The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07


5 built OF Ordinary" Construction
II 40 Tenement oVer six 60 stories
V and basement nigh. shall ~"
. built of other than flrsproof Con
10 struCtinn, Type l.
ii Except Tor Frame buildings. In
~ all Tensments over two CD stories
f3 and basement high. ana having
IA two go or more separate apa,
rs ments on one CD level with Halt
ID WAYS these separated Apartments
II shall be divided from each other ana
rs from public Halls by Brick or
10 Concrete Division" Wall such
20 "Dilision" Walls shall be of thick.
81 ness as called for In Article MI
22 OF this Ordinance tMasonry walls
20 and Piersl
rs two ca adjoining apartments,
Is each containing less than three
.b7 go rooms ana on the same moor
- level may be considered as an
80 In all Tenements. more than
81 three CD stories and = basement
SO I'm height. there shall be Fire Fro
80 lection for the noors
81 This Profession shall. at least.
35 consist OF two CD thicknesses OF
80 flooring on the floor beams with
Sc one and one-halt q "a pounds TO
SIS the yard Asbestos Paper. between
80 the two 60 thicknesses or Moor
40 ing
Al In all Tenements. moro than two
A. t2) stories and basement IN
az height, the basement or cellar
"a ceiling shall be plastered with
40 cement plaster on metal iath. or
40 on one tD inch OF tile or other
~ uncomfortable material.
as Outside OF the Fire Limits, Tene-
~ ments may be erected OF wood. not
30 over three 81 stories high, nor ex-
.52 cedeing twenty-four hundred e.
90 area Dividing Walls OF all SUCH
% Frame Tenements and the walls
50 around stairs shall be OF masonry
So at least eight tsl inches thick. or
Sc five 90 inches thick and extend
50 ing from the foundation to the
80 roof
81 No Frame Tenement shall ever
GO exceed the height allowed for
''0'"e Sec ''i iS' OPENINGS OPENINGS IN FIRE
? WALLS All openings In any pi-
n msnis r shs Wan haHe ' e, sssh Gpsn
lnss. Standard Fire Doors and
Frames. or metal Frames and sash
and wire glass.
ARTICLE XXI.
Tenemeuts.
Section /. DEFINITIONS Any
building occupied. Intended to he
occupied. or arranged TO be occu-
pied wholly or In part as resi-
dence for three or more families.
living Independently OF each other
ana having COOKING dohe on the
s premises. shall. for the purposes OF
this Ordinance. be called "Tene-
10 msnt"
II A Tenement Family may con-
l2 sist OF one or more persons.
Is An Apartment" shall be under
Ia stood as a room or suite or two
15 90 or more rooms In a Tenement.
10 occupied or suitable or intended for
II occupancy as a residence for one
is ID family.
10 Public Hail. shall be under
90 stood as being a hall. passageway
81 ar corridor common 10 the use or
% the occupants OF two CD or more
- separate apartments.
% A stair Hail" shall be under
- stood as including the stairs, stair
% landings and those portions or the
- Public Halls through which II Is
90 necessary 10 pass In going from the
20 entrance floor 10 the roof
80 \ yard" shall be understood as
81 being any open unoccupied space
S2 on the same lot as the building. be-
3? tween the extreme front or rear
81 line OF the building and the OK
So trelne front or rear line. respective
III ~. OF the lot and open on one side
81 10 street, alley or Public PARK.
IS A Court" shall be understood as
80 being any unoccupied space other
30 than a yard enclosed on three or
~ more sides and on the same lot as
~ the building. but open 10 the sky.
az unobstructed by roof, skylight or
"a other sppendage.
IS a shaft" shall be understood as
~ being space within the building
- and entirely surrounded by parts
IS OF the building. and which may be
a open to the sky or covered with q
80 skylisht ~.
81 Tenement "Basement" snail
Sc be understood as being any story
50 below the FIRST tier OF toist Beams
81 or toists suitable for habfta ton
80 and with the ceiling line never less
Sc than one-half the clear story
81 height below the outside grade at
SIS the center OF the principal front OF
50 the building.
60 A tenement Cellar" shall be IN =
81 derstood az being any story below
90 the hrst tier OF floor beams or
90 joists and with the ceiling lire
.6t more than ore-half the clear story
s5 height below the outside grade at
SIS the center OF the principal front OF
60 the building.
Sc All. terms Of this article shall
SO be understood as applying TO Tene-
20 ments hereafter erected-unless
IL Existing Tenements are part'cu-
rs more lots OF record are under the
~ same ownership and are treated as
rs one lot for purposes OF building.
76 they shall he considered as one lot
"a under the t Srw Of I'm tn. OH AT,g TFSE
MENTs. All Tenements hereafter
8 erected shall comply with the
terms OF this Ordinance.
s No Tenement hereafter erected
shall. at any time. be altered so
: as TO be In violation OF any provis-
8 ion OF this Ordinance
No building OF a Tenement erect
10 ed shall. at any time, be converted
IL or altered to the uses OF a Tene-
12 ment unless IL shall be made to
12 comply in all respects with the
II terms OF this Ordinance relating TO
is New Tenements.
ia No building heretofore erected or
II used for other purposes shall he
is occupied as Tenement, until u
10 shall have been altered to comply
20 In all respects with the terms or
II this Ordinance relating to New
% Tenements
% when any building used as q
20 Tenement shall be damaged by hre
% or other cause (including ordinary
&c wear and tear TO the extent or
81 one-half (z) or more. or Its orig
% inaI value exclusive OF founda-
% tions), such buildings shall not be
20 repaired or rebuilt for use IA a
81 Tenement. except In conformity
~ with the terms OF this Ordinance,
80 relating 10 New Tenements.
- No existing Tenement buildings
35 shall. at any time. be altered so as
&c TO be In violation OF any provisions
81 OF this Ordinance relating to ex-
9s listing Tenement buildings.
20 In all existing Tenement build
40 ings. the Department or Buildings
81 may require at any time, altera-
AZ lions to provide light and ventiia-
AZ tons, not exceeding the minimum
a. requirements OF this Ordinance.
as Where the Public Halls of exist
46 ing Tenements are not lighted and
~ ventilated according 10 the mini
- mum requirements or this Ordin-
40 nnce, the Department or Buildings
20 may require movable transom
n snshes with glass over all doors
5o from the Public Halls and into the
90 different apartments.