The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-05-30

An Ordinance for the prevention OF
Fires, establishing Fire Limits, n
standard OF construction, main
tcnance. repair and removal OF
buildings. providing for a Build
INK Inspector, permits Tor build
lnrs and fees for same, with re-
spect 10 al construction, removal
and repnirs within the City OF
Lubbock, Texas, providing penal
ties for violations, declaring an
emergency account OF danger OF
fires and faulty construction.
BE II Ordained by the City Coucil
OF the City Of Lubbock, Texas;
Section /. Fire Limits. The pro-
visions Of this ordinance shall apply
10 and be co-extensivc with the ter
ritory with the boundaries now, or
hereafter established, as the fire lin
It's Of this City, except such as are
made with reference TO the whole
Of the City by omission 10 make di-
rectly applicable 10 such fire limits,
which fire limits are hereby declared
to include the following territory:
Blocks 81, SO; south half i0l; all
1902, 1903, 104, 1866 west half and
southeast one-fourth 1906; south half
iO7; all III, l1s, li9, 100,
12i, 1872; north half 1871; all 1872,
1873, 1874, 1876; north half Of the fol-
lowing blocks, 1886. 1877, 1888; north
west one-fourth 1885, east half l49,
and west half i50--all in the origin
al plat OF the City Of Lubbock
Section 2. New Buildings and
Buildings to be Altered. No wall,
structure, building, or part thereof,
shall hereafter be constructed with
In this City except such as are In con-
formity herewith No building al
ready erected, or hereafter to be
erected, shall be raised, altered, re-
moved, or built upon In any manner
that would be n violation Of any OF
the provisions Of this ordinance, or
Of the permit issued Hereunder.
Section 3. Permits: Before the
erection, construction, or alteration,
or raising, Of any building, structure
or wall or any part thereof, or any
platform, staging or flooring 10 be
used for standing or seating pur-
poses, Is commenced the own0r or
lessee. or agent Of either, or the
architect or builder thereof, shall
amply TO the person exercising the
duties Of Building Inspector FOR n
permit 20 do such work, such appli-
cation shall be IN writing giving a
general outline thereof with the con-
tract price, or estimated cost, and
shall be accompanied by fee Of
$3.50, and soc additional for each
room over five, with such applica-
ton, and the Building Inspector shall
issue a permit for such improvement,
IL the application for such Is IN con-
formity herewith.
Structures erected without having
secured such permit shall be imme-
diately removed.
No building shall be removed from
one place 20 another, or moved into
the City without application in writ
ing for the permit, and paying the
fee above prescribed.
No permit shall be issued which
does not give the legal description
of the property upon which the build
ing or structure Is 10 be erected, re
paired or moved onto; nor which
does not conform in description 70
such permitted under this ordinance.
The City Engineer shall be the
Building Inspector, and II there be
no such official, the duties thereof
shall be performed under the dlrec-
ton OF the City Manager.
Section T. Structures within the
Fire Limits: Every building here
after erected or enlarged within the
fire limits shall be enclosed on all
sides with walls constructed wholly
Of stone, well burned brick, terra
Gotta, concrete or equivalent incom.
bustible materials, and shall have
the roof, including the roof, top and
sides Of all roof-structures inclusive
Of dormer windows. covered with in
combustible material, and all corn
ices shall be Of incombustible ma
terial.
Section 3. Permissible Wooden
Structures within Fire Limits: No
frame or wooden structure shall be
built within the fire limits as given
herein, or afterwards established, eS-
cept.
n. Temporary one story frame
buildings for use Of builders
b. One story sheds open on the
long side. not over 3 feet in heiRhth,
and having a ground area not % ex-
coed 500 square feet;
G. wooden FENCES not exceeding
10 feet In heighth;
q. Piazzas or balconies not wider
than ] o feet, and not extending more
than feet above the second story
floor beams; same shall not extend
beyond the lot line, nor be joined 20
similar structure on another build
ing, providing, that all awnings shall
be ceiled and covered with incom-
bustible material. not exceed 10 feet
in width. and have the supports at
the street side anchored around an
iron pipe not less than one and one
half inches in diameter, the supports
shall not be further apart than 3
feet, and they shall be tied on the
inside of the building 10 an anchor
having not less than l4l square inch
es contact with the inner surface OF
the exterior wall, and all opening
through the awning and wall for
supports shall be well cemented and
tarred No awning posts shall be
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