Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16

IN height shall be of rot less than
2N6 studs and shall be continuous III
length from foundation to top. Any
building whose exterior walls exceed
tWenty-eight (2S) feet in height and
not over thirty-eight (3S) feet shall
Ne Of not less than 2X6 studs for the
lower tWenty-eight (2S) feet and 2x4
tor the upper ten 10) feet; all of
the above described studs walls shall
ne al studs set not more than sixteen
Il6l inches from center to center.
0ounled at all openings. corners and
angles. There shall be two (2) inch
redwood mud sill continuous and Sc
curely anchored to foundation with
not less than one-half G2) inch bolts
all stud walls shall be fire checked
with two (2) inch material at inter-
walls OF not over six CO. feet apart
running horizontally around building:
all corners and angles shall have
NraceS cut IN at an angle Of forty
five degrees in each story; in each
story all ribbing for all joists shall be
not less than Ike gained into studs;
all top plates shall be doubled. and
openings Of four ca feet and over
shall be thoroughly trussed with two
t2) lnch material. and where they eX-
coed eighteen G9) feet, must be
trussed with iron rods in a manner
approved by the Building Inspector of
said City. The exterior of all stud
walls as hereinbefore described shall
be sheathed tight with one CD inch
boards laid diagonally; the same ex-
terror walls shall be covered with not
less than one and oae-quarter 01b
inch in thickness &C a0proved cement
plaster placed upon a fireproof lqthe1
surface; Jhe same shall apply to all
fire walls and cooinps. ANY build
ing whose floor surface shall exceed
twenty-five hundred (2500) sQuare
feet shall, if divided. have a partition
plastered on both sides as herein de
Scribed for exterior walls. the said
walls to be extended up to and thro1a
the roof, and to have fire wall and
coping same as exterior walls. Any
and oil wood column and pirder or
beam construction shall be fireproofed
in same manner as hereinbefore de
Scribed for exterior walls. And sDc'
construction shall be deemed full COM
nliance with the provisions C this
Section. A plastered wall of 24
inches in thickness may be used in any
exterior wall not exceeding one storv
in height, provided it has center of
metal lath Of not less than "a gauge
reinforced with vertical metal stud Of
q inch channel iron, spaced not over
six inches from center to center.
and having the lath securely fastened
to channels; provided further, how
ever, that no such wall be used as a
party wall; the above described wall
to act as panel or filler wall with
building loads supported independent
ly thereof.
Section II. The City Clerk shall
certify to the passage, adoption and
approval Of this Ordinance, and cause
the same to be published once in The
Imperial Valley Press, daily news
paper of general circulation. printed,
published and circulated in said City
of Ell Centre. and thirty 500 days
after such publication, this Ordinance
shall take effect and be in force.
Passed and adopted this 18th day Of
December. 1916.
(SEAL) VIM. EGERER,
President of the Board Of Trustees
of the City of Ell Centre, Califor
MIA.
Attest: w. f. VAN WAY,
City Clerk.
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