The Detroit times., 1910-12-07

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KINDS or BUILDINGS.
Sec SO. TENEMENTS. The
term Tenement House sh. u in
for. or used as the home or
residence ~ three CD or more
A. families or households, living
independent OF each other
buildings, the first floors OF which
= are used for stores and the upper
10 floors for living rooms. shall
~ b. considered a. Tenement
~ The above definition shall be
Il considered, az synonymous with
Is apartment houses" and FIAT
80 9e "' e.. FACTORY BUILDINGS.
The term "A factory building shall
include every building In which
goods, wares and merchandise are
See "a. HOTELS. The term
hotel shall include every build
ing or any part thereof designed
or,nsed for supplying food aud shell
ter TO guests and having public
dining room or cafe or both.
Sec 80. LODGING HOUSES The
term lodging house" shall include
every building or any part thereof
designed or used for providing sleep
ing accommodations only for guests
See So OFFICE BUILDINGS.
The term office building" shall In
clude every building which above
the first Moor shall be divided into
rooms designed and used for bust
Sec. 81 PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The term "a public building shall
include every building used as
OF public resort. Any store build
ing devoted TO retail trade and
covering ground area OF 1900 or
more square feet shall be- deemed
See. IS. RESIDENCES. The
term residence" shall include
every building designed for or used
exclusively as a home or residence
for not more than two families OF
See. 80 STORES. The term
stores" shah include every build
ing used for the sale Of goods,
wares and merchandise.
Soc. 40. NENEERED BUILD
INGS The term "veneered build
ings" shall include every building
or structure built OF wood the eN-
terror walls OF which are sheathed
with boards and faced with at least
four inches OF brick. concrete or
Sec. Al. WAREHOUSES;. The
term warehouse" shall include
every building used for the storage
or sOous. wares ana merchandise.
ARTICLE v.
Fire Limits.
Section l BUILDINGS WITHIN
FIRE LIMITS. Within the fire linn
its OF the City OF Detroit. except as
otherwise provided. all structure.
shall hereafter be built. constructed,
altered or repaired. except as pro-
vided in Article VI OF this Ordinance
shall have all foundations and en-
closing walls or stone, brick. terra
Gotta, concrete or iron, and all roofs
covered with incombustibie material.
Sec. .. FRAME BUILDINGS
REPAIRED. Existing frame build
inss within the fire limits. may be
repaired from damage caused by
ordinary wear and tear. by fire or
otherwise. provided such repair
shall not exceed one-half (h) the
cost or like new building. and
also provided that such repair shall
not add TO the size OF the building,
nor 10 any or Its parts as existing
before such repair became neces-
sary.
Sec. 3. FRAME BUILDINGS
WALLS RAISED. The gable or
hip roof of an existing frame build
ing WITHIN the fire limits, II at least
seven Cd feet is available for
head room. may on permit be
changed to a fiat roof and the walls
raised as en- incident 10 such
change. provided the cubic area OF
such structure is not increased
ARTICLE VI.
Frame Buildings.
Section l. HEIGHT. All frame
buildings outside the Are limits
may be erected. altered or raised to
height not exceeding 40 feet from
the sidewalk or grade line to the
highest point OF the roof. unless
provided with a basement story with
walls OF brick, stone or concrete,
when the height above the sidewalk
or grade line may be 10 feet.
Sec. LOCATION Frame
buildings shall not be built within
two feet or any dividing property
line. street and alley lines excepted.
If more than one frame building
Is built in the direction OF the
depth of any one lot there shall
be a distance OF not less than 10
feet between each building
The minimum open spaces be-
tween frame buildings herein pro-
vided for shall not be occupied by
bays. porches. or other obstruc-
IA feet wide and projecting not
more than IS inches and regular
house cornices projecting not more
than IL inches may be constructed
therein
Sec. 8 DIVIDING WALLS In
every row of frame buildings. the
walls between dwellings shall be
made or incombustible materials,
not less than eight go inches thick
and carried up to the underside OF
roof coverings.
Sec l. CELLAR WALLS. The
enclosing walls OF Easements and
cellars OF frame buildings shall be
of masonry, and II the area OF the
basement and cellar does not ex-
coed $50 square feet the walls NAV
be eight inches thick. provided they
have buttresses OF the same ma
terial as the walls. TO be not less
has A fps hxs ixn n
not more than eight feet apart. In
all other cases the walls must be
- inches thick.
Sec. O. VENEER Existing
frame buildings may be yeneered |
with four "a inches of brick. stone |
or concrete on a new foundation.
Sec. 8. SHEDS. Sheds or wood |
construction and not exceeding a |
height OF II feet from the ground /
10 the highest point or the roof
and not exceeding 200 square feet
in ground area may be erected
within the fire limits. Their sides
and toof shall be covered with in
combustiFe materials and they
shall lot lie built within Ave feet
Of any dividing property line.
street and alley lines excepted. nor
within 10 feet OF any other build
ing. They shall not be used as
dwelling.
Sec = OPEN SHELTER SHEDS
Open shelter sheds OF wood con
struction with an incombustible
roof covering. and OF a height not
exceeding 20 feet from the ground
10 the roof. may be erected within
the fire limits.
II enclosed the enclosing walls
must be OF brick. or Of hollow tile
or cement conforming in thickness
and construction TO the REQUIRE
ments herein or walls. or or cor
rugated iron on q steel frame.
Sec. y OPEN SHEDS ON
DOCKS. Open sheds or wood con-
struction may be erected on docks
or on the banks OF navigable
waters, II their height from tbe
ground TO the highest point OF the
roof does not exceed 35 feet The
foot snail have an fncombustibie
covering. and the shed shall not he
erected within 10 feet OF any other
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