fir
. ,
amour: l
‘ .ot Rel-walk;
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. i. ordinance 0 .
necticut. and may
" n. max-angina
e’.
.' 'o? stricture: e
. -wtthlu the
‘fidiitended to
‘ iv
beneficial” Interests and ends
J on *2.
' ~ My. shal
- ”riot;
"truth and
. .known as the
"all be cited as such.
_ and the
‘jmn- .m °
elevate.
7. “any building.
. ng’the' permit f
'dl jnspector.
’ (“Jrhe Mayor
”Committee of the C
‘ ll consist of th
' own as the
3‘All applicatio
erect. eleuite.
"m0"? any
i . District shall be
(tor provided. to t
shall
. id."
I din...
'1
pa for
made.
“one“. a building. plumbing
em inspector. who
wedded? of the city. and he s
or malfeasance or misfezisnnce
pace or other just cause. .
‘ tor shall receive for his
f the mayor, which shall
in equal monthly
proval. 0
had before entering upon
formaiice of his duties he
appointi ve office rs.
section 6.——Saiii Inspector
llg permits.
those desiring
Mplieation for builuli
form for use by
elect. :- elevate. enlarge.
,mriore any building within the
at said Fire District. and' the
form for those desiring to
partition desiring' to I‘l‘l‘l‘t,
ing within said City.
cation. file ll correct (’I ,~y til the pi:-
|mswl to be done. tum-Hier- “ill!
attttf'mt‘nt of tilt" estimate-i cost ll“
of; and said plans rill-i
shall remain on tile in
shall
to he done. thereunder,
been complete-l.
work; but if said plans and
tlons as presented sliall
with his approval.
not
to the satisfaction of said
he shall refuse to
for said work.
the applicant shall have the right
‘ jolt at its next regualr meeting. or
' any special meeting called
to be held within
spector.
roppesl at its regular meeting. or
>58! such special meeting.
user’s.- Judgment shall be final.
for permission
.. <1» “enlarge. repair 0r
. to locate such building.
shsll forthwith
g.-
'lvl ,.
i
SANITARY __ LAWS
7: " Cm OF-NORWALK, CONNECTICUT.
lttee shall immediately
“ordained by the Council of the
w ‘ e following. provisions
WT)! known as th
t the City 0
' ' to get-ac.-
.It applies. ’wremoy';
minimums of 'all
‘ ’ reéte‘d or‘to
limits of said
he remedial
its object being to
life and property and to secure
A—Tho entire territory of
i be known asthe
territory
described in Article
Fire District.
r corporation to
enlarge. repair or re-
without first ob-
or same from the
ap-
ouncll. .
ree members
Building Com-
permis-
enlarge. repair
buildings within the
as here-
he inspector and
to said Building
and
shall be “i
hall hold
wed until vacated by him or remov
Said in -
services
fl“ ‘ 'h filsry as shall bf‘._dt‘tf'rlllln.("l by
Tibecouncil of said city, with the ap-
payments.
He shall herein be referred to as the.
Building Inspector or as the inspector.
the per-
shzlll trike
the oath provided by the Charter forI
shall I
repair or re-
limits
other
erect,
eleililc.
enlarge. repair or renllne :iny illlilli-
shall make up-
,pllcation for permission so to do on
the appropriate form prepurui by said
limpt‘t‘tor. and shall. with sill-ll lillllll-
and specifications for the work pro.
.7.”
Slit'l'lill'iillll‘.
l'ie nllii‘w 02’}
. mid Inspector until the “writ prundml
i‘il\l'
Sillvl :ipplln-lllliili nl-iy
lit-d. meet with his approval, he shall
endorse said plans and specifications
“ARROVED” and still: his signature
thereto. and issue his permit for such
specifica-
meet
and the applicant
shall not change or; modify the same
inspector.
issue any permit
and on such refusal.
appeal from his decision to the Coun-
for the
purpose of hearing such appeal and
thirty days from
she date of the decision of said In-
Said Council slfitll hear such
. and shall
make such order or judgment there-
on..“-‘s.s‘ may. in the discretion of the
* council."‘sppear expedient, and such
‘ on 0.—-—Upon receiving any ap-
to erect.
‘ remove
saints: within the limits of said
. Midst. the form of which ap-
- shall contain space for and
“I shall be inserted the names
,sddre-es of the owners of prop-
;woining the land on which it is
. transmit
~‘ ppplloation. and the plans and
- . -n for the work proposed
.me. to the Building Commit-
,tho Council. and. on the same
. t he transmits said application.
- specifications to said Build-
.. ‘ mid Inspector shall
' fiction of the filing of
. : - touch of the owners
m "up!“
from dots of
; CODE AND
Building Comm
consider mid t
specifications.
on filed by
:5: :1? main: properties. and. shot!
