Evening star., 1926-12-11
ALTER ATIONS ARE ANNOUNCED
IN DISTRICTS BUILDING CODE
Number of New Provisions Are Made
In Technical Rules Vital
to Industry.

Private hospitals and asylums-Strike
out subparaSrap 2.
Section II, Page 81, Paragraph (b).
Requirements for obtaining permits:
Add to the last paragraph of sub.
paragraph the following: Such
permit shall be kept on the premises
until completion of the work"
Section III, Page 107, Part II.
fence of the part in question" in line
s of paragraph tO. to read whole
fence or the part in question"
Section ", Part 8, Streets on which
projections are prohibited, page 112:
After line II add Good Hope Road
between Nichols avenue and Nine
teenth street, southeast"
Section ", Part 5, Regulations APP
plicable to all projections. page 113:
Strike out all of paragraph (b).
Section w. Part 6. paragraph te),
bay windows, page 116: Amend sub
paragraph Id to read I'd. Bay window
projections of buildings on interior
lots shall not exceed the restricting
lines drawn from the intersection of
the party and building lines. For
Bay windows at the corner of two
streets. the portion of the building
beyond the building lines extended
may be built upon. but will not be
counted in the width of projections
on either front.
Concerning Bay Windows.
Section ", Part 6. Paragraph te),
bay windows, page 116: Strike out the
last sentence of subparagraph d, anf
insert in lieu thereof the following
Where bay windows of existing build.
ings in such districts are structurally
altered such bay windows shall be
removed.
Section ", Part G. Paragraph ",
coal chutes, page 116: Add thereto
the following new paragraph In nrsi
and second commercial and industriai
districts coal chutes shall conform to
the requirements for vaults.
Section ", Part 6. Paragraph k),
oriel windows, page 118: Add at the
end of the second paragraph the
words except as provided for under
show windows"
Section Nv, Part g. Paragraph tnl,
porches, page 11S: Lines 3 ana y,
change the words from the party
line extended to read from one party
line extended"
Section w, Part 6. Paragraph tp).
show windows, page 119; Change SUD
paragraph to read "2. Height, nnlted
to 18, feet above sidewalk" Add two
new paragraphs, s and Z. TO read as
follows: "6 Show windows may pe
of oriel construction. Z. ance
doors shall not be in show window
projections
About Storm Doors.
Section w, Part 6. page 49, Add
new paragraph to read as follows:
."r. storm doors. Storm doors shail
be erected not earlier than November
/ of each year and shall be removed
not later than May | of each year.
Projection beyond the building shall
not exceed 3 feet and, width not more
than 3 feet beyond the permanent
door opening When doors are To-
Gated on a business street where there
is no parking, doors are to be placed
i'm the side of the vestibu1e and open
outward or be double acting. Tne
Commissioners of the District OF Co
lumbia or the inspector of buildings
may order the removal of storm doors
at any time"
Section V, Part /. Ventilation re-
uuirements, dwellings, apartments.
hotels, etc, page H25: Change para.
graph lc) ito read as follows: Gl
Corridors OF residential buildings shall
be ventilated either by windows at one
end or at side Of each corridor or by
a system of vent ducts of sufficient
capacity to provide six changes or
air per hour. Corridors will be ex-
empted from the preceding regula-
tions when they serve as connecting
corridors to two or more CORRIDORS
which are ventilated by windows III
accordance with this regulation.
Section V, Part 4, Ventilation re
quirements work shops and work
rooms. page 1917: Paragraph l, line
/. add the WORD kitchens" after the
word factories" Paragraph !. line
., change the words "one-story fac-
tories may be provided to read THE
top story of factories may he pro-
vided." ~
Section VII, Part /, Paragraph A,
Buildings requiring masonry walls
and completely fire-resistive construc-
tion. page 174 Add after the word