The Detroit times., 1911-02-20

living Independently or each other
and having cooking done on the
premises, shall. for the purposes OF
this Ordinance. bs called . 'rsns-
A Tenement Family" may eon-
sist OF one or more persons.
An Apartment" shall be under
stood as room or a suite or two
Nzl or more rooms In q Tenement.
occupied or suitable or Intended for
occupancy as a residence for one
I'D family
A "Plbiic Hair shan be under
stood as being n hall. passageway
or corridor. common 20 the use or
the occupants OF two CD OF more
separate apartments.
A stair Hall" shall be under
stood as including the stairs. stair
ihnuings and those portions OF the
Iuonc Halls through which IL 10
necessary 70 pass In going from the
entrance floor TO the roof.
Yard" shall be understood as
Icing any open unoccupied space
on the same lot as the building, be-
tween the extreme front or rear
lire or the building and the ex-
treme front or rear line. respective
ny. OF the lot and open on one side
10 a street. alley or Public Park.
a Court shall be understood az
being any unoccupied space other
than a yard enclosed on three or
more sides and on the same lot as
the building, but open to the sky.
unobstructed by roof, skyiight or
other appendage.
A shaft" shall be understood as
being space within the building
and entirely surrounded by parts
OF the building. and which may be
open TO the sky or covered with a
skylight.
A Tenement basement" shall
be understood as being any story
below the first tier OF Joist beams
or joists. suitable for habitation
and with the ceiling line never less
than one-half the clear story
height below the outside grade al
the center OF the principal front OF
A Tenement Cellar" shall be un-
the nrst tier OF moor beams seio or
joists 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
the building.
All. terms of this article shall
be understood as applying to Tene-
ments hereafter erected--unless
Existing Tenements are partfcu-
larly mentioned. Where two or
more lots of record are under the
same ownership and are treated rs
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-
Ion OF this Ordinance.
No building hereafter erected
shall, at any time. be converted
ment unless II shall be made to
comply In all respects with the
terms OF this Ordinance relating to
New Tenements.
No Building heretofore erected or
used for other purposes shall be
occupied as Tenement. until IL
shall have been altered TO comply
In all respects with the terms or
this Ordinance relating TO New
Tenements.
When any building used as
Tenement. shall be damaged by Are
or other cause (including ordinary
wear and tear TO the extent OF
one-half CD or more. OF Its orig
inal value exclusive OF founda-
tions), such buildings shall not be
Tenement. except In conformity
with the terms OF this Ordinance.
relating to New Tenemsnts.
No existing Tenement buildings
shall, at any time. be altered so as
TO be I'm violation OF any provisions
OF this Ordinance relating to ex-
listing Tenement buildings.
In all existing Tenement build
ings. the Department OF Buildings
may require at any time. altera-
tions to provide light and yentila-
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
may require movable transom
sashes with glass over all doors
from the Public Halls and into the
different apartments. 49,.
Provided that the requirements
prevail of the Board OF Health OF
Sec. 8. 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 street not less than forty (4o)
feet wide.
No Tenement shall be built 'front.'
ing on the rear line Of any lot, unless
the rear line OF said lot abuts on
street, alley or public park, not less
than thirty (30) feet wide.
sec 4. PERCENTAGE OF LOT
OCCUPIED. No Tenement shall
cover more than eighty tS0) per cent
OF a 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
ground level
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
"a feet OF the side lines OF the lot.
on which such Tenement Is built.
street and alley lines excepted.
Sec. 6. SPACE BETWEEN
BUILDINGS. Any Tenement hereaf-
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 or 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
a Tenement be built on lot, where
a Tenement already exists or is 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 (D
story high, then this space shall be
increased two f2) 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 and controlled by the owner
OF the Tenement In question:. and
shall be open to the sky and un-
INSTRUCTED by porches. balconies or
any other portions Of the buildings;