The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-22
COMMON COUNCIL
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and egress To and from the same.
or the apartments thereof, or In
not sufficiently supported. ven
tilated. severed, drained. clean
ed or lighted. In reference Ia
their intended or actual use: and
whatever renders the air or hu-
man food or drink unwhoiesome,
are also seyeraily nuisance In
4, contemplation OF this ordinance:
and all such nuisances are hereby
declared illegal.
O6) The definition OF other
words and expressions used iif
this ordinance shall be the same
AZ given In the Building Code OF
the City OF Detroit.
Q6) Outside stairways, nre es-
capes, porches, platforms anu
other projections shall be consid-
cred as part OF the building and
not as part Of the yard or courts.
or unOccupied area.
Sec. g. New and Converted or
Altered Buildings.
~ Any building hereafter
erected and intended to be used
az q tenement house shall com
ply with the terms OF this ordi-
nance for new tenehnents.
(2) A building not tenement
house. II hereafter converted or
altered to such use. shall there
upon become subject To all the
provisions OF this ordinance at
fecting tenement houses here
j after erected.
(3) No tenement house here
after erected shall at any time he
altered or enlarged 30 as to be
; In violation OF any provision OF
this ordinance.
(D No tenement house erect
ed prior to the passage OF this
ordinance shall at any time be
altered so as to be In violation
Of the provisions OF this ordinance
applicable to such tenement
houses except as provided for In
Sections 36-49 inclusive. Of this
ordinance
,(6) II any tenement house or
any part thereof be erected, al
tered. or occupied contrary TO
be deemed an unlawful structure
and the Department OF Buildings
may cause such building to be
vacated And such building shall
not again be occupied until IL or
its occupation. as the case may
be, has been made to conform to
the law.
~ (6) When any building used
as q tenement shall be damaged
by fire or any other cause Gin
Guiding ordinary wear and tear
to the extent Of one-half u-2)
or more, OF its original value (eN-
elusive OF foundationS, such
building shall not he repaired or
rebuilt for use as tenement
except in conformity with the
terms OF this ordinance. relating
to new tenement buildings
Cd In all existing tenement
buildings, the Department OF
Buildings may require at any
time alterations to provide light
Hot I'm.
minimum requirements OF this
(D No building not now used
as tenement house shall here
, after be altered or converted To-
such use, so as to be In violation
of any provision OF this ordin-
t. ance.
nA COZ The requirements OF this
section must meet with the ap-
I prevail OF the Board of Health OF
the City OF Detroit.
l.-' n0) All improvements specific
ally required by this ordinance
!, upon tenement houses erected
3 prior to the date OF It's passage.
shall be made within one year
from said date, or at such earlier
period as may be fixed by the
Department Of Buildings and the
Board OF Health.
Sec 3 Situation OF Lot No
tenement shall be built upon
lot unless the lot abuts a street
alley. court or public park not
less than forty (4O) feet In width.
ing on the rear line Of any lot un-
less such rear line abut on a
street. alley or public park not
less than thirty f3O feet wide.
Sec. Z. Percentage OF Lot Oc-
cupied. No tenement hereafter
a 81 al
) cither alone nv with cther build
:, jngs moro than eighty $50,
\ = Cent Of lot bounded by two or
~, more tntersecting streets nor
more than seventy 900 per cent
< OF any other lot. In the case OF
the first story being occupied eX-
clusively for business purposes
this measurement may be taken
at the top of the first story.
go No building Of any kind
shalt be erected on a lot, upon
which there is already a tenement,
80 as to increase the percentage
Of the lot occupied bevond the
maximum herein mentioned nor
to decrease the minimum size OF
yards or courts as called for in
this ordinance.
Sec. s. Height of Tenements.
The height or "tenements'' shall
i, be- governed by the provisions
for height Of buildings as de-
fined in the Building Code OF the
City Of Detroit. provided that no
tenement hereafter erected shall
exceed in height the width from
the building line to the lot limo
on the opposite side OF the street
upon which IL fronts.
Sec. g. Yards "a Behind
every tenement house hereafter
erected there shall be maintained
yard extending across the entire
width OF the lot and every point
open to the sky unobstructed.
Every part Of such yard shall he
directly accessible from every
other part thereof. The depth OF
said yard shall be measured from
the extreme rear Of the house
toward the rear limo OF the lot.
Adults an alley for the lots full
width. the depth Of the lot may
be measured to the middle limo
Of the alley; where there is no
7. such alley the measurements shall
! be taken to the rear lot line.
a (3) In the case OF interior lots
I. no yard shall be less than twenty
!. In the case OF interior lots which
! are less than one hundred GOn)
!, feet I'm depth. the yard may be
In depth not less than twenty
I'VE t25) per cent OF such depth
of lot. but in no case less than
fifteen (15) feet deep.
D In case OF corner lots no
/, yard shall be less than fifteen
u5) feet In depth. provided that
such corner lot shall not be re-
Quired to have n greater depth
OF yard than that required OF an
adjoining interior lot.
(5) In the case Of corner lots
bordering on three CD streets.
the yard need not extend across
J.. the full width OF the lot but only
to It's center line.
lgg 60 In the case Of lots bound
ed on all sides by streets. WHORE
the dimensions of the lot permit
the lighting OF all rooms accord
ing to the provisions specified In
|, Section 81 Of this ordinance. no
yard shall be required.
- ca In the case of houses built
In rows or terraces. upon n sin
.s gle corner lot, where some of the
houses face one street and some
another street. and where n com
b 80 Sn