9 approve mid plans and .’speclfiosuons
t onsuggut any alterations or modificat-~
tions {ha-wt am. all :md -
in‘oti precedent, to the approval there:
of. or disapprove of the some. and
deny said application. If said Com;
lmmee shut approve mid plsns an
ispecinostlonsjs originally present’e‘d.
or after alteration and modification
thereof. they shall endorse thereon
the word “APPROVED" _with their
signatures. and the Inspector shall
forthwith issue the permit for the
work -to be be done thereunder.- If
said Building Committee shall regect
such application. plans and specifica-
tions. they shall cause the Inspector
to immediately notify the_ applicant
of their decision. and said applicant
m'ay appeal to the Council within the
nppliation pie!“ ‘94
ogother with an! writ—
w of tho-own-
be
in«
~. 'iding
.. 3,—Vilthlm said Bl“ . 'ided in
.. ln . m and in the manner prov
- WIN“ it shall m un wful n e and the Coun-
the preceding section.
cll shall proceed on said appeal in the
same manner as provided in said pre-
ceding sectlon. and its order or judg-
ment in, the matter of said appeal
shall be final.
Section 10.—-It shall be the duty of
'the Inspector to bee that this Ordi-
nance is enforced and to vercise gen-
eral supervision over the erection.
elevation. enlarging. repairing and
removing or all buildings within the.
city.“ It shall also be his duty. when
directed by the Council. to order the
tearing down and removal of all walls.
' him transmitted — rtitlons timbers
.ded with as roofs. chimneys. pa .. -
Comntitrttee maxilla-:10“ or other parts of any building 0“
. ereina er p Th {M} “N” qp_ buildings \Vhoily or partially destroyed
‘ fl- e i ' ‘01" ~ ~ - . . , . .
flectlon o t confirmation by the by lire, where and whenever in the
~potntfsublect 0 safety
opinion of the Council public
requires it, or where the refuse and
[debris left after such fire is or is like—
‘ly to become a nuisance; and. on re-
fusal or failure of the owner to com-
ply w'ilh such order. which shall in
m ery case be made in writing. within
ten days after the date thereof. such
work shall be done under the direc-
tion or said inspector and at the ex-
pense ol‘ the owner. which expense
shall constitute and be a lien on the
real estate of said owner until paid.
ll.——l-‘ailure on the part of
to obtain ii permit. as
(‘1‘
in
be
Sect ion
:i ny perm) n
iherein provided. before proceeding
with the performance of any work
icon-red by this ordinance. or the
\lOiiLllUil by any person of any of the
“ . .. -' smut-I .. . .
cause to be preparcl tvio lornis mil? provisions therein. shall be punishable
by a line of not more than fifty dol-
lars for each offense: and. in addition
to such line. the Council may order
the demolition of all work done with-
mit sl'ch pl'rnlll. and said demolition
shall be ill the owner's expense. and
to
l
elevate. enlarge. repair or ri-niolw‘ulx it'l‘“ p\pt'llsn' ;.linll constitute nut ho .1 Shall hereafter be erected “'llhin the 0
building in that part i” 5"“. ‘3‘ 1”,... l." ”h. “.3. “sum m- said owner limits or the hire District. shall be
which is outside the limits of said Wm,“ ”a” used or ocv‘lpi‘ul as a place for n“.
v . . ‘. - -
Fig; i""".‘”‘ “w wrson n..." or m,“ I Sm'll’nn l2.~ ~Any lllliitillli.’ within :;Il::;:’:w:1rro 3::k“‘§iis:?rmfi 0‘ 37°]
c on " ‘ ' I L ' 'the city shall. at any reasonable time. L - a C * or m" en“ a
ilrl herein l'\pl‘¢’~'m'il m llllpllt-«i. Salli _ q
inspector h authorized ‘0 ”M”. “W nor shall any hull-ling or structure t
.N llnkim: down 0! any building. or any infra-filer erected or built in mm hire 0
li""" ”INN”. “WM“! or brim: erected . ‘lslll‘tl he used or occupied for any I
1 otherwise" than in i'tiill‘ilrlzilty with "H the purposes above named: bu‘
. the “finish“ of ”Us (mnnunw: and rtrplllrx "lily lu- made to mi,- buildings
llpnn \inlulinn of any of the prmislons
m lu-l‘eol’ will illspel-tiir shall llltikt' and "0.5"“ 'u'hn-ll may now exist Within t
2H» in his “nice it lill‘llli-rlllliilllll of 51”" 1-HT District. The an!“ s‘omr'
Hill'll \l'JiIi'llt'll. and shall stop all wbrk use. manufacture or transportation
or. Sillll bull-ling ilnlil this ordi- 0‘ :iny combustible. inflammable or
mince is complied with. if filly per-
thprr- shall lll‘ charged 11 (PO. “'hiCh
fee shall also cover the lnslfl‘CNOn 0"
the Work. Such fee shall be one dol-
lar for each (hie Thousand Dollars. or
“action thereof, or'the cost price of
the hulldinr.r or structure. or-'addttion
thereto. or change or alteration there-
of. for which such permit is granted
provided. however. that no fee shall
he charged for any permit when the
cost of the work to be be done under
the same as estimated by the Build-
ing inspector shall be less than Fifi
Dollars. For every permit to mov:
a building through or across any
street within the limits of the city
and‘the inspection of such bulidin
on its new location. a fee of Te:
Dollars shall be charged and for every
permit to move a building from its
position on one lot to another position
on the same lot and the. inspection of
such building in its new locaton a fee
of One Dollar shall be charged ' Said
lees shall in every case. nccolnpan
the application for a permit. but if);
“life ltlhe application is not grant'ed the
All 3 all be returned to the applicant
sh Jeers received by the Inspector
’l‘ a be paid by him to the City
reasu'rer at the end of every month
Section 14.—The om of the I '
spector shall h
to ten (10) 3.9 OD!!! from (9L3. m..
