The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-26
Ordinance No. 1880
An ordinance to establish fire limits
of fire district No. and to regulate
wooden single roofs therein.


Be it ordained by the commission Of
the city of Birmingham as follows:
Section /. That there Is hereby estab-
lished a fire limit or fire district, to be
known fire limit No. 8, which
shall embrace all the territory included
in the corporate limits OF the city of Bir-
mngham not now embraced in the fire
limits heretofore established by sections
All. 428, 429 and 430 of ordinance No. sc,
adopted April 10, 1912, and known as the
building code.
Sec. Q. No building or part of any build
ing or structure in said fire limits No.
8 shall hereafter be covered or re-
paired with wooden shingles. unless each
single be free from large or loose knots
or other imperfections. injurious to their
dura bility, and the butt end of said shin
giles shall be not less than one-half inch
in thickness. when green. and when dry
not less than seven-sixteenths GIG
inches thick; the width of said shingles
shall not be more than five inches and
the length not less than 16 inches. and
shall be laid so that not more than four
and one-half inches will be exposed TO
the weather.
Sec. 8. The above described shingles
shall be dipped in or painted with a
good paint as hereinafter provided, which
shall cover both upper and under sur
faces and edges of the shingles, or in
lieu thereof. the roof shall be painted
with good paint after the shingles have
been laid in the manner provided in
section one of this ordinance. such paint
ing or dipping to be done Tor the pur-
pose of protecting same against ignition;
provided. no paint or other preparation
shall be used to cover the surface of the
material to which it is applied unless 1t
so protects the same as that the shingles
will not ignite from a spark of fire from
burning SCOT, paper or other material
which may be emitted from any chimney
or flue. An application of the above
specified paint or material shall be ap-
piled to the outside surface of any shin
gle roof which has been or may here
after be covered with shingles as herein
above described, whenever from any
cause the roof IS no longer protected
against ignition as hereinafter provided.
Before placing any of the above described
shingles so treated upon any roof or
structure In fire limit No. hereby es-
ia lished, both the shingles and paint.
or preparation, shall be inspected. and
approved by the building department. and
a fee Of one dollar In addition to the reg
ular permit fee shall be charged and
collected for such inspection.
Sec. T. Any roof in fire limits No. 8
heretofore covered with wooden shingles
may. when the roof generally is in safe
condition. be repaired with wooden shin
s,es $780,, wi,n1u . paln's ms , neeinaDove
saeaou' 49,. -. epams s"a,. ny
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