The Detroit times., 1915-01-06

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90. OF Article 81, OF an ordinance
entitled An Ordinance defining
the duties and powe's OF the De-
partment OF Buildings and the es-
tablishing OF buiiling code for
the city OF Detroit be and the
same are hereby amended, so as
Co read as Follows
ARTICLE N1XL
MENTs. Any tenement fronting
on "A street less Nan forty (4OD
feet wide or on a public alley or
open pnssagcway, less than thirty
t3OD feet wide. shall have yard
I'm front as well ~ a yard at the
rear. and the front yard shall be
of such width as q make the com
bined widths OF this yard and the
street equal 20 fuTty N0) feet or
the yard and the public alley or
pRssageway equal TO thirty (30D
feet Neither the yard behind one
tenement nor any part tbcreof
shall be deemed 20 satisfy In
whole or In part the requirement
for yard In FROM of another tsne-
ment.
In the rear Of every tenement
hereafter erected on an interior
lot. there shall be yard extend
ing across the entire width or the
lot. at every point open from the
ground TO the sky unobstructed,
The depth OF said yard measured
in the clear from the porches 10
the rear line OF the lot. shall NOT
be less than flfteen lbl feet ia
any part. and shall be Increased
eighteen Gs) inches for every ad-
ditional story In height or the
building In excess OF two stories.
should the rear line af porches az
such tenement abut on a street,
alley or public park. not less than
fifteen l5) feet wide, no SUCH
yard shall be required, II the
street. alley or public park be less
than fifteen (l5) 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 tl5) feet
Tenements erected on corner
lot with the rear wall toward ar
alley or public park. shall meet
the same requirements called FOR
an interior lot except as To per-
centage OF lot occupied.
Tenements erected on corner
lot with the rear wall parallel
with the length OF the lot, shall
have a yard equal In width u
twenty per cent t2OFcD OF the
width OF the lot ana In no ease
less than six C6) feet wide.
Each and every apartment OF
such tenement shall have access
10 such yard. and the length of
such yard shall in no case be less
than two anu one half % l-2)
times the width and shall lead 10
an open passageway not less than
six t6) feet In width. or TO 4 pull
lie alley or street Buildings less
than five stories I'm height shall
never he required 20 have yard
greater than ten feet in width
In the case OF houses built In
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corner lot. where some OF the
houses face one street and some
another street and where yard
OF the dimensions required ss
maintained. the requirements for
the yard space OF the house To-
Gated upon the corner OF the lot
shall be deemed TO be satisfied
IL all OF the rooms OF said house
shall be lighted as required IN
Sections S and 20 or this Article.
In the event OF tenement
house being built on the rear por-
tton OF corner tot, and facing a
street other than the one at tho
front or the lot each house shall
have a ward In the rear OF the size
required In this section. The lot
iu such cases shall be treated as
two or more distinct lots. one fac
ing on one street, the others the
cross street.
two stories ia height, the depths
for yards required by this section
shall be- Increased eighteen (lSt
inches for each story above two
stories.
Ia considering the dimension OF
Tot the width shall always be
taken to mean the shorter di
mension. except on triangular lots
the measurements TO be taken at
median line. The width of yards
shall be measured from the eX-
treme rear OF the house to the
line % the lot running parallel
with the rear wall cf the house
In all cases the necessary lot per-
Ventage must be maintained
A corner lot" is lot situated
al the junction OF two streets, or
~ a street and public alley not
less than ten G0) feet in width
Any portion OF the width OF sue
lot distant more than forty (FOl
feet from such junction shall not
be regarded as part OF corner
lot nor when portions OF the forty
t40) feet are owned by different
parties. but shall be subjected 20
the provisions Of this act respect
ing Interior lots A lot other than
corner lot Is an interior lot.
All yards herein mentioned are
10 be free and clear from porchcs
platforms. microscopes and other
distractions. except areaways
leading TO Easements The yard
measurement may be taken at thu
second iloor level when the first
floor is used for business pur-
poses.
Approved March :, 1914.
Sec 80 WINDOWS Every
public hall and every stair hall of
and basement in height. shall
he lighted and ventilated In each
story by windows or glazed doors.
opening directly TO a street, alley.
court, yard or park. No one or
these windows or glazed doors
above the basement shall have a
less glass area than fifteen I5)
square feet.
In tenements not more than two
(2) 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 n public hall. cut
off 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 I'm a 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 q
park. The total area or sue,
windows shall be at least equa
to one-tenth U-t0) of the lod
area OF the room out OF whici
these windows open. and at leah
one window In every such room
shall have not less than twel'e
72D square feet OF glass area ard
the top OF one window In eaih
room shall not be less than sewn
CD feet, six (6) inches above the
floor level
Every hath room, toilet roam.
separate water closet compet
ment and pantry. shall be lighed
and ventilated by al least mc
window opening directly to
street. alley. yard. open cort.
park or shaft. and each windw
shall have not less than six C6)
square feet OF glass area my
such window may be skylHht
arranged TO open and used for
ventilation. Provided. that IL
shall appear TO the Department OF
Buildings TO be impracticabh To
ventilate any such room by win
dows as aforesaid. such r'oms
may be ventilated upon penis
sion being first granted by the
Department of Buildings. k an