The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20

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any chimney. smoke stack, or
smoke fue that may prove a nuis-
ance TO surrounding property.
ARTICLE XXI.
Fire Appliances.
Section I. STANDPIPES-WHF
REoUlRED-sIzE. Every building
ssaii be provided with a stSndpipe'
The diameter OF said pipe for a
building not over 1875 feet high
shall be four inches. For all others,
four inches for the upper i2s feet
Sec. 2. sTANDPIPEs-How
MADE Every such standpipe shall
extend from the basement, TO and
through the roof. IL shall have a
place. outside OF the building. IL
shall also have two and one-half
(21a) inch outlet on each floor, In
Guiding the basement and roof
The standpipe shall be placed as
Sec. .. HOSE CONNECTIONS.
Every building having standpIpe
shall be provided with a hose on
every floor connected 10 stand
pss Sec. I. NuMBER OF STAND
PIPES. Every building over eigh-
ty-five (s5) feet in height and over
five Thousand t5,ee0) feet ground
area. and having frontage on two
III bbIcctbs VI ~ street anu an alley,
not adjacent TO each other. shall
have two CD standpipes with ex-
terror outlets. one CD for each
Sec. s. EXISTING BUILDINGS
TO Bic PROVIDED WITH STAND
PIPES. All buildings over rs feet
in height erected prior TO the pas
sage of this Ordinance shall within
six months from the date OF its
passage be provided with standpipss
as herein prescribed.
ARTICLE XXI.
Stairways, Halls and Entrances.
WIDTH OF sTA IRRf IN
CLASS BUILDINGS. In all build
ings OF Glass /, hereafter erected
or altered and over two CD stories
In height and In which any floor
or part thereof above the first IL
occupied or used at any time as a
workshop or salesroom. there shall
continuous inside stairways. each
10 be not less than three (3) feet
six (6) inches I'm width. In all
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
frst. shall exceed three hundred
NoVVlg lHcH the COtIlDln6u VI
the stairways shall not be less
than ten (10) feet.
III the number OF persons occupy
ing or using the floors above the
first, shall exceed seven hundred
5000. there shall be at least three
width OF at least fifteen Q5) feet.
In any building OF Class I. re-
curing three (3) or more stair
ways under the above require
.N,N- n.
SUFFICIENT. IL all the stairways are
enclosed In Fireproof shafts with
Fire Doors at each floor level.
One "a less stairway will also
be SUFFICIENT In Mill. Protected, or
Fireproof Construction Buildings
more stairways. IL all the stairs
and their landings are made en-
tirely OF Fireproof Material
Provided. that in any building oc-
more persons above the frst story.
there shall be required three CD
stairwaya having combined
width OF at least fifteen Q5) feet
and all stairs and their landings
must be built entirely OF Fireproof
Fireproof shafts with Fire Doors.
In store buildings having not
more than. twenty-five hundred
(2600) square feet OF ground floor
area ana not eNCeeulnk three Not
stories In height. and in which the
number OF persons occupying the
floors above the first story does not
exceed twenty Ave (25). one con-
tinuous inside stairway at least
three. o feet wide VIII be suf-
Sec. 2. NUMBER AND WIDTH
OF sTAIRWAYS IN CLASS 2
BUILDINGS In all buildings OF
Class 2. hereafter erected or al.
sne ever 5 twG 81 ssers .s sad
be at least two CD separate and
continuous stairways. each at least
three CD feet wide and there shall
be an increase OF six 90 inches to
the combined width OF the stair
having a ground floor area OF more
than 1--WE thousand (5000) square
feet the openings for the corridors
must have Fire Doors.
For Fireproof or Protected Con-
struction buildings of Glass 2.
when the stairs and their landings
are made entirely OF Fireproof
Construction or enclosed In a Fire
proof Shaft with Fire Doors, the
combined width of the stairways
and where three (3) stairways are
called for. one % less stairway
will be SUFFICIENT.
ways for, each additional one thou
san (1ooo) square feet OF ground
floor area. or fractional part there
OF, over two thousand (2000)
square feet, and also an additional
increase OF nine (9) inches for
every story above the third (O
story.
Should the combined width OF the
stairways exceed nine (sl feet,
there shall be three (3) stairways.
All stairways shall be at least
three l9 feet wide. and three CD
feet six ls) inches II providing
For buildings of Glass 2 having
q ground floor area or more than
one thousand Ave hundred 1500)
square feet. or over three CD stor-
OF the stairways must be enclosed
I'm q nreproof shaft. For such
buildings having ground floor
area OF more than Ave thousand
(5oo0l 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 Class 2. over
fve go stories In height. one "a
their landings built OF incombust-
fble material and be enclosed In
All stairways In buildings OF
Glass 2 must connect directly with
the Public Corridors. having direct
access from each apartment, and
all stairways must be continuous
from the top story TO the ground
floor and there must be no winders.
Sec. 3. OUTSIDE STAIRS IN
CLASS I AND 2 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
Or less Inside stairway than here
in called for will be SUFFICIENT. pro-
yided every such building have at
least one inside stairway.
The widths OF the outside stairs
must meet with the same require
ments as inside stairs.
n any building OF Glass 1 be d.