The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27

AN ORDTNACE: DETERMINING THE
FIRE LIMITS OF THE VILLAGE OF
BLUFFTON; REGULATING THE CON-
STRUCTI0N OF BUILDINGS; AND PRO
HIBITING THE ERECTION OF WOODEN
BUILDINGS THEREIN.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF
THE VILLAGE OF BLUFFToN. STATE OF
OHIO:
Section l. That the fire limits OF the vii
lage of BluiFton. Ohio. shall be and include
all that portion of said Village which il
within the following boundary lines. to-wit:
From the northwest point Of intersection of
Big Riley creek and College avenue on the
northeast side of College avenue. northwest
along College avenue to the southeast side of
Jackson street. alcng the southeast side of
jackson street to the southwest side of Wash
ington street. along the southwest side OF
Washington street 10 the point on the north
west side of Riley creek continuing along
the northwest bank of Riley creek to tive
point of beginning.
Section 2. Any person. firm or corporation
desiring to build: erect or place. or cause
to be built, erected or placed, any building
within the fire limits of this Village. or TO
alter, rebuild replace. or TO be al
tered, rebuilt replaced. any building or
addition TO building. located within said
fire limits. said applicant shall submit to the
Mayor OF the Village of Biuffton and the
Chief of the Fire Department. complete plans
and specifications of the building or the part
of building that is proposed to be altered. re-
built, replaced or to be built. erected or placed
been approved by the Chief of the Fire De-
partment and said Mayor said Mayor, shall
issue TO said persons. firm corporation a
permit for the erection or alteration covered
by the application.
Provided however, that the foregoing re-
strictions shall not apply to residences or
private garages built, erected placed within
said fire limits but that all such residences or
private garages so built. erected, placed. al
tered, rebuilt replaced shall have roofs
built of non-eombustible materials. And pro-
vided further however. that complete plans
and specifications for the building of such
for their approval, to the Mayor and the
Chief of the Fire Department.
Section 3. That no person, firm corpo-
ration shall build, erect or place cause to
be built, erected or placed within the limits
prescribed in Section of this ordinance, any
building addition TO a building. unless
the outer walls of such building. or
addition to building built, erected or
placed caused to be built. erected or
placed. be made of brick. stone, cement or
other non-combustibe material and so con-
structed to offer the greatest possible re-
sistance to fire and the least possible danger
to persons and property.
Section 4. The Chief of the Fire Depart
ment and the Mayor shall have exclusive jur-
isdiction in regard to passing on buildings
within the limits prescribed in Section l of
this ordinance whether new building a
building to be altered, rebuilt or replaced and
the right of said person, firm. corporation
the sound discretion of the Mayor and the
Chief of the Fire Department of the Village
of Bluffton.
Section 5. The Chief of the Fire Depart
ment shall report to the Mayor any and all
violations of the provisions of this ordinance
and if said Chief of the Fire Department has
dause to kelive that any person, firm cor
poration is about to violate, attempting to
violate the provisions of this ordinance, he
shall file with the Mayor detailed report of
such intended attempted violation and
thereupon the Mayor may require the Village
solicitor TO apply in the name of the corpor-
alton to court of competent jurisdiction for
order of injunction to restrain such at
tempted violation. to cause the removal of
any or all buildings. parts of building or
buildings placed within the limits prescribed
in Section l of this ordinance, in violation of
Section 8 of this ordinance.
Section 6. Any person, firm corporation
violating any of the provisions of this or
dinance SHALL. upon conviction thereof before
the Mayor other proper tribunal, be fined
in any not less than One Hundred (Sl00.-
00) Dollars and not more than Five Hundred
($500.00) Dollars.
Section Z. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after the earliest
period allowed by law.
w. A. HOWE,
Mayor and President OF the Council.
Passed March II, 1941.
Approved March II. 1871.
Attest JAMES +. WEST,
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