Milford chronicle., 1954-07-30

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leel or more IN width which has been
dedicated or decided to the public foT
public use.
Walls:
bearing wall means wall which
supports any vertical load IN addition
TO its own weight;
cavity wall means a wall built OF
masonry units or Of plain concrete,
or cOmhiHation of these materials.
so arranged as to provide an air
space within the wall, and IN which
the inner and outer parts Of the wall
are TIED together with metal ties;
faced wall means a wall in which
the masonry facing and backing are
50 bonded as TO exert common action
under load:
hre partition means a partition con-
Structed IN accordance with section
28, for the purpose of RESTRICTING the
spread Of fire or to provide an area
OF refuge, but not necessarily con-
tinuous through all stories nor ex .
tended through the roof
fire wall means wall constructed
IN accordance with section 26, for the
purpose Of suhdividing a building or
separating buildings to restrict the
spread Of fire and which starts at the
foundation and extends continuously
through all stories to and above the
rooi, except where the roof is fire.
proof or semifirepFOOf and the wall Is
side Of the roof slab.
foundation wall means a wall below
the first floor extending below the ad-
jacent ground level and serving as
support Tor wall, pier, column or
other structural part of a building:
hollow wall Of masonry means a wall
built OF masonry units so arranged
as to provide an air space within the
wall, and in which the inner and
outer parts Of the wall are bonded to-
gether with masonry units;
non-bearing wall means a wall which
supports no load other than its own
panel wall means a non bearing wall
built between columns or piers and
wholly supported at each story;
party wall means a wall used or
adapted for joint service between two
buildings;
veneered wall means a wall having
a racing which Is not attached and
bonded to the backing so as to form
an integral part of the wall for pur-
poses Of load bearing and stability.
Section 8. Classification OF Oecupan.
cies.
j 1. Glasses designated. For the pur-
poses Of this code. buildings are class
ified, with respect 10 occupancy and
use, as public buildings, Institutional
buildings, residence buildings, busi-
ness buildings and storage buildings.
(al Public building means a build
ing in which persons cOngregate for
civic, political, educational, religious,
social or recreational purposes; in
cluding among others, armOries. as
sembly halls, auditoriums, bath houses
bowling alleys, churches, city halls,
cluD rooms, COLLEGES, court houses,
dance halls, exhibition buildings.
grandstands, gymna siums lecture
nails, libraries, lodge rooms, motion
picture theatres, museums, passenger
stations, recreation piers, restaurants.
theatres.
(b) Institutional building means a
building in which persons are harbor-
eu 70 receive medical, charitable or
other care OF treatment, or in which
persons are held or detained by rea-
son OF public or civic duty, or for cor
reeJiOnal -urpOses; including among
others, aSylums, homes for the aged.
hospitals, houses Of correction, infirm-
aries, Jails, nurseries, Orphanages, pc
nal institutions, reformatOries and
sanitariums
(c) Residence building, except when
classed as an institutional building,
means building IN which sleeping
are provided; inelud-
houses, converts, dorInitories, dwell
ings, hotels, lodging houses, multi
family houses, studios and tenements
(d) Business building means a build
ing occupied for the transaction OF
business, for the rendering Of pro-
fessiona1 services, for the display or
sale Of goods, wares or merchandise,
or for the performance of work or
labor; including among others, bak-
cries, banks, barber shops, chemical
laboratories, creameries, electric SUBJ
stations, factories, gasoline service
stations, ice plants, laboratories, laun-
dries, markets, Office buildings, open
air stores, power plants, radio sta
tions, smoke houses, stores, telephone
exchanges, teleYision stations and
work shops.
(e) Storage building means a build
ing for the housing, except for purely
display purposes, Of airplanes, auto
mobiles, railway cars or other We
hicles Of transportation, for the shell
tering of horses, live stock or other
animals, or. exclusively for the stor-
age OF goods, wares or merchandise /
net excluding In any case offices incl /
dental TO such uses; including among
others, barns, cold storage, freight
depots, garages, gasoline bulk sta
tons, grain elevators, hangers and
storage warehouses.
2. Mixed Occupancy. Where a mi
nor portion Of a building is used for
Office, study, studio or other similar
purpose, the building shall be classi- |
fed as to occupancy on the basis of
the major use. In other cases where |
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purposes not included in one class. !
the provisions Of this code applying to !
each class Of occupancy shall apply |
to such parts Of the building as come !
within that class; and If there should !
De connlcting provisions, the require !
apply.
8. Doubtful classification. In case
Q h1siCing is not specifically provided /
Tor, or where there Is any uncertainty |
as to its classification, its status shall !
be liked by a duly promulgated rule /
giving due regard to safety.
Section g. Classification Of construc.
tion.
1. types designated. For the pur-
poses Of this code, construction as used /
m buildings shall be classified as fol- |
(a) Fireproof Construction.
(b) SemifireproOf Construction.
lel Heavy Timber Construction.
I'D Ordinary Construction.
le) NoncOmbustible Construction.
lf( Wood Frame Construction.
CD Unprotected Metal CONSTRUCTION.
Section 10. Restrictions on construe.
tion Within The Fire Limits.
l. General restrictions. Exc,pt ss
llltnerwlse provided IN subsection 5 Of !,
ms section, no building or structure
II wood frame construction or of ny /
projected metal construction shall be
erected within the limits established
oy law as the Fire Limits.
2. Alterations.
ta) Within the fire limits no build
ng or structure of wood frame con-
'truetion or Of unprotected metal con-
n height.
lb) Within the FIRE limits no build
ng or structure Of wood frame con-
ilfuctlon or OF UNPROTECTED metal com
shall be hereafter extended
u any side; unless the construction
y sueh extension conforms to the re-
lairements Of this code for new con-
itruetion; and provided that the total
lrea oi the building including extern
iion shall not exceed the allowable
lrea for wood frame construction,
tcl Within the fire limits no other
building or structure shall be here
.Iter extended on any side by wood
rame construction or unprotected
METAL construction.
cd Nothing N this section shall
lrohlDit other alterations within the
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