The Detroit times., 1912-06-19

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen-We herewith submit to
your Honorable Body several sections
OF the Building Code which In our
opinion should be amended.
We have prepared these amendme nts
as shown In the following pages and
they have been submitted TO the
andefs and TraSess Gschanse Real
Estate Board and others interested. all
OF which have approved the amend-
ments as written.
Yours respectfully,
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS,
Per A. A MOORE,
A. G. STELLWAGEN
Commissioners.
AN ORDINANCE to amend Sections S.,
81, SO and S5 OF Article 4; Sections
1, 2. 8. and OF Article 8; Sections
2 and 80 OF Article z: Sections 8 and
or Article s: Section 2 OF Article
II; Section OF Article Is. Sections
2 5, 8 and II OF Article is; Sections
z, 3. 8. Q and of Article II: Section
OF Article IS; Section ~ OF Article
10: sections Is, 1s, 20. 81, %. %. 70
and 20 OF Article %; and Section of
An Ordinance defining the duties
and powers OF the Department or
Buildings and the establishing Of a
Building Code for the City Of De-
troit approved Feb - 1871. and
also by adding new sections thereto
to be known as Section OF Article
s: Section lS OF Article Is and Sec
t!or 80 OF Article 81
1t is hereby ordained by the People
Of the City Of Detroit:
That Sections 3. 81. 80 and IS Of
9 Article 1; Sections l. 2. g. and
g of Article 8. Sections and 80 or
Article 4 Sections and OF Ar
ticle s; Section OF Article IL.
s section 8 OF Article IS Sections 2
7 s, and IL OF Article Is: sections
q 3, 6. s and Of Article II; Sec
3 ton / of Article ID; Section ~ or
10 Article 10; Sections 10. Is, 90 Il;
II 22, 80 % and 26 of Article u; and
II Section 2 OF Article 80 OF an ordi-
ia rance entitled IAN Ordinance de-
IA inning the duties and powers or the
Is department OF Buildings and the
IL Csta bIishing OF Building Code Tor
II the city OF Detroit" approved Feb
is II, 1911. be, and the same Is here
ls by amended. and that new sections
90 &c he known as Section OF Ar
81 ticle 5: Section IL OF Article 70 AhI
20 Section 80 OF Article q. be, ana
"a are hereby added. the same 10 read
TO THE BuIIDiNG
cODE OF THE CITY OF DETROIT
PROPOSED BY THE DEPART
MENT OF BUILDINGS.
ARTICLE I. 49,
Section g COURT A court
ia an omen unoccupied space, other
than a yard. on the same lot with
a
tending TO the street or yard Is an
inner court A court extending TO
the street or yard Is an outer
court ,.,,.,
WALL. That portion OF an en-
closing wall between the floor ana
window stills OF a story and the
floor and window heads or lintels
Of the next story below being
bt BEARGNG WALL wall
on which Joists. beams. girdegs
10 and trusses OF floor OF roof con-
- Cc) CROSS WALL Term witch
iS may be used ANONYMOUSLY, with
II partition or return wall.
is Cd CURTAIN WALL The nom
l6 bearing and enclosing wall OF an
II iron. or steel or reinforced con-
IL crete skeleton frame. or the. non
ig bearing portion OF an enclosing
20 wall between piers.
II tel DIVISION WALL bear
- ing wall running between two ex-
- terror walls subdividing building
"a into several parts.
rs 10 DEAD WALL A wall with
20 ont openings.
23 tel EXTERNAL WALL any
rs outer wall or vertical enclosure OF
2g a building other than party wall.
80 (hl FIRE WALL. A division
81 wall which extends through ana
~ a. least eighteen USb inches above
s3 the roof and In which all open
81 ings are protected by FIRE doors
SO Also any division or partition wall
SO dividlng spaces into limited areas
81 for nre protection purposes
IS 90 FOtNDATlON WALL. That
SO portion OF an enclosing wall be-
30 low the first tier Of floor joists or
~ beams nearest 10 AID above the
~ grade line and that portion OF any
43 interior wall or pier below the
- basement OF cellar Moor
as 90 LENGTH or WALL. The
40 length q wall " the distance
~ between the centers OF any al l.
as Joining walls irrespective OF any
az intermediate stud or light com.
SO hustible or non-return brick par
81 titiOn. tSee n under this sec
8; * PARTITION WALL. Any wan