Evening star., 1948-06-07

Board Of Zoning Adjustment District
Columbia.
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON 4, D: e, Ma!
in the Act Of CONGRESS approved June "A
1873. the Act Of Congress approved De
cember "a 1912 entitled An tntdsovr Act to pro p
purposes" and other Acts Of Congress-, I
/ is hereby ordered that the Building Cog,
same hereby is amended, effective May. ~
194s, as follows: Section COL. Page 144I
Insert new paragraph after End paragraph
any dimension or number required by thest
regulations in relation to egresss Will o'
permitted SO long as the use Thereon Is no
with these regulations, in the cases ol
buildings which were in existence or
March s, 1s46. Section COL oassa Pase 146m 5e.
atu Sentence at after the words District oi
Columbia" to read as follows: An alternate
having the same qualifications as the
ber Section sol. Page 146-Add new
sentence at END of 5th paragraph to read
as follows: bulletin shall be published
Of each meeting, together with Action Of
on each appeal Section COL, Page 146-
Amend 6th a to ,ead as sba be
in writing and shall be served upon the
owner, occupant, lessee. or tenant. or tne
authorized representative Of either either o. o.
which the exit or fire protective faclll'
ties are defective, and the applicable sec
ton of the building code Article 60l-ol na e
insert in lieu thereof a new paragraph;
c. Room doorways-Every room occupied
by 125 or more, persons shall: unless
have not less than two doorways as re-
from sss each der ohir as ea
corridor public corridor or passage not
less than q. feet clear height to an exit
Provided, That Rooms on the main floor
occupied BY mot more than @ sn9 persons per hs
ArticIe 1tT;5e0 eoi.o1e. % Page l43Upeiete entir.
paragraph and substitute in lieu thereof
commodating "a persons or less and used
for recreation. sun bathing or other pur,
poses encouraging human occupancy, shai
be provided with one exit. Exits for ROOF;
/ be provided in accordance with the re-
quirements of Article 603-o3: Provided
prior to March s, 1916, occupied BY les
| than 100 persons, one exit. may be &C
cepted if in the judgment Of the Director
artiele lespset'0o so 0o1s sucn g. e Page
pipes-Delete entire paragraph and In:
ssr in lieu Thereof new t.
|
| pipes shall be installed in all buildings
| & or more stories in height or more than
15 feet in height, and in other buildings
where specifically required by ac, oScupancy,
to @ March s, 1915. standpipes viii MOI
be required In buildings erected prior to
Msreh 9hs fSssdsds erior
effective date Of these regulations shall bt
maintained in proper repair and shall be
Sded S sqch in s1s Aee type s9d
s,naPDs aot 9sauI5sd ths;s
IsIehS paFe 15omAfter % II be the word IDS eepmitted
in the second paragraph, add the follow
ing: Except that installations, in exist
on v the be ssys dae 9ce 9 eese
Page 151-Insert at the end OF 3rd para ,
graph another, exception TO read as tMol. FOL
lows 90 Buildings in existence on I'll the
P1eaeF thToueh the Ar roof fn and which equipped
With ladder and an approved adSa ssuttls ro1, OF
fire escape. Article 601 -02e, Page 49,
IN the eighth line change the flgure TO-
last Il line Ats q tie ? sna psras1seh Change IT.
sub naragraph to read as follows: Closets
installed prior to March 3, 1n46; ,; In non. non
Article 7o2-oea. The door. lambs and
on gooIs the shall Be
to March s. l946. in fre-resistive, stair
shall be metal On the in
t601-O4a ~. Page 155-Delete. the entire
sub-paragraph and insert in lieu theresf
The foowins 9 n ~ .mitations IN
of egress or buildings in existence prior to
March 8, 1o46, Article COL -O4b (2g; Pass
15S.Delete all Of -paragruaph& .u ~ ~ ano nn
! t?D Stairs-The stairs shall conform with
the requirements Of class. B, interior
stairs as to width Of stairs; rise and
over as described in Section 601-04h go
Page l56-Delete entire first paragraph
o~ns hna sa0ire'e Tre escapes n eo viii
mitted as a required means Of exit on
buildings erected subsequent to March 8,
1see exception in Article 6o2-o4h)., thea
ter. hospital, institution. for the infirm,
convalescent home or for similar pur-
ps'ss ns required @ MEANS means of W exit on budinss
over 5 stories in height, under the fol
lowing conditions 81 1nstallations IN n
b9ns to not MaTfe to
for a purpose requiring the most re-
strictive application Of these regulations
was erected wthou. the interior stair; air
the use of such building has not been
changed subsequent to March s, 1946;
(3l All FIRE escapes on buildings over %
Article 6o1 -o5a t2)., Page 157-pelete
the 4th sentence which reads; Where
more steps of equal height shall be pro-
vided" and substitute. in lieu thereof
the following: Where the window leadirg
rooms or more than 10 persons, and the
sill is over Is inches above the floor: one
or more steps of equal height shall be s
insert at the end of the. paragraphs
to read as, follows That portion q
ne Stories es'aRe n hesht above the Eth oo1
level ali rallied areas Including the stair: :
rum shall have a metal enclosure OF
Artieie tlrasie eS1 1 osb. PAGE lso9Delete en-:
tire paraeraph and substitute. in lieu
thereof the followins: b Unit s Of Width aaor
o sops snail 2 &c e nshss sah mn%am
shall be 30 inches A pair Of doors. each
ss ef esas inches o vd e m's sohsdors BE Sssd
siath a pass1tss's Artieie so1sosd 81 Page lee
eabe .sEebs e re s.s1e hs ore than
persons" and substitute in lieu thereof
the following: no ANY room sos seating more more
nd aIse ana saS
stitute in lieu thereof the following:
Where not less than 50T Of the required
stairs in buildings erected subsequent to
March &, 1916, lead directly to the out
side and the. remaining stairs discharge
through a lobby or foyer on the main
aoor, all kitchens. storerooms, repair and
maintenance shops and stores shall be cut
sistive walls or partitions with self-cios-
ing fire doors or fixed wired glass windows
protecting all openings, or. such rooms
shall be protected by automatic sprinklers.
Where less than 500 of the required
stairs In buildings erected prior to March
s, 1946, lead directly to the. outside,
foyer on the main fieor may be counted
as REQUIRED means Of egress provided that
all kitchens. storerooms, repair and main