The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-07-01
Ordinance No. ar.

. OF an ordnance entitled An 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
Iuary 18th. ISL, and also by adding
Sections Is and II OF Article 3.
IL ~ hereby ordained by the people OF
the city Of Detroit
Section /. That Section OF Arti-
Gle 2. Sections 1 and 3 of Article 5 OF
an ordinance entitled AN Ordinance.
defining the duties and powers Of the
DEPARTING OF Buildings and the es-
tablishing 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 to be known
as Sections IS 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 a year all school build
ings. halls armories. churches, thea
ters. 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, for
the purpose OF determining the safety
The CHIEF Inspector Of Buildings,
Health Officer, Fire Marshal, Superin-
tendent OF Police. or any or them or
their respective assistants shall have
wholly or any part for the purposes Of
Glasses 4 and s and any or all parts
thereof at any reasonable time ana
at any time when occupied py the pun
lie In order TO examine such buildings
to Judge the condition OF the same ana
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. The
Chief Inspector OF Buildings, Health Or
fcer. Fire Marshal and the lSuperinten!
dent of Police or any one OF them shail
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 I'm 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. /. 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 whtes-tffe
procedure shall be as specified In Ar
ticle 81, permit shall be first obtained
Department of Buildings The appiica-
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 a COM
plete set OF specifications and 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 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
affix to the plans. drawings and speci-
flcations, an official stamp of It's APP
prevail. The plans, drawings and speci-
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
ings. 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 its ap-
prevail upon the drawings and speclf-
prevail OF the Fire Marshal shall be
endorsed upon the permit No plans
shall be kept In the office OF the De-
costing less than two thousand ga
000) dollars unless deemed necessary
by the Department. OF Buildings on ac-
count of such buildings or alterations
tion.
ARTICLE 8.
Sec. 3. CHARGE FOR PERMITS
The price which shall be charged for
the issuing Of permits for buildings,
shall be at the rate OF two dollars $2)
each for the first one thousand dollars
($1.000), OF cost and 80 cents (S0.30)
for each additional one thousand dol
lars G1,000) or fractional part thereof
The charge for permits for all signs
aN n
signs In Section 8, Article 49, etc, shall
be one dollar S1) each.
The charge for permits for sign
boards and billboards shall be two dol
lars H2J each.
The charge for permits for new ele.
waters shall be two dollars $50 each
The charge for the inspection OF new
elevators shall be one dollar ($1) each
for the first inspection following the
Installation of the elevator. All other
Inspections shall be charged regular
fee as called for In Article 81, section
10.
The charge for the inspection OF fire
escapes shall be one dollar SD each
The charge for the renewal OF re-
voked permits shall be one dollar
0l.00J each.
such amounts. shall be paid when the
permit Is issued
ARTICLE 8.
Sec 10. DISPLAYING OF CARDS ON
nit issued for buildings, the Depart
ment OF Buildings shall issue to the
applicant n weatherproof card properly
filled out. 1t shall be the duty or the
person or persons TO whom the permit
was Issued to place and maintain the
weatherproof card in a conspicuous
place on the premises where the build
Ing Is being erected; the card to be
unobstTucted from public view and not
more than fifteen 15) feet above the
grade level.
ARTICLE 8.
Sec. H. The Department OF Buildings
shall have the right TO verify and cor
rect 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 MI
ing the same, and give an opportunity
fer a hearing therein. in order to show
the accuracy OF the information as
filed
Approved June 49, 1912.
WIN b. THOMPSON.
Mayor.