Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-27
BUILDING CODE ORDINANCE TO GOV
ERN THE ERECTION AND CoNsTRUc-
TON OF BUILDINGS IN THE CITY
OF PERTH ANIBoY. n. J.
Be it ordained by the City of Perth Ann
boy Permit and Its Nature.

Be IL ordained by the City OF ferth AM
Permit and Its Nature.
Section !. That no person shall COM
building until he shall have received from
the Inspector Of Buildings n permit to erect
pications for a permit as aforesaid shall
be fully filed in upon a regular plank 70
and there shall be hIcd with such applca-
ton a full set Of scale drawings not to
exceed four feet to the inch on linen or
blue print paper. except that plans FOR fac
tory buildings covering an area OF more
than I'VE thousand $1,000 square feet may
be eight tS) feet to one inch, together with
q full set Of specifications, IN print or
typewriter, and every permit shall con-
OF the erection. moving razlng or altering
OF any such building. The application shall.
also set forth in general terms the nature
thereof. provided, however, that 1t shall
cations In connection with applications
for the erection Of new frame buildings
costing less than one thousand dollars
Permits Acted On.
Section 2. All applications for permits
shall be acted on by the Inspector OF build
ings within ten days from the filing there
the application. issue in duplicate a permit
to perform the work, which permit shdu
state specifically the place where the work
is to be done and IN general terms the ma
ture of the work and all plans specihea,
tions and applications shall be hled and
registered in his office and become the
property of the city.
Permits Good for Year.
Section !. All permits for the construc-
ton or alteration Of buildings shall be valid
for the space of one year from the date
buildings shall be valid only during the
time specified therein, and all such per.
mits shall specify the street or streets II
any, upon or through or over which such
buildings may be moved.
Time for Removal and Penalty.
Section 4. Every such permit for the
removal of any building granted by the
Inspector Of Buildings shall specify the
time allowed for such removal, which time
shall in no case be longer than is actually
necessary, but such time may be extended
for good and sufficient cause, and the owner
of any building or the contractor for Us
removal, either or both, who shall suffer
the same TO remain IN or upon any street
forsany time longer than that specified In
the permit of the Street Commissioners shall
f19 sT69 ar. and pa pay fd the sum sum- Of If ten fen d doiiaTs
$40 for SE,i;y day the ne i same shall com On
any street more than "a hours.
Permit to Gross Streets.
Section 8. No person shall remove or
cause to be removed. or aid or assist in
any street, highway, public lane or alley
in the city Of Perth Amboy' without hrss y
the Inspector OF Buildings, and conform
ing to such restrictions and conditions as
he may prescribe, under the penalty of
Twenty-Five Dollars (s25l, to be forfeited
and paid by the owner Of the building, or
movaf, and the further penalty Of Twenty
hve Dollars ts25) for every day the same
eh"A NLdh ~ - 0bDh "AJ NANNh
way, public lane or alley.
Building on Street Illegal.
SeCton o, no person shaiI erect II Place
any building in whole or in part upon any
street OF other public ground within the
cry Of Perth Amboy,. under the penalty Of
a further penalty of Five Dollars $50 per
day for retaining such building upon any
street or public ground longer than ten
days after receiving due notice of the VIC
lation of this ordinance.
Removal of Buildings.
Section Z No building shall he removed
from one fort lot to to an1taep u Until Ia, q petition
and uii" he io use to tns wRR HiP0s said q b SiIG III IS to
be applied, is filed in the office of the In
spector and his written consent first OBJ
When Removal is Prohibited.
,n seGtion g. r Tns re~ nova OF any wooden den
limits to within the same is absolutely
pp0h hIl66i ed and Indnd If aee 20 gRhTi91d before fore, dis 5
der it's return or demolition within twenty
four hours after notice: at the expense Of
any person who shall so remove any such
building shall forfeit and pay the sum of
Buildings Parallel to Streets.
Section o. The front line Of every build
s nogfo snaH De fo p f5s line wit ana OF d&, 1n c genera Of
the street or avenue on which said build
lng is lint intended %S{l, to fro front; br exGept where th he
DO not run at right angles Tfth the street.
Return Of Rejected Plans.
shall reject or -nsap6rove the application,
plans or specifications for any work as
Aforesaid, he shall return the said plans
and speciheations TO the applicant, and If
any builder or other person shall erect,
move or alter any buildings without first
ed, he shall be liable TO a penalty of One
Hundred Dollars 5000, and a further pen
conviction Of such ofense until the re-
quirements Of this ordinance have been
When Permit Not Required.
Section IL. Ordinary repairs not neces-
stains 4 Inc cutting away Of any Supports
ways or exists, may be made without notice
to the Inspector.
Inspector Preserves Plans, Etc.
Section -. The said Inspector shall pre-
serve in his office, all plans, speeifeations
him, and copies Of all permits issued by
him. He shall also keep a full and COM
plete record OF all buildings in the course
Of erection or alteration, their nature,
whether built of stone, frame, brick or
mensions and heights, and see that they
are constructed In accordance with the
plans and Specifications, and shall once in
every three months report to the Board
OF Aldermen concerning such matters.
Fee Paid for Permit.
Section IS. At the time of the filing Of
every application for a permit, there shall
be paid to the Inspector a fee of Two
dollars or fraction thereof that such build
ing OF Improvement shall cost. and the In
ment, and in case the plans and speeihca-
lions are not approved by the Inspector.
fifty (50) per cent. OF the amount 80 paid
shall be returned TO the person so filing
the application.
Money Paid to City.
Section II. All moneys received by the
Inspector Of Buildings for permits, shall be
Immediately paid over to the Collector Of
Revenue, and all moneys so received shall
be applied to the payment Of salaries and
expenses appertalning to the Department Of
Inspector Of Buildings.
City Fire Limits.
Section is, The fire limits of the City of
Perth Amboy are prescribed by special or
dinance.
Walls Must be Brick or Stone.
Section 16. All outside and party walls
Of all buildings or parts Of buildings OF any
the foregoing fire limits shall be built of
= brick or stone or other lnCombustihle ma
terial and not Of wood, and shall be rooted
or covered with metal, slate, Stag or other
incombustible material, under a penalty Of
Fifty Dollars (S50), to be collected in the
person who caused the same to be erected
or built, and every person who shall be
employed and assist in the moving, cree
ton or construction Of any building herein
prohibited, shall, on conviction thereof,
Forfeit and pay the sum of Ten Dollars
shall forfeit and pay upon conviction the
sum OF Five Dollars (S5.00) for each and
every day that he shall allow the same
TO stand after notice to remove the same.
It shall be the duty of the Inspector of
Buildings to give and serve the notice
building so removed or erected or con-
structed.
When Wooden Buildings Allowabie
Section II. The provisions Of the fore
going sections. however. shall not apply TO
the erection Of any wooden building or
additions thereto. the contract for which