The Detroit times., 1910-12-07

built OF Ordinary. Construction.
I No tenement over ak co stories
and basement high. shall be
built of other than Fireproof Con-
II Except Tor Frame Buildings, In
IL all Tenements over two CD stories
Ia two CD or more separate apart
IS ments on one Cd level with Hall
Is WAYS. these separated Apartments
IT shall be divided from each other and
Is from public Halls by Brick or
10 Concrete Division" wall. such
20 Division" Walls shall he OF thick
81 ness as called for In Article Nvl
20 of this Ordinance lMasonry Walls
"a For the purposes of this Section.
20 two ca adjoining apartments
20 each containing less than three
g go rooms and on the same moor
- level. may be considered as an
80 In all Tenements. more than
81 three CD stories and a basement
g in , height, there ,n s shal, be Fire Pro-
80 This Protection shall, at least;
IS consist OF two CD thicknesses OF
80 flooring on the floor beams with
ss the yard Asbestos Paper. between
80 the two ,s) thicknesses OF Moor
q In all Tenements. more than two
5>height. the basement or cellar
~ ceiling shall be piastered with
20 cement plaster on metal latin: or
% on one tD inch OF tile or othsr
~ incombustible material.
IS Outside OF the Fire LiInits. Tene-
~ ments may be erected of wood. not
80 over three (S stories high, nor ex-
- cedsing twenty-four hundred e.
SO area, Dividing Walls OF all such
- Frame Tenements and the walls
80 around stairs shall be OF masonry
50 at least eight 81 inches thick, or
81 other fire proof material at lsa:t
~ i've (5) inches thick and extend
- ing. from the foundation to the
90 roof
80 exceed the height allowed for
iSother Frame Buildings.
2 WALLS: All openings In any pi-
4 ments. shall have At such open
lngs. Standard Fire Doors and
. Frames. or metal Frames and SASH
: and wire glass.
ARTICLE XXI.
Section /. DEFINITIONS Any
2 building occupied. intended TO be
occupied. or arranged TO be occu-
pied wholly or In part as resi-
dence for three or more families.
living Independently OF each other
! and having cooking done ,, on the ne
this Ordinance. be called 'Tene-
10 ment"
II A Tenement Family" may con-
2 sist of one or more persons.
3 An Apartment" shall be under
stood as room or suite OF two
5 t2) or more rooms in Tenement,
s occupied or suitable or intended for
= occupancy as residence for one
s Cd family.
g Public Hail shall be under
20 stood as being q hall. passageway
Il or corridor, common TO the use OF
y the occupants OF two CD or more
% separate apartments.
a A stair Hall shall be under
10 stood as including the stairs. stair
- landings and those portions or the
n Public Halls through which II IL
e necessary 10 pass in going from the
~ entrance floor TO the roof.
10 \ Yard" shall be understood rs
Il being any open unoccupied space
- on the same lot As the building. be-
a line OF the building and the ex-
IS treme front or rear line. respective
Is ly. OF the lot and open on one side
- 10 a street alley or Public Park.
IS A Court" shall be understood as
- being any unoccupied space other
10 than a yard enclosed on three or
II more sides and on the same lot as
~ the building. but open TO the 5ky.
IS unobstructed by roof. skylight Or
IS A SHAFT" shall be understood as
I6 being space within the building
y and entirely surrounded by parts
IS OF the building. and which may be
- open TO the sky or covered with u
10 skylight
Il A Tenement basement" shall
'2 be understood as being any story
10 below the first tier OF joist beams
"a or joists suitable for habitation
IS and with the ceiling line never less
IS than one-half the clear story
- height below the outside grade at
IS the center OF the principal front OF
50 the building.
so A Tenement Cellar shall be un-
81 derstood as being any story below
i2 the frst tier OF floor beams or
IS joists and with the ceiling line
"a more than one-half the clear story
35 height below the outside grade at
IS the center OF the principal front or
s. the building.
So All. terms OF this article shall
~ be understood as applying TO rene-
u Existing Tenements are particu-
- larry mentioned. Where two or
70 more lots OF record are under the
a same ownership and are treated as
IS they shall be considered as one lot
u under the terms OF this Article.
Sec. 2. NEW AND OLD TENE-
. MENTS. All Tenements hereafter
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terms OF this Ordinance.
s No Tenement hereafter erected
6 shall. at any time. be altered so
Z "a 10 be In violation OF any provis-
s ion OF this Ordinance.
. No building OF a Tenement erect
10 ed shall at any time. be converted
II or altered to the uses of a Tene-
~ ment unless IL shall be made 20
i3 comply In all respects with tho
II terms Of this Ordinance relating To
10 New Tenements
Is No Building heretofore erected or
II used for other purposes shall be
is occupied as Tenement, until II
10 shall have been altered TO comply
20 In all respects with the terms or
q this Ordinance relating to New
90 Tenements.
% When any building used as 4
% Tenement. shall be damaged by are
% or other cause Including ordinary
&c wear and tear 10 the extent OF
IS inal value exclusive OF founda-
% tions). such buildings shall not be
30 repaired or rebuilt for use as
81 Tenement. except in conformity
80 with the terms Of this Ordinance.
80 relating 10 New Tenements
"a No existing Tenement buildings
30 shall. at any time, be altered So as
&c to be In violation OF any provisions
81 OF this Ordinance relating TO ex-
IS listing Tenement buildings.
30 In all existing Tenement build
40 ings. the Department Of Buildings
81 may require at any time. altera-
~ lions 10 provide light and ventila-
~ lions, not exceeding the minimum
~ requirements OF this Ordinance.
o. Where the Public Halls OF exist
10 ing Tenements are not lighted and
81 ventilated according TO the mini
IS mum requirements OF this Ordin-
80 ance. the Department OF Buildings
20 NAV require movable transom
vrit O.