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

Cd LEN0Ih Of VIZ ..N
length OF wall IL the distanes pc
tween the centers OF any ad1Nn-
ing walls Irrespective OF any IN
tsrmediate stud or light combust-
ible or non-return brick parutsoh-
Sk) PARTITION wALL--Any
wall running at any angle 10 the
bearing walls and subdlvtding the
interior OF "A building into COM
payments lSee Partitions. sec
gD PARTY wALL--A wall that
separates two CD or more pullo-
ings. and used or 90 be used. joint
~ by separate BUILDINGS
sub-surface wall built 60 resist
lateral pressure OF the ADJOINING
earth and TO prevent its cavihg In.
Also any enclosing wall built TO
resist the lateral pressure OF inter-
tnc RETURN wALL--A term
which may be used spontaneously
with cross partition or external
wall running az an ana sn asn,, W,sh ann ann
building shall be deemed return
wall, as before mentioned. unless
IL Is two-thirds (2-O the height
OF the external or party NAILS
The minimum thickness as given
in this Ordinance and measured on
the bed.
KINDS OF BUILDINGS.
Sec. 81 TENEMENTS, The
term tenement House" shall IN
clude every building designed TOT,
Of three (s)' or more families or
households. living Independent Vi
buildings. the first floors of
which are used foL stores en sn .hali
be considered as renemeh'
The above definition shall be
considered as synonymous ~ss,
apartment houses ana
sse a. FACTORY BUILDINGS;
The term "a factory building shail
include every building In when
goods, wares and merchandise are
ms see 81. HOTELS. The term
"hoter shall include every bulio,
ing or any part thereof designeo
or used for supplying 1000 anu sh,,.
ter to guests and having puoho
dining room or cafe or both:
Sec. 35. LODGING HOUSES. Tne
term "lodging house" shall incluoe
every building or any part tneseol
ing Recommendations only for guests.
Sec. SO. OFFICE BUILDINGS.
The term "office building shall In
clude every building which apove
rooms designed and used for ousi-
ness ssc purposes y. iPuBEIc BUILDINGS;
The term "a public building SHAH
include every building useo 1s,a
OF public resort. Any store pulia
ing devoted to retail trade ana
covering a ground area OF 5000 or
more square feet shall be deemed .
public pupils osisdinsR 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
"y Sec. So. STORES The term
stores" shall include every build
ing used for the sale or goods
ws see a 4o VENEEREp BUILD
INGS. The term "veneered build
ings" shall include every buildins
or structure built of wood, the ex,
with boards and faced with at least
four inches OF brick, concrete OF
Sec. a. WAREHOUSES: The
term warehouse" shall lncluas
Of goods, wares and merchandise.
ARTICLE v.
Fire Limits.
Section 1 BUILDINGS WITHIN
FIRE LIMITS. Within the fire Inn
its OF the City OF Detroit, except as
S Sulidinss or pr0 parss thereof. which
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 of stone, brick, terra
Gotta, concrete or Iron, and all roofs
covered with fncombnstible material.
Sec. 2. FRAME BUlLDINGS-
REPAIRED. Existing frame nuiid.
repaired from damage caused by
ordinary wear and tear, by nre or
otherwise, provided such repair
shall not exceed one-half lh) the
cost of a like new building. and
also provided that such repair shaIl
not add TO the size OF the building.
nor TO any of It's parts as existing
before such repair became neces-
Sec. 3. FRAME BUILDINGS
WALLS RAISED. The gable or
hip roof OF an existing frame build.
ing within the IRE limits, II at least
seven CD feet Is availanIe. TOT
changed TO nat roof and the walls
raised as an incident to such
change, provided the cubic area OF
such structure is not Increased.
ARTICLE vi.
Frame Buildings.
Section 1. Frame buildings may
be. erected, altered or raised IL 10,
Gated outside OF the Are limits. and
IL with fat roof. they shall not ex-
coed two stories, or thirty Feet IN
height from the sidewalk or grade
line to the highest point OF the
roof IL provided with a oasement
or concrete, then the height above
the sidewalk or grade line may De
increased five feet.
Sec. 2. LOCATION. Frame
buildings used for dwelling pur-
two feet of any dividing property
line, street and alley lines excepted.
II more than one frame building
Is blilt in the direction OF the
depth of any one lot there shai,
feet between each building.
The minimum open spaces be-
tween frame buildings herein pro-
vided for shall not be occupied by
tions, but one story bays not over
IL feet wide and projecting not
more than Is inches and regular
house cornices projecting not more
than IL inches may be constructed
/. therein.
Sec. q. DIVIDING WALLS. In
every row of frame buildings, the
walls between dwellings shall be
made of incombustible materials,
not less than eight CD inches thick,
and carried up to the underside or
roof coverings.
Sec. 4. 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 s32 square feet the walls may
be eight inches thick, provided they
have buttresses of the Same ma
terial as the walls, to be not less
not more than eight feet apart. In
all other cases the wallis must be
10 inches thick.