The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-23
Ordinance.

An Ordinance to amend section -. of
Article II, of an Ordinance cntitled
An Ordinance defining the duties
Buildings and the establishing OF a
building code for the City OF De-
1T rs HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE
PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF DETROIT:
Section !. That Section 22. OF
Article 81. of an ordinance en-
titled AN ordinance defining the
4 duties and powers OF the Depart
Z ment OF Buildings and the estab-
fishing OF a building code for the
/, City OF Detroit" be, and the same
8 is hereby amended and added 10,
so as 20 read as follows:
ARTICLE XXI.
Sec 20. WINDOWS. Every pub
t mG nasi ao over Two two es1 stories and
basement In height, shall be
5 lighted and ventilated in each
story by windows or glazed doors
opening directly to street. alley.
court yard or park. No one Cd
. OF these windows or glazed doors
10 above the basement shall have a
IL less glass area than fifteen (15)
is In tenements not more than two
"a (2D stories and basement In
I5 height. public Railways shall have
Is outside windows or glazed doors,
II or may have glazed sashes from
is the adjoining apartments
- Any part Of public haii cut OF
81 tenement by door or doors, shall
90 be lighted and ventilated In the
90 same manner as the main public
20 hall
90 All rooms in a tenement. except
a6 bath rooms, toilet rooms and pan
81 tries shall be lighted and ventil-
ss ated by Wlnd9pws a Wisn m "nto
30 street. alley. yard, open court or
"a park. The total area OF such win
sc dows shall be at least equal to one
~ - nf
"a the room out OF which these win
10 dows open. and at least one I'D
&c window In eVery such room shall
sSye nG feet Of sl Ss area and the
20 room shall not be less than seven
IL t7) feet. six CD inches above the
"a Every bath room, toilet room.
"a separate water closet compartment
as and pantry, shall be lighted and
"a dow opening directly TO street.
is alley. yard, open court, park or
40 SHAFT and each> window shall have
30 not less than six t6) square feet
80 may be a skylight arranged 10 open
~ and used for ventilation. Provided,
"A that n It shall appear to the De-
IS partment OF Buildings to be Inn
80 practicable to ventilate any such
81 room by windows az aforesaid.
IS such rooms may be ventilated up
~ on permission btlnk nTHl kTHUttu
20 by the Department OF Buildings, by
~ an approved mechanical ventilat-
~ ing system which shall effect at
80 least six complete changes OF air
"a per hour: the air supply shall be
IS pure and wholesome and maintain
sc ed so by exhaust shafts and ven
'Bf tfiating apparatus OF size and pow
CS err sufficient 10 effect the changes
60 OF air aforesaid.
20 ANY mechanical system OF ven
Il tilation Installed under this section
~ shall be approved and Inspected by
IL tho Board OF Health before " shall
"a be considered rs meeting the re-
20 ouirements OF this section and shall
~ MT all times he kept In good repair
- and in operation so as TO Insure
~ the required ventilation during all
20 hours OF human occupancy.
80 All windows In tenements shall
81 he made so that at least one-half
SO U-2) OF the opening shall be movs
~ able and available for the passage
50 OF outside air.
Read twice by\title. ordered printed
and referred to Committee on Ordi-
nances
From the Recreation Commission.
To the Honorable the Common Council.