Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-13
An Ordinance

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ment and inspection of buildings.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and City
Council of Americas, Georgia, and it is
hereby ordained by authority of the
same, as follows:
Section l. Fire Limits-There shall!
be and there is hereby established an
liner fire limits and an outer fire lin.
its. The inner fire limits shall include
all the territory in the congested value
district, to-wit: Beginning at radius
from center of Jackson street, be-
tween Lamar and Forsyth streets, 800
feet.
The outer fire limits shall include all
that territory Immediately surrounding
CT bordering ON the inner fire limits. to-
wit: Beginning at radius from CEN
ter of jackson street between Lamar
and Forsyth streets 1900 feet.
Whenever the term fire limits is
used in this ordinance it shall be un-
derstood to refer to all territory in
either inner or outer fire limits, pro-
vided that nothing herein shall be con-
strued to prohibit the erection or re-
pairs of frame buildings outside of in
ner but within outer fire limits, when
such building is used exclusively and
continuously for dwelling purposes; all
such dwellings to be covered with in
combustible roofing.
Section 2. Permit Required-No wall,
structure, building or part thereof SHAH
hereafter be built. enlarged or
altered until plan of the
proposed work, together with a
statement of the materials to be
used, shall have been submitted to the
chief of the fire department or other
designated official, who shall, if in ac-
cordance with the provisions herein
contained, issue a permit for the pro-
posed construction.
Structures hereafter erected without
permit, or not in conformity with this
ordinance shall be removed.
No building shall be moved until a
permit has been obtained from the
chief of fire departments or other des-
ignated official, and such official shall
not issue such permit if in his judy
ment the proposed new location OF
the building would seriously increase
the fire hazard of the surrounding
buildings.
No chimney, fue, furnace, boiler OF
other heating apparatus shall be IN
stalled, repaired or altered without
first obtaining permit from the CHIEF
Of fire department or other designated
official. who shall issue such permit
only when the proposed change or IN
stallation is in accordance with tn;
provision of this ordinance.
Section 3. Incombustible Wall:
Cornice and Roofs Required Within
Fire Limits-Every building hereafter
erected or enlarged within the fire
limits shall be enclosed on all sides
with walls constructed wholly Ct
stone. well burned brick, terra Gotta
concrete or other equivalent incombus-
tible materials, and shall have the
roof. top and sides of all roof struc
lures. including dormer windows, Gov
cred with incombustible material. All
cornices shall be of incombustible ma
terial.
%(The enforcement of this ordinance
is properly the duty of the Building
Inspector. In a municipality not hay
ing such an official the duties can
rost advantageously be performed by
the Chief of Fire Department.
Section A. Permissible Wooden
Structures Within Fire Limits-Nc
frame or wooden structure shall here
after be built within the fire limits as
given herein, or within the fire limits
hereafter established, except the fol
Lowing; and all roofs placed upon such
buildings or structures shall have an
incombustible covering:
(ay Temporary one-story frame
buildings for use of builders
(b) One-story sheds not over "a
feet high, open on the long side with
sides covered with incombustible ma
torial. and with an area not exceeding
500 square feet. A wooden fence shall
rot be used to form the back or side
Of such sheds.
(c) Wooden fences not over 10 fee;
nigh.
I'D Piazzas or balconies not exceed
ing 10 feet in width, nor extendin-
more than 3 feet above the second-story
floor beams. No such structure shall
extend beyond the lot line, or be joined
to any similar structure or another
building.
faN pav uindoWs when covered with