days and holidays.
full and accurate record
.9 of his r -
ape‘fiainss as such Inspector. and 21:0
ob?" a permit book which shall. be
”mean all reasonable times for in—
ev" on by the city officers. * When-
in any permit shall be issued. said
.. motor 3:3: 1flcsi-t‘livlrith file with the
cty’a true and -
Med copy of the application for 8:12
to
H. t
at
,4
the
39‘ shall keep a.
' mu.
now living used for these specific pur-
'l.‘
m.. daily. except Sum.
'2'me or the statement of tho
ims , cost of the work to be done
ted and known as the Fire District ‘or
Fire Limits and may be, cited as such...
any building or struct
dittoithereto. except bay windows or
pull th n
on ’by more s
unless‘ the side. front sad rear walls
of stone. brick. cement. concrete.
:5 some equally non-combustible mar
tel-tat. Permits may be granted by
the Building Committee for, the erec-g
tlonof . frame buildinsfi' .within the
residence. section at mid. Fire ounce. .
.ss hereinafter provided. NoJrngle‘
building shill be erected. however.
within .flve feet of the dividon line
between the land on which. aid
building is to stand and the adjoining~
land. In each and'every instance...
the 'Buil’dlng Committee shall deter-
“mlne whether the location of the pro-
posed building. structure. or addition
is within the business" section or the
residence sectidn. subject to appeal .to
the Council. as provided in Section
eight hereof. '
Section l7.——Ritrht _
Damaged Buildings. Every existing
frame building with brick or other
front. within the Fire District. which
may hereafter be damaged by fire.
deterioration or otherwise. to
‘smount not greater than one—half
value thereof. exclusive of the value
of the foundation at the time of such
damage. may be repaired. But if
the damage shall. in the opinion of
the Building Committee. amount to
more than one-half the value of such
building. said building Committee
may order said building taken do
by the owner or his duly authorized
agent.
Section 1S.—‘Moving Building: with-
in the Fire District. It shall be un-
lawful to move any frame 9r wooden
building from one location lo another
within the Fire District. or to move
any frame or wooden building from
m families.
y
t
to Tic-Build +
i
frame building shall be erected. as. or
converted into. a dwelling if within
the business section of the Fire Dis-
trict. Temporary one-story frame
buildings may be moved or built for
the use of builders. for the storage of
building materials. upon permits is-
sued by the Building inspector. the
same to be taken down at the com-
pletion of the work. Temporary
stands. platforms and election booths
may be erected. and permits therefor
i
l
l
C
3
may be issued by the Building in-
spector. if ill his judgment the some llne. provided “3‘“ "1“- sidewalk ‘3 Section 34:».
should be allowed. Fences of wood PWWHY and safely bfidfld- ”"1 the Ni." shall be placed 0"
shat not be erected over six feet high. necessary ' 1‘9"“!!an W3”! bill". N0 mer ”leather if more
manhole cover or plate of metal shall Used; and I10 wood shall
No fence shall constitute a part of any
building. Porches and stairway: may
be built of wood. in rear of brick
buildings. but such porches and stair-
wnys shall not be enclosed.
