The Detroit times., 1912-06-21
Ordinance No. AFT.

Article 2. Sections / and of Articles
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
Tuary 18th, 1911, and also by adding
new sections thereto TO be known as
Sections IL and Ia OF Article 3.
1t is hereby ordained by the people OF
the City of Detroit.
Section ]. That Section of Arti-
Gle 2. Sections ] and OF Article 8 OF
an ordinance entitled IAN Ordinance,
defining the duties and powers Of the
Department OF Buildings and the es-
tablishing OF building code for the
city OF Detroit, approved February l4th
1911. be. and the same is hereby amend
ed and that new sections to be known
as Sections 10 and Ia OF Article 3. be
and are hereby added. same to 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 build
ings halls. armories, churches thea
ters. buildings used for manufacturing
and commercial purposes, hotels, hos
pitals, apartment and tenement houses
and all other buildings occupied or
used by large numbers OF persons, for
the purpose OF determining the safety
OF such buildings.
The Chief Inspector OF Buildings,
tendent of Police, or any OF them or
their respective assistants shall have
the right to enter any building used
wholly or any part for the purposes of
Glasses and and any or all parts
thereof at any reasonable time and
at any time when occupied by the pub
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 OF them
In the performance OF their duties. The
Chief Inspector of Buildings, Health Of
fcer. Fire Marshal and the Superinten-
dent OF Police or any one Of them shall
have the power and II shall be their
Joint and several duty to order closed
any building used wholly or any part
thereof used for Classes 4 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 3.
Sec. l. 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 of 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-
ton shall be made in writing and upon
printed forms. furnished by the Depart
ment Of Buildings. 1t shall, except for
renewals. be accompanied by 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
on paper or cloth in ink. or by a pro-
cess which VIII 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 a permit and
"a IN nj a ~ wi ne nd H.
fications, an official stamp of Its APP
prevail The plans. drawings and speci-
fcations shall then be returned to the
applicant. Two copies thereof shall be
presented to the Department Of Build
ings. one of which shall be left on file
at the Office OF the Department OF Build
iEgs. These plans are to 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 it's APP
prevail upon the drawings and specif-
cations IL the applicant desires to
build within the fire. limits, the APP
endorsed upon the permit. No plans
shall be kept in the office of the De-
paTtment Of Buildings for buildings
costing less than two thousand H2.-
000) dollars unless deemed necessary
by the Department OF Buildings on ac-
count of such buildings or alterations
having a doubtful or complex classifica-
ton.
ARTICLE 3.
Sec g. CHARGE FOR PERMITS
The price which shall be charged for
the issuing 81 permits for buildings
shall be at the rate OF two dollars $50
each for the first one thousand dollars
C$l,000). OF cost and 30 cents (S0.30)
for each additional one thousand doll
lars Isl .000) or fractional part thereof
The charge for permits for all signs.
except those designated as Class +
signs In Section s. Article 80. etc. shall
be one dollar Gl) each.
The charge for permits for sign
boards and billboards shall be two dol
lars $50 each.
The charge for permits for new ele.
waters shall be two dollars ($2) each.
The charge for the inspection OF new
elevators shall be one dollar $50 each
for the first inspection following the
installation OF the elevator. All other
Inspections shall be charged a regular
fee as called for In Article 81. Section
10.
The charge for the inspection of IRE
escapes shall be one dollar CSD each
Such amounts shall be paid when the
permit is issued.
ARTICLE 3.
Sec 49, DISPLAYING OF CARDS ON
BUILDINGS With each and every per-
NIT issued for buildings the Depart
me Mt ~ Buildings shall Issue to the
filled out. II shall be the duty OF the
person or persons to whom the permit
was issued to place and maintain the
weatheTproof card In conspicuous
place on the premises where the build
ing Is being erected; the card to be
unobstructed from public view and not
more than fifteen (15) feet above the
grade level.
ARTICLE g.
Sec ~ The Department Of Buildings
shall have the right 10 verify and cor
Nrect the approximate cost OF any pro.
posed Improvement and any other In
formation required, as provided for In
this Ordinance. but before taking any
final action In respect thereto. they
shall serve a written notice on the per-
son or persons. firm or corporation hl-
Ine the same. and give an opportunity
fcr a hearing therein. In order TO show
the accuracy OF the information as
fled.
WA. r. THOMPSON.
Mayor
Attest. CHARLES A. NICHOLS