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

Sec. .. cHIMNEYs AS NUS
ANcEs. The Department OF buiia-
the iengthening or alteration OF
any chimney, smoke stack, or
smoke fiue that may prove a nuis-
anee TO surrounding property.
ARTICLE XXI.
Section I. STANDPIPES-wHEN
REoUIRED-SIzE. Every building
hereafter erected over rs feet high
shall be provided with a standpipe.
T THE Ssm so. over Sf sa ias pipe for S,x
shall be four inches. For all others,
four inches for the upper l25 feet
and six inches below;
Ms Sci Every s sCsS .ssnSGin. 10y.
extend from the basement, TO and
through the roof. IL shall have a
street connection In an accessible
place. outside OF the building. 1t
(2m) inch outlet on each floor, in-
GLIDING the basement and roof.
The standpipe shall be placed as
near the stsirw9ys as prsctleable.
Every building having standpIpe
shall be provided with a hose on
every moor connected TO stand
pipe and ready for use.
PIPES. Every building over eigh-
ty-iive- $3.50 feet I'm height and over
i've thousand $4,000 feet ground
area. and having frontage on two
not adjacent to each other. shall
have TWO CD standpipes with ex-
terror outlets. one CD for each
Sec. 6. EXISTING BUILDINGS
TO BE PROVIDED WITH STAND
PIPES All buildings over rs feet
In height erected prior to the pas
sage OF this Ordinance shall within
passage be provided with standpipes
rs herein prescribed.
ARTICLE XXII
stsIrways, Halls and Entrances.
VISITS seSsfpn OF 4; sF NThREH AH M
CLASS BUILDINGS In all build
ings OF Glass 1, hereafter erected
or altered and over two CD stories
In height. and In which any moor
or part thereof above the first 10
occupied or used at any time as
workshop or salesroom, there shall
be at least two CD separate and
continuous inside stairways, each
TO be not less than three (3) feet
cases all stairways shall extend
from the topmost floor having any
part used or occupied as work.
shop or salesroom. to the ground
floor.
IL the number OF persons occupy
Ing or using the floors above the
first. shall exceed three hundred
5000. then the combined width OF
the stairways shall not be less
than ten (10) feet.
IL the number OF persons occupy
Ing or using the floors above the
first. shall exceed seven hundred
(700), there shall be at least three
CD stairways. having a combined
af
In any building OF Class I. re-
curing three l3) or more stair
ways under the above require
ments. one less stairway will be
enclosed In Flreproof shafts with
Fire Doors at each floor level.
One "a less stairway Will also
be sufficient In Mill. Protected, or
OF Glass /. requiring three CD or
more stairways. IL all the stairs
and their landings are made en-
tirely OF Fireproof Material:
eupied by ten hundred tlooo) or
more persons above the first story.
there shall be required three (Sl
stairways. having combined
width OF at least fifteen u5) feet
must be built entirely OF Fireproof
Materials or be enclosed in Masonry
Fireproof shafts with Fire Doors.
In store buildings having not
more than TWENTY-FIVE hundred
area and not exceeding three CD
stories in height. and In which the
number OF persons occupying the
floors above the first story does not
tinuous inside stairway at least
three ts> feet wide will be SUI
Sec. 2. NUMBER AND WIDTH
9 9ErL sTAdswA X ali IN buildings GhAss q
Class 2. hereafter erected or al
tered and over two CD stories and
q basement In height, there shall
be at least two CD separate and
three CD feet wide and there shall
be an Increase OF six 60 inches TO
the combined width OF the stair
Fireproof Shaft, and for buildings
having ground floor area or more
than fve thousand (5oo0) square
feet the openings for the corridors
must have Fire Doors.
For Fireproof or Protected Con-
Wh.n ths stairs lsi and their landings
are made entirely of Fireproof
Construction or enclosed in Fire
proof Shaft with Fire Doors, the
combined width of the stairways
and where aeet three t 3 staiTw s are
will be sufYicient.
ways for each additional one thou
san (l0oo) square feet of ground
floor area. or fractional part there
OF, over two thousand (2000l
square feet, and also an additional
increase OF nine CD inches for
every story above the third CD
story.
should the combined width OF the
stairways exceed nine 90 feet.
there shall be three (3( stairways.
All stairways shall be at least
three go feet , wlSs ana 1 saosf Ss
access to three (0 OF more floors
For buildings of Class 2 having
q ground floor area OF more than
square feet, or over three (3) stor-
les and basement in height. one (1l
Of the stairways must be enclosed
In q nreproof shaft. Fol-. such
buildings having q ground moor
(5ooo) square feet there must be
Fire Doors at each floor level and
in all cases the openings from the
corridors must be easily accessible
TO all parts OF the buildings
For all buildings OF Glass 2. over
I'VE (5) stories In height. one az
stairway must have the stairs and
their landings built OF incombust-
ibie material and be enclosed In q
Class must connect directly with
the Public Corridors, having direct
access from each apartment. and
all stairways must be continuous
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Sec. 3. OUTSIDE STAIRS IN
CLASS 1 AND q BUILDINGS. II
any buildings OF Glass and 2 are
equipped with outside stairs and
landings, with access through
doors. and such stairs extend to
Grade OF street or lot, then one
(i) less Inside stairway than here