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


and having cooking done on the
premises, shall. for the purpesSe OF
this Ordinances. be called 'Tsns-
A Tenement Family may con-
sist OF one or more persons. -
An Apartment" shall be under
stood as a room or a suite or two
20 or more rooms In Tenement.
occupancy as a residence for one
A aPubiie Hair. shall be under
stood as being q hall. passagewny
t or corridor orr.s common 10 the use OF
separate apartments.
A stair Hall" shalt be under
stood as including the stairs. stair
pn nsrnnss us and those portions OF the
necessary TO PASS Ia going from tho
entrance moor to the roof
yard" shall be understood as
oeins any open unoccupied space
on the same lot as the building. be-
tween the extreme front or rear
line or the building and the ex-
IRENE front or rear line, respective
~ or tue lot and open on one side
10 street alley or Public Park,
Court" shall be understood a.
being any unoccupied space other
than yard enclosed on three or
more sides and on the same lot as
,noh building; but open 70 the sky.
nihar a Dy roof skyiight or
A Shaft" shall be und erstood as
being a space within the building
and entirely surrounded by parts
open to the sky br covered with
skylight
A Tenement basement" shall
be understood az being any story
or toists. suitable for habitation
and with the ceiling line never less
than one-haif the clear story
height below the outside grade ut
the eentsr OF the principal front OF
A Tenement Cellar. shall be un-
derstood as being any story below
the nrst tier OF floor beams or
Joists and with the ceiling line
height below the outside grade at
the center OF the principal front OF
the building.
All. terms OF this article SHAH
ments hereafter erected--uniess
Existing Tenements are particu-
larly mentioned. Where two or
more lots OF record are under the
one lot for purposes or building.
they shall be considered as one lot
under the terms Of this Article.
Sec. 2. NEW AND OLD TENE-
MENTS. All Tenements hereafter
CEtCttu endll comply Win the
terms OF this Ordinance.
No Tenement hereafter erected
shall. at any time. be altered so
as to be In violation OF any provls-
Ion OF this Ordinance.
shall, at any time. be converted
or altered to the uses of Tene-
ment unless IL shall be mad. 20
comply in all respects with the
terms OF this Ordinance relating to
New Tenementa
No Building heretofore erected or
used Tor other purposes shall be
occupied as Tenement until IL
shall have been altered to comply
I'm all respects with the terms OF
this Ordinance relating to New
Tenements.
When any building used as q
Tenement. shall be damaged by Are
or other cause uncluding ordinary
wear and tear to the extent OF
one half th) or more. of its orig
tnal value exclusive OF founda-
tionsl. such buildings shall not be
Tenement, except I'm conformity
with the terms OF this Ordinance,
relating TO New Tenements.
No existing Tenement buildings
shall, at any time. be altered so as
TO be In violation OF any provisions
OF this Ordinance relating to ex.
listing Tenement buildings
In all existing Tenement build
may require at any time. altera-
tons to provide light and ventila-
ton. not exceeding the minimum
requirements OF this Ordinance.
Where the Public Halls OF exist
ing Tenements are not lighted and
ventilated according. to. the mini
mum requirements OF this Ordin-
ance. the Department Of Buildings
sashes with glass over ali doors
from the Public Halls and into the
different apartments.
Provided that the requirements
OF this section meet with the APP
prevail of the Board OF Health Of
Sec. 9. WHERE. TENEMENTs
MAY BE BUILT. No Tenement
lot unless the front OF said Tot abuts
on a street not less than forty (40)
feet wide.
No Tenement shall be built 'front.'
the rear line OF said lot abuts Ia
street, alley or public park, not less
than thirty (3O) feet wide.
Sec: q. PERCENTAGE OF LOT
OCCUPIED. No Tenement shall
Of lot bounded by two CD or more
intersecting streets, nor more than
(70) per cent OF any other lot. this
measurement to be taken at the
No building shall be erected on the
same lot as a 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
(4 feet OF the side lines OF the lot.
on which such Tenement Il built,
street and alley lines excepted.
Sec 8. SPACE BETwEEN
ter erected upon any lot, upon which
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 or about the
street OF sidewalk grade with Con-
crete Construction as required by the
Board OF Public Works for sidewalks
and shall have drain connection to
sewer.
Should any building other than
Tenemept be buflt on n lot. where
Tenement already exists or IL be-
ing built, this same intervening
space shall be required.
This intervening space between
fifteen (15) feet wide In any part. II
either building be more than one I'd
story high. then this space shall be
increased two CD 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.
or the Tenement In question. and
shall be open to the sky and I'm
obstructed by porches. balconies or
any other portions OF the buildings;