Sec. A. That Section 232 OF. said Or
dinanee 10.415 New seriesl is. hereby
sec ss2 Except R tI as is in this Section
provided, there shall be no permanent
awning or canopy of wood, or metal
constructed over any sidewalk or part
any fire proof auditorium a canopy may
be suspended over the sidewalk in front
OF each entrance or exit, provided that
entrance or exit in in front t Of which it is
placed, is made of incombustible ma
terial. is suspended by heavy chains
building. and provided. al also "dil that there
are no posts or other distractions upon
the sidewalk beneath the canopy. Every
canopy constructed or placed over any
sidewalk shall be at least ten feet
above the sidewalk at its lowest point,
and every awning constructed or placed
over any sidewalk shall be at least
eight feet above the sidewalk at its
lowest point; provided that a hanging
border may drop vertically to a point
not less than seven feet above the side
walk.
Sec s. This Ordinance is urgently
required for the immediate preserva-
tion of the public peace. health and
safety; and the City Clerk shall certify
to it's passage by two-thirds vote of
the Council, and cause 1t to be pub
lished once in the Los Angeles Herald
and thereupon and thereafter 1t shall
take effect and be In force.
/ hereby certify that the whole NUM-
ber of members OF the City Council Of
the City of Los Angeles is nine, and
that the foregoing Ordinance was
passed by a two-thirds vote of said
Council at it's meeting of July 8, 1905,
by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes-Messrs Harmon, Healy, Hill
ler Kern, Smith and summerland (6).
Noes-None.
H. ]. LELANDE.
City Clerk
Approved this 18th day Of July. 1905.
OWEN McALEER,
TIA 1t Mayor