South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-24
ORDINANCE no. e25s.

An ordinance amending and adding
10 certain sections. and repeating GER
tain other sections Of ordinance No. 22i3
adopted March 9th, 1922 and known as
the Building Code.
Be il ordained by the Common Council
OF the City Of South Bend. Ind:
Sec. l. That Sec. 657 Of Ordinance No.
Dab be amended 20 read as follows
PRIVATE GARAGES. CONSTRUC-
TION SEC. 657. Private garages here
after built, altered or converted for such
purposes within the Fireproof limits
shall be Of freprOOf construction, with
in the fire limits they must be Of in
c0mbustible construction; and have no
living quarters above them, unless built
fireprOOf as described for public gar
ages IF located in the outer limits and
within ten feet Of any building OF class
rs 1, >, 2. or 4, or any stable having over
800 so. IT. Of ground area must be built
Of incOmbustible material throughout,
except they may be built Of cOmbustible
frame work il covered on all parts Of
the interior with incombustible mate
rial IS -. & NJ solid on all walls and
ceilings with hard plastering on metal
lath covering all wood work viii bee
considered incombustible for this pur-
pose.
Private garages Of frame construction.
one story only in height without attic
may be built on concrete floor slab
foundation without additional fouuda-
tion if slab is not less than five inches
In thickness.
Sec. .. That Section S23 OF said Ordi-
nance be and the same is amended Go
read as follows
OCCUPATIONS RESTRICTED II
RESIDENCE DISTRICTS. SEC 1923. IL
shall be unlawful for any person. firm or
corporation 70 hereafter locate. build.
alter or construct any building or place
10 be used as a saloon. packing house.
rendering plant. soap factory. tanneTy.
smoke house or place for curing fish or
meat milk depot. battery. blacksmith
shop. foundry. machine shop. foundry
combined with machine shop. factory.
warehouse. laundry run by machinery
dry cleaning plant. medical dispenSary.
public garage, livery stable second hand
store OF Junk or coal yard. grocery or
meat market. factory run by machinery
vulcanizing plant. c~eamery or bottliug
works, on any lot fronting on any street
in any location in the City IN which one
half or more Of the buildings on both
sides Of the street for distance Of 300
H. I'm each direction along such streets
As are occupied exclusively for residence
purposes, or locate bu1ld. alter or con
struct within 100 H. 81 such street any
building. structure or place Tor any of
the above purposes without the wrltteA
consent of the owner or more than half
the frontage on both sides OF such
street for a distance Of 3ln feet in each
direction along such street from the
site under consideration Tor such pur-
poses. Provided. however, that q build
ing 10 be- used exclusively for q grocery
nav he 50 built. altered. located OF con
structed without such frontage consent
If its facade fronting such street be- To-
Gated equally distant from the line ~
such street as that Of the building on
either side having its street facade fur
therest from such street line. Provided.
however that should the grocery store
be located on 2 corner lot the above
shall apply to both street Provided fur
Their it shall be unlawful for any person.
firm or corporation TO hereafter locate,
build alter or construct any building
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street than the facade Of the buildings
on either side ~ IT, This means that
the nearest building ia the block al
ready built having It's street facade fur
thest from the street line viii govern
the front line Of the street facade on the
new building
The word facade asa above used shall
be taken 10 mean the face or main front
wall Of a building.
The above shall BE- held 20 apply n
the written consent OF a majority 81 the
owners have been obtained as above
provided.
Sec. 3. That Section % Of said ord
nance be and the same Is amended 90
read as follows:
PERMITS OBTAINED BEFORE
COMMENCING CONSTRUCTIONS. SIC
% Before proceeding with the erection.
construction. remOdeling. alteration. 70
pair or removal u any building or other
structure OF the heating apparatus elec
tric wiring elevators. signs or blllboards
n permit therefor shall be Obtained by
the owner. lessee or person having the
contract 10 do the same. from the Build
ing Commissioner. The application for
permit shall b -.ade In writing upon
the printed forms furnished by the De
partment. shall be issued la the name
~ the owner or lessee and the contractor
II any, and IL shall not be transferable
IL shall be the duty Of the owner or
I contractor 10 maintain a card or notice
tackled on the front OF building, or up
on proper board and stake put In
place n the time the building operation
/ OF whatever nature Is commenced. this
notice shall plainly give the permit mum
! Der. lot number and location, and date
OF permit. and signature Of the commls-
/ Eioner Of Buildings. on a card furnished
! by the Building Department az time az
/ the issuance OF permit ANY person viii
fnllr desfrnvlnR the ahnNe nntlce shan