Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-15
ORDINANCE NO. 179.

L vIdirg for punishment for the vic
| atioR thereof by amending SEE
ton 3 Of said Ordinance: and re
L Pealing Ordinance No. 163, amend
| ing said Ordinance No. II.
/ The Board of Trustees of the Cit
of El Centre do ordain as follows:
| Section l. That Section of Or
dinance NO. IA, entitled, can Ordi
| nance establishing fire limits in th'
City of FL Centre, providing regula
tons for same, specifying material:
for buildings erected therein, ant
| providing for punishment for the VIC
lation thereof" be, and the same is
| hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 8. All buildings erected
within the limits prescribed in this
Ordinance. shall be of stone, tile
brick. cement blocks, or concrete, OF
other fireproof material; provided
| th.t buildings on the south side of
State street or the north side of
Broadway within said limits may be
constructed as hereinafter described,
viz:
+ ANY frame building whose exterior
walls do not exceed twelve (12) feet
in height shall be of not less than
2X4 studs; any building whose eX-
terror wall exceeds twelve G2) feet
and not over twenty-eight (28) feet
in height shall be OF not less than
2x@ studs and shall be continuous
in length from foundation to top. Any
building whose exterior walls exceed
twenty eight (28) feet in height and
net over thirty-eight (3S) feet shall
be of not less than 2X6 studs for the
lower twenty eight (28) feet and 2x4
for the upper ten (10) feet; all of
tha above described studs walls shall
be Of studs set not more than SIX
teen (16) inches from center to CEN
tor, doubled at all openings, corners
and angles. There shall be a two
(2) inch redwood mud sill continu-
ons and securely anchored to foun-
dation with not less than one-half
tI-2) inch bolts; all stud walls shall
kbe fire checked with two (2) inch
tsmaterial at intervals of not over
six (6) feet apart running horizon
tally around building; all corners and
singles shall have braccs cut in at an
y
each stcHy all ribJing Tor all joists
shall be not less than II6 gained into
studs; all top plates shall be doubled,
and openings OF four (4) feet ana
over shall be thoroughly trussed with
two ~ inch material, and where they
exceed eighteen 18) feet, must be
tlussed with iron rods in a manner
approved by the Building Inspector
of said City. The exterior of all stud
walls as hereinbefore described may
be sheathed tight with one % inch
boards laid diagonally; covered with
a self-funowing metal lath of ap-
proved design, nailed ten 90 lnches)
on center, or a nOn-Self-furroWlng
metal lath if 3-8-inch furrowing strips
are used 10-inch centers nailed Sc
| curely, CT the exterior of all stud
walls may be covered with metal
| lath not less than three-eighths (3-S)
/ inch in thickness, of approved design,
nailed sec.-Leiy to studdng with 4d
nails, OF. the exterior of all stud
walls may be covered with plaster
board composed of pure gypsum,
wood and manila fiber, or of other
similar materials, but not less than
seYenty-five per cent Us per cent?
Of such composition shall be of non
| intlammab4e material. Excepting
that in Class A and 8 buildings the
use of plaster board is prohibited in
all elevator shafts, and in the walls
and ceilings surrounding staircases
in such buildings.
Such plaster board shall be not less
| than three-eighths (3-8) inch in thick
ness and shall be so constructed as
4 to form a mechanical key or bond be-
tween the paster board and the I'M
ish plaster Such mechanical key OF
oond shall be equally distributed and
shall compose at least twenty pei
cent go per cent? of the surface OF
tae plaster board.
On wood joists, Turing strips
studding or other wood supports, the
plaster board shall be securely fast
ened by means of nails shall eXtent
at least three-quarters incl
Ga inch) into the joists, furrin&
strips, studding or other supports
Such nails shall be spaced on driv
en- not more than six inches 6 in
teen inches (16 inches) apart in thu
othei, direction. Where the furrinl
strips, studs or other supports arr
Of metal, the plaster board shall -b'
securely fastened to same with gal
vanized iron wire of not less than
No. Ia gauge or with metal clips o
nails. spaced the same as in this sec
ton provided for nails. All wir
nails used for fastening plaster boart
shall be at least No. II gauge witt
q flat head not less than three-eighth
inch (3-8 inch) in diameter, owe
which shall be spread two-inc
(2-inch) mesh wire not smaller tha
twenty (2O) gauge nailed securely t
studs with 4d nails; the same exter
ior walls shall be covered with no
less than enc and one-quarter Il Ia
inch in thickness of approved cemen
plaster Of the following speeclflca
tons: To two (2) cubic feet OF clear
sharp sand must be added one Il
o,,k;o Foot of Portland cement, I