The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-06-18

south through said blocks 40, So, 50 and
30. being located on the south size OF tlle
Great Northern railroaad in the ADDITION
to the town of Oroville.
Section > No wall, structure, building
or any part thereof, in said fire limits
shall hereafter be built. enlarged or al
tered. until plan OF the proposed WORK
together with Il statement of the mater
ial to he used, shall have been submitted
to the council who shall in accordance
with the provisions herein contained, IS
sue permit for the proposed construc-
ton.
Structures hereafter erected within said
limits, without permit. or not in conform
ity with this ordinance, shall be removed:
No buildings within said limits, shall
he moved until permit has been Obtain
ed from the city council, and such council
shall not issue such permit II IN Its ludg-
ment the proposed new location of the
building would seriously increase the fire
hazard of the surrounding buildings.
erected or enlarged within the building
limits shall be inclosed on all sides with
walls constructed wholly of stone, well
burned brick, terra Gotta, concrete or
other equivalent incombustible materials;
and shall have the roof. top and sides
of all roof structures, covered with in
cOmbustible material.
Section 4: No frame or wooden struct-
ure shall hereafter be built within the
building limits as described herein, or
within any building limits hereafter, esI
roofs placed upon such buildings or
structures shall have an incombustible
covering.
t) Temporary one story frame build
nGs for use of builders.
90 one story sheds not over Il feet
igh with sides covered with incom-
bustible material, and with an area not
exceeding 500 square feet ) wooden
fence shall not be used to form the back
or side of such sheds, and such sheds
shall not be located more than thirty feet
Cc) Wooden fences not over eight feet
high, which shall not be located or eX-
tend more than thirty feet from the back
alley.
(d) Piazzas or balconies not exceeding
10 feet in width, nor extending more than
feet above the second story floor beams.
No such structure shall extend beyond the
lot line. or be Joined to any similar struct-
ure of another building.
All pOrCheS ana piazzas now extending
over the sidewalk within the fire and
building limits as herein fixed may re-
main until such time as the same may be-
come dangerous in any manner or detri-
mental TO lire protection put snail not be
repaired or maintained after the present
life thereof.
No sign or other posts shall remain. he
erected or placed on the streets or side
walks within the fire limits and all over
/ head signs and sign boards shall be Sc
curely hung, suspended or fastened over
head at least ten feet above such street
or sidewalk.
An street or sidewalk awnings shall be
maintained at least six and one-half (61a J
feet above the street or sidewalk, at the
lowest point Of such awning.
(e) Bay windows when covered with
| incombustible material.
90 Small outhouses not exceeding 100
square feet in area and feet in height,
built on alley
Wooden sheds or outhouses shall not
| be located within feet of any lot line, eX =
building shall be moved from without to
within the fire limits as herein provided
Section ,. Any existing frame building
within the fire limits which may here
after be damaged by fire, decay or other
wise, to an amount greater than one-hali
| Of its present value, exclusive of the
foundation, shall not be repaired or re-
built but shall be removed from said fire
| limits.
Section 6. Except as herein otherwise
specified, no building hereafter erected
within the corporate limits of the town
| of OroVille, having walls of hollow terra
Gotta or concrete blocks, shall exceed three
stories or forty feet in height; and nc
building hereafter erected or altered shall
exceed four stories or fifty-fve feet in
height unless it be of fire proof con-
struction. The floor area between fire
exceed the following: When fronting on
one street 5000 square feet; when front
ing on two streets, 5000 square feet
Section l. All exterior, or division walls
oil buildings hereafter erected within said
building limits, shall be of sufficient
thickness to support the load to be car
ried but in no case shall a brick, stone
concrete or hollow block wall be less
than twelve inches thick
w ans, excepting party and fire walls
Tor all buildings, other than the dwelling
house class, not exceeding five stories OF
sIAty-ftVe feet in height, shall have the
upper two stories not less than twelve
inches thick, increasing four inches in
thickness for each two stories or faction
thereof below Stone walls shall be -four
inches thicker than required for brick
walls, and foundation walls of all build
inSS over two stories in height shall be
four inches thicker from footing to grade
than required for the remainder of the
wall.
Al exterior and division or party walls
over one story high shall extend the full
thickness of top stories to at least two
feet above the roof surfacing of a build
ng as IL par3pet and be properly COPIED.
excepting walls which face ON a street
ana are finished with inCombustible cor
nlceS, cutters, or crown moudings. eX-
.epung also the walls of detached private
dwellings, with peaked or hipped roofs
The parapet walls of ware houses and of
al manufacturing or commercial build
lnSs shall extend feet above the roof.
and lire walls shall be continuous from
,oundaton to three feet above the roof
level.
All walls and partitions in schools. hos
ptals and places of public assemblage
over one story high, and all walls and
partitions in thedterS shall hereafter be
cunt OF Dflck, stone, hollow or solid blocks
or metal lath and Portland cement plaster
cOmDuStible construction.
Section s. Concrete for reinforced con-
crete construction shall consist of a wet
mixture of one part of Portland cement
10 not more than six parts of aggregate.
line and course, in such proportions as TO
produce the greatest density.
The quality of the materials, the design.
and the construction, shall be in accord =
ance with the best engineering practice
Section .. No opening in an interior
masonry wall shall exceed 8 feet bv 10
ieet. If the opening be in party or
IRE wall, it shall have a standard auto
matte fire door on each side of the wall
If an opening in a fire wall is made to
serve as an emergency exit it shall not
exceed As square feet in area, and a self
closing fire door may be substituted for
one Of the automatic fire DOORS The
total openings in fire wall shall not ey
coed % per cent in linear length of the
Section TO- Every building hereafter
erected within the building limits of the
town. of Oroville shall have an incom-
huSuble covering and no existing wooden
single roof, if damaged more than Is
per cent shall! be removed or repaired with
other than incombustibe roof covering
Section IL. Every school, hospital and
treater more than one story hieh shall
have at least two stairways located re-
mote from each other and continuous
from grade line to the top most story, All
exit doors in schools, hospitals theaters
and other places OF public assemblage
snail open outward
Section -. Except as herein provided
all CHlmOeEg in b1ti1