Evening star., 1953-03-23
aoFFIclAL NOTICES tcont.D

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA. Washington 4, D. C..
March 10. 1853. ORDERED: That
the 1g41 Building Code is amended
as follows. Page SO, Section Ill.
room and substitute the following:
'HABITABLE ROOM. = Habitable
room means an undivided enclosed
space, so provided with natural light
and ventilation. so protected against
the elements, SO located with refer
encs cs to the ground dofa surface s5 and Of
provisions Of these regulations as
hereinafter set forth. Habitable
rooms shall include rooms useo for
living, eating, sleeping and cooking
(kitchens) but do not include sun
eonSnss 6athr0GmT snndes seTTt
and storage, pantries. closets. hall;
ways corridors. cellars. attics. and
similar places that are not used
frequently or during extended pc,
RODS. Page 91,. Section Ill. Add
the fGllowing defnls9n after sr1h ne
PORCH.-An, enclosed porch, the
exterior walls OF which are pre-
dominantly clear glass;" Page 1874,
Article 50ls; Delete the second
paragraph. Page 135. Add a new
Article 501--09 to read as follows:
a single family dwelling only. not
more than habitable rooms and in
no case more than 50ec of the total
habitable rooms may be lighted, or
lighted and ventilated through a
sunporch or sunporches complyinE
Each enclosing exterior wall Of the
sunporch shall be glazed in clear
glass such that the glazed area will
be equal to 70eS Of the interior area
of each wall, In computing the
dows and the actual glass area in
all other instances. shall be used,
2. At least 5OeS of the glazed area in
the exterior walls OF the. sunporch
shall be openaple. 8. At least one
half OF the total glazed area OF the
sunporch shall face directly en- q
street, PUBLIC alley, or on q yard
or court conforming to the reQulle-
ments of the Zonlng Regulations. 4
Storm sash or double windows shal
not be used on any sunporch. Double
glazing Of individual sash or other
glazed areas may be used providec
required. 5. The total glazed area OF
the sunporch shall be not less thar
"a the floor area OF the sunporcf
auired windows or other, opening:
liable room or rooms lighted OIL
lighted and ventilated through sucf
sunporch. +. The windows or glazeo
areas in the habitable, room or rooms
ii tiiated te''sE shall Il Conform @ ' to the re:
qulrements of Article 503-02 anc
5O3-03. Such windows or openings
may be all or partially located IN
the common wall between the habit
able room or rooms and the sun
porch. z. No window from anS
bathroom or water-closet ccmpart-
3. A sunporch may not be lighted OF
lighted and ventilated through an
other sunporch or open porcn. b
Windows or other openings between
the sunporch and habitable room:
may be replaced by clear I1,36 uno6. b.
of equivalent or larger area. c
In all other respects Sunporches
shall comply with the REQUIREMENTS
OF Articles 701-0 90 and 7O1 -O3C
(l3}. d. The Director of INSPECTION
with the concurrence OF the Direc-
Engineering, may permit variation
of 10eo from the above requirement.
FOR existing single family dwelling;
when full compliance with the re-
auirements would involve excep-
tional. structural difhculties. Pag'
eraph a BY changing the period q a
the end to q semicolon and ade
the followins: provided. that II
single family dwellings only: 3
habltable room or rooms may nave
the required windows or other open
to the requirements Of Article 59l'
o." Page 21Q. Article a9l.03b
the following: "(9). Sunporcnes anc
open porches shall not be con-
sGructed closer than g. to q party
secured open 6 balus5rsdeS 1dTs not les; les;
s inches in height when the aoor
height is 3 feet q inches or more
above the adjacent ground. Sun
porches shall be protected by rail-
directed by By the Director Directs .,,ob Of In In
ftatations pase s affeie o1 Delete
entire naraeraph Q3), INCLUDING
subparagraphs l. II; and III and
substitute the. following; "a3,,;; Oh;
not be constructed closer than s.
to a party line. Open porches. shall
have we'll secured open balustrades
not less than 3 feet0hor more than
3 feet inches in height when the
floor height is 3 feet d lncneS OF
more above the adjacent ground.
Sunporches shall be protected by
railings, balustrades or open grilles
as directed by the Director OF In
Spection when he deems such in
Stallations necessary Tor, safety
Sunporches on single family dwell,
lings recurring masonry walls ano
open porches on buildings requir-
ing masonry walls and in which
non-fire ire-resistive construction
permitted shall be constructed or
incombustible materials except a!
follows: fal sunporches, on single
fiooring, joists. stairs. roof fran am,
ing. balustrades. sash, frames. trim
and wall framing. However. tn'
exterior surfaces of exterior en-.
closing walls and beams supportlnf
floor ioists and columns shall ot
of incombustible material. ID ont
and two story open porches may havt
wood flooring. joists. stairs, rool
framing and balustrades.. However
beams supporting floor joists ano
Columns shall be of incombustiolt
material and in cases where porche;
are permitted as required means o.
eeress as provided under Artlcle
6Oo-G1. only the roof framing. STAR;
and balustrades may be OF Mooc
construction. One story open fron'
norches on dwellings may be en-.
firely of wood construction excep!
that supporting posts Snaii De W ol
masonry below the floor Level; ro~st p@st