Section L’U.-—l-valufiius. .\'0 build-
ng or structure non erected. or which :1
i
w
whatsueu-r that is considered danger-
lw 14-1 (‘S'llllit‘ to the inspector for any . , 3
purpose specified by this ordinance 01.3 by. from or through explosion. “, lion“.m ‘ it
.“H for ”W pvrmrmmw 0,. h” duty up tor the nlzll'lllll'iclllrli. making or 'llls. . on: Party P.“ I06
- ‘ . - ' “ails. Thethickness of brick walls
producing 01’ any explosive compound:
h
a
xplosive article. substance or com-
ing which extend not over eighteen
Any person erecting any building or
part of any building. in \iolation
of the prmislons of this section. shall
be fined not more than fifty (850.00)
dollars. ' n.
if any person shall erect any
building in violation of the. provisions
of this section. and shall fall to
alter or remove such building so
as to make it comply with the
provisions of this section within
sixty days after notice by the Build-
ing Inspector of such violation. the
Building Committee may remove or
alter the said building. and the ex-
pense of so doing shall be paid by the
owner of said building. and unfit paid
said expense shall be a lien on the said
building and the land on which it is
situated. ’
DEFINITIONS. . ‘
Section 22.-~In this ordinance the
following terms shall have. the mean-
ing respectively assigned to them.
“Cellar’ is the lower story of a
building. more. than oneehsl! the
*hetghtjor which. ' measured tmm’the
floor to the ceiling. is below the side.
wall: level. if said building is with-
n to feet of street line. or below the
average ground, level about building.
if with distonée from street.
or
"Bssoment" is the lower story or a
building l than one-half the height
ofwhich.’ measured from the floor to
'the ceiling thereof. is below the side-
additions todwlflufixo be ooc .
L -3 who beg.” room
specter.
then. no, in all cases. matootlusl
courses' " .shall' hound. un‘def brick
of the: foundation walls shall he not
less‘than indicated bthe .d
walls. and if the foundations are un-
”11911311289 the .7 thickness must‘be
proportionately increased. ;
one and one-half’stories in height and
wooden barns and buildings for
an work not exceeding two stories in
the height. may rest on brick plan if ap-
proved by the Inspector.
dation walls [of stone shall be
with face on both sides. and shall be and cement mortar.
properly bonded as often as once in
each ”square yard of face.
stone must be laid (in its natural bed.
No boulders or round stone shall be
used in the construction of any wall.
except in cobble-face.Worlt.. All plen- ahall be laid in cement mortar.
and chimneys shall have footings not
may require.
without the Fire District into the liftiotlietitt two-thirds the thickness or
same. except as “hereinafter provided. ‘ , . .
Section l9.——l-‘rlmc Structures with- ‘ m‘ In case piling '3 ”Gill-ll"Ed
in Fire. District: Fences. etc. ho tion for any building or
and driven to the satisfaction of the
Building Inspector.
“0.
be placed in any sidewalk unless the
some he. corrugated or roughened.
wooden post or column shall be used
permit. their use in the hulldinéa of
minor
They shall not be used in the cellar of
he diagram of walls.'except in special
ornamental brick work is used.
well shall not be less than 12
thick.
by calling olf the inner course of the
the root at least two feet and, shall be
inches toward the street beyond sum PTOV'ided with figuitable fire-proof
building line, and detachable awnings. Collins. ‘
Buildings. Walls of
concrete blocks shalt be of the same
thickness as specified for brick walls.
buildings not over to feet on a side
and not more than two and oneohalf
stories high.
butMinss.’ 1s
means minimum
» thick!”
1”}, ,, :
to me or .. llama... nurse
piled and brsmd‘whenever
3:: f '. .. ~ ~
‘ __ a .- “r ,' "‘r “"7
courses?“
courts: tor ‘3:
stone'Br concrete are to
whomever. in the opinion .of.
the mm of magnum _
height of thymus- m
in presided.
foundations. w'rhey shall ln~no case
be le- .:hsn.four;£eet below the aura
face of vthe ground. The Alliances.
m~of
fiwellings'o't ' each but eiceedtng -
light
All foun-
laid
and all
ess than 6 inches thick ..and pro-
i
he piles must be arranged. spaced
_ They shall
he tip.
rete. -
Amst'nder Sidewalks. MM ‘
any 0“ her for
torage purposes as far as the curb-
neill. structural ,support
! the Building lnspector.‘who my
importance at his discretion.
ny dwellng. workpshop or factory.
iii—Thick” of Britt
hall be not less than as indicated ir
uses to be approved by the Building
nspector.
