The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26
SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1915
published in the Hays Free Press on
the 26th day of June 1851
ORDINANCE NO. $50.

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ORDINANCE NO. $50.
An ordinance relating to the construc-
ton of buildings, and the issuing of
permits therefor, and providing penal
ties for violation thereof.
Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and
Councilmen of the City of Hays.
Section 1. That the corporate limits
of the City of Hays shall constitute the
building limits designated under this
ordinance, in which no wall, structure,
building, part or parts thereof, shall
hereafter be built, altered, constructed,
enlarged or repaired, or relocated, ex-
cept in conformity with the provisions
of this ordinance.
Sec. 2. No person shall erect or
cause to be erected within the fire limits
of the City of Hays any structure of
any kind or description, except privies
not exceeding ten feet in height and
coal bins constructed and used exclusive
~ for coal or fuel not larger than eight
feet in height and IN diameter larger
than eight by twelve feet, unless both
the outline and party walls thereof be
composed of brick, stone, cement or
other incombustible material with walls
of the thickness hereinafter prescribed,
and the roof covered with slate, tin,
copper, iron, gravel or other equally
fireproof roofing. Provided, that if
any wooden building, other than privies
and coal-bins, as provided above shall
be constructed, or repaired, or relo-
Gated within the fire limits, it shall be
the duty of the fire chief to immediate
ly notify the person or persons building,
repairing or removing said building to
take down and remove the same from
within said fire limits within twenty
four hours; and if said person or persons
cho1 foil noolo0f TAfrIG0 fO 0OT0T0lU
with said notice, the fire chief shall
cause said building to be torn down and
removed from said fire limits.
Sec. 8. No person, persons, contract
or, company or corporation shall erect
or cause to be erected within the city
of Hays any structure of any kind, nor
enlarge, add to the outside dimensions
thereof, nor relocate any building or
structure already erected, or which may
hereafter be erected, without a building
permit first being obtained therefor
/ from the fire chief. The application
/ for such permit shall be made and the
permit obtained before work is COM
/ menced upon the foundation for any
such proposed building or structure or
before the work or removal of any
building begins, and such application
shall state the exact site to be occupied,
the material, dimensions and estimated
cost of the proposed building, structure
or addition, the purpose for which same
4 is intended to be occupied, the number
of fues to be constructed within the
same, and the probable time within
which the work will be completed, In
case or removal for relocation of any
building, the site upon which the same
is to be relocated shall be stated in such
application. Any work or alteration,
addition or repair to be made or done
to the inside of or upon any building OF
structure, or to the roof OF the same,
located within said fire limits, when
such alteration, addition or repair upon
same affects or pertains in any way to
the external or party walls thereof, OF
to columns or partition walls, which are
the support of any of the floor beams
or rafter joistS, or to the flues, or tC
any of the stairways, or to the roof OF
such building or structure, shall to the
extent of such work, alteration or re,
pair be subject to the provisions of this
ordinance, and permit for same must
be obtained before such work is com
menced This shall apply as well tC
any archWay, door or opening of any
kind to be cut in any stone or brick
party or division wall between two
buildings heretofore erected within sale
fire limits, or any stone or brick parti
ton wall within said limits. Plans anC
specifications of the proposed erection
alteration or addition shall be submitted
for inspection and approval before the
permit is issued, when SO required bJ
the fire chief. The fire chief shall keeI
a record of all permits issued by hin
and also a record of all violations OF
this ordinance, showing the action tax
en- in every case, and shall file and pre-
serve in his Office all applications upon
which permits have been issued and filt
n II. To Of be
city clerk.
Sec. 4. The following fees shall b,
paid by the applicant before any build
| ing permit is issued for the erection of
/ or addition or alteration, to any build
ing or structure: Fifty (50) cents if tn,
estimated cost of such building, add
ton or alteration does not exceed tire,
hundred dollars; one (s1.O0l dollar, i
the estimated cost of same is more thai
three hundred $4,000 dollars and no
more than two thousand $4,000 dollars
provided, that no fee shall be charge,
! for permits for coal bins or privies, O
for the removal of buildings. And al
said fees received shall be paid over b,
the fire chief to the city treasurer a
least once month, and he shall TAX
duplicate receipts therefor from the cit
treasurer, one to be filed with the cit
clerk and the other to be kept in hi
office,
/ Sec. 8. The fire chief shall have ful
power TO stop the construction of an
building or structure, or any part there
of, or the making of any alteration, ad
dition or repair to the same, or the con
struction OF any Aue or heating appli
ance within the city when the same /
being done in violation of the or
dinances of the city, or If IN his judg
ment the same is dangerous and unsafe
Sec. 6. If any stone or brick build
ing within the city shall be seriousl
damaged by FIRE or otherwise, to sue
extent as to cause apprehension as Z
the safety of the walls, floors OF an
part thereof, such buildings shall no
be repaired or the walls used for re
building until the same has been care
fully examined by the fire chief and hi
] permit given for such building or re
pair to proceed.
j Sec. z. Proper foundations of ma
! sonry shall be provided for the supper
| Of all buildings. No foundations o
/ any stone, brick or cement buildin,
erected within the FIRE limits Of tn
/ city shall be less than seven feet below
the exposed surface Of the ground. an
such footing for foundation wall shal
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