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

The = un0bStructed Width
exit shaIi Be- not less thar sopty
four inches. provided that IN dwell
tnRs. muitifamiiy houses and storage
buildings. and IN other buildings oc
supled ny a single tenant and limited
IN occupancy 70 forty per n suef
width may be thirfy-six inches The
width II stairs shall be measured be
tWeen hand rails except where hnnt
rails project not more than TIRES
and one-haH inches into such width
The aggregate width u exit stair
ways in any story. EXCEPT In places
o. assembly. shall be such that they
may accommodate al one time the
total number OF persons permitted
10 occupy the largest floor area served
by such stairways above that story
three square feet OF floor surface oi
the halls. landings and stair treads
within the stirways, provided That,
when the building IS sprinklered or
horizontal exits are provided. the re-
quired aggregate exit capacity may be
appropriately reduced
IN places of assembly. sue agRre-
gate width shall be not less than at
the rate Of twenty two inches for
every one hundred persons To be
accommodated by such stirways.
Stair treads shall be not lees than
nine and one-half inches wide. and
the risers mol more thar seven and
three quarter inches high; provided
that IN schools the proportion and
dimensions Of the treads and risefB
may, IN the dissertation OF the build
i1g official. be adjusted 10 suit the
& Of tho pupils for which the
school Is intended. The use OF win
ways.
Except Ia residence buildings door
ways serving as required exits to
q street or 20 . court or opcn space
communicating with q street. shall
have the doors, including the doors
Of Neatibuies, 80 hung as 10 swing out
wards when opening
In muitifsmfly houses exceeding VI
| stories bow the basement and IN
every two-story multifamly house Nv
ing more than SIX apartments using
n common exit way. every apartment
| that has not direct exit 10 a street
or to q court opening on a street.
shall have access 10 at least one nd
ditional exit way separated from and
independent OF the primary interior
stairway or fire tower. Access TO The
separate and independent exit ways
may be through the same corridor
or hallway provided that such eor-
rdor or hallway Is enclosed by and
separated from exit stirways and
other parts of the building by par
titions having q fire-reeistance rating
of not Less than one hour.
SECTION 10. FOUNDATIONS.
Except when erected upon hardpan
or solid rock or upon walls or piers
IN The water front. foundation walls
OF other permanent supports shall be
carried not less than n foot be-
low frost line and shall rest on solid
ground or On piles or ranging tim
bers when solid earth or rock Is moi
found; provided that wiien oric-ftory
buildings of frame construction. or
binary construction, light noneoms
OHsfible construction or unprotected
metal construction do not exceed
seven hundred and fifty square feet
IN area. such foundation walls OF
otlier permanent supports shall not
sEcfIoN "a. WALLS.
The thickness Of masonry bearing
walls. other than fire walls and party
wallis and as otherwise provided IN
his section. shall be moi less than
twelve inches for the lowermost thtr-
fy-five feet OF tlfeif height, and shall
increase four inches IN thickness for
each successive ~thirty-five feet or
from the top Of the wall Non-bear-
ing walls may be four inches thinner
Than bearing wallis. but shall be
twelve inches thick for the lower
most fifty feet.
of hollow block shall not be used as
bearing walls IN buildings or struc-
lures exceeding forty feet in height.
Fire walls for business and storage
nuIiutuHS, tNttct llE twenty AttA ~
height, shall be four inches thicker
than tile abnve requirements for bear
ing walls. Fire walls and party walls
shall be OF solid brick masonry OF
reinforced concrete.
The thickness OF reinforced concrete
bearing walls shall be not less than six
inches for the uppermost fifteen feet,
and shall increase one nch tor each
successive twenty-five feet.
In dwellings, walls, including party
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walls. may be eight inches thick, when
/ such walls are not more tnan thirty
feet fin height mo- more than flfty feet
M length cross walls Or aue-
uuate Duttreasesi provideu udt ~ .
eabic wall OF a dwelling the poruon
Of such wall within five feet of the
peak need not be considered In TAX
ing the height of stich wall
Kunbearmg wallis supported by
| girders at each story may be eight
: inches thick If OF reinforced con
Walls Of business buildings and
| storage buildings. other than lire walls
or party walls, If not more than one
story high, may be eight inches thick
provided they are reinforced AT IN
| leryats, not exceeding twenty rect, py
| cross walls. piers or buttresses,
Outside Of the fire limits approved
| masonry wallis, eight inches thick,
| may be used for buildings not eN-
| ceeding thirty feet MOI two stories
IN height, and walls OF which, tindef
this ordinance, could be OF ifsIhs
construction. provided they 90 no.
exceed fifty feet in length between
| cross walls, piers OF buttresses.
parapets shall be provided on all
fire walls, party walls, ana eNtefiof
walls OF masonry OF ~relniorceu eoh
| crete. where such walls connect WIN
| roofs other than roof of firepraot or
| semtsfire-proof constructions, pfoVla-
ed thai a parapet shall not be re.
| auired for a wall facing on a street
| having a width of fifty feet or more
auI on the ADJOINING wall OF = puilu.
lower than the roof or amy opening
n tine side wall OF the bufluink
adjoining or adjacent ~ such Will
MOI on the walls of a detached oWeiiz
ing or OF a building not exceeding
one thousand square feet IN area nor
ON the walls of a building which
Is fifty feet or more distant IN all
directions from other buildings nor
on the walls of a building Whefe
The reof has an alele OF ,nurs lhati
m dwellings and in buildings in when
| eight inch walls are permitted Such
pafapets shall be not less than etefit
inches thick and carried at least
two feet above the roof. IN All othef
buildings such pafapets shall not be
less than twelve inches thick, and
| carried not less than three feet above
the roof.
SECTION IS. WORKMANSHIP. MA
TfkIAI.S. LOADS AND STRESSES.
All workmanship and building ma
terials shall be Of good quality. anu
| shall conform to specifications when
the building official preserines. me
more generally aeeepted standard
| specifications for quality of materials
| are those of the American Society
for Testing Materials.
Every building OF structure mere
after erected and all new eenstrue-
ton In the alteration of an exist
ing building or structure shall be
so Designed and constructed that the
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