Section 26.~——Ali brick walls shall be
anded at least once in eevry Sewer!
curses throughout the length .1111
hickness of the Wall. “’here face or
the
inches
A blind header may be used
ai—oonrrae Watts in
concrete or of
Section
Walls of dwelling houses and small
may be built of concrete.
blocks or of reinforced concrete. 1‘ 3
inches or more in thickness. Backins
of brick may be used to meet the re-
quired thickness of wallgprovided that
bond courses are lliid at least “'39 in"
every seven courses. Re-tntorc_ed"con-
cl‘ete will be approved for oil m9!
buildings. provided the deitgn c0 .
forms with good engineering practice.
lloilmv Walls. All :walls shall be
built of the thickness as herein speci-
fied exclusive of any. flue. duct’or any
internal opening in the wall= TOP
story walls which are to carry corni-
ms of any description, shall be not
less than 12 inches thick. Wllhout
the are limits. tire walls out be 3
three- Itorles. or 35 free: in such "in”
which. case the foundation“ on or
W" 0.2 said wail shall be at less: 12
inches thick if it bejof brickisnd 13
inches t ick if it tsgot rubble, Iv‘lre
waJiso all brick buildings“ more
than four stories high‘. shall have a'
“Mime!- as specified {if the disgrsm
of walls. ' ' u g 7 .
walk level. if laid building is within"
10» feet of the street line or, the aver-
age ground about butldlng’if further
distance from street. “First Story”
is the story directly ‘shoi'o- on cellar
orebnseluout.’ "Foundation Wail" is
the wstl surrounding the basement or'
action. “Focus: Cour-d: means that.
ponies of tho wall below the. Tour‘s-
tion Wsll. ”Height of . Building"
macs: grad
4 g e of the sidewsuror
”sows; ground to the highht point.
for the roof. . "Postmflsll"; ' '
our: antiqued“ bullets order-robe
perpendicular height from '
after withinthe city more lust-1.41“»-
in width (interior dimensions). $9.81“
dwelling houses intended-for and (5 W
used by not more. mn'two‘ “3‘1"“?
hails. churches. theatres. slim $.13
lions or other
have one. or more
[lewd L.- .
ohm .
11:oner??
~m
Building "
stories
mortar.
meat wall.
mortar.
umns. Etc.”
stone.
The area {under a sidewalk 3"
may be utilized by
not covers
inspector.
Section 37.-_Allougabte,:floor Loads.
Each fioor’of every building shall be
of sufficient strength in all its parts to
bear safely the weight to be imposed
thereon. in addition to the weight of
inches in thickness offinotrmore than ..
newsman“. shalt
cement:
.m ,. 1" .
in height
mortar.
All storiesybelow the three upper.
stories. including the cellar or base;
shall be laid in cement
All foundations under water
Section 3:.—Glroers. annuals. cu-‘
Wrought iron or steél
portlonstely thicker whenever. in the girders. supported by iron 01' wooden
opinion of the Inspector. the nature of columns or by brick piers. my be
the soil or height of the structure substituted for partition walls. and
and said footings shall shall be of sufficient strength to bear
project beyond said pier or chimney ”(815' the. "918““ "MC" "1°" “"9 in-
All columns shall
rest upon bed plates. either of iron or
. and be capped with
n order to secure a suitable founda- steel cap plates. of suitable sine tad
“fixture, thickness to sustain with safety the
load imposed.
All brick piers over 8 feet in
be shall have a bond plate of “51:32:
no‘ less than 6 inches in diameter at iron the fullsixe. of the pier. at least
and shall be ”wed o! be- once in every 5 feeb in height.
ow .0" water ,mark and shall be substitute for brick partition
“nab. capped "uh stone or-con- shall be allowed only where an open
space of more than 25 feet in Width
All iron or steel ’
all be pointed before setting.
no wooden girder or
support a_ brick wall in any case.
Columns or
e directly
than one pier is
coded to support.
,
at desired;
Ali roof
lolsts entering the
from opposite sides shall have at least
4 inches of brick work between
ends of said timbers.
”not more than.
lit-writ]: not more than?
nuts-u , ., 7 7, 1
Section lt.-—-Wlthtn tit“; Salim. 7 _. , .
section of the I-‘lre Dist . 7 . ._ ”I n _ __ ‘ \ ’ . ..
District is hereby or may be hereafter in“; Willi“. wall or ye iea- 5.: in “E. ‘ 1 g _ :
enabllshed by the Council of mid “i ”that” in: 0mm, 1“ “'9‘ work. , _ , _ ‘ ‘u ,
Cit It shall so unlawful to erect closure as“ a . band as “MW ~.. “7 W" animations“; m ‘9”?
y. “re w m “H m mm of ‘ ” sistzota'mistun‘of ones-rt, m 9%.
.stsndsest of 15 tons pox-sonata ,
Section 80.—-‘-m. All timber
shall be sound sources from any in-'
nomina'whlch" might . render“ the
same unfit for the purpose intended. 7
Secton airs-Sand. For brick mason-
ry. in: sand used in monstrous.“ be
screened and free'rrom‘
and pebbles. -, » ..
'Secflon 32.——3[m
shall
lintel
foreignmauér
. - .. 1’
_ r_ In w-m Ecua-
aations for brick buildings over two
be laid in'
cement mortar. All other founda-
tions may be laid in lime and cement
The three upper stories of '
any brick building may be laid in time
or 'in cement
intervene.
