The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-11
SPECIAL NOTICES.
ORDINANCE No. as.

AN ORDINANCE to amend and
re-enact Section 8 OF Chapter rs OF
the laws and ordinances of the City
OF Fairmont, relating to building
permits and fire limits.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE BOARD
OF DIRECT oRs OF THE CITY OF
FAIRMoNT:-
That section 3 Of Chapter rs Of tbs
laws and ordinances OF the City Of
Fairmont be amended and re-enact-
ed SO as to read as follows:-
SECTION 8. No person shall erect
any building or addition to any
building unless he shall have first
have obtained building permit
from the Board of Directors. Any
person desiring a building permit
shall tile his application in writing,
with the Ciyt Clerk, upon blanks
furnished by the City. setting forth
in such application the name Of the
person desiring to erect such build
Ing or addition, the location. size,
and the material generally Of which
II is to be constructed, and the use
to which It is to be put, and the
estimated cost Of the building or
addition. II in the opinion Of the
Board Of Directors the information
furnished Is not sufficiently specific
the person making such application
may be required to submit the plans
OF the building or addition desired
t. be constructed. Building permits
shall be issued in writing and signed
by the City. Clerk. A copy Of all
building permits shall be furnished
TO the Fire Chief and 1t shall be his
duty to see that all buildings or adj
ditions are erected in accordance
with the permits for same.
1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son to erect within the territory
hereinafter set out as the fire lin
its within the City, any wooden
building or wooden addition to any
building already erected: and for
The purpose Of this ordinance wood
en- buildings or buildings with woods
en- studding covered with IRON, tin
or similar metal shall be deemed
wooden buildings.
1t shall be unlawful to roof any
new building or to re-roof any old
building with other than non-oom-
bustible material.
Any person violating any Of the
Of this section shall be
fined not less than ten nor more
than fifty dollars. A further fine
Of ten dollars shall be imposed for
every twenty-four hours such build
ing erected without a permit or such
wooden building or such addition, or
such roof is permitted to remain
after the owner thereof shall have
been notified to remove the same.
The Mayor shall have authority to
cause any such building or roof to
be removed at the expense Of the
owner thereof.
The word person as used in this
ordinance shall include the owner OF
any lot upon which such building
may be erected, the person at whose
instance such building is erected,
and the contractor or builder in
charge Of such work.
The fire limits shall be all the ter
ritory embraced within the follow
ing boundaries
Beginning at a point on the bank
OF the westerly side OF the Monon-
gahela river fixed in a line drawn
parallel with. and one hundred feet
northerly from, the northerly side
OF Quincy street and projected to
said river; thence returning on said
line across the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company tracks, Washing
ton street, Ogden avenue, Plerpdnt
avenue and Chicago street to Penn
sylvania avenue, thence crossing to
the corner where the westerly line
ot Madison street intersects the
southerly line OF Spring street,
thence In a southerly course along
a line parallel with Madison street
to High street, where High street
extends into and intersects Madi-
SON street, thence in southerly
course along the easterly side OF
High street and the projection
thereof to Rhea Terrace, thence In
an easterly course along the north
erly side OF Rhea Terrace, to the
iuncture OF Rhea Terrace with Lol.
Gust avenue, thence following the