Milford chronicle., 1937-01-08
Amendment to Section ~
OF Building Code

house used for theatrical purposes
or the exhibition of motion pictures
hereafter erected or altered, shall be
built to comply with the require
ments of this section. No building
which at the time OF the passage of
this ordinance Is not in actual use
for theatrical purposes or the exhi-
bition of motion pictures, and no
building hereafter erected not in
conformity with the Requirements
of this section, shall be used for
theatrical purposes or the exhibition
of motion pictures until the same
shall have been made to conform to
the requirements of this section.
Every such building shall have at
least one front on the street, which
front shall be as wide as the widest
part of the auditorium. and in such
front there shall be suitable means
of entrance and exit for the audi
ence. In addition to the aforesaid
entrance and exits on the street
there shall be reserved for service
In case of an emergency, an open
court or space on the side not bor-
dering on the street. where said
building is located on a corner lot.
and on both sides of said building
where there is but one frontage on
the street, the width of such open
court or courts shall not be less
than seven feet where the seating
capacity is not over fifteen hundred
people, above fifteen hundred people,
and not more than eighteen hun
dIed, eight feet in width, above
eighteen hundred, ten feet in width.
Said open court or courts shall be-
gin on a line with the prosecenium
wall and shall extend the length of
the auditorium and through such
buildings as may be erected on the
street side of the auditorium. with
continuous walls of brick or fire
proof materials on each side. the
entire length of said corridors, and
the ceilings and floors shall be fire.
proof. Said corridor or corridors
shall not be reduced in width. ex-
cept by the thickness of the outer
walls and there shall be no projec-
tion in same, the outer opening, il
provided with doors or gates, the
same shall open towards the street.
During the performance, the doors
or gates in the corridors shall be
kept open by proper fastenings. The
said open courts and corridors shall
not be used for storage purposes, or |
for any purpose whatever except for |
exit and entrance from and to the !
and stage and must be /
kept clear during performance.
From the auditorium opening into
he said open courts or on the side !
street there shall not be less than
.wo exits ON each side and one exit
rom each and every gallery. Each !
Exit shall be at least five feet in
width in the clear and provided with
ioors of iron or wood. If wood, the
foors shall be covered with tin or
Iome fire proof material. All of said
loors shall open outwardly and
must be fastened with movable
,olts, the bolts to be kept drawn
Turing performance.
From each gallery or balcony the
Kits shall open into a balcony four
eet in width in said open court and
rom said balconies there shall be a
tair case extending to the ground
eyel, with a rise of not more than
light inches and not more than nine
nch tread. The stair case from each
( the galleries or balconies shall
OF be less than thirty inches in
-idth in the clear.
All of the before mentioned bal
onies and stair cases shall be con-
tructed of iron throughout and they |
hall be of ample strength to sus-
lin the load that they are designed
!, carry. Where one side of the
uilding borders on the street there :
pail be balconies and stair cases as I
afore mentioned and carried to the {
round.
All aisles on the respective floors {
the auditorium having seats ON g
9TH sides of the same shall be not .
IS than three feet wide. Every
Ieatre or motion picture house ac-
three hundred per-
lnS S1dll nave at tCtSt NhNt1 NAAf'f
hen accommodating five hundred
.rsons at least three exits shall be
divided, three exits not referring to
including the exits to the open
,urts at the sides of the theatre.
Dorways of exits or entrances for
e use of the public shall not be
az than five feet wide. All doors OF =
its or entrances shall be hung to :,
zen outwards and no such doors =
all be locked during any perform
ce or when the building Is open to
e public. No passage leading to X
" stairway connecting with any ~
trance or exit shall be less in .
dth than four feet in any part
ereof.
Every steam boiler which may be =
1uired for heating or other pur-
ses shall be located outside Of the
ilding and the space allotted to
} same shall be enclosed by walls
masonary on all sides and the =
,f and ceiling of said building
all be constructed of fire proof :
terial. All doorways In said walls
al be OF iron or metal covering. ~
coil or radiator shall be placed =
any aisle or passageway. Every -
/ shall have over the same on the AZ
ide the word EXIT" painted In =
ible letters not less than eight 80
hes high. All courts and exits is.
III be sufficiently lighted.
IN inside stairways shall be not ha