The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-22
Ordinance No. att.

AN ORDINANCE to amend Section 9 OF
Article 2. Sections 1 and 3 of Articles
3 OF an ordinance entitled IAN Ordi-
nance defining the duties and powers
of the Department OF buildings and
the establishing OF a building code
for the City OF Detroit, approved Feb
ruary 18th. 1911, and also by adding
new sections thereto to be known as
Sections Is and IA of Article 3.
1t IL hereby ordained by the people OF
the City or Detroit
Section l. sThat Section 3 OF Arti--
Gle 2, Sections i and or Article OF
an ordinance entitled AN ordinance.
defining the duties and powers ef the
tablishing OF a building code for the
City OF Detroit. approved February l4tn
1911. be, and the same IL hereby amend
ed and that new sections to be known
and are hereby added, same to read az
follows:
ARTICLE 2.
Sec. 3-YEARLY INSPECTION OF
BUILDINGS OF ASSEMBLY, ETC.-The
Department Of Buildings shall Inspect
ings. halls. armories, churches, thea
tiers, buildings used for manufacturing
and commercial purposes. hotels, nos
pitfalls, apartment and tenement houses
and all other buildings occupied or
used by large numbers of persons. Tor
the purpose of determining the safety
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 have
the right TO enter any building use1
wholly or any part for the purposes OF
Glasses 4 and and any or all parts
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 ana
- A. A a
and II shall be unlawful for any person
TO Interfere with them or any OF them
In the performance OF their duties: The
Chief Inspector OF Buildings, Health Or
ficer, Fire Marshal and the Superinten-
dent OF Police or any one or them shsil
have the power and II shall be their
Joint and several duty to order closed
any building used wholly or any part
poses where II 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 3.
Sec. /. PERMITS TO BE APPLIED
FOR AND OBTAINED. Before proceed
ing with the construction, enlargement.
alterations. repair or removal, or any
building or other structure. except ten
ement houses, In the case or which the
procedure shall be as specified In Ar.
Il. n
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. 1t shall, except for
renewals. be accompanied by a COM
plete set OF plans and working draw
lngs 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 a pro-
cess which will not fade or obliterate.
" hen the plans. specifications and
drawings shall be found 10 conform to
the requirements OF this Ordinance. the
Department shall issue permit and
ficatIons, an official stamp OF rs APP
proval. The plans. drawings and speci-
hcations shall then be returned TO the
applicant. Two copies thereon shall be
presented 10 the Department Of Build
ings. one OF which shall be left on file
al the ofce OF the Department OF Build
ings These plans are to be examined
before the building Is started and shall
be kept until the completion or the
building or structure. For the preser-
walton OF the public health and the
enactment OF sanitary regulations. the
Board of Health shall endorse it's APP
proval upon the drawings and specin-
cations. II the applicant desires 10
build within the hre limits, the APP
proval OF the Fire Marshal shall be
endorsed upon the permit No plans
shall be kept p In ths ofhee OF the De-
costing less than two thousand coz,
O00) dollars unless deemed necessary
by tho Department OF Buildings on &C.
count OF such buildings or alterations
having doubtful or complex classified
Ton.
ARTICLE g.
sec 2. CHARGE FOR PERMITS
-he price which shall be charged for
inc issuing Of permits for buildings
shall be at the rate OF two dollars $50
each FOR the first one thousand dollars
~, .OOO). OF cost and 30 cents go. 30)
for each additional one thousand dol
lars AL OO0) or fractional part thereof
The charge for permits for all signs
excspt those designated as Class r
signs in Section 8. Article 81, etc. shall
be one dollar ttD each.
The charge for permits for sign
boards and billboards shall be two dol
lars $50 each.
The charge for permits for new ele-
yatt RS shall be two dollars t2) each
-The charge for the inspection OF new
elevators shall he one dollar f11 each
for the FIRST inspection following the
OF the elevator. All othei
INSPECTIONS shall be charged a regular
fee as called for In Article %, Section
The charge Tor the inspection Of nr,
escapes shall be one dollar (sD each
such amountsNshall be paid when th'
permit II issuedN
ARTICLE g.
sec 10. DISPLAYING OF CARDS o.
BUILDINGS. With each and every per
mil issued for buildings. the Depart
nufldIogs ahan isaus To IN.