The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-21


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Sec 70. FIRE ESCAPES. For
all Tenements. Fire Escapes must
ordn loneed 81 ea Asslcl sOr xXr '
Sec. II. sTAIRwAYs. Every
Tenement shall have at least one
Cd stairway extending from the
nrst floor TO the roof with access
TO roof through buikhead ana
door having lock requiring no key
on inside. such 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-
ticabie. and every apartment In
the building shall have access 10
both stairsways through doorways.
In every Tenement building over
three CD stories and basement In
height one I'd stairway shall be In
a hallway. entirely enclosed with
masonry walls and II the buildings
be more than i've (5) 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 fireproof buildings.
Every Tenement containing moro
than one hundred (100) Living and
Sleeping Rooms above the first
story. shall have In addition 10 the
two CD stairways already required
at least one "a other stairway for
every additional one hundred t1OOl
rooms or fractional part thereof
more than the first one hundred
The width and number and con-
struction OF stairways I'm Tene-
ments shall conform TO require
ments set forth In Article xxi
tStairways) In this Ordinance.
No one stairway shall be built TO
600 rooms.
The inside stairway TO the base
ment or cellar In every Tenement
building. more than two CD stories
and a basement in height, shall be
enclosed I'm the basement or cellar
by Brick Walls and having stand
ard self-closing FIRE doors. IL this
stairway be 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,
be made entirely OF incombustible
materials. and IL they are shell
tered In any way, the shelter shall
be made OF incombustible materials.
NO Closet Snail De CONSTRUCTED
underneath the first story stairway
of Tenement. unless II Is fire-
proof building; but the space un-
derneath the lower part OF such
stairway. unless occupied by base
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any Tenement shall be less than
clear.
Every stairway In Tenement
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supported about two CD feet six
(6) inches above the floor. and
every open side I'm floor or stairs
shall be protected by a substantial
railing or balustrade.
Every stairway I'm Tenement
shall have wall between the two
CD flights OF stairs. where 1t
returns upon itself, not less than
nine (9) inches in width.
ways OF Tenements. shall be not
more than seven and one-half
(7h) inches high. and the treads
shall not be less than ten (10) in
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lie Hall and every Stair Hall OF a
Tenement over two CD stories and
a basement in height. shall be
lighted and ventilated in each story
ing directly to Street. Alley.
Court. Yard or Park. No one Cd
OF these windows or glazed doors
above the basement shall have a
less glass area than fifteen (15)
In Tenements not more than two
Cd stories and a basement In
height. Public Railways shall have
outside windows or glazed doors or
may have glazed sashes from the
adjoining apartments.
Any part OF q Public Hall, cut OF,
from the Main Public Hall OF a
Tenement by q door or doors. shall
be lighted and ventilated in the
same manner as the Main Public
Hall.
All rooms I'm a Tenement, except
Bath Rooms Toilet Rooms and
Pantries. shall be lighted and VEN
sash and opening directly onto a
Street; Alley Yard. Open Court or
windows shall be at least equal to
one-tenth G-1o) OF the floor area
windows open and at least one Cd
window in every such room shall
have not less than twelve (12)
square feet OF glass area and the
top OF .S Sns 0 S wps sss than in .s sasn
Cd feet six (6) inches above the
floor level.
Every Bath Room. Toilet Room.
Separate Water Closet Compart-
menI ana Sndli De UknIeu
and ventilated by at least one d)
window opening directly to a Street
Alley, Yard, Open Court, Park or
Shaft. and each window shall have
not les than six (0 square feet OF
glass area. Any such window may
be a skyltght arranged to open and
used for ventilation.
All windows in Tepements shall
be made so that at least one-half
th) OF the opening; shall be NOV
able and available for the passage
" Sec Is sKYLIGHTs. The top
story OF every public hall In a
Tenement shall be lighted and VEN
tilated by a skyiight: located over
light shall have ventilator with
a fixed opening of at least 100
square, inches, and not less than
twenty GOD square feet OF glass
Sec "a. ROOMS. Every Apart
ment in which cooking Is done.
shall have at least two CD rooms,
exclusive OF Bath Rooms and Toi-
let Rooms. Every room, except
shall have an exit to Public
Hallway without passing through
a bedroom.
Every Apartment shall have at
least one G) Living Room with a
floor area Of not less than one hun
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 (400) cubic feet OF air TO
each occupant over twelve G2)
years OF age nor less than two
hundred (200) feet for each child
less than twelve CID years OF age.
No room I'm a Tenement shall
exceed in depth. from the nearest
window, the distance of two and
one-half (2is) times the height OF
level.
Above Rooms shall conform to
all raouiramenfa OF ordinary rooms