Milford chronicle., 1954-07-30

sured downward from the TOP Of the
wall
masonry walls. Fire walls ana 2aIss
walls Of hollow masonry units iaced
on each side with at least Inches q
brick shall have a total thickness IN
cluding the facing not less than
inches greater than specified m SUD-
section 2 above for soha masonry
al Thickness Of reinforced concrete
walls except panel walls.
(a) For business buildings and stor- I
age buildings fire walls ana Parsg " /
walls of reinforced concrete shan pc |
not less than II inches thick FOR the
uppermOst 35 feet and Increase
inches ia thickness for each success
i've 35 feet or fraction thereon mea-
INJURED downward from the top OF the
lb) For other buildings, fire walls
and party walls Of reinforced concrete
shall be not less than 8 Inches thick
for the uppermost 35 feet and increase
inches in thickness for each sue
cessive 35 feet or fraction thereoL
measured downward from the top OF
s. Exception to thickness require
ments for panel walls. Where fire
walls or party walls are constructed as
panel walls in a framework Of columns
I and girders protected as required for
j fireprOOf construction and no panel
\ has a height between supports great
er than IL feet, they may be OF solid
masonry not less than II inches thick
or of reinforced concrete not less
than inches thick
6. TO be carried to or above the
roof Fire walls and party walls shall
extend at least feet above the roof;
except where the roof is of fireDroof
or semifreproof construction in which
case the fire walls and party walls
shall be carried up tightly against the
underside Of the roof slabs.
z. Size and protection of openings.
(a) Except in sprinklered buildings,
no opening in fire. wall shall eX-
ceed 40 square feet in area with no
dimension gerateT than - feet, and
the aggregate width of all openings at
lany level shall not exceed 25 per
cent ST the length Of the wall.
(b) Every opening in a required fire
wall shall be protected on each side oi
the wall with an approved automatic
or self closing fire door; provided that
J when a fire wall serves also as hOr-
{ izontal exit il shall have no openings
other than door 'openlngs not exceed
the fire doors at each opening shall
be a self-closing fire door.
Section ~. Parapets.
(a) Except as listed below, para
I pets shall be provided on all fir
/, walls, party walls, and exterior Walli
= ParapetS are not required on:
! Cd Walls connecting with roofs o
: fireproof construction or semifreproo
Z construction;
(2) A wall OF building the roof o
4 which is at least three feet lowe
$ than the roof Of, or any opening in
: an adjacent building wall;
4 II CD Walls facing on a street having
3 width of 30 feet or more;
(4) Walls Of a building which is
III IN rfNN n 1T NHFtrr
r. from property lines and from othe
y buildings on the same property.
q CD Walls of a building which is
feet or more distant in al, direction
/ from property lines but less than
! feet distant to one or more building
=, on the same property. where the tot'
4 area Of the buildings within 30 fet
of each other does not exceed II
"a times the allowable area for any or
q of the buildings considered
- (6) Walls of q detached dwelling
- or Of a building not exceeding 1,0l
square feet in area
- ca Walls of a building where u
m roof has an angle Of more than q
with the horizontal.
(b) In dwellings and in buildings
~ which 8-inch walls are permitted, SUE
ii parapets shall be not less than
~ | inches thick and carried at least tv
feet above the roof.
al (c) In all other buildings such par
90 pets shall be not less than l2 inch
- thick, and carried not less than
~ feet above the roof
~ Cd ParaDets shall be properly cop
L with nOncomDuSttDie, WeatherprC
material and flashed with the flashi
nv extending through the parapet w
he under the coping. All corners Of
~ parapet walls shall be reinforced wi
~ at least one Y -inch round bar in c
~ cry third joint, continuous around
- corner and extending into the masC
nf uf z
spt Section %. Fire Partitions.
nd /. Construction.
me (a) Fire partitions shall have
he resistance ratings Of at least t
tai hours. They shall be constructed
not masonry or reinforced concrete,
lall other approved form of construction
md noncombustible materials. Fire pal
)ne tions used for load bearing shall c.
form to the requirements for bear
ac- walls in section "a and 25, in addit
in to meeting the requirements of
to section.
ace (b) Fire partitions shall be 81
ported i'm each story on construct
having a fire resistance rating of
ck- less than 2 hours; provided that w
he they also are load bearing, the s
fer porting construction shall have a
nan resistance rating Of not less thai
ray hours in case the building Is Of 4
Ted proof construction or semitirepi
jec- construction, and not less than
nOufS III Gaze u Quiet COiihAllCAlul
Of (cl The maximum unsuppol
at height of q ars partition shall not
in coed Is times its total thickness
the less suitably reinforced and anchC
eral at floor and ceiling or unless subst
l 10 TALLY secured to vertical supports
intervals Of not over 18 times
ngs. thickness.
,sed (d) Fire partitions shall be dec
be continuous, even though the sew
and parts are not directly over one
H. a. H.
OF | terVening parts Of the floors at
lent levels where offsets occur, are
rce- pierced and of fireprOOf cOnstruc
con- or semifireprOof construction and
each parts not supported directly on
tiOn foundations are carried on firep
construction.
.eral 2. Openings.
3, A, (a) Required fire partitions
be have no openings other than requ
may door openings, or properly prote
J. or duct openings.
ance (bl Each opening in a required
Oors partition shall be equipped with
ance approved fire door set. I'm an appr
ond- doet' frame.
be- Cc} Each opening IN fire part
. to serving as a horizontal exit shal
sting protected by an approved self-clc
s or fire door.
sup, Section 20. Protection Of Ext
ana Openings.
oree, Every building. except dwell
the churches htsiIdi1ps ~ wood Z,
ldent consfr,lction and of unprotected 4
teral constrtction. and omen air mar
e m garages shall have approved FIRE
tefat dOws or other approved protect
in every opening in the exterior
when such opening faces on a s
breed and is less than 80 feet from the
port DOsite building line, or when
an Opening is less than 80 feet di,
iured in a direct unobstructed line froI
ms of opening I'm another building, or
nent such opening is above and not
n an than 30 feet distant from any pa
fine a neigh0oring roof of cOmbustible
ag- structicn, or any roof having
ings within this distance; pro
Code, that such protection shall not bl
the quired for show windows facing
tiers, street which do not extend abov
orally first full story above grade; and
nrrad | Nidad fIlri hnr that such lnrnia 9