The San Francisco call., 1906-05-23

port oI the building committee. COM
ile4 oN T. -. Galloway. consulting
aiFl engineer, d member OF the COM
miltee-
The new building ordinance. which was
prepared bE tne building committee Of The.
rfrintttee of forty. is the outcome Of a
Study ol The conditions resulting from the
eartaquaiSe and fire. Ii was prepared by a
i..laer ~ architects. engineers and build
a-s. acting with seven members Of the
BOARD ~ Supervisors and forming the
building laws committee.
recognizing that while the conditions in
san Francesca are problem IN them
selves II vas possible 10 learn from the
experience Of others. II thus was well TO
s=e what other cities had dane in the way
- regulating the construction OF buila-
-. For tlis reason copies We're obtained
.t the building laws o. Baltimore. Chicago
a-T New York. as Weu as The standard
ordinance IF the Board Of Fire Tnderwrit-
erS study was made OF these laws in
order 70 sain knowledge Of their contents
and 20 apply them 10 the benefit OF san
Francisco
TIE old 0rlinerce under which buildings
had been constructed really consisted Of
sixteen different ordinances. passed at va
rlaIS times lu tie last ten years Neces-
s-r--E tlere was duplication and conflict
sna- 7hlt was worse. oascHrity of intent.
s.l about as The owner desired. especially
ir -le newer types of which the old laws
traatcG - -rt-.
Hence. En- rewriting tae new law. II was
etldenf "a the committee that a complete
-lr.lD cement 81 lie Old law was neces-
srE. together with The addition Of such
uev ua--er as Vsould take care Of the
newer type ~ buildings. Rearrangement
Ues also demanded In order that archi-
le.ts and bC1ders could find what applied
O tle particular type of building they had
a. lanG.
The Arrangement.
-U a~rc- cement of life new laws = was
determined 20 depart from former meth
.ts selr bore ana elsewhere. and 10 place
-Haer ore particular fyne of building all
n t.o major items relating 10 that type.
leaving I'D general sections only a small
l.-- ~ tie restrictions in this way il is
hoped tla- thr new ar-ar- cement VIII meet
..tE ra-or ia THAI 81 wil be m1Ich easier
I'D .rd what applies 70 any particular
tls-s IN mind. she new laws, are
al li-a seren PARIS as follows;
Relating 10 permits and defni-
relating 70 materials. heights
-s3, al provisions relating TO
h-a1.rgs
Sseo.ai provisions relating 20
3 n-
spee.ai provisions relating 10
a-- especial provisions relating to
a -a%s
-=--i l-3..> 7cs relating 30 all
short a-l merely restates the
f -ias n-rlal-S eT-
Do o3faired f5r
r- U..lCut fling
nE E-hlct are
..<--- -r- -=-re t IS de-
= -=s comm section re-
ietrc 20 GeIe ement lefln-
3rs ts.as u
70 C.aSeidcati0n.
Pert . c.aes--s hT:ai-gs aui gives the
O. -hts a genera. t.rl.lat.on is based on
-r. u-drl at streets. an buildings in all
-.S ~ -re o.7, helnc. l--lited 20 tH0 and
a~r-la.f l.1-eS t-e width u tho street
=. -l lcz o- 1U3 streets are governed b.
frr --.5-- st-ee- T15s restriction. allows
G. about tha height ol the Call building Oh
ffa~z.- street. and lie M.lls builaHs or
J e-nerr street
Iu addition tr2rc IS limitation de-
Eerl r~01 t1- obstruction. which
he r-erreI 30 vhcl treating OF the
Var.o1s 5-Hcs ~ buildings.
fr -aus- BE understood that The two re
f-rnF NJ lo -1E -f-aS -fa-flCs 90 no
conc CT ne e'thcS expresses q maximum
t For instance class p buildings ara
-a-- --cl to fefrht of X feet on ac-
CONT q tnc.r construction. The height
rl=t u0l be over tlis oa Market stree
She width Is I'D feet but on g
street tfirIy feet 81 could only be built L.
height o. sare-tE tE--f5-c feet the stree.
Nl5th restriction here making the limit
The section relating 10 materials de-
G-es tne various k8ds used. with NOES
o. The allowed stresses TO which they
ray be uajecto3. Stone. brick. terra
ofra. eteel iron. concrete. coueat. lum-
te- a7d ota-r materials arc fa-s treated.
I'ert I contains q section which allows
arE nor- material or forl of construc-
tea TO 5e Subjected 70 tests 5y a board
s-nointc5 sy ttle Board of Pubiic Works.
e-.sl tests are successful The new form
is approved and may be used IN con
s.s'--t.9a.
Class \ Buildings.
class a buildings are defined by the
ca narro as those with 2 steel frame
ers.por.inE All loads-walls. GoOrs and
o.1er material The structural parts
5nu5t be ~ !aco-llt st5ble materials. The
o1iE limitation % height = that refer
rrE 10 the width II tbe street. except
tEa- large open stores such as the En-
poriu1 and warehouses are limited 10
IL feet .a height
Under t-c part relating 20 class a
there arc defined door loads methods OF
foundations: tile steel frame. bracing u
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