The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-06

SSSNtoh L.. THAT Secbiohs ahh
20. OF Article 81. OF an ordinance
entitled An Ordinance defining
the duties and powers or the De-
partment OF Buildings and the es-
tablishing OF a building code for
the City OF Detroit" be and the
same are hereby amended. 90 as
Nto read as follows:
CARTIcLE XXI.
Sec YARDS FOR TBNE-
MENTS. Any tenement fronting
on a street less than forty (t01
feet wide or on n public alley or
omen passageway. less than thirty
(SO) feet wide. shall have q yard
in front as well as a yard at the
rear, and the front yard shall be
OF such width as TO make the com
bined widths OF this yard and the
street equal 10 forty (40) feet or
the yard and the public alley or,
passageway equal 10 thirty (SOD
feet Neither the yard behind one
tenement nor any part thereor
shall be deemed 10 satisfy In
whole or In part the rs3uiremsnt
ment.
In the rear OF every tsnsment
hereafter erected on an interior
lot, there shall be a yard extend
ing across the entire width or tho
lot, at every point open from the
10 tile shy
The depth OF said yard measured
in the clear from the porches TO
the rear limo OF the lot. shall not
be less than fifteen 1b) feet IN
any part, and shall be Increased
eighteen US inches for every ad-
ditional story In height or inc
building In excess OF two stories:
Should the rear line OF porches OF
such tenement abut on a street.
alley or public park, not less than
fifteen G5) feet wide, no such
yard shall be required. III the
street, alley or public park be less
than fifteen G5) feet In width. the
yard shall be OF such width that
the combined width OF the yard
and street. alley or public park
shall be- fifteen (l5) feet
Tenements erected on corner
lot with the rear wall toward an
alley or public park. shall meet
an interior lot except as TO per-
centage OF lot occupied.
Tenemsnts erected on corner
lot with the rear wall parallel
with the length OF the lot. shall
have a yard equal I'm width 10
twenty per cent t29FSo OF the
less than six (6) feet wide,
Each and every apartment or
such tenement shall have access
20 such yard. and the length OF
such yard shall In no case be less
than two and one half @ 1-2)
times the width and shall lead To
an open passageway not less than
six CD feet In width, or TO pub
lie alley or street Buildings less
than FIVE stories in height shall
never be required TO have a yard
greater than ten feet In Width.
In the case OF houses built In
~ In N
corner lot, where some OF the
houses face one street and some
another street and where q yard
OF the dimensions required Is
maintained. the requirements for
the yard space OF the house 10
Gated upon the corner OF the lot
shall be deemed to be satisfied
II all OF the rooms OF said house
shall be lighted as required In
Sections and % OF this Article.
In the event OF tenement
house being built on the rear por-
ton OF a corner tot, and facing a
street other than the one at the
have yard In the rear OF the size
required In this section. The lot
in such cases shall be treated as
two or more distinct lots. one fac
ing on one street. the others the
cross street.
II inc NkNNcAS
two stories In height. the depths
for yards required by this section
shall be- Increased eighteen lS1
Inches for each story above two
stories
In considering the dimension OF
lot the width shall always he
taken to mean the shorter d.
mension. except on triangular lots
the measurements to be taken al
median line The width OF yards
shall be measured from the eN-.
treme rear OF the house TO tho
line OF the lot running parallel
with the rear wall OF the house.
In all cases the necessary lot per-
centage must be maintained.
A corner lot" is a lot situated
at the junction OF two streets, or
OF street and public alley not
less than ten I0) feet In width.
Any portion OF the width OF sue
feet from such Junction shall not
be regarded as part OF a corner
lot nor when portions OF the forty
(40) feet are owned by different
parties. but shall be subjected to
the provisions OF this act respect
a corner lot Is an interior lot"
All yards herein mentioned are
to be free and clear from porches
platforms, fire. escapes and other
distractions; except areawsys
second floor level when the first
floor Is used for business pur-
poses.
Approved March :, 1914.
Sec. %. WINDOWS. Every
public hall and every stair hall OF
and a basement I'm height. shall
be lighted and ventilated In each
story by windows or glazed doors.
opening directly TO a street alley.
court, yard or park. No one of
these windows or glazed doors
above the basement shall have a
less glass area than fifteen 16)
square feet.
In tenements not more than two
CD stories and a basement In
height. public Railways shall have
outside windows or glazed doors.
or may have glazed sashes from
the adjoining apartments.
Any part OF a public hall. cut
OF from the main public hall OF
tenement by a door or doors,
shall be lighted and ventilated In
the same manner as the main
public hall.
All rooms in tenement, ex-
cept bath rooms, toilet rooms and
pantries. shall be lighted and Ven
tilated by windows with movable
sash and opening directly onto
street, alley, yard. open court or
park. The total area OF such
windows shall be at least equal
to one-tenth G-l0) OF the floor
area OF the room out OF which
these windows open. and at least
one window In every such room
shall have not less than twelve
d2) square feet OF glass area and
the top OF one window In each
room shall not be less than seven
CD feet. six 90 inches above the
floor level.
Every bath room. toilet room.
separate water closet compart-
ment and pantry, shall be lighted
and ventilated by at least one
window opening directly TO a
street, alley. yard. open court.
park or shaft. and each window
shall have not less than six CO.
square feet OF glass area. Any
such window may be n skylight
arranged TO open and used for
ventilation. Provided. that IL IL
shall appear to the Department OF
Buildings TO be impracticable TO
ventilate any such room by win
dows as aforesaid. such rooms
may be ventilated Upon permits
sion being first granted by the
DQpartmpnt of RuitdfnCa by an