Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-03

BUILDING CODE ORDINANCE TO GOV
ERN THE ERECTION n CoNsTRUc-
TIoN Of BUILDINGS IN THE CITY
OF PERTH ANTBoY, n. j..
Be Il ordained by the City of Perth Am
Permit and It's Nature.
Section 1. That no person shall com
msnce 10 erect. move. razs or alter any
the Inspector Of Buildings a permit to srecu
move. raze OF alter such building. an ap--
plications for a permit as aforesaid SHAH
be fully filled In upon a regular blank TO
DO furnished by the Inspector of Buildings,
and there shall be nled with such appliea-
ton a full set OF scale rawlings, not to
exceed four feet TO the inch. on linen. or
blue print paper. except that plans for fac
tory buildings covering an area OF more
than five thousand %, 000) square feet may
be eight 80 feet to one inch, together with
q fp1I set Of notifications In print or
~typewritten, and every permit shall con-
tain a statement OF the estimated cost
of the erection, moving. razing or altering
of any such building. The application shall
also set forth in general terms the nature
Of the work TO be done and the location
thereof. provided. however. that 1t shall
not be necessary to file plans and speclh-
for the erection OF new frame buildings
costing less than one thousand dollars
Permits Acted On.
Section 2. All applications for permits
shall be acted on by the Inspector Of BUILD
ings within ten days from the Ming there
of, and the inspector shall, if he approve
the application, issue in duplicate a permit
to perform the work, which permit shall
state specifically the place where the work
is to be done and in general terms the ma
lions and applications shall be hied and
registered in his Office and become the
property Of the City.
Permits Good for Year.
tion or alteration Of buildings shall be valid
t tRere sas 'p &ii permits 9I i Gfs {Sosra f the from Fem aoy p@ Of
buildings shall be valid only during the
mits shall specify the street or streets if
any, upon or through OF over which such
buildings may be moved.
Time for Removal and Penalty.
Section T. Every such permit for the
removal of any building g anted by the
time allowed for such removal, which time
shall in no case be longer than is actually
necessary, but such time may be extended
for good and sufficient cause. and the owner
of any building or the contractor for Its
The same to remain in or upon any street
for any time longer than that specined IN
forfeit and pay the sum Of ten dollars
(S1Q). and the further sum of ten dollars
Gslo) for every day the same shall con,
any street more than "a hours.
Permit to Cross Streets.
Section 5. No person shall remove or
cause to be removed, or aid or assist in
removing any building into, along or across
ar amy tb street sStx 6 of Psaiyb5 RRmbSv. la Wi,bo or a aTsy
having obtained the written permission Of
the Inspector OF Buildings, and conform
ing TO such restrictions and conditions as
twenty-five Dollars 0S5j, to Be forfeited
and paid by the owner of the building, or
any person. aiding or assisting in Its re-
moyal and the further penalty Of Twenty
Eve Dollars tse5) for every day the same
shall remain in or upon any street, high
way, public lane or alley.
Building on Street Illegal.
Section s. No person shall erect or place
any building In whole or in part upon any
street OF other public ground within the
Fifty Dollars 1855 for each %ofense, and
g further pepalty of Five Dollars (S5) per
street or public ground longer than ten
days after receiving due notice of the VIC
lat!on Of this ordinance.
Removal of Buildings.
Section z. No building shall be removed
from one lot to another until a petition
s sGsiin he f0 ass to shs WHITE RHFP0s said q D sfId fem ls to
be applied, is filed in the office of the In
spector and his written consent first OBJ
When Removal is Prohibited.
Section s. The removal of any wooden
building or structure from without the fire
prohibited and II accomplished before dis
eovery the Inspector of Buildings shall or
der Its return or demolition within twenty
four hours after notice, at the expense Of
any person who shall SO remove any such
building shall forfeit and pay the sum Of
Buildings Parallel to Streets.
Section 8. The front line of every build
oosfo 1nat to The in" wan and or dl re f9n'' Of
the street or avenue on which said build
iio IT, is sp lnteR %fidh to st seRn' bu fiff2pt y srsc tes
10 not apG run at angles With the street.
eJected Plans.
Sectioxl Building Inspector
shall Prove the application,
PiaS ,r r9F the any as
any Builder o. other person shall erect,
move or alter any buildings without first
having phrafoaS n arrntt ~ haraip ra1nfr-
ed, he shall be liable to a penalty Of one
Hundred Dollars tl1OO), and a further pen
Conviction Of such orenss until the re-
quirements Of this ordinance have been
complied with.
When Permit Not Required.
Section IL. Ordinary repairs not neces-
stating tine cutting away Of any supports
or the changing or removal OF any stair
ways or exists. may be made without notice
to the Inspector.
Inspector Preserves Plans, Etc.
Section IL. The said Inspector shall pre-
serve in his Office, all plans. specifications,
applications, and other papers hled with
plete record OF all buildings in the course
Whether built of stone, trame, brick or
iron, or parts OF each, and the general d.
are constructed in accordance with the
plans and tPaad spg mnh4bi rsno and - shall Il. op Re.I IN
OF. Aldermen concerning such matters.
Fee Paid for Permit.
Section 18~At the time of the filing of
every application for a permit, there shall
Dollars o5) for each and every thousand
dollars or fraction thereof that such build
ing or Improvement shall cost, and the In
spector shall issue a receipt for such pay
ment. and in case the plans and specihca-
lions are not approved by the Inspector,
fifty 600 per cent. of the amount so paid
shall be returned to the person so fling
the application.
Money Paid to City.
Section y Al moneys received by the
Inspector of Buildings for permits, shall be
Immediately paid over to the Collector of
Revenue. and all moneys so received shall
expenses appertalnIng to the Department Of
Inspector of Buildings,
City Fire Limits.
Section is. The hre limits OF the City of
Perth Amboy are prescribed by special or
dinance.
Walls Must be Brick or Stone.
Section 10. All outside and party walls
of all buildings or parts of buildings of any
kind or description built or erected within
foregoing hre limits shall be built of
BRICK or stone or other incombustibIe ma
terial and not of wood, and shall be rooted
or covered with metal, slate, Stag or other
tncombustible material, under a penalty Of
Fifty Dollars (S5O), to be collected in the
manner provided by law from the owner OF
person who caused the same to be erected
or built, and every person who shall be
employed and assist in the moving, erec-
tion or construction Of any building herein
prohibited, shall, on conviction thereof,
forfeit and pay the sum of Ten Dollars
(s10), and any owner Of any such building
shall forfeit and pay upon conviction the
sum OF Five Dollars $500 for each and
every day that he shall allow the same
to stand after notice to remove the same.
It shall be the duty of the Inspector of
herein referred to on any owner Of any
building SO removed or erected or con-