The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-11

A&E&UAk6NMENLS MAUE NECEE-
SARY By THE NATIONAL
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, certain housing con-
Etruction in communities located in
areas designated as defense house
ing areas" by the War Production
Board Is eligible for priority assist
ance under preference rating or
ders issued by the War Production
Board, but only FOR the materials
and products listed In said Defense
Housing Critical List" and. only in
such limited quantities and for such
limited uses as are therein spect-
fed; and
WHEREAS, the City Of Water
bury Is located and included In such
a defense housing area" and 1t Is
In the interest of public health,
safety and welfare that the city
be IN 9 position to secure the con-
,Struction of essential housing for
defense workers and others; and
WHEREAS, the city wishes to CO.
operate in every way with the fed
eral government In the prosecution
of the war effort, now therefore, In
the interest Of national defense
and as a war emergency measure,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE
CITY OF WATERBURY,
Section /. Definitions. The fol-
lowing terms shall, for the purpose
of this ordinance, have the mean
ing indicated in this section:
(a) "Code" shall mean and refer
to any ordinance or ordinances,
both singly and collectively, relat-
ing to the construction Of buildings
and the installation of plumbing,
heating and ventilating equipment,
ana electric wiring, and to the in
stallation Of all types Of services
and improvements in the streets.
(b) Inspector shall mean the
building inspector, the plumbing in
spector, the electrical inspector, the
superintendent of streets and wa
ter, and any other persons charged
with the administration of any Or
dinance referring to building con-
Struction or street construction.
(c) The term construction" shall
include the construction, alteration,
extension, remodeling or repair of
buildings, or of services and install
lations located In the streets.
Cd Defense housing" means a
project for the construction of one
or more living accommodation and
related community and utility serv-
ices for which O preference rating
order has been issued by the War
Production Board to facilitate the
acquisition Of critical material.
(el defense Housing Critical
List" means the list Of materials,
as issued by the War Production
Board, effective February "a, 1912,
and subsequent amendments thereto
and Hevisions thereof.
~ "Critical material" means an
item which is produced for the con-
struction or equipment OF buildings
and which is subject to priority,
ALLEGATION or limitation control by
the War Production Board.
(gl 'Non. critical material means
an item which is produced for the
construction or equipment OF build
ings and which Is not subject to
priority, ALLEGATION or limitation
control by the War Production
Board.
Section 2. Suspension Of Code
Provisions. For the duration OF
the present state Of war between
the United Sta1as Of America and
Germany, Italy nd Japan, or until
this ordinance be sooner repealed,
permits as now required by the Or
dinances OF the city may be granted
for construction Of buildings, and
street installations although the
drawings and specifications there
for do not conform TO the require
ments Of the code insofar as said
code relates to the use OF critical
material subject to the following
terms and conditions:
(a) In all cases where the code
requires the use Of a critical ma
terial for q particular construction
purpose and the use Of such ma
terial for that purpose is not per-
United by the Defense Housing
Critical List or otherwise, because
Of the national emergency, unavail-
able, there may be substituted,
therefor, such material and in such
quantities as may be available and
as may be approved by the inspec-
tor having the particular matter
In charge.
(b) Such inspector may permit
the use Of any non-critical material
which will, In his opinion, provide
the best available substitute.
Co Nothing herein shall be con-
strued to authorize the granting Of
O building permit for any proposed
construction not conforming In all
respects to the requirements OF the
code, II the inspector finds that
such proposed construction will Gre
ate q nuisance or will endanger
public health, safety and welfare:
Provided, That such finding shall
be reduced to writing and shall be
recorded and filed with the City
Clerk, subject to public inspection
at all times said Clerks Office Is
open to the public.
I'd For carrying into effect the
provisions Of this ordinance, the in
spectcr may adopt rules or regula-
lions not inconsistent herewith, set
ting forth the conditions under
which materials or modes Of con-
struction not conforming to the
requirements Of the code may be
used. It being the intention Of this
requirement that the standards OF
federal or state agencies or bureaus,
national technical organizations Or
fire underwriters, as the same may
be amended from time to time
shall serve as q guide In fixing the
minimum rules OF practice hereIn-
der. said inspectors shall at all
times adhere as closely to the ordi-
nances heretofore adopted as may
be done, keeping in mind the avail
ability Of various materials. AL
such rules or regulations, and
amendments thereto, shall be pre-
IA a.