The Detroit times., 1911-02-21

Sec. g. cHIAfNEYs AS NUS
ANcEs The Department OF Build
inEs shall have the right TO require
the iengthening or alteration OF
any chimney, smoke stack, or
Ia emoke fiue that may prove nuis-
anpe TO surrounding property.
ARTICLE XXI.
Fire Appliances.
Section 4. sfANDPIPEs-wHE
REoulRED-sIzE. Every building
snail be provided with a standpipe.
The ;,a diameter eo. over Of sais pipe for S.S
J shall be four inches. For all others,
four inches for the upper 125 feet
and SIX inches below
Ms sfsi Every s sasS .tsnsGiS. .SS
extend from the basement, TO and
through the roof. IL shall have a
street connection In an accessible
place. outside of the building. IL
(2is) inch outlet on each floor, In
Guiding the basement and roof.
A The standpipe shall be placed as
near the stalrw9ys as preetleable
Every building having standplpe
shall be provided with a hose on
every moor connected TO stand
pipe anu ready for use.
PIPES. Every building over eigh-
ty-five ts5) feet In height and over
five thousand $4,000 feet ground
area. and having frontage on two
not adjacent to each other. shall
have two CD standpipes with ex-
terror outlets. one u) for each
Sec. s. EXISTING BUILDINGS
TO BE PROVIDED WITH STAND
PIPES. All buildings over rs feet
In height erected prior to the pas
sage OF this Ordinance shall within
six months from the date or Its
passage be provided with standpipss
as herein prescribed.
ARTICLE XXI
stnirways, Halls and Entrances.
wi SeS.IGn OF !, sf NTMSEE AM IN
CLASS / BUILDINGS. In ali build
ings OF Glass i, hereafter erected
or altered and over two CD stories
In height. and in which any floor
or part thereof above the first II
! occupied or used at any time as
workshop or salesroom. there shall
be at least two CD separate and
continuous inside stalrways. each
70 be not less than three (3) feet
cases all stairways shall extend
from the topmost floor having any
part used or occupied as work.
shop or salesroom. TO the ground
floor.
III the number OF persons occupy
Ing or using the floors above the
nrst. shall exceed three hundred
lSOO). then the combined width OF
the stairways shall not be less
than ten 10) feet.
III the number OF persons occupy
Ing or using the floors above the
hrst, shall exceed seven hundred
5000, there shall be at least three
CD stairways, having a combined
af
In any building OF Class I. re-
curing three (3) or more stair
ways under. the above require
ments. one less stairway will be
enclosed In Fireproof shafts with
Fire Doors at each floor level.
One Cd less stairway Will also
be sufficient In Mill. Protected, or
of Class !. requiring three (s) or
more stairwayA IL all the stairs
and their landings are made en-
tirely OF Fireproof Material.
Provided, that in any building oc-
cupied by ten hundred QooO( or
more persons above the first story.
there shall be required three (sl
stairways. having combined
width Of at least fifteen G6) feet
must be built entirely OF Fireproof
Materials or be enclosed In Masonry
Fireproof shafts with Fire Doors.
In store buildings having not
ssc, saaars fess Of xsouhS ooa
area and not exceeding three (3)
stories In height. and In which tho
number or persons occupying the
floors above the first story does not
ttnuous inside stairway at least
three CD feet wide VIII be suf-
Sec: 2. NUMBER AND WIDTH
Q A = wy A We (yV
SSU1L SbTNaas"A IN ali IN buildings GdhAss q
Class 2. hereafter erected or al
tered and over two (2) stories and
q basement In height. there shall
be at least two CD separate and
three (3) feet wide and there shall
be an increase OF six (6) inches TO
the combined width OF the stair
Fireproof Shaft. and for buildings
than ave thousand (5000) square
feet the openings for the corridors
must have Fire Doors.
For Fireproof or Protected Con-
when the stairs and their landing:
are made entirely OF Fireproof
Construction or enclosed in Fire
proof Shaft with Fire Doors. the
com bined width OF the stsirways
and whore three as stairwsys are
called for. one Cd less stairway
will be sufYicient
ways for each additional one thou
s cn Goo) SQUIRE ars,d feet Of ground
OF, over two thousand (2o00)
square feet, and also an additional
increase Of nine (s) inches for
every story above the third CD
should the combined width of the
stairways exceed nine COZ feet,
there shall be three (sl stairways.
All stairways shall be at least
s sss' s' inches niche ana 1 snosf
access to three (D or more doors
For buildings of Glass Q having
. ground noor area OF more than
one thousand Ave hundred (1b00)
square feet, or over three (8) stor-
les and basement In height, one (1)
OF the stairways must be enclosed
In a. nrsproof shaft. For such
area OF more than ave thousand
l60ool square feet there must be
Fire Doors at each floor level and
In all cases the openings from the
corridors must be easily accessible
to all parts OF the buildings.
For all buildings OF Glass 2, over
ave CD stories In height. one Gl
stairway must have the stairs and
their landings built OF incombust-
All stairways in buildings OF
Class 2 must connect directly with
the Public Corridors. having direct
access from each apartment, and
all st.,rways must be continuous anSnns
floor and there must be no winders.
Sec. 8. OUTSIDE STAIRS IN
CLASS AND BUILDINGS. II
any buildings OF Glass and are
equipped with outside stairs and
landings, with access through
doors, and such stairs extend to
grade OF street or lot. then one
"a less inside stairway than here