The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-05
LEGAL NOTICES
ORDINANCE NC. sa4

LIVE LAtt -. 8 AMI HE AON-
sTRUcTIoN AND EQUIPMENT OF
BUILDINGS IN SMALL TOWNS
AND VILLAGES.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board OF Aldermen of the City of
doss Point. Mississippi, as follows:
Section |. Fire limits: The following
hail be and are hereby declared to
le the fire limits of the city of Moss
ONT, Beginning at a point. which
s the intersection of West side of
Main street with the North side of
jelview Avenue and from said point
II beginning running thence West
along the North side OF Belview We
lue 200 feet: thence Northerly and
parallel with Main Street and at all
times a distance of 200 feet from Main
itreet TO a point on the South side of
Robinson street. thence Easterly on
he South side of Robinson street
md the extension thereof to the
Vest bank of Escatawpa river; thence
~Southerly and Easterly following the
meanderfngs of said river to q point
200 feet East of where the extension
OF Morris street would strike salu
river. hence Southeriy and parallel
with the extension of Morris street and
200 feet East of said extension to
highway 80. or Mcfnnis Avenue:
thence Westerly along the Northern
.dge of McInnis Avenue to Morris
treet: thence Southerly along the
Western edge of said Morris street to
the intersection OF Morris street and
Highway 80; thence Northerly along
the Eastern margin of Highway 80,
or Main street. to a point due East
o the point of beginning: thence West
to the point of beginning.
Section 2 Permit Required. No wall,
structure, building or part thereof.
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altered. until a plan of the proposed
work, together with a statement of
the materials to be used. shall have
been submitted in duplicate to the
City Clerk, who shall, IL in accordance
with the provisions herein contained.
issue a permit for the proposed con
struction.
Structures hereafter erected with
out permit. or not in conformity with
this ordinance, shall be removed.
No building shall be moved until
a permit has zee obtained from the
City Clerk. and such official shall
not issue such permit II in his judy
ment the proposed new location of
the building would seriously increase
the fire hazard of the surrounding
buildings.
Each building permit shall recite his
section.
otttiOn D. ifEOfnpuStiptt Wills, COT
nices n roofs required within Fire
limits. Every building hereafter erect
ed or enlarged within the fire limits
shall be enclosed on all sides with
walls constructed wholly of stone,
brick. hollow building tile. concrete
or other equivalent i~ncombustible ma
t%erials; and shall have the roof. top
n sides of all roo structures, in
Guiding dormer windows. covered with
i tnpnnN 1uCfihla material All nofsatrac
shall be of incombustible material.
Section q. Permissible wooden
structures within Fire limits. Nc
frame or d structures shall
hereafter be built within the fire
limits as given herein, or as they may
be hereafter established. except the
following; and all roofs placed upon
such buildings or structures shall
have an incombustible covering:
tal Temporary one-storv frame
buildings for use of builders.
ID One-story sheds not over is
feet high. open on the long side with
sides covered with incombustible ma
terial. and with an area not exceed
! ing $50 square feet. A wooden fence
shall not De used to form the back or
side of such sheds.
tcl Wooden fences not over 10 feet
high.
ID piazzas or balconies not ex
ceedfng III feet in width. nor extend
ing more than 3 feet above the see.
ond-stofy floor beams. No such strut
ture shall extend beyond .he lot line
or be Joined TO any similar structure
Of another building.
tel Bhy W -dows wiiaa covered
with ihcombustible material.
IL Small outhouses moi exceeding
20 To.sare feet in area and 3 fee
in height.
tHarxf..H f.xI
not be l0cated within 5 feet OF any
lot line. not less than 80 feet from any
other building over one story high.
tgt No frame building shall be
moved from without to within the
fire limits.
Section 5. Repairing frame build
ings within fire limits. Any existing
frame building within the fire limits.
which may hereafter be damaged by
fire, decay or otherwise to an amount
greater than one-half of It's present
value. exclusive of the foundation.
shall not be repaired or rebuilt, u
shall be removed.
Section 6. Limits of height and
area. Except as specified in Section
~ no building hereafter erected
within the corporate limits. having
walls OF hollow building tile or CON
crete blocks, shall exceed three sto-
ries. or 40 feet in height; and no
building hereafter erected or altered
liall exceed four stories or IS feet
II height. unless IL be of ~fireproof
construction. when il shall not exceed
our stories or SIS feet In height. unless
De OF firepfoof construction. when
: mall not exceed ten stories or l25
feet.
The floor area between fire walls
2f non-flreproof buildings shall not
exceed the following: When frontine
N n street. 5000 square feet; when
fronting on two streets, 5000 sautare
feet; and when fronting on three
M qua@ feet These are
limits may be increased ander the
following conditions as indicated:
For non-fireproof buildings, fully
equipped with approved automatic
sprinklers. 6G-2f3&.
For fireproof buildings, not exceed
inP l25 feet in height, 50Zs.
FOR flreproof buildings. not exceed
ing lbs feet in height fully vi, ilpye,
with automatic sprinkIers. 1907.
Section Z Walls. All exterior. or
DIVISION walls of buiidgins hereafter
erected within fire limits shall be of
masonry or concrete and of sufn.
Gent thickness to support safely the
load to be carried.
walls. excepting party and fire
walls. for all buildings Of other than
the dwelling house class, not ex-
ceedtng five stories or IS feet in height,
shah have the upper two stories moi
less than IL inches thick, increasing
= inches in thickness for each two sto-
ries or fraction thereof below. For
such buildings in excess of five sto-
e. cut not exceeding ten stories or
10 feet in height, the top story shall
De not less than ~ inches thick. in
efeasins 4 inches in thickness for each
Two stories or fraction thereof below.
no two-story increment shall exceed
80 feet in height.
SOLID masonry exterior walls of
dwellings not exceeding 80 feet In
Height, exclusive of gable. and oceu-