The Detroit times., 1914-12-23
Ordinance.

An Ordinance TO amend Section ~. OF
Article ~, OF an Ordinance entitled
"An Ordnance defining the duties
and powers of the Department OF
Buildings and the establishing OF a
building code for the City Of De-
People OF THE CITY OFF DETRoIT:
Section ]. That Section %, OF
2 Article 81. OF an ordinance en-
titled An ordinance defining the
ment of Buildings and the estab-
q fishing OF building code for the
Z City OF Detroit be, and the same
Is hereby amended and added TO,
0 so as 10 read as follows:
= ARTICLE XXI.
Sec. 20. WINDOWS. Every pub
lie hall and every stair hall or 9
2 tenement over two GU stories and
isS Sassm snd w yen afls f in eaes
q story by windows or glazed doors,
opening directly to a street. alley,
3 court. yard or park. No one Cd
10 above the basement shall have a
IL less glass area than fifteen 15)
~ square feet.
IA (2) stories and a basement In
10 height. public Railways shall have
l6 outside windows or glazed doors,
II or may have glazed. sashes from
Is the adjoining apartments,
30 from the main public hall OF q
II tenement by door or doors. shall
22 be lighted and ventilated In the
20 same manner as the main public
q hall
25 All rooms In a tenement, except
26 bath rooms, toilet rooms and pan
81 tries, shall be lighted and ventil
2s ated by windows with movable
90 sash and opening directly onto a
30 street. alley, yard, open. court OF a
II park. The total area OF such win
80 dows shall be at least equal TO one
"a the room out OF which these win
95 dows open, and at least one ID
80 window I'm every such room shall
% have not less than twelve (l2)
IS square feet OF glass area and the
70 top OF one az window I'm each
40 room shall not be less than seven
Al % feet. six CD inches above the
a Every bath room. toilet room,
"a separate water closet compartment
az and pantry. shall be lighted and
4s ventilated by at least one ID win
AZ dow opening directly 10 a street,
10 shaft, and each window shall have
20 not less than six t6) square feet
u Of glass a area; Any such IA window dow
20 and used for Ventilation. Provided
q that n IL shall appear to the De-
SO partment OF Buildings to be inn
Sc practicable to, ventilate any such
"a suoh rooms may be ventilated up
- o. permission being first granted
co by the Department OF Buildings. by
81 an approved mechanical ventilat-
- Ing system which shall effect az
90 least six complete changes OF afr
81 per hour; the air supply shall be
c5 pure and wholesome and maintain
Sc "a 80 by exhaust shafts and ven
81 tiiating apparatus OF size and pow
IS er sufficient 10 effect the changes
co OF air aforesaid.
20 Any mechanical system OF VEN
II tilation installed under this section
20 shall be approved and inspected by
~ tho Board OF Health before Il shall
"a be considered as meeting the re-
75 auirements OF this section and shall
90 At all times be kept I'm good repair
~ and in operation so as 10 Insure
~ the required ventilation during all
20 hours OF human occupancy. Q
so All windows In tenements shall
81 be made so that ut least one-half
SO (i-2) OF the opening shall be NOV
80 able and available for the passage
Read twice by title. ordered printed
and referred TO Committee on ordl-
names
A.