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


living Independently OF each sshsr
and having cooking done on ne
premises, shall. for the purpo4lg o.
this Ordinance. be called . x~ns
a Tenement Family may 60
sist or one or more persona
An Apartment" shall be unoer-
stood a. a room or q suite or tive
lxl or more rooms In q Tensmsnt.
occupied or suitable OF intended Tor
9ffsuPsnsSy a. residence Tor en>
A "Pubiie HAIR shall be undsr-
stood as being q hall, passagsway
or corridor. common TO the use 81
the occupants OF two CD OF more
stair Hall" shall be undsr-
STOOD as including the stairs. stair
iandings and those portions OF the
Public Halls through which 10 u
necessary TO pass In going from the
entrance noor TO the roof
a yard" shall be understood 80
being any open unoccupisd space
on the same lot a. the building, be-
tween the extreme front or rear
line or the building and the sx-
IRENE front or rear line. respective
TO- OF street ans lot s, AND open ps on one sds
A Court" shall be understood 90
being any unoccupisd space other
than yard enclosed on three or
more sides and on the same lot -
the building, but open TO the sky.
unonstrncted by roof. skyiight or
A SHAFT" shall be understood ~
being space within the building
and entirely surrounded by parts
or the building. and which may be
open TO the sky or covered with .
A Tenement .Basement" shall
be understood az being any story
below the nrst tier OF joist beams
or toists, suitable for habitafion
and with the ceiling line never less
than one-half the clear story
the center OF the principal front. OF
A Tensment Cellar" shall be un-
derstood az being any story below
the nrst tier of floor beams or
1oists and with the ceiling line
more than one-half the clear story
height below the outside grade at
the center of the principal front OF
All. terms OF this article shall
be understood az applying 20 Tone
ments hereafter srected--unless
lariy mentioned. Where two or
more lots OF record are under the
same ownership and are treated as
one lot for purposes OF building,
they shall be considered as one lot
under the terms OF this Article.
Sec. 2. NEW AND OLD TENE-
MENTS. All Tenements hereafter
erected shall comply with the
terms OF this Ordinance.
No Tenement hereafter erected
shall. at any time, be altered SO
as to be In violation OF any provls-
lon OF this Ordinance.
A..n
shall, at any time. be. converted
or altered TO the uses OF Tene-
ment unless Il shall be made TO
comply In all respects with the
terms OF this Ordinance relating to
New Tenementa
No Building heretofore erected or
used for other purposes shall be
occupied as Tenement. until IL
shall have been altered 10 comply
in all respects with the terms OF
this Ordinance relating to New
Tenements.
When any building used an q
Tenement. shall be damaged by nre
or other cause Including ordinary
wear and tear)' to the extent OF
one-half (h) or more. Of its orig
inal value exclusive of founda-
repaired or rebuilt for use az a
Tenement. except In conformity
with the terms OF this Ordinance,
relating to New Tenements.
No existing Tenement buildings
shall. at any time. be altered 80 as
TO be In violation OF any provisions
OF this Ordinance relating to sx-
listing Tenement buildings.
In all existing Tenement build
ings. the Department OF Buildings
may require at any time. altera-
tions to provide , light h snd ysn1iin,
requirements Of this Ordinance.
Where the Public Halls OF exist
Ing Tensments are not lighted and
ventilated according to the mini
mum requirements OF this Ordin-
may require movable transom
sashes with glass over all doors
from the Public Halls and into the
different apartments.
Provided that the requirements
Of this section meet with the ap,
'n Sec. 3. WHERE TENEMENTs
MAY BE BUILT. No Tenement
shall be built on the front line Of any
lot, unless the front OF said lot abuts
on a street not less than forty UO
No Tenement shall be built 'front.'
ing on the rear line OF any lot. unless
the rear line OF said lot abuts on a
street. alley or public park. not less
than thirty 900 feet wide.
OCCUPIED. No Tenement shall
cover more than eighty (s0) per cent
Of lot bounded by two CD or more
interesting streets. nor more than
(7O per cent of any other lot. this
measurement to be taken at the
No building shall be erected on the
same lot as q tenement TO increase
the covered area Of the lot or to re-
duce the yard or court spaces be-
low the minimum required by this
Sec. s. WINDOWS ON SIDE.
No Tenement shall have any side
wall containing windows within four
90 feet OF the side lines OF the lot,
on which such Tenement Is built,
Sec. 9. SPACE BETwEEN
BUILDINGS Any Tenement hereaf-
ter erected upon any lot, upon which
Tenement or other building already
exists, or Is being built, shall be
separated from the other building by
an intervening space extending across
the entire width of the lot. which
space shall be paved at OF about the
street or sidewalk grade with Con-
crete Construction as required by the
Board OF Public Works for sidewalks
and shall have drain connection 70
sewer.
should any building other than
q Tenement be built on a lot, where
Tenement already exists or r. be-
Ing built. this same intervening
space shall be required.
This intervening space between
such buildings shall not be less than
fifteen 15) feet wide In any part. II
either building be more than one (I)
story high, then this space shall BE-
increased two (2) feet In width for
every story above the first OF the
lower building. Should both buildings
be OF the same number OF stories
then the number OF stories OF either
shall govern the width OF this space.
Every such intervening space
shall be entirely on the property
owned ard controlled by the owner
OF the Tenement In question. and
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