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


30 equal to the space required In
u this section. the lot In this case
% being treated as two or more dis
% tinct lots one facing one street.
- the other the cross street.
IS (1D- The yard In the rear vi
~ tenement house built sidowiss
81 Of n lot, shall never be less than
W ten uvl feet In the clear FOR It's
% least dimension for a two-story
100 building with two CD feet In
l01 crease for each additional story.
lO2 t2) Provided that In every
l0S case the necessary lot percentage
lOt is maintained
l06 I0 No yard shall ever be OBJ
Jog structcd by porches, balconies, or
lO7 other portion OF "A building.
Sec. Yards for Tenemcnts
and Other Buildings. IL any
building not intended or used
for living purposes be placed OIL
an interior lot upon which there
liz already tenement house.
there shall always be maintained
between the two buildings an
y open unoccupied yard extending
~ the entire width OF the lot. This
~ teen Q5) feet for a two-story
- building and increased two CD
~ feet In depth throughout Its en-
10 tire width for each additional
10 story OF the higher building over
II two CD stories-ali to be exclu-
~ CD II any such building. be
70 placed on corner lot upon which
n there already exists a tenement
~ house. there shall always be
23 maintained an open unoccupied
- yard extending the entire width
20 Of the lot. This space shall never
~ be less than ten u0) feet for
~ two CD story building with
~ two I'D feet increase for each
20 additional story In excess OF two.
80 This section shall not be con-
u strued to prevent the erection OF
~ l. shaped or L shaped buildings
~ provided the proper ventilation
80 corner buildings.
SO ca The provisions Of this sec
81 ton shall also apply to any tene-
80 ment being built on a lot upOn
3S which there Is any other building
40 not Intended or used for living
II purposes and such other building
AZ shall never be converted into a
AZ tenement or residence unless pro-
"A per yard space be provided as
Al 90 No building OF any kind
AZ shall be placed upon the same lot
~ with tenement SO as to de-
80 crease the minimum size Of yards
81 or courts or the minimum per-
SO centage of the lot to be occupied.
Sec s. Courts "a The sizes
S OF all courts In tenement meme houses uses
4 portionate to the height of the
to provide the lighting and VEN
z tilation required by this ordi-
nance shall he less in any part
than the minimum sizes pre-
10 scribcd In this section.
IL CD In case Of buildings the
II lower stories OF which are used
ID exclusively for business purposes
- without any living or sleeping
Is rooms contained therein. only the
1G stories above such business stor-
Il les need be counted In calculat-
is ing the size of courts.
10 t3) Inner courts having win
20 dow opening into them shall have
n the following minimum dimen-
% sions:
% For two (2) story building,
"a 10 feet In width. $50 square feet
% In area;
&c For a three CD story building.
y IL feet in width, 216 square feet
20 For "A four "a story building,
80 IA feet In width. 294 square feet
3 In area.
3. For Ave go story building,
33 IS feet In width, 4s6 square feet
81 In area:
80 For a six co story building,
80 20 feet In width. 600 square feet
81 In area;
SS For every story above the sixth
40 percent over the requirements of
Al the floor below and the least d.
AZ mension must always be at least
4S two-thirds (2-3) of the greater.
Is entire height So ON one 0 side To
46 street alley or public park. or
81 yard. the width may be decreased
IS in size one-quarter 40 Of the
- above widths provided the length
so OF the court does not exceed
81 thirty-six t3s) feet. but shall be
GO Increased one foot for every ten
SO feet in length in addition to the
81 thirty-six (3D feet
IS tending through from Street to
81 yard. may be decreased In width
SIS to minimum of three ca feet
So for two story building with an
GO increase Of one foot and six inches
GO story.
G3 (6) Any outer court extending
81 between any two CD units OF
65 houses built in rows or terraces.
GO each unN containing not more
e. than one Cd apartment shall in
Gs the case of two CD story houses.
CO have a minimum width Of six 60
40 feet with an increase Of two CD
Il feet for each additional story.
~ CD In two story building
7s OF which the first story is used
- for business purposes. any inner
az or outer court. beginning at the
rs second story. shall have q mini
u mum width Of six (s) feet and
IS minimum area for inner courts
10 OF seventy-five (75) 50. It.
so tD A court located on the lot
81 line. IL It adjoins court OF equal
so or greater width on the abuttinx
81 minimum width and area above
So prescribed. provided the owner
So OF said abutting premises files in
81 the Register of Deeds office
Us written agreement that he. his
So heirs. administrators and assigns
80 will keep such adjoining space
81 unbuilt upon and available Tor
80 light and air.
SO t9) No court Of any tenement
81 house hereafter erected shall be
9G but every such court shall be at
81 every point open to the sky un-
9S INSTRUCTED.
Sec. 3: Courts. Extensions or
Offsets To. Extensions or Offsets
to courts in tenement house
hereafter erected will he per-
mitted, but no such extensions or
offset shall be less than five CD
feet In width In any part: its
depth may be less than but never
10 Il 1-2) times it's width, such d.
II mansions shall be deemed the
IL minimum for two story build
10 ing and the width shall be In
Sec. 10. Courts. Walls of. %
VI the walls of court form
part of the exterior enclosing
walls OF the building they shall
3 be built OF the same material a.
the exterior wall. Inner courts.
or courts which do not extend to
s the ground shall have walls built
. OF freproof material a. specified
10 In Article 7, Section 2 and Ar
IL ticle 16. Section 20 Of the Build
~ Ing Code of the City of Detroit.
t3 t2) The walls OF all court.
IA less than twenty 600 feet In
1S width unless bui1t ~ n liUhf