Evening star., 1951-01-24
OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA. Washington. D. c..

CONVENIENT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA. Westminster; D; G..
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aarsses s s {msehanicsl se ami q Pa Psrkine5" II
section ILL.,. as amended. and sub
nH ltu's u Lieu tnsseSf ies fqaF nsTF
insl: A public garage. delete The
701-O1 on page 2Q3., and substi-
suts IN sv ifu thsrsef the fSlHTns SS1ns;
shall be required for public garages
wise provided in this Code. Public
adnss 'ns nsed 9ot ior esps BE ssstsd com IN
yalescent homes. sanitoriums, asy-
lums. or institutions for the inflrm.
90 Where public garages are located
in the same building with other
or where are
boiler or fuel rooms in the same
separated from the remaining area
of the building by not less than g.
masonry @ r. walls % except M Tor doors a.
provided hereafter. and unpierced
13) Openings into public garage
space from generator: tran'sformerj
fuel rooms, or from elevator shafts,
stairways or exit passageways which
serve portions of the building used
for other than garage purposes,
construeted a u f0t,f'1 of masonry @ walls i,D" a.
provided in. paragraph CD above.
The floor Of the vestibule shall be
Ct least g. above the garage moor.
There shall be a Glass a. auto
a Class "BS seif-ciosins fire door
on the yestibnls e side & Of M this .,nesn. open
fire door at the other end Of the
"h!sn ,1 ssn
Incinerator. boiler. or fuel rooms. or
elevator shaft, stairway. or exit
passaseway. 14) Loading areas in
WAREHOUSES;; ;na. s;n,,ls IN shops. Or In build
arated from the remaining area Of
solid or 12.' hollow unit masonry
walls. except that where the load
Ing Ing sres sHss not % fxsssd g so9 o g. M f.
than an 8" hollow unit wall Open
ings in such walls shall have Class
"B' self closing or Class "A' auto
nst1s ssIs s s dSer; &c p p.o4m msta # fFa%ss ess
5 feet in width in front of these
doors. 60 Walls separating uses
which are a part Of. or incidental
to garage uses. such as the ofice
from ihSo ssrsae ares es 'sGsi sSai fSef Il
incombustible materials, and any
doors or windows shall be of metal
with II" wired glass in any glazed
openinss oficss Of gas stations,
and other areas incidental to gas
stations or garage uses shall be sep
arated from grease racks and car
storage or service areas by masonry
as scs g. uais shall aifa be prov.asd Wiss
metal frames. The door Of the
garase or sreasing area shall be
SiaS ' siIl II shall fl be s; provided a .a tt.
door. Windows in such, Separating
walls shall be fixed steel sash with
Y" wired glass with individual
in area. Such once or similar area.
when exceeding 200. 50; It. IN area.
shall have its REQUIRED exits lead
ing directly to. the outside without
ssns e 1.ssh g 'sasSse saeS exs es 1ny
areas and other portions Of the
building. OF . type not specifically
mentioned mel, a,sss shove shall be ,,c pIcviasd ra
Class B" self-ciosing fre door op-
posite this door in the same open
ing. The floor Of the garage area
shall be not less than 81 below the
other area at the door, Of an 8"
garages located in fre-resistive
buildings shall be separated from
the remainder of the building by
masonry walls at least s" thick.
and by unpierced hre-resistive floor
construction. Doors between the
garage area and the remainder of
the building shall be Glass "B" self
closing doors. One private garage
for Q hospital, convalescent home,
sanitorium, asylum or institution
for the tnfrm, provided that In
buildings Of such use there shall
not be any opening between the
garage and the remainder of the
taiidina. ne Fsaa1Hsnnent thas H