Evening star., 1960-10-14
OFFICIAL NOTICES

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA EXECUTIVE or
FICE.-NoTICE Of ADOPTION Of
1861 BUILDING CODE Of the
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Notice
is hereby. given that the Board
Of Commissioners, on September
g., 1850, approved the following
Order No. .60-2079, adopting the
1851 Building Code Of the District
the regulations DESIGNATED as The
Of Columbia, be and hereby are
adopted snd promulgated and shall
be effective on and after January
L, 1851. Except as provided in
Paragraph 2 Of this order, the
1881 Building Code shall control
the construction, erection. main
tenance, alteration, conversion.
Sndnass SSnhSdfns TESn TiRESs and tSs p1t1ct Esn1ya Of
Columbia and T the a Structures SSrs' ap. D.
purtenant to such buildings: in
cluding buildings and structures
appurtenant to such buildings
owned by foreign governments, all
Of which are required to comply
with the Building Code OF the
District Of Columbia by. Commits
Sioners Order Ho; 57-3444 dated
t,Jsi o 1Sol out Ine PRO-
applicable to public buildings or
premises. owned by the United
States, including structures APP
purtenant to such buildings, nor
to any other buildings or prem
lses, including structures appur-
tenant to buildings and portions
OF buildings, premises and struc-
lures which are under the exclu-
United States in their otfcial
Code OF the District Of Columbia,
promulgated December IA, 1850,
as amended, is hereby repealed.
effective January L. 1861, except
as follows: q. The 1851 Building
Code Of the District Of Columbia,
as amended, shall remain in effect
Tor the purpose of permitting the
including the alteration o or r'S con.
version Of buildings in existence
on the effective date Of the 1861
Building Code, in any case In
which an application for a permit
authorizing such construction is
MED with the Director. Department
Of Licenses and Inspections, Dis
trict OF Columbia Government prior
TO June 30, 1851, but such per:
shall be secured by the applicant
not later than 80 days after the
applicant is given notice that the
permit is ready for Issuance By
the Department of Licenses and
Inspections; In the event an ap-
pncant fails to secure such per-
nith,n5 mif 5etSre s6 July July q: 1861 ,,,, or
notice from tie % Department en of
Licenses and InSpectinns az the
District Of Columbia to do SO,
whichever is later, the permit
shall not be issued unless the
provisions Of the 1861 Building
Code of the. District of Columbia
are complied with. b. The 1881
coiumba Sse as a@endsd St ess DssTIct shs conf Of
tfnue in, full force and effect with
respect to offenseS committed dur
ing the effective period Of that
Code and with respect to the
prosecution of such offenses.
whether such prosecutions are
commenced TsnsaY: sSa sts before .,, or after Its
have the effect Of extinguishing
feiture incurred under the said
Code; 8. Commissioners Order
dated May 2S, 1913, z. D. 21O5S3-
"a and Commissioners order dated
November "a, 1919, E. D. 23647O-
"a, known as the Temporary
Regulstions' and all amendments
thereto are hereby repealed, ef-
fectiye on and after January i ,
1851, 4. That copies of the 1861
Building Code Of the District Of
Columbia, when printed, shall be
placed on sale to the public at
the Permit Branch, District Build-
ing, 14th and E Streets NV,
Washington 4. b. c., at a price
to. be established by q later Com
missioners' order" Until the
printed copies become available.
of1eial copies Of the 1851 b. G.
may be examined in Room las,
District Building, 14th and e
R. E. MCLAUGHLIN. MARK Sui
L1VAN, Jr.; F. j. CLARKE, Com-
missioners, D. C. oci4