Milford chronicle., 1954-07-30

nave no Openings UAllGl AANAlA NllDNE d p
for the purpose Of the shaft; {
provided that in elevator she its there j
shall be at least one door in every 30 y
feet Of the height Of such shaft. I ]
Such openings shall be protected with i
approved fire doors, approved FIRE
shutters or approved fire windows.
A. Enclosure at top.
(a) Shaft enclosures extending
through the roof which are to be en-
closed at the top shall be provided
cent of the area Of the shaft IN the
top story and glazed with plain glass
a h-inch in thickness; provided that the
sllylight may be replaced by window
the side OF the shaft Il the sill of such
window is not less than feet above
the roof ard the window does not face
a lot line within 10 feet, or may be l
replaced by approved means Of ven-
% a shaft that does not extend
through tne roof shall have the top /
enclosed with a form OF construction I
having fire resistance rating equal /
to that Of the walls Of the shaft.
5. Enclosure at bottom. shaft 4
that does not extend to the bottom of /
/ the building shall be enclosed at its |
/ lowest point with a door construction |
I Of the same type as that required for
/ the lowest floor to or through which
4 Il passes, but such shaft floor con-
struction shall have a fire resistance
rating of not less than one hour.
s. Elevator machinery compart-
/ ment Compartments containing ma
/ chinery for operating elevators shall
he separated from the elevator shafts
by nOncOmbustible construction having
! a fire resistance rating OF not less than
2 hours, with door openings equipped
with approved fire doors.
Z. Number Of elevators in shaft
Not smore than elevators shall be
placed hereafter in one shaft.
section 81. Roofing.
(a) Every roof hereafter placed on
a building shall be covered with an
approved roofing of brick, concrete,
tile, slate, metal, asbestos, prepared
asphalt asbestos-felt shingles, or of
built-up roofing finished with asphalt,
Stag or gravel, or other approved ma
terial.
Oh Except where roofing is of a
character permitting attachment di-
rect to frame work, IL shall be ap-
piled to solid or closely fitted deck.
(c) ROoflhgs which are listed as
.. Class A or 3 root covering materials
by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc,
shall be accepted as meeting the re-
quirements of this section.
(d) ROOhngs which are listed as
: Glass G roof covering materials by
> | Underwriters Laboratories, Inc, shall
{ be accepted as meeting the require
. ments Of the section on buildings as
/ follows;
Z 1) Dwellings.
I (2) Buildings Of wood frame con-
struction.
+ (S) Buildings located outside the fire
r limits which do not exceed 2 stories
!, or 30 feet in height nor $500 50. IT.
in area, and are not occupied as stores
a factories or warehouses.
(4) Buildings which under this code
d could be of wood frame construction.
s. See Appendix re wood shingles
r (e) The use. Of cord, fiber board ol
other approved insulation is permitted
70 on top OF the roof deck providing cucl
Is insulation is covered with an appr'v
ri ed type Of fire resiStiVe roof cOSerilll
s applied directly thereto.
Al (f) No roofing on an existing roo
et shall be renewed or repaired to
V greater extent than One-tenth Of tn
le roof surface, except m coniOrlnlt
with the requirements of this section
&, (gl Outside the fire limits, dwell
DO ings, private garages and barns, sep
arattd by at least twelve feet fror
ne other buildings may be rooted wit
DO approved vertical grain or edgegrai
wooden shinsles. The combined thick
in ness of each i've shingles measured a
ch the bss:essss shall be not less than tw
8 inches. The exposure Of such WOOde
70 Shingles to the weather shall not ex
ceed, on roofs greater than one-thir
a pitch FIVE inches for siXteen-inC
es shingles, five and One-half inches fC
3 eighteen Inch shingles, and seven an
.
ed shinglesf nor, on roofs with less tha
lof / One-t third pitch but not less than ont
ng quarter pitch, four inches for siXteei
all inch shingles, four and one-half inch'
all for eighteen-inch shingles, and. s
ith and One-haH inches for twenty-tou
W. inch shingles. Such shingles shall
he firmly nailed to the roof deck wit
IN noncorrodiblS and rust-resistiVe nal
according to accepted good practic
Unless otherwise specified by ord
nance or duly promulgated rules, q
Are Commercial Standard for Wo
vo Shingles, CS 31-3S Of the U. 5. ID
of partment of Commerce, shall be q
or cepted as means of establishing Z
Of grade of shingles.
rti- Section 90. skylights.
on (a) Skylights placed over shaf
ing vent shafts and stair enclosures sh
ion be glazed with plain glass not mo
his than m of an inch in thickness.
(b) Skylights other than as spe'
up fed above, which are inclined le
ion than 500 from the horizontal, heI
not after placed on a building shall hH
hen the sashes and frames thereof CO
up structed Of metal and glazed vi
fire wired glass; except that skylights
n 4 lsfOunduies or buildings where az
Ire fumes are present, may be of wood
roof special permission Of the building o.
3 ciai.
n. (c) Every skylight in which pl'
tied glass Is used shall be protected by
ex- substantial wire screen with wire
un- lighter than number u gauge
lred having a mesh not less than q of
.an- inch nor larger than / inch, placed
at less than 4 inches nor more than
the inches above the glazed portion of
skylight at all points Such scre'
med shall extend beyond the glazing on
eral sides a distance not less than
an height Of the screen above the 81
the cd When a skylight Is located o
un- a stairway, public hallway or pl
tion Of assembly. a similar screen shall 9
all be placed below the skylight, uni
the there is an intermediate ceiling lil
roof Section 80. BASEMENT Ceilings.
In buildings except dwellings
one story buildings outside of the
snall limits, the ceilings over baseme
hreq shall be fire retardant ceilings un
eleo such Easements are sprinklered.
ars section "a. chImneys, FIues
Vents.
an /. Fiue connections required.
o'Su cry heating apparatus or heat !
IT., ! ducing annlianCe requiring a flue {
n n IL ~ nectiOn shall be connected with a
,s,,,s. conforming to the provisions of
'o'iie section or of section 35. This shall
include electric appliances: gas ar
error ances, except as specifically requ
in section IS, nor oil fired appllal
ings, especially designed for use will
rame. ilue connection.
METAL 2. Use of nonconforming II
king Flues not conforming to the reqU
win ments of this section for chimn
ives, nor with generally accepted good p
walls tice for metal smOkestacks, nor
treet section 30, vents for gas appliar
Op- shall not he used unless listed by
such derwriters' Laboratories, Inc, and
slant stalled in full compliance with
n an listing and the manufacturers
when structions, and such use is appr
more by the building official.
rt OF g. Construction.
con- (al Chimneys shall extend at
)pen- feet above the highest point W
vtded they pass through the roof of
e re- building and at least 2 feet hi
on a than any ridge within 10 feet of
the chimney.
pro- (b) No chimney shall be corl