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


living Independently OF each other
premises, shall. for the purposss OF
this Ordinance. be called = rsns-
A Tenement Family" may con-
sist or one or more persons.
An Apartment" shall be under
stood as a room or a suite OF two
CD or more rooms In a Tenement.
occupied or suitable or Intended Tor
occupancy as residence for one
I'd family.
4 "Pubiic Hall" shall be under
stood as being n hall. passageway
or corridor. common TO the use OF
the occupants OF two Cd or more
separate apartments.
A stair Hall shall be under
$1,000 as including the stairs. stair
Public Halls through which IL 10
necessary TO pass In going from the
entrance floor TO the roof
Yard" shall be understood as
peing 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 the lot and open on one side
TO a street. alley or Public Park.
Court" shall be understood as
being any nnoccupied space other
than a yard enclosed on three or
more sides and on the same lot ns
the building, but open to the sky,
unobstructed by roof, skylight or
A Shaft" shall be understood as
being space within the building
and entirely surrounded by parts
or the building. and which may be
open to the sky or covered with
A Tenement basement" shall
be understood as being any story
below the frst tier OF joist beams
or toists. suitable for habitation
and with the ceiling line never less
than one-half the clear story
the center OF the principal front OF
A Tensment Cellar" shall b. un-
derstood as being any story below
the nrst tier OF moor beams OF
1oists and with the ceiling line
height below the outside grade ut
the center OF the principal front OF
the building.
All. terms OF this article shall
be understood as applying to Tene-
Tent; hereafter srscted--uniess
larry mentioned. Where two or
more lots OF record are under the
same ownership and are treated AS
one lot for purposes OF building.
tney SDhll De cOnblQered as one lOt
under the terms OF this Article.
Sec. 2. NEW AND OLD TIME
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 provis-
Ion OF this Ordinance.
No building hereafter erected
shall, at any time. be converted
or altered to the uses OF Tene-
ment unless IL shall be made 20
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 q Tenement. until II
shall have been altered TO comply
this Ordinance relating to New
Tenements.
When any building used as
Tenement, shall be damaged by Are
or other cause Uncluding ordinary
wear and tear) TO the extent OF
inal value exclusive OF founda-
tions). such buildings shall not be
repaired or rebuilt for use as a
Tenement. except In conformity
with the terms Of this Ordinance.
relating to New Tenements.
No existing Tenement buildings
shall. at any time. be altered 30 as
to be In 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-
tons to provide light and ventila-
ton. not exceeding the minimum
requirements OF this Ordinance.
Where the Public Halls OF exist
IN AFynA n n q = N
ventilated according to the mini
mum requirements OF this Ordin-
snce. the Department OF Buildings
may require movable transom
sashss with glass over all 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 or
the City OF Detroit.
Sec g. 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 a 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 a
street, alley or public park. not less
than thirty (3o) feet wide.
sec: :; PERCENTAGE OF LOT
NO tenement Nnhll
cover more than eighty tso) per cent
of a lot bounded by two CD or more
interesting 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 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
(D feet OF the side lines OF the lot,
on which such Tenement Is built.
street and alley lines excepted
BUILDINGS. Any Tenement hereef-
ter erected upon any lot, upon which
a Tenement or other building already
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
Tenement be built on lot. where
Tenement already exists or II be-
ing built, this same intervening
space shall be required.
This intervening space between
such buildings shall not be less than
fifteen G5) feet wide In any part. II
either building be more than one I'd
story high, then this space shall b
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.
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