The Detroit times., 1912-05-15

Following are the amendments
~ ORDINANCE to amend Section OF
Article 2. Sections ] and OF Articles ch,
nance defining the duties and powers or
the Department OF Buildings and the
establishing OF "A building code for the
city OF Detroit, approved February
l4th, 1911, and also By adding new Sec
tions thereto to be known as Sections
10 and IL OF Article 8.
II Is hereby ordained by the people OF
ne City OF Detroit
Section 1 That Section of Arti-
2 Gle 2, Sections l and 3 OF Article 8
8 OF an ordinance entitled IAN Ordi-
nance defining the duties and powers
8 OF the Department OF Buildings ana
the establishing Of a building code
) February l4th. 1911, be, and the
3 same Is hereby amended and that new
0 sections to be known as Sections 3
and IA OF Article 3, be and are here
amendments to the Building Code OF
the City of Detroit, Proposed by
the Departments of Buildings.
ARTICLE 2.
Sec. 3-YEARLY INSPECTION
2 OF BUILDINGS OF ASSEMBLY,
3 ETC.--The Department OF Buildings
shall inspect at least once year all
5 school buildings. halls, armories
6 churches. theaters, buildings used for
Z manufacturing and commercial pur-
3 and tenement houses and all other
0 buildings occupied or used by large
numbers OF persons, for the purpose
OF determining the safety OF such
1 The Chief Inspector OF Buildings,
; Health officer, Fire Marshal, Super
s intendent OF Police. or any OF them
or their respective assistants shall
: have the right to enter any building
, used wholly or any part for pur-
0 poses OF Glasses 4 and b and any or
all parts thereof at any reasonable
2 time and at any time when occupied
I such buildings TO judge the condition
OF the same and TO discharge their.
6 respective duties, and II shall be I'M
lawful FOR any person TO interfere
3 with them or any OF them in the per-
Torrance OF their duties, The Chief
Inspector OF Buildings. Health Offi-
l Ger, Fire Marshal and the Superin-
2 tendent OF Police or any one OF them
3 shall have the power and IL shall be
4 their joint and several duty to order
5 closed any building used wholly or
any part thereof used for Glasses 4
and purposes where II Is discovered
8 that they are In violation OF any OF
3 tho provisions OF the Ordinance OF the
0 city OF Detroit and keep the same
closed until the provisions are com
? piled with.
ARTICLE 3.
Sec 1. PERMITS TO BE AP-
2 Piled FOR AND OBTAINED. Be-
B fore proceeding with the construction.
enlargement, alterations, repair or
) removal of any building or other
structure. except tenement houses, In
the case OF which the procedure shall
3 be as specified In Article 81. a permit
shall, be first obtained by the owner
D or his agent from the Department OF
Buildings The application shall be
2 made In writing and upon printed
; forms furnished by the Department
OF Buildings. IL shall, except for re-
newals be accompanied by a COM
plete set of specifications, and by a
complete set OF plans and working
5 drawings made to a scale of not less
. than one-eighth OF an inch to the
foot and on paper or cloth In ink or
by process which will not fade OF
, obliterate When the plans, speclh-
cations and drawings shall be found
to conform to the requirements OF
this Ordinance. the Department shall
5 issue a permit and afflx TO the plans
drawings and specifications, an offi-
; cial stamp or its approval. The plans,
, drawings and specifications shall
then he returned to the applicant.
Two copies thereof shall be present.
2 ed to the Department OF Buildings.
; one of which shall be left on file at
the office OF the Department of Build
ings. These plans are TO be exam
ined before the building is started
and shall be kept until the compile
: ton of the building or structure. For
} and the enactment or sanitary regu-
lations, the Board Of Health shall
endorse its approval upon the draw
ings and specifications. III the appli-
cant desires to build within the fire
limits, the approval of the Fire Mar
shall shall be endorsed upon the per-
nit. No plans shall be kept in the
office OF the Department OF Build
ings for buildings costing less than
two thousand $4,000 dollars unless
he ~ mo Hf
2 OF Buildings on account OF such
3 buildings or alterations having n
doubtful or complex classification.
ARTICLE 3
Sec. g. CHARGE, FOR PERMITS
2 The price which shall be charged
for the issuing OF permits for build
4 ings, shall be at the rate OF two dol
lars (2) each for the first one thou
sand dollars $4,000, OF cost and 80
I cents $1,000 for each additional one
; thousand dollars Hl,0O0) or fraction
B The charge for permits for all
signs. except those designated as
2 Class signs In Section s. Article 32.
3 etc. shall be one dollar $1) each.
The charge for permits for sign
3 boards and billboards shall be two
s dollars f$2D each.
Z The charge for permits for new
3 elevators shall be two dollars S2)
. each.
new elevators shall he one dollar (SD
? each for the first inspection follow
3 ing the installation OF the elevator.
All other inspections shall be charged
n regular Zee as called for I'm Article
s % Section 10.
The charge for the inspection OF
: Sire escapes shall be one dollar $50
each.
) The charge for the renewal OF re-
| voked permits shall be one dollar
? tSl) each.
! such amounts shall be paid when
tne permit Is issued
ARTICLE
Sec i3 DISPLAYING or CARDS
? On BUILDINGS With each aud
every permit issued for buildings. the
Department Of Buildings shalt issue
TO the applicant weatherproof
5 card properly filled out. II shall be
7 the DUTY or the person or persons 90
\ whom the permit was issued 10 place
, and maintain the weatherproOf card
D IN n conspicuous place OF the prem
ses where the building ~ being erect
2 y; tho card 10 be unObstructed from
3 TrDfc view and not more shan ~
1 a N G5l feet above the grade level.
ARTICLE ..
Sec ~. The Department OF Build
'Egs shall have the right To yerifv
Z md correct the approximate cost or
4 roy proposed Improvement and any
: cther Information required. - pro-