Milford chronicle., 1954-07-30

any court, marking space or vard win
Stlect connection to a street and not
less than 20 feet wide. Such eo,lrf
ps..lAlils s,.li.s space or yard shall be the
49, 10y oI the owner of the building
over .e slah not be enclosed or rooted
3 Alteration. No building shall he
hereafter altered so as to exceed ia
a ~ ln any story the limits fixed IN
:. Area mobilization.
lal The limiting areas fixed IN this
sectlon may be increased Nv ll0 Dep
.ent when the building is sprinkiere5
ailu ~ 1OO per cent when the buildine
> spflnklered and does not exceed one
seGLy 10y nor = average Of 25 feet tn.
.,93as .s.s3 70 siae roof, or to q fire re-
sbsii ~ celilng through which there
5.lah pe no openings except OPENINGS
l me- shafts Of ducts, the enclosjiIe
waHs Of which are of consfri,ofis,3
Equivalent to the ceiling.
,tb) Outside the fire limits the area
p ole-story buildings of heavy timber
~ Iuclon, ordinary construction
tNu WOOD frame construction NAV 10
increased 33-1I3 per cent above tie
Qeas otherwise fixed in this section.
shSh an wood structural members
4cluoinB columns wall and partition
'sees sS ana sheathing, and floor and
~ CONSTRUCTION, are of approved fire
.eefios i5S treated lumber as defined in
te) Outside the congested areas Of
ne municipality, when a hazardone
Onoltion is not created thereby fhe
dea OF a public building, q business
Ver two stories high. NAV Re IN
IeaSed IN excess of the areas fixed
y tnlS section, in the dispraffoD ~
ne governing body of the municinal-
W PROVIDED that a building of COM
1IssllbiS occupancy. or involving con-
aoeraDle combustible material in its
AractuFal parts. siisll be sprinkIered.
hu also curtain boards or draft stops
snall De installed as required hy the
uilding Ofiiial
section 14. Light and Ventilation.
J. Habilable rooms.
Nal EVERY habitable room shall be
MoVlded with natural light and ven
liatlon by one or more windows.
'penlng directly on q street or on
court conforming to subsection S Of
(b) Such rooms shall BE- not less
ontain not less than 10 SQUARE feet
ross floor area. Such rooms shall
ave a clear height of not less than
Ieet inches for at least so square
eet OF floor area.
z. Otner rooms. Every room, other
led by persons, except storage rooms
Nth intrequent occupancy, shall be
fOVlded with one or more windows
7 ventilating skylights evening di-
ectly on street or on a court con-
orming to subsection of This COO
ion; or such rooms shall be provided
Vith an approved means of mechani-
al ventilation.
). Access to rooms and water
losets.
-(al In multifamily houses hereafter
recleo or altered access shall be had
living rooms, kitchens and bed
oom.
% Access without passing through
pedroom shall also be provided to
ieast one water closet, unless every
leufoom has direct connection with q
water closet or a bathroom having
water closet accommodation.
4. Windows.
(a( The aggregate glass area Of
ylndows required by this section shall
e not less than LlO Of the floor area |
I the room served by them: provided !
hat IN habitable rooms such glass
'rea shall be not less than 10 square
eet, and In bathrooms Il shall be not
ass than square feet.
tD1 Windows or. other onenings re-
'ulred Tor ventilation shall have an
'ggregate openable area Of at least
or lighting.
5, Courts Every court or ward If
ght and ventilation are denendent |
N such REQUIRED by this section 10
erve hapitable rooms. shall have a |
Iidth, at anv given level Of not less /
han u OF the height Of such court. /
ut not less than 6 feet.
ection IS. Means OF Earess.
Application of section. Buildings /
iereSatter erected, except dwellings. !
haH be provided with exit facilities /
accordance with the requirements |
{ this section. No building shall be /
ltered so as to reduce the number /
capacity OF exits to less than re-
uired for new buildings.
2. Exit way defined.
oorWay or doorways, or such door
'ays together with connecting hall /
ways or stairways, either interior or /
Nterior, or fire escapes, by means of 4
men persons may proceed safely from
room or space to a street or to an /
a street. Exit ways from any room
ray lead through other rooms Of the /
anne tenancy
(b) Two or more separate exit WAYS
lay use the same corridor or hall /
way: provided that such corridor or
laliway is enclosed by and separated
rom exit stairWays and other parts
7 the building by partitions having a
ne hour
9. Number Of occupants.
ta) The dimensions and capacity Of
KIT ways shall be prOportiOned to the
lated.
OBJ When the number OF persons
Q be accommodated by the exit way
not stated in the application for
permit or is not otherwise fixed. II
~fr s.e I
ross area of the space devoted to a
artlcular purpose and shall be as
umed to be as follows:
Gross Area
occupancy Per Person
lance hall, lodge room, or
place Of assembly .-.. Is So. TT.
5tOre-street floor and
sales basement . 80 So TT |
other floors ---. so So. Ft.
pace used for Occupancies
not listed above:
Public .----.-.--.--.---.---.---- 40 So. Ft.
Institutional ..-.-. 15O Sq. TT.
residence --v--.-------.-.-.--- 125 So. Fot.
business .-....-------.-.-...-. 100 So. Ft.
storage ------.-.-.-.----.-.- ,.---. 300 So. TT.
Z. Number of Exits.
(a) From rooms. Every room hav-
1g an area exceeding 1000 square
eet or occupied by more than 100
ways.
(D) From stories Every story shall
ave at least one exit way and every
tory that exceeds $500 square feet in
req rea shall have at least two separate
tc) Apartments. In multifamily
lOuseS exceeding two stories above
ne Dasement, and in every twO-story
aultifamily house having more than
apartments using a common exit
yay, every apartment that has not
lrect exit to a street or IN a court
pening on a street. shall have access
o at least one additional exit way
eparated from and independent Of
ne primary interior stairway or fire
8, Location of exit doorwavs. Exit
oorWays shall be so located that no
oint IN floor area, room or snace
erVed by them is more than 100 feet
lstant from an exit doorway, mea-
ureo alon" the line Of travel: excent /
nat when floor area Is subdivided
lto smaller areas, such as rooms IN
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