The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-29

Light non-eombustible construe--
ton" as applied to buildings, means
that in which AL structural members
including walls. floors. roofs and their
supports, are of steel, iron. concrete,
or of other noncombustible materials,
and IN which the exterior enclosure
walls are of assemblies or materials
which have not less than two-hopr
fire-reSistance ratings.
FIRE RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION
shall be intended 10 include dwellings.
buildings where the wallis are con-
str,lcted of brick. masonry tie. con-
crete block. concrete or similar ma
terials of not less than 8 nches
thickness for one story buildings
with an increase Of 4 inches thick
ness for each additional story The
foundations of such buildings shall
be OF masonry or concrete, having
a width of not less than I inches
such footings shall not be less than
8 inches thick. The ground floor
shall have a concrete base of 4 inch
minimum thickness and may be cover
falls. Inside framing. windows. doors
and roof may be of wood provided
asbestos shingles or other non-com-
bustibie materials are used for the
outside roof covering. This type OF
construction does not permit ~eorrugat-
ed or sheet metal or asbestos siding
nailed to wood framing. which Is con-
structed TO be frame construction.
Asphalt shingles will not be accept
| able in his type OF construction.
FRAME CONSTRUCTION as applied
to buildings, means that in which
walls and interior construction are
wholly or partly OF wood,
UNPROTECTED METAL c o N
STRUcTION as applied 10 buildings,
means that in which the structural
supports are unprotected metal and
o y wh, sasb5 5ns soe ars of an sSee vans mets e
or other nonconnbusttbIe materials. or
of deficient in thickness OF
otherwise not conforming to approx
- sEcTToN s DEFINITIONS
APARTMENT means . room. or a
| suite of two or more rooms, in a
residence building occupied as the
home ior residence of an individual,
family or household.
DWELLING means a building occur
pied exclusively for residence pur-
poses and having not more than two
apartments. or as q boarding or room
fifteen persons with meals or sleeping
MuLTrFAMfLY HOUSE means q
building occupied as the home or res
idencc.Qf individuals. families or house.
holds living independently Of each
other OF which three or more are do
ing cooking within their apartments.
including tenement house. apartment
house. flat.
STREET means any public thorough
fare lstreet, boulevard. park
OF SPACE more Than twenty Get in
width which has been dedicated or
ds sqsut s. shf Rsslis : for som sa6ils ss 81
materials to form a construction that
Is safe and stable: including among
others. stadinms. GOSPEL and circus
tents reviewing stands. platforms.
towers. water tanks and towers.
tresties. piers. wharves. sheds. coal
h,lsS tsnsas and display signs ths
as II followed by the words "or part
SECTION g. FIRE LIMITS.
The following shall be and are here
by declared to be the fire limits. Be
the Intersection Of the north mar
gin OF Convent and the west margin
of Frederic Street. thence in a north-
crly direction parallel TO Frederic
Street 70 a point $50 feet north Of
~ direction parallel TO and f5o feet
north of the north margin of krebs
Avenue TO a point $50 feet East Of
| s~outherIy direction 15o feet east Of
and parallel TO North fascagoufa
Street across the louisville and Naeis
vile railroad tracks, and ~continufsz4
Of and parallel to soush Pascaeouia
Street to the North margin of Con-
vent o Jackson) Street and themes
In a westerly direction along the North
rnarEln and parallel to Convent Street
~ Street. south Magnolia or Her
Street and Frederic Street to the
point of beginning.
This description is meant to include
$50 feet west of Frederic Street. south
of a line $50 Feet north OF Krebs
Avenue; west of q line fb0 feet east
of North and South Paseagoula Street
and North of a line extending from
extended. to the point of beginning.
There is also created q district In
which the lowest standard of con-
strgction may be that ss dsslgnatsd
as defined at he bottom of SECTION
4. This area Is to include the Dis
trict DESIGNATED as business In the
coming Ordinance on both sides Of
Lincoln Avenue from the Ship Yard
on the west to Eleventh street N
the east and on both sides Of MAR
KET STREET from a point 500 feet
south of Lincoln Avenue on the South
Avenue on he North.
SECTION I LIMITATIONS WITH
IN FIRE LIMITS.
Within the fire limits no building
or stru eture Of frame construction or
u utt0fB4EEt&0 ifEAdi EVfiatfHEtt0ft
shall be hereafter extended on any
side unless the construction Of such
extension conforms To the require
menfs OF this ordinance for new con-
not exceed the allowable area for
frame construction.
No building Of frame construction
or unprotected metal construft lion
shall her CATER be moved from With
out to within the fire limits.
No building OF structure of frame
construction. or of unprotected metal
construction or which has a wooden
%cornice. shall be erected hereafter in
the fire limits. except the f0li5winE:-
FIRE RESISTANT CONSTRUCTED
DWELLINGS, mo-. exceeding two stor-
les in height and separated by at
least 10 feet from lot line Of ada
PUMPS FOR FILLING STATIONS
and or BUILDINGS shall be set back
at least 20 feet from the property
lot lines on streets 10 permit serve
ing cars and trucks without blocking
sidewalks. No filling station will be
permitted TO be constructed or re-
paired on DELMAS AVENUE. n
above set-backs are intended to APP
plv to all filling station tanks both
within and without the fire zones.
; A building of frame construction or
of UNPROTECTED metal construction &C
eupied exclusively as a private gar
story IN height o more n seven
hundred and fifty feet in area, 10
Gated on the same lot with a dwell
ing provided that such building shall
be placed at least five feet from The
lot line.
outhouses not more than eight feet
in height nor more than me hufi-
bred square feet in area.
Greenhouses not more h fifteen
feet in height erected on the same
lot within and accessory to a dwell
ng or a store.