Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-12-02

vide Rules for the Construction of
Buildings; to Provide for the Con-
struction of Flues and Other Safety
Regulations Within the Fire Limits:
TO Provide Punishment for the Viola
ton Of the Same and for Other Pur-
poses.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen &C the Town of Fort Mill,
ard by authc rity Of the same:
Section J. That the Chief Of the Fire
Department of the Town of Fort Mill,
5. C., shall be eX-ofIicio Inspector Of
Buildings with power to appoint dep.
uty or deputies
Sec. 2. When any person shall be
des,rous of erecting, repairing, chang
ing. or altering any building, or struc-
turc. within the corporate limits of the
town of Fort Mill. he shall make appli-
cation at the office of the Inspector of
Buildings for permit for that purpose
and shall furnish said Inspector with a
written statement of the proposed lcca-
tlon. dimensions, and manner of con-
structlon of the proposed building.
buildings, or structures and the materi-
al to be d, and with plans and spec
lficatIOnS Of the proposed building
buildings, or structure, which shall be
delivered to said Inspector of Buildings
and remain in his custody a sufficient
length of time To allow the necessary
examination to be made of same and,
if required by the Inspector of Build
ings, copy of said plans and specitica-
tions shall Ee filed in the office of the
said Inspector Of Buildings. After
which, if it shall appear to the Inspect
or of Buildings that the laws and ordi-
e tl,., .,fI
have been complied with, he shall issue
the permit asked for. 1t shall be unlaw-
full for any person. firm, corporation,
or company to proceed to construct. al
ter or repair any building. buildings, or
structure within the said limits of the
town of Fort Mill without such permit
Sec. ). 1t shall be the duty of the
Inspector If Buildings to visit from
time to time any building that is in the
course of construction, addition, or re-
pair to see that the work is being done
under the rules set forth in this and all
other ordinances in effect i'm the town
of Fort Mill affecting the construction,
addition, or repair to buildings or Struc-
lures and h. is hereby empowered to
stop any work of construction or repair
which is in violation of the ordinances
of the town of Fort Mill, under the pen
"l'N 'I'I'lH"l''l liONii'N lpl sum WIZ
ton.
See. 4. No person. firm, corporation
or company slall erect or cause to be
erected within the fire limits of the
town of Fort Mill as now established
ny ordinance or hereafter may be es-
tablished By ordinance, any nullding or
any addition to building the outer
walls of which are net composed en-
jirciy of brick, stone, concrete blocks,
mortar and shall be covered with slate
tin, copper. zinc, iron or other equally
fire proof roofing. Nor shall any per
son, firm, corporation or company make
any addition, repair. or Improvement
TO any building within the SAID fire linn
its unless the same be in accordance
with the rules laid down herein cover
my the ere, ton of new buildings.
Sec. ). J he height for stories for all
given thickucsscs OF walls must not eX-
ceed in the clear the dimensions shown
n the following table:
Basement, II feet: First story, r.
feet; Sccor story. 3 feet; Third sto-
V, I3 feet Fourth story, II feet, and
II feet cl, ar average height of upper
story.
See. 6. in accordance with the fore
going provi. ious. all walls ior business
buildings shall be OF the thickness des-
isLa'cd in tAc following table;
Height Thickness of Walls in In.