The Detroit times., 1912-06-24
Ordinance No., ATT.

AN ORDINANCE to amend Section Of
Article 2, Sections ] and OF Articles
OF an ordinances entitled An oral
nance defining the duties and powers
OF the Department OF Buildings ana
the establishing OF a building eooe
for the City OF Detroit, approved Feb
Iuary 18th 1911. and also BY adding
new sections thereto TO be known as
Sections Is and Ia OF Article ).
1t is hereby ordained by the people OF
the City OF Detroit.
Section ]. That Section or Aru-
Gle 2 Sections ] and OF Article OF
an ordinance entitled An ordinance,
defining the duties and powers OF the
Department OF Buildings and the es-
tablishins- OF "a building code for the
City OF Detroit. approved February l4th
1911. be- and the same is hereby amend
ed and that new sections 10 De known
as Sections Is and IA OF Article 5, De
and are hereby added. same 10 read as
follows:
ARTICLE 2.
Sec. 3-YEARLY INSPECTION OF
BUILDINGS OF ASSEMBLY. ETC.-The
Department OF Buildings shall Inspect
at least once year all school puilo-
ings halls. armories. churches. thea
tiers, buildings used for manufacturing
and commercial purposes, hotels, hos
pitfalls, apartment and tenement houses
and all other buildings OCCUPIED
used by large numbers OF persons. Tor
the purpose OF determining the sa1ety
OF such buildings.
The Chief Inspector OF Buildings
Health officer, Fire Marshal. SuperIn-
tendent of Police. or any OF them or
their respective assistants shall nave
the right TO enter any bulldlnk useu
wholly or any part for the purposes OF
Glasses 4 and 5 and any or all paris
thereof at any reasonable time and
at any time when occupied by the pun
lie In order TO examine such buildings
TO judge the condition OF the same and
to discharge their respective duties.
and IL shall be unlawful for any person
TO interfere with them or any or them
in the performance OF their duties. me
Chief Inspector OF Buildings Heaith OI-
fcer, Fire Marshal and the Supertnten-
dent OF Police or any one OF them shall
have the power and IL shall be their
joint and several duty TO order closed
any building used wholly or any part
thereof used for Glasses and pur-
poses where IL Is discovered that they
are In violation OF any OF the provi-
sions OF the Ordinances OF the City OF
Detroit and keep the same closed until
the provisions are complied with.
ARTICLE 5.
Sec 1. PERMITS TO BE APPLIED
FOR AND OBTAINED. Before proceed
ing with the construction. enlargement,
alterations. repair or removal Of any
building or other structure except ten
ement houses in the case or which the
procedure shall be as specified in Ar
ticle 81, "A permit shall be first obtained
by the owner or his agent from the
Department OF Buildings. The appliCa-
tion shall be made in writing and upon
printed forms, furnished by the Depart
ment Of Buildings. IL shall, except for
renewals. be accompanied by a COM
! plete set OF plans and working draw
| ings made TO a scale OF not less than
| one-eighth OF an inch to the foot and
! en- paper or cloth. in ink. or by a pro-
! cess which Will not fade or obliterate.
! When the plans, Specifications and
drawings shall be found to conform TO
| the requirements OF this Ordinance the
Department shall issue permit and
afhx TO the plans. drawings and speci-
| fcations an official stamp Of its ap-
lprcval The plans. drawings and specl-
| ficatiuns shall then be returned to the
| applicant. Two copies thereof shall be
presented TO the Department OF Build
iings. one OF which shall be left on Ale
at the Office OF the Department OF Build =
iLgs. These plans are 10 be examined
before the building Is started and shall
be kept until the completion of the
building or structure. For the preser-
walton OF the public health and the
Enactment Of sanitary regulations the
Board OF Health shall endorse its an
prevail upon the drawings and specif :
cations III the applicant desires Ia
| build within the Are limits. the an
prevail OF the Fire Marshal shall be
endorsed upon the permit No pIaus
snail be kept in the office OF the De-
partment Of Buildings for buildings
costing less than two thousand 80 :
VOV) dollars unless deemed necessarv
by the Department Of Buildings an 49,.
count or such buildings or alterations