Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-01-25
PusLIe ApvERTIslNe
Ordinance No. ia.Aao

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mace establishing fire limits, regulating
the construction, repair moving and de
moltion Of buildings, providing FOR th
Issuing OF permits for the same and TO
the condemnation Of buildings, and othe
structures dangerous 10 property. life N
limb and regulating the storage and us
Of dangerous, inflammable or oXplosiv
substances" approved December 81. 1901
The Mayor and Council Of the City o.
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section L. That Ordinance No 1911
New Series) entitled AN Ordinance es
tablishing fire limits, regulating the con
struCtion. repair, moving and demolition
OF buildings, providing for the issuing o
demnation of buildings and other struc
lures dangerous to property, life or limb
and regulating the storage and use o
dangerous. infammable or explosive sub
stances" approved December 81 1901, "
and tho same Is hereby amended I'm tn,
manner hereinafter in this Ordinance pre-
Sec. 2. That Section Of said ordi
nance No. 1O.4i5 New Series), be amended
so as to read as follows.
Section /. It shall be unlawful for any
person. firm or corporation. either rs own.
er. architect or builder to commence OF
proceed with the erection. construction, al
teratiQn, repair, moving or demolition
exceeding twenty dollars $4,000 IN Cosi
RESTORATION Of plasteriug or painting ex.
ceptcd). of any building In the city OF
Los Angeles (other than buildings erected
by the city of Los Angeles, tho County
of Los Angeles, the state of California.
or the United States), unless a permit
TO do such work has been first obtained.
as herein provided.
The person. firm or corporation desiring
such a permit shall file with the Super
intendent of Buildings, on a blank TO he
furnished by him, an application therefor.
together with n COPY Of the plans and OF
the specifications OF the proposed work.
Such application shall set forth the land
upon which the proposed work is to be
done. describing the same by lot and
block 6NEpTintinU
general dimensions of the building to be
constructed, altered repaired, moved or
the stories thereof the names of the
owner. the architect and the contractor
therefor. an estimate OF tho cost of the
proposed work and the purpose for which
such building, alteration or repairs are
designed. and such other matters as the
Superintendent OF Buildings may require
The applicant for permit shall also
Of Buildings before obtaining such per-
NIT a written certificate from tho CITY
Assessor that the description of land con-
tanned in the application Is correct. and a
written statement from the City Engineer
Of the proper house number for said
building.
Thereupon, on payment Of the fees
hereinafter provided the said Superin-
tendent of Buildings shall Issue per
NIT for the doing Of the proposed work
described in said application.
After a permit has been granted for the
construction. alteration. repair, moving or
demolition of any building. the plans
thereof shall not he changed without no
tice having been given to the Superin-
tendent of Buildings of said change and
the nature thereof. If such change in
creases the cost of the proposed work, the
Superintendent of Buildings shall collect
an additional fee for such change in ac-
cordance with the scale of fees hereinaf-
ter prescribed.
The issuance of a permit shall not be
considered an approval by said Superin-
tendent OF Buildings of the plans and spe-
clhcatons for the proposed work sub
mitted to him. Nothing in this Ordinance
contained snail apply to, affect or author
lie the moving of any building along,
across or upon any public street, alley
or place.
Sec. 3. That a new section be added to
said Ordinance No. 104l5 (New Seriesl to
be numbered Section 27l19, and to read as
follows:
PERMITS FOR FIRE ESCAPES
Sec. 2115. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation, either as
owner, lessee, builder or otherwise, to
erect, construct or change the location
dinances of the City of Los Angeles, un-
less a permit to do so has been first OBJ
tanned as herein provided.
Any person, firm or corporation desiring
any such permit shall file with the Super
lntendent of Buildings, on a blank to be
furnished by, him, an application therefor.
the specifications for the proposed work
and shall pay him a fee of One Dollar.
Such application shall set forth the loca-
ton of the building upon which it is pro-
posed to erect, construct, or change the
location of fire escape or fire escapes
the general dimensions of such build
ing and the number and height of the
stories thereof, the name of the owner of
such building, and the purposes for which
1t is to be used, and the name of the con-
tractor for the work for which such per-
init is desired. In case said Superin-
tendent of Buildings shall find that the
proposed work will conform to the re-
quirements of the Ordinances Of said city.
he shall issue a permit for the doing of
said work. If the work authorized thereby
is not begun within 80 days from the
date thereof, said permit shall be and be-
come void, and before such work can
be commenced a new permit shall be
taken out therefor and the same fee as
herein fixed for the original permit shall
be paid.
1t shall be unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation owning, having charge or
control or any building required by the
ORDINANCES Of said city to be provided
with fire escape or fire escapes, to per-
NIT any portion of said building above
the second floor to be occupied by any
person or persons until after all fire es-
eapeS required by said Ordinances shall
have been completely installed on said
building, in accordance with the require
ments of said Ordinances, and shall have
been Inspected and approved by theI
Superintendent of Buildings as herein pro
vided. Upon the completion of the fire
escape or fire escapes, upon such build
ms Sdlu peISOll corporation shall
give notice thereof in writing to said
Superintendent Of Buildings: whereupon
said Superintendent OF Buildings shall in
spect said fire escape or fire escapes and
II the same prove to be constructed in
strict accordance with the Ordinances of
said city, he shall issue to such person,
firm or corporation a. certificate to that
erect without charge therefor unless
said work shall have been done without
permit. as above provided in which
case he shall be entitled TO collect a fee
Of One. Dollar for such certificate.
Sec. 4. That Section 2n of said Ordi-
nance No. 10415 New series), be
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 81. For the proper and necessary
protection OF life and property, every
building more than two. stories in height
that Is occupied. or designed to be occu-
pied, above the second story by three or
more families, or that is used, or designed
10 be used for offices. work shop, or pub
lie entertainments or assemblages; every
building three or more stories in height;
every building used or occupied, or so con
suucteo as to be capable of being used
or occupied, as theater, hospital, asy-
lum, seminary academy, college, hotel.
rooming house, apartment house. tene-
ment house, lodging house. factory, mill
or mandatory; and every school build
ing or more than two stories in height,
standpipes and with metallic fire escapes
combined with metallic balconies, plat
forms and ratings firmly secured to the
outer walls and erected and arranged i'm
such a way and in such proximItv 10
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