The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-23


such roof covering VIII be con-
sfdered sfncombustfble" under the
provisions OF this Ordinance.
Sec. g. SLATE. TILE or METAL
ROOFS. For buildings within the
Fire Limits. roofs Of greater slope
shall be covered with slate. metal.
IRE clay. cement tile or with an tn
Ing.
Sec. 4. ROOF HOUSES. Bulk
heads. Tankhouses. Elevator en-
machinery or other appliances re-
qufred for the proper operation OF
the building. may be constructed
on the roofs OF buildings and pro-
tecting above the limit OF the
a ss or al psos VI oven ud n
Bulkhead. Roof houses. etc.. shall
not be used for any business pur-
pose or for storage.
No Elevator enclosure or Roof
house shall be more than fiftesn
(1O feet high above the roof.
Roof houses may be erected for
Photographic and Scientific Obssr-
walton purposes. but no such Roof
House shall have greater floor
area than fifteen (i5) per cent. or
greater height than nine ts) feet.
Sec. 8. sCurTLEs AND BULK
HEADS. All buildings over two
stories In height having 'fat"
roofs or with a pitch OF not more
than four Cd inches to the foot.
and all buildings requiring Fire
Escapes. shall have Scuttles OF
snd not ioe Spsah over 70 .ssir ways
or elevators. All scuttles shall
have q clear opening OF not less
than twenty-four CAD tnches By
thirty (30) inches and shall have
ladders leading thereto. Bulk
lso) inches wide In clear and shall
have stationary stairs. not less
than twenty-four CAD inches wide.
with guard hand-rails.
Scuttles or Bulkheads shall b
placed over Railways. n the upper
lid to any scuttie or the door TO
any bulkhead. shall not be fas-
tened with any lock- requiring key
on the inside.
Sec. 8. CONSTRUCTION OF
ROOF HOUSES. All Bulkheads,
Elevator Enclosures. and Roof
or Mil coHstruction. may ~ Be- BUTT
OF wood but with all exposed sur
races covered with metal.
Roof Structures on buildings OF
Ffreproof or Protected Construo-
ton. must Be OF F1rsproof Con-
All doors and door frames In
Roof Structures Of any construo-
ton. shall be Of metal or covsssd
with metal,
OF wood shall be covered with
Water Tanks on roofs may be OF
wood. but Bulkheads used a. en-
closures for tanks must be powered
with metal
IS. Sec; I; DOORS FROM ROOF
s Roof HOUSE,. BultSs.d: :1 ana ssSs.
ties shall open outward.
Sec. 8. sKYLI0HTs. Any sky
light on the roof OF any 6uildtrs
OF Class I. Z and 3. and any. Ky
light on the roof OF any building OF
Glass q and 3 over two (2) stories
In height. shall have sides. sashs,
or OF wood, metal clad on all extor-
Tor surfaces and all such Skylights
shall have wire glass unless order-
cd otherwise In this Ordnance.
Of buildings within the Fire LimitA
cred with slate. tie or metal.
po esfi "A AND s cuPoIAs OF cMf.zSS.
Es I. 2 and 8 All Spires, Towers.
Domes and Cupoias on or above
or 5. more than sixty (se) feet
high above the sidewalk or grade
Lowell, shall be OF Mil, Protected or
Fireproof Construction. II such
Spires, Towers, Domes or Cupolas
are built more than one HUNDRED
sidewalk, to their topmost part.
they shall be built entirely Of Fire
proof Construction.
Sec. IL. SPIRES. TOWERS
BONES AND cuPoLAs. Spires:
Ton, itep PORES ns snd up @ay Be
erected as part OF building. pro-
vfded. such building be so located
that the said Spire. Tower. Dome
or Cupola. be nowhere nearer than
twenty (2o) feet to any line OF the
alley lines excepted.
Such non Flreproof Spires, Towers
Domes and Cupolas may be main
tanned only while this intervening
space of twenty l2ol feet Is made
OF the owners OF such building.
Cupola. shall be covered on the
outside with q Fireproof covering
Of sheet metal; s nas or o TIE moor
TANKS. Any tank BUILT 20 eon-
tain over seven hundred and atty
(760) gallons OF water or other
huid. and carried on the moor OF
the roof OF any building must %
piers or on steel beams, girdsrs or
columns. resting on masonry walls
Every suoh tank must have .
discharge pipe at least four ~
tank At or near the bottom and
and 10 arranged with valves that
the contents may be readily dis
charged by hrsmen In case OF me-
cessity, unless such tank V TO sup
ply automatic spri Ialn pn poors
No staging or stand shall b oon-
special permit from the Dspert-
ment Of Buildings
SEQ. IA SNOW GUARDS. Any
over U twsnty-nvs tis) feet in height,
than POUR Us inches 70 the foot
and situated within ten llo) ieet
OF any Court or street or Asy
or Guards. unless the protesting
Gutter or Cornice should form On
adequate snow Guard.
ARTICLE XVI
Ffrs shutters.
MO. All buildings OF Glasses !. =
and OF more than two stories In
heirht. II not OF fre proof construc.
door openings above the hrst story,
when they open upon any street or
alley or any private way. less tnen
rs feet in width. or open above the
reef Of an adj9in n,n. eS w,naoG or or
door openings equipped with
STANDARD Fire Shutters. Said shut.
ter shall be considered a standard
one eonstrgctsd 2, fol f1Ilo .MD uryNo
All Fire Shutters shall be made OF
iron. or OF wood covered with TIN
or other metal, and constructed and
OF the thickness according TO the
standard specifcations OF the Ma
tionaI Board OF Fire Underwriters
OF Sept. 1, 1910. All hardware shall