The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-22

- tent Win any Ol the pfoNiribhs
4 OF this Ordinance are hereby re-
3 pealed.
9 This Ordinance shall take i'm
mediate effect.
Read twice by title. ordered printed
Id referred 10 Committee on ordi-
ince.
Y Aid Littieheid:
\ ORDINANCE TO amend Sections !
and 10 OF Article g., Sections : ana
OF Article 4. Section IL and % OF
a cn 81 se Article OF s Arifs sef s.
8, 8. I. s. IL. 10. II. IS and % of
Article -, Sections J. :, 9 ana OF
tieie Is: sections ., r. -, Is. is. 20;
%. 25. 81. OF Article l6. Section OF
Article II. Section OF Article ~,
Section 5 Of Article -. Section OF
Article rs, Section l3. IL, 20, II and
90 OF Article %, also by adding new
sections TO be known as Sections 81.
33. 81. IS. 36. 81, 80 and 80 OF Article
Is. Section 81 OF Article y, Sections
4s and so OF Article 80, OF an ordi-
nance entitled An ordinance defin-
ing the duties and powers of the
Department OF Buildings and the es-
City of Detroit"
IL Is hereby ordained by the people
the City Of Detroit: :,
Section /. That Sections / and
? 10 OF Article 3. Sections and
3 of Article I, Section IL and "a OF
) Section Of Article .. sections !.
8 s and s of Article 10, Sections 2
I 3. 4. 5. g.. I, s. IL, H.. II. Is and
s % Of Article ls.. Sections ], ?. s
and y OF Article II, Sections
. L. section 5 Of Article II. Section
3 Of Article 10. Section Of Ar
seie a. Section 81 Article ard as 20 -;
; Article %, also by adding new
: sections to be known as Sections
s 80 33. -. 80. IS. 81. SO and 80 OF
. Article Is, SECTION 81 OF Article
o 81 Sections a. and SO Of Article
20. of an ordinance entitled An
: Ordinance defining the duties and
3 powers OF the Department OF
! Buildings and the ESTABLISHING OF
Z hereby amended and added 10. so
3 as TO read as follows:
ARTICLE III.
- - Sec j. Permits to be applied
3 for and obtained. Before pro-
3 ceeding with the construction.
4 enlargement. alteration. repair or
s removal OF any building or other hs,
: s frs, he obtained. by p the owner
s or his agent from the Department
. OF Buildings The application
o shall be made In writing
i or as otherwise QlreCttu ny the I
. Department of Buildings, 1t
z shall, except for removals. be ac- |
( companied by complete set OF
5 specifications. and by a complete
s set OF plans and working draw
7 ings, made to a scale OF not less
3 than one-eighth OF an inch TO the
9 foot, and on paper or cloth, I'm /
o ink, or by a process which Will
not fade or obliterate. When the
2 plans. drawings and specifications
3 shall be found to conform TO the
1 requirements OF this Ordinance. |
5 the Department shall issue a per-
s init and affix TO the plans. draw /
7 fngs and specifications, an official
? drawings and specifications shall
0 then be returned TO the applicant
l Two copies thereof shall be pre-
ssn ,te, to the p wSish shai, Se
1 left on file at the office OF the
5 Department OF Buildings. These |
plans are to be examined before
I the building is started and shall
B be Kept untfI the completion OF
. the building or structure. For
0 the preservation OF public health
l and the enactment of sanitary !
Z regulations. the Board OF Health
the drawings and specifications;
6 within the Are limits, the APP
Z prevail OF the Fire Marshal shall
De endorsed upon the permit. NO
9 plans shall be kept In the office
0 OF the Department. OF Buildings
l for buildings. costing less than
2 two thousand N2.oo0l dollars nn-
3 less deemed necessary by the De.
5 OF such buildings or alterations
: siss.iicauon.
Sec, 8. Charge. for permits
2 The price which shall be charged
IA
I buildings, shall be at the rate of
5 two dollars ($2l each for the first
S one thousand dollars $4,000 of
e eSst a ana n,aiy one een thousand dor
> lars (S1,o0o) or fractional part
> thereof The charge for permits
for additions. alterations and ETC.,
and small new buildings costing
$4,000 shall be one dollar t$l)
The charge for permits for all
I signs projecting over the
public. highway shall be one dol
The charge for permits for sign
boards and billboards and all roof
, signs or boards shall be two dol
'A1 The ' charge sse' for the permits for
new elevators shall be two dol
lars N2( each.
The charge for the Inspection
OF new elevators shall be one
spection following the installation
Of the elevator. All other In
spections shall be charged
regular fee as called for In Ar
The charge for the renewal OF
revoked permits shall be one
dollar (s1j each -.
such amounts shall be paid
when the permit Is issued III
buildings. The Department. Of
Buildings shall make final in
spection Of all buildings
before being occupied. the De-
| building is ready for such final
Inspection. and II found to have
been constructed In accordance
with the provisions Of this Ordi-
shall be issued therefor. without
charge to the owner. and II shall
be unlawful to occupy a building
unless this certificate has been
obtained Said Inspection shall
sued within three days after the
Department has been notified OF
the completion OF the bmlding. n
ARTICLE VI.
ing used for dwelling purposes
; shall he built within two feet of
any dividing property line, street
and alley lines excepted. except
8 buildings having solid masonry
walls without windows may be
built on the lot line. IL more
, than one frame building IL built
D In the direction of the depth OF
any one lot there shall be dis
lance OF not less than ten l0)
feet between any two buildings,
( dwellings built on corner lot
and on portion OF n lot or plot |
without side lines Of record shall
be built. four feet t4'D apart.
5 Every building used for dwelling
0 purposes must face or abut on
0 street alley or public court at
l least twenty (20) feet wide.
. The minimum open spaces be-
3 tween frame buildings az herein
I provided for at sides shall not be
5 occupied by bays. or other OBJ
y structions except open porchos