The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-10

the inspections that the structure is not
| i'm accordance with the provisions of
| this ordinance ne shall notify the owner
| or his agent designating with reasonable
| accuracy the violation. Said owner or
| his agent shall as soon as practicable
| make the correction and alterations
| necessary TO comply with the provisions
of this ordinance.
| The Inspector may at any time he dis
| covers a substantial violation OF this or
| dinsnce by any person, order the con-
| struction OF said building Immediately
! stopped until such time as the building
| is made 10 comply with the provisions
| of this ordinance,
| SECTION g. Board Of Appeals
| The City Commission OF the City OF
| Mount Clemens shall constitute a Board
of Appeals which shall have the power
| to hear complaints TO the ruling made
| by the Building Inspector.
| They shall have the power TO issue
! permits or over-rule orders OF the
Building Inspector.
| SECTION g. Planning Requirements.
In residential districts each dwelling
| shall have adequate and immediate &C
| cess to a public street or 10 a private
drive protected by permanent EASEMENTS
| which shall be OF width and Construc-
| ton suitable 10 the traffic OF the
neighborhood This shall not be con-
| strued 10 include alleys or service ways
! n dwelling snail not CbNti HlOIc IMAM
! approx imately 300 Of the lot on interior
lots. or more than approximately 400 OF
! the lot on corner lots.
! All new buildings on residential
| street shall maintain a set back from the
street line to conform to the existing
houses on the street.
! The minimum distance from the rear
OF the principal building TO the rear loV
| line shall be not less than IS feet.
The minimum width of side yards OF
| interior residential lots shall be not less
| than feet except a minimum distance
| of feet is acceptable If minimum dis
lance OF 10 feet from IN, building wall
to an existing or future opposing OBJ
struction is definitely assured and the
sum of the side yards is not less than 10
\ feet.
On corner lot no side yard shall
! be required next 10 the street. Mini
mum width OF other side yards shall be
not less than S feet as under the same
condition as set forth in the preceding
paragraph
All garages built on the same lot n.
a house shall be at least five feet from
the nearest house and at least two feet
| from the lot line. In the case of ga
rage attached TO dwelling there shall
he a fireproof wall g. thick between
the garage and the house extending from
! the floor TO the roof with a fire resist
ing door between the garage and the
! residence or in lieu of this metal lath
and one inch Of cement plaster may be
applied 10 the wall between the garage
and wall on the garage side with the
ceiling of the garage treated in the same
| manner.
| SECTION 10. Light and Ventilation.
All habitabIe rooms shall have one or
more windows having total area OF
not less than 1919 of the floor area OF
the room.
Bathroom or toilet rooms shall have 8
| window with not less than 4 square feet
! of glass area.
Ventilating portions OF window shall
not be less than 4co of the floor space
| of the room.
Inside spaces used for heating equip
! rent shall be provided with ventllatins
| openings equal in free area to the cross
section area OF heater fue.
| Easements shall be provided with
means of light and ventilation OF not
less than 2co of the floor area.
SECTION II. Minimum Requirements.
Each living unit shall provide not less
! than three habitable rooms and one
bathroom nor have dimension of less
than twenty feet on any side OF a
dwelling.
One habitable room which shall he
referred TO as a living room and shall
have floor area of not less than 100
|
breakfast space is provided except In
the living room such living room shall
have an area of not less than go
square feet.
One habitable room shall be designed
for sleeping use and shall have a floor
area of not less than 90 square feet.
One kitchen shall have not less than
80 square feet.
Each of the other habitable room shall
have floor area OF not less than 30
| square feet except a bath room which
| shall have floor area of not less than
| y square feet.
In no case shall total floor area Of the
| dwelling be less than SIS square feet.
In new single dwellings no room on
the first floor shall be less in height
than eight feet and no room on the
second floor less than seven feet six
inches.
Each door opening which provides en-
trance TO bedroom or toilet shall be
provided with hinged door.
Access from bedroom to an only
bathroom as or water closet shall not be
solely through another bedroom.
Access to a living room or 10 any
bedroom shall be had without passing
through a bedroom.
The average allowable depth below
grade of the finished floor OF habit
able basement shall be not more than
two and one half feet.
No habitable room shall be located in
story having more than one half OF
its height below the highest level taken
of the adjoining ground.
Bathroom and water compartment Is
shall be provided with natural light and
ventilation by a window In an exterior
wall of not less than four square feet
half of which can be open for ventIla-
ton.
Water closet located in = basement
i
provided with light and ventilation by
a window in an exterior wall Of not less
than three square feet. and within the
enclosed space.
SECTION II. Foundations.
All houses with or without Easements
erected shall have at least an 3" base
ment wall extending 10 solid ground
around the entire main part of the
house.
Basement walls shall be approved
block brick or stone resting on n foot
ing at least six inches thick with a.
projection on both sides of poured con-
crete.
The bottom Of said footing being al
least ; feet below the finished grade
elevation surrounding the house,
In building without cellars where the
first floor is carried by wooden beams or
ioistS the space between the Joists shall
he thoroughly ventilated and suitable
access opening left.
Under houses without Easements all
service pipes extending from the floor
10 the ground and all water meters
shall be covered with insulation TO ade-
uuatcly protect same from frost 10 the
satisfaction Of the Building Inspector
and the Superintendent OF Water Dept.
of the City of Mount Clemens.
Foundation wall for none basement
house shall be al least g. thick for frame
and II" for brick veneer houses.
Basement walls shall be water proofed
with cement plaster and tar below
ground level.
All 8" basement walls shall have q
plaster every IL feet.
Four inch drain tile mu.t be laid
around the outside of basement footings
leading to = proper drain or sewer.
Joints in the tile must he covered and
nj least g." of gravel or cinderS over tile.
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