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

two feet above the ROOT and the win
ten feet.
A shaft that does not extend through
J The roof shall have the Top encIoseo
with . form of construction equal tt
the requirements OF the walls Of the
shaft IN fire-resistance rating.
In every existing building each
shaf shall be enclosed as prescribed
m this code or thet openings In each
IGOR shall be protected by sabstan-
tial guards or gates and shall be pro-
vided with approved trap doors. Such
trap doors shall be constructed to form
a substantial floor surface wiler
closed; If there is an elevator. they
shall be arranged to open and close
~ the action of the elevator in as
eendins and descending.
Guards or gates and trap doors
required by this section shall be keo,
g4o-eu at all times when the shaft
way is not in actual use.
SECTION rs. SKYLIGHTS.
~Snyngn.S placed over shafts, vent
shafts and starr enclosures shall be
glazed with plain glass not more thai
oneseighth OF an inch in thickness,
~Skylights other than as specified above,
silaen are iIciined less than sixty de
grees rom the horizontal, hereafter
placed on a building shall have the
ashes and frames thereof construct
% of metal ana glazed with wired
glass; except that skylights in foun-
1 AAdlAto vi OliiQlilkE WIKI aclu IufIlG1
ais ore n as an ! 10 the oc-
cupancy of the building may be of
wood py special permission OF the
building official.
Every skyngnt in which plain glass
Is used h be projected ny a SUI
stantial wire screen with wire not
lighter than three-quarterS of an incn
nor larger ulan II men. placed not
less than four inches nor more titan
ten inches above the glazed portion
ar fHA NRNll0Af al all taarntL &tl.t4
screen shall extend beyond the glaZ-
ing on all sides a distance not less
Than the height of the screen above
tie glazing When a skylight IS located
over a stairway, passageWay, public
flttlWaY, OF a room OF pubic resort
a similar screen shall also be placed
below the sKyighi. unless There II
at intermediate ceiling light
SECTION &c. ROOF COVERING.
Every roof hereafter placed on a
building shall be covered with an APP
proved roofing of brick. concrete, tile,
siate. metal asbestos, prepared as
pIlait. aspestos-felt shingles, or of
Dailt-up roofing finished VAN asphalt,
Stag OF gfavei, OF other approves ma
teltal.
Except where roofing is of a. char
aeter permitting attachment direct to
steel frame WORK, II snail be appiieu
to a solfd or closely fitted deck
Hooflngs which are classified as
Class a OF Is under the test specifi-
cations OF Underwriters Laboratories.
Inc, shaii be accepted as meeting The
requirement. of TINS section.
for buildings which are occupied
as dwellings,, Tor buildings which are
Oh tame construction, OF, outside the
IRE limits. for other buildings which
do not exceed VIC stories or thirty
Eeet IN neiEnt nor twenty-five hun
dfeu square rect IN area n are not
eec4pleu as mercantile establishments.
factories or warehouses;. rooiings winch
are Chased Class { under the test
specifications OF Underwriters I.apo-
-. ne, shall be accepted as
meeting the requirements OF tnls Sec
L.ufi.
no roofing on an existing roof shall
he renewed or repaired To a great
er extent thai one-tentn OF the roof
4~1rtace, except IN conformity Win
the requirements of his section.
sEGIiON ~. f1kESiUFPiNG
F~Ireatopping In all glasses of build
re- shali be arranged 10 cut Off all
co1.eeaIeu uIa1I Openings, sucn as at
IluDfs. Ceilings, roots aud attic bpacea
ana shall form e~ffectual ire bar
riefS orixOlitaily and vertically. III
buildings OF ordinary construction,
and name construction, wood two
anCfes IN thickness. nominal linen
slons. may be used; in other types OF
construction approved noncompustible
material shall pe used.
. shoIfOiS I'd. WALLS OF FRAME
BQlElJiN1S MEAN LOi LINE Ott
OItihR BUILDINGS.
LII buildings OF frame construc-
ton, other ina a garage not ex
s1euing six hundred square feet in
area and outside the fire limits, an
exposed wsil whiehSIs less than three
feet distant from a lot line other
.ilssif "A street hne. shall have a IRE
resistance rating OF not less than
TWO hours; provided that the material
81 the weather s~trtace may De similar
-. ft4rf st tho aftraf AXfaHlnH tGltICAn nj
the building
In buildings of frame construction,
an exposed wall which is less than ten
leet Instant from a wall OF another
building OF frame construction ON the
same iot, shall have a ire resistance
Ialltlg DI not less thai two hours pro-
Vldca that the material oil the weather
surface may be similar to that of the
otner exterior waiis OF the building,
aud provided hat when the aggregate
area of the two buildings does not eX-
ceeu ONT and onS-aafI tiIilcs the lun-
lting area fixed by ms ordinance
lot either building, such fire resist
anee fating shall not be required.
SECTION ~. ELECTRICAL IN
| S1ALLAIlONS.
All eleetrlcai wiring apparatus or
appliances Tor furnishing ight, heat
OF power shall be III strict conformity
with approved methods and practices
toI sately To life and property. Com
pitance wltn tire H%ational Electrical
CODE. as published by the National
board of FIRE Underwriters, shall he
pfittta iacie evidence On suen approved
methods.
SECTION 80. CHIMNEys AND
| F14UES.
tal Chimneys shall be built of
brick. of solid block masonry, or of
| reinforced concrete. NOT less ,na4l
| lniee and tnteerquarters inch thick.
| provided that for other than dwellings
and buildings OF like heating re-
uuinenients lie thickness OF chimney
walls shall not be less than eight
throughout Win IRE clay tlue linins or
4 with Iife BRICK, PROVIDED that c1tfn-
ness Tor gas appliances only may
be inc with amy approved
resistant Inning. Ctfltnneys snail be
Quit On cunciete 81 iAasOIhy ioanda-
tlons. r'ooungs Tor exterior chinlneys
shaii start below h irost line
openings Iof smoke pipes ana clean.
out openings should pe Dullt-in ana
not cut IN alter the fiue constructions
has been completed. In cutting open
ings after Iflc 1fuu IS conpteeea the
tue Inning is likely to be badly shat
tered n TO cause o~pstruc11ns III
de llue.
obi Flues not conforming to the re.
-au44efnenIs Tor chlmneys shall be used
only If of a type approved by me
uuaidiug officia, and installed II ae.
| eortfance Win rules duly promulgated
by the buliuing oliiciai.
tcf C~hIinneys me flIeS shall extend
at least three feet Dov n highest
point az which they come IN contact
with the roof OF the building and
al least two feet higher than any
ridge within ten feet OF such chtm-
nev or flue.
idl rhe back and sides of fire
piares shall be OF solid masonry. OF
reinforced concrete. not less than
sasIIt Incnes in thickness. A lining
of fire brick at least two inches
lniek or other approved material sllall
De provided unless the thickness Is
twelve inches
~ LYraniaras shall have hearths OF