The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20


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Sec. 20 FIRE ESCAPES. For
all Tenements Fire Escapes must
be provided as called for In this
ordinance. tSee Article N\iIl).
See FL STAIRWAYS Every
Tenement shall nave at least one
CD stairway eNtending from the
nrst floor to the roof with access
10 roof through a bulkhead aud
door having lock recurring no key
on inside. Snch stairways shall
also have a ventilating skylight
or with movable windows at the
top. Such skylight or windows
shall be glazed with plain glass
Every Tenement over two CD
stories and Basement In height,
shall have at least two CD stair
ways placed as far apart as prac-
ticable, and every apartment In
both stairsways through doorways.
In every Tenement building over
three go stories and a basement In
height one CD stairway shall be In
n hallway, entirely enclosed with
masonry walls and N the buildings
be more than five CD stories and "a
basement In height. the hoor and
ceiling OF each story OF this stair
way and all stairs shall be made as
required for hreproof buildings
Every Tenement containing more
than one hundred 400 Living and
Sleeping Rooms above the first
story. shall have In addition TO the
two CD stairways already required
al least one ID other stairway for
every additional one hundred tlOOl
rooms or fractional part thereof
more than the first one hundred.
The width and number and con-
~ on Of At n lrNN
ments shall conform TO require
ments set forth I'm Article XXI
tStairways) I'm this Ordinance.
No one stairway shall be built to
serve as access 10 more than sixty
COO rooms.
The inside stairway TO the base
ment or cellar I'm every Tenement
building, more than two CD stories
and a basement in height, shall be
enclosed in the basement or cellar
by Brick Walls and having Stand
ard self-closing fire doors II this
stairway he under the first story
stairs. IL shall have a ceiling made
entirely OF incombustible mater
ials. separate and distinct In its
construction from the first story
stairs.
In all cases outside stairways TO
easements or cellars In Tenements.
except In Frame Buildings. shall
be made entirely or incombustible
materials. and IL they are shell
tered in any way, the shelter shall
be made OF incombustible materials.
No closet shall be constructed
underneath the first story stairway
OF Tenement, unless IL is fire.
proof building; but the space un-
derneath the lower part OF such
stairway. unless occupied by n base
ment or cellar stairway. shall he
left entirely open. No stairway I'm
any Tenement shall be less than
three CD feet wide in the
clear
Every stairway In a Tenement
shah have hand rail substantially
supported about two CO feet six
(6) inches above the floor. and
every open side in floor or stairs
shall be protected by a substantial
railing or balustrade.
Every stairway IN Tenement
shall have wall between the two
go flights of stairs. where IL
returns upon itsclt rot less than
nine 60 inches IN widrh.
The risers Of all steps OF stair
WAYS Of Tenements snail be not
more than seven and one half
Gis) inches high. aud the treads
ches wide, exclusive or the pos'ng
Sec % WINDOWS. Every Pub
lie Hall and every Stair Hall Of a
Tenement over two CD stories and
basement in height. shall be
lighted and ventilated i'm each story
by windows or glazed doors, open
ing directly 70 Street, Alley,
Court, Yard or Park. No one ID
OF these windows or glazed doors
above the basement shall have a
less glass area than fifteen t15)
square feet
In Tenements not more than two
CD stories and basement IN
height, Public Railways shall have
outside windows or glazed doors or
may have glazed sashes from the
adjoining apartments.
Any part OF Public Hall. cut off,
from the Main Public Hall OF a.
Tenement by door or doors, shall
be lighted and ventilated In the
same manner as the Main Public
Hall
All rooms in Tenement. except
Bath Rooms Toilet Rooms and
Pantries, shall be lighted and ven
tilated by windows with movable
sash and opening directly onto
street, Alley. Yard. Open Court or
a Park. The total area OF such
windows shall be at least equal To
one-tenth G-lO) OF the fioor area
Of the room out OF which these
windows open and at least one "a
have not less than twelve u2)
square feet Of glass area and the
top of one Cd window in each
room. shall not be less than seven
90 feet six 90 inches above the
floor level.
Every Bath Room. Toilet Room,
Separate Water Closet Compart-
ment and Pantry. shall be lighted
and ventilated by at least one Cd
window opening directly to a Street
Alley, Yard, Open Court, Park or
Shaft, and each window shall have
not les than six C6) square feet Of
glass area. Any such window may
be a skylight arranged TO open and
used for ventilation
All windows in Tenements shall
be made so that at least one-half
CD OF the opening, shall be NOV
able and available for the passage
Sec. 90. SKYLIGHTs. The top
story OF every public hall In "a
Tenement shall be lighted and ven
tilated by a skylight. located over
the stairway. Every such sky
light shall have a ventilator with
n fixed opening OF at least 100
square inches. and not less than
twenty 600 square feet OF glass
Sec "a. ROOMS Every Apart
ment In which cooking is done,
shall have at least two Co rooms.
exclusive or Bath Rooms and Toi-
let Rooms. Every room, except
Bath Rooms and Toilet Rooms.
shall have an exit TO Pubic
Hallway without passing through
bedroom.
Every Apartment shall have at
least one CD Living Room with "A
floor area OF not less than one hun
dred and forty (40) square feet
and there shall be no Living Room
or sleeping Room with a floor area
less than eighty (S0) square feet.
No Living Room or Sleeping
Room shall afford less than four
hundred (400D cubic feet OF air TO
each occupant over twelve G2)
years OF age nor less than two
hundred (2O0D feet for each child
less than twelve (12) years OF age.
No room In a Tenement shall
exceed in depth. from the nearest
window, the distance OF two and
oue-half (2is) times the height OF
the window head from the floor
level.