All brick walls shall be secured no
"9°? 10"” 0‘ “ch floor. and to 3::
Section 2t.—-Suppurr§ in Cell-m No '00? at intervals of not more than six
feet with wrought-iron anchors or
in any cellar or basement as a perm- stout wrought iron fastened 890ml!
for any to joists and well turned up in a wall.
:ullding unless by special permission 5“" "" plates l! ”i on to? 0‘ '5"!
one story or more in height. shall
anchored ‘thereto by
placed not
apart on centres.
Section 35.——-’I‘imbtrs.
interval. and on the same. line of joists
be
nnchorub'olts.
more than six (6) feet
At the-same
and
they
wall
the
They shall be cut on a bevel at the
ion ends. so thatsno
s
the floors itself.
It shall safely
than 4
~ ' ‘i l' '1 t rr hi.‘ iiil~ .-
i: Hignded b" :l” ipp u l” ‘ 5 sun sllzlll l:ui to stop work on any p‘ound “‘tho‘n a pernllt from ”‘0 . .
orize dgtll . . We“ “mum“ NW" “N TM 1 ’ w ll ( m... or u... Fm. Department ,3 pro- lace brick and layinga diagonal head-
Section .‘l.——l'pml rem l‘.lnl.!‘ any :ip- ‘ ‘ ‘ " ‘ ‘ ’3 ““ my.“ er or b , l' 1 gum of headers “‘3" be not less
Plicatlon for Pt‘l‘llllslsioll t.) t'f‘l’l't. inspector (05'0“ sztlii lr‘si’i"‘t°’5hun H ‘ ‘ I . ) .1) “g a t‘ t h f
elevate enl-lrge “11'”? 0|" l‘l‘llllHl‘ l'lll‘lliW'itil notify [hp corporation SPt‘llOIl 2i.~-"ll“illnx Ll”. ‘Vhf‘l‘t’ Jn'd stretcllers, Ol’ by sphtting t e 8C9
fin}. building “um” um pm m the “mm“... m. mil... pm”... mm...“ who a building line has been established bricks and backing them withvs con- used. the finer beams or
(:‘ty which is outside of Sillii‘ it‘ll‘v llis- ”PM” lllkll suitable action to stop said on any street in the CRY of Norw‘lk tlnuous row 0‘ headers. or bk“?-
trict. the inspector shall examine tilt- “"“'k HIM to cause such construction “0 part 0‘ any building shall to erect» proved "‘9‘“! “'1" ““3 spaced no!
plans and specifications therefor and m be mad" i“ conformity With the 0“ “93"” t0 33” street "'9“ mm more than 15 inches apart. etery
may order chances and lllollilli‘flllons l‘rlnisjmls of this ordinance. building llm‘. except that on business fifth C(‘ursfl “1min the fire limits.
thereof and shall flew the land on S’Tllbll 13.——l-‘or each and every places UVO 3107198 0" more hill! COI‘M- no tire or party Wall shall be ”53 than
which n is lll‘Oi‘OSt'd to locate such ”Tm“ to erect. “rulm “Hum... re- cos may extend not more than three 12 “mm“ lhk‘k. $169M the top story
building: and if said plans and “MP or I‘t‘move “1W hUlldlntt. and for feet toward ”‘9 street ”93’0““ 3'10“ thereof, Which m be 8 "Kb?” thick.
specifications as presented or as modl- “Wm“? UP “'il'lnz whore. lht‘l't- has ”0““an line. and. ornamental projec— ‘“ a” “33“! party and fire walls in
not in..." a building perm“ issued. tlons above the first story of the build- brick bu‘idinlm 5M“ 1” mrried above houses may be eveepted'
level
portion
thereof shall enter the wall. and there
inches of
brick work between end of joists.
“hen eight-inch partition walls are
joists shall
be separa’tod‘or spaced so that there
will not be less than clinches of brick
work between said iolsts or beams.
All beams and Joists shall rest hot less
than 4 inches on the walls of their
supports. Stirrup trons of proper size
shall be used at all headers where the
opening exceeds four feet; dwelling
w
the opinion of the Building Inhspeceretoi:
they are not required. All headers to
be double and well spiked. .
Section 38.—It shall be the duty of
the. pet-son or corporation constructing
any new buildings. alterations, addi-
tions. etc. to see that the , elettrlc
wire. conduits or plumbing pipes are
d before ‘being passed by the
, support a minimum
live load per square foot of area as
specified in the following table:
Apartmebtaf. Hotels! and Dwellings
so pounds per square foot. . ,
Assembly “Halls. Public Auditoriums.
Dance Halls. Schools and Theatres
”pounds per square foot.
Retail stores and Office“ Buildings
126 3 pounds per 'sl'nnre foot.
-_ until, .‘Manul‘scmrlng and M rcon‘ -
tile-71$. pounds per square foot? '
Henry,Wsrehouses and
Pound! per nasal-e
Roofs
foot. '
”Sidewa
foot. .
"‘5‘ :60
s" r j.‘ I
foot.
Buildings may have .fio‘or
thereon: "
Greatest . Lens: '
Lentil! fine Distance oa.-»No;-ito
Garageg‘lso'
(flat). 50 Ipourlds per square
{poundsper square
the sine and spdclngshown m of
. towing upla' for. clean”
in the. opinionflof:
size is'wsnmclent forfthe' load tin
with; fol
Josh. *‘Wheu
posed
mist
that
iron or
The
ml:
xirders
shall
3...
‘ \ Win-the
t
t
r! ‘
\
s.
leaders be allowed to flow
sidewalk. but shall be conducted by
pipes to the sewer. or otherwise sat-.
where the same are supported bs‘élsfactorily disposed of. as directed by
girders or partitions. said joists shall
be butted together ‘end to end.
strapped securely together with heavy
wrought iron splice plates. or
may lap each other at least 12 inches
and be securely spiked.
and floor timbers or
same party
or! metal signs attached to
frame. over two feet high. shall not
be. erected upon or attached to any
building without permission from the
inspector.
erect any sign
which may fioject beyond the street
line.
or metal erected upon
other supports extending . .
ground shall be, at any point. more;proof materials.
than' eight. feet high. and the same all stud bearingl
shall
braced. and any Sgn no'w erected on.iire stops at we};
top' of or attached to‘ any buildinz'be of the some nintv-r
shall be removed when decayed. or
unsafe.
moved by the Building Inspector.
vas awnings of the folding or hinged
.Distrtct ant-raisin
' manages“ Tenon style. the up-
in‘ ”delimited to 11 feet-
sm‘ " heighr ‘t. between _tznl)ers.~ . -
the'doifil are to 7 be doubled and
mi— had together 14.1mm. part1» tions.
We" !nd7wen around
' mu. 7 béj. suitable truss
partition. slit-door’open-
.- he mm tram-ed. two
"R Elihu-d; pin.” are to
ROOF’S OF. BUHDHGS
FIRE sun's.
Section 40.—Within the business
sections of the Fire District it shall
be unlawful to place upon any build-
ing hereafter “erected. any roof cover-
a
ing material other than gravel. slate. lthe cellar upm a “flu-m
tile. tlf. copper, steel. iron” or other
fire proof finaterial or to repair any
flat roof with any other covering than
that above mentioned. Permission
may be given by the Building Inspec-
tor. however. to repair and replace
with shingles. gable or fimjlar shaped
roofs. ‘s‘
Section 4km All Exterior
cornice-s and the gutters of all build- i concrete eight inches thick.
lugs hereafter erected within the Fire
limits. and of all buildings of the sum:
shall be of fire proof material. All
cornices shall be securely fastened to
tdent of any wood work. \Vhen a wall and one-quarter by
is finished with a cornice of stone. ter- ,
ra cotts or brick. the greater weighti
of material in such cornice shall be
on the inside of the face of the wall.
Where the cornice projects above the
roof. the walls shall be carried up to
the top cornice. All exterior wooden
cornice. that may now be or hereafter titions in all stories any
become unsafe or decayed. gall be must. run down to the (up :-
taken down when ordered by
Building Inspector. and
shall be constructed
proof rosterisl.
,Sect’ion 41—W All buildings be in size according to 2
shall be kept provided with proper Section 3? and must
metallic leaders for conducting water bridged and the framing
from the roofs in such manner
shalt protect the walls and founda— herein provided
the
if replaced.
at some fire
ions of said. buildings from injury.
i
he Building Inspector. i
Section 43.——Sig'ns. Signs of wood
a wooden
o.
unlawful to
description
It. shall be
of any
No sign or billboard of wood
uprights or
into the.
be properly supported and
or when ordered to be re-
Section 4i.-—-—Canvas AwningS. Can~
class; not less than eight feet above
the sidewalk. may be erected beyond
the building line. on permits lSDed
by the Building Inspector. ~ It shall
be a'coaditlon of these penntts to
erect or repair awning. that no let-
tering shall be placed thereon except
the name '.of the individual. flan or
corporation tranatcting business in
the building in front of which the
swirling is erected. and the house num-
her; the lettering and numbering tr
be not more than eight inches in
hetghtLand to consta of not more
than one line upon the front balance
of each has). Temporary covered war.
across sidewalks may be permitted by
the Chief of. Police. for periods not
to. exceed fortyoeight hours. Such
covered ways shall afford a free pas-
age of at least six feet in width
along the middle of. the sidewalk.
.AMICIE In.
, WOODEN BUILDIXGS.
Section 45.—-Frame or. wooden
buildings may be erected within the
city. provided that said frame or
wooden building. except‘as- provided
in Section: 16 hereof. shall not be
erected within the prescribed Fire
design-ml or some
emanci- be designated 11:19»
only“ ce. Mr‘préwnoden but -
tags slimline; exceed three full star.-
ieg tnxheight; and the framing of an
wooden" findings may be done . in
elther;$yles rm.” "Balloon" or
“Mdrfiseiagim” If done Bal-
loon stfléfiitJhtlirbe sheathed with
boards not leq' than » se'vemeights
inch thick. and mid sheathing than
born; on uneasily." unless. in the
opinion ofjthejfiufldlp'g Inspector. the
lurid or the building'\ is sufficiently
broken upf'zowhrsoe itself. .If done in
samg're may]:
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. .‘ . i 1 ' 12 s
".819,“ 'r-v- “5203 L r “-40“ ' 15 13 13 1: e 7
e ‘ ~24 ‘1, j. 20 11: 11: 12 l‘.‘ {3 . -
7 - - '~ «14 T 30’ 1'5 12 i: Q ‘
gags" t A - - ' Meat -. ones ‘ ,
section wisps—Wale: house ~0er" WW Walla. u-‘ :
Win-nous.» * ‘ -- ' ' ‘1 2 , “*4 1
stories Stone— - -Brick 5: . t 5 E (in
1 :0 16
' 2 20 16
8 20 16
4 2! 20
5 28 :4 z
6 a: 28 :
'i' 32 28 t
8 34 ’ 2
class erected anywhere in ‘the city.;corner posts of any style r
l
as her: in all buildings shall Le
_ and headers shall be doubl»
In no case shall the water from the the other beams on the‘sa‘me -.
upon the girder or timber shall rest
neys or be him. in chimzr»;
column supportin: ..
built of a n _
laid on a. (00%;?qu a... 3
Opinion of the Bull _ Be, a. ..
rune is Mum. “"121 f
Brick or (:0th
“Slit incha 1111:“! L“:
0 oundau ’33:;
ore n r' ‘ '
“.3 Nth. but the: will???
thicknes of found . h,
as specified at»... F -
0' dry rubble myb mtg“
W similar bull . hass-
t1: ”militias if built of ks. 5‘
l Of concm We
and outsider“-wa.li£§?i'1§:'h
s. acct - - ~ in;
.
I
Section 47‘_
“Fm Budding.
and in blocks 01 l-C
be a. fire or part: A
mh house tram the other
i inch brick u...“
{105 3.1;!
5.31..
be bull'-
as above dt-str‘bel fo- 2“.
: « I k.
.the cellar to :h«:
roof. without or.
:baring studded r...
icovered with metal '
5 board. extending :
(‘the roof. in a ..
{two houses every o ‘ ,. d;
partition wall shall be of
0
la. foundation.
Section 48.
Size (if Timber.
building shall not to less :
by six inches Girts or rill»
and interties for
style not les than
sills for all style frami"
be less than four by su-
aSection ilk—All max.
titions on first story
on to the girder. and
rh-
tition below. No cam-3;:
will be allowed to res:
beams.
Section 50.——-All Ecsr I: "'
for. All
L
Fun: Paoomo i
s-rops.
51.—E\‘.:
A so my P
Section
t
er brick wall (-7 ;;-,-'
proofed by h 3- —: rmr.
brick or term cons.
of pmr
metal latlzz'g c.
terials. E
tition of sf0:n_
ter'ial. shall
stops at each 510.
83$ of brick.
D.“
t:
5‘
an of buildings
‘5‘—
tion, but no stop 0“ av
than two inches that;
of the partition and
floor. Where mortar
wooden strips two in:
be used as supports
tween the floor joists.
119011 the bearing par:
stopped. The spaces "
stops can be of W'OOIE
two inches thick.
In every building
least one line of fire strps v '
be set at the base 01'
partitions. In all bu:
regard to the number 0"
eluding all rooms fir
space enclosed by tn rv;
is termed the attic, a.“ o
and all inside partuicr=
lMastered down to the ‘
of all bases and trains;
story.
Section 52.—Stnrways and ““3
Every building (other than a ”A“?
house occupied by not more 1‘
two families) shall have to each 5’7
“Queens of agres to the row
either inside or outside lbi‘ but“
not- including elevators. Am _
means shall be kept from obstrs.
at all times. and shall be
from each room in each stori-
buildings over two. and one 3‘
stories in height shall have 9. {)6
out. access to the roof from met,
The opening of said scene 511?},
not less than eighteen by thirty ‘3
in the clear. all
Section 53,—Ashhr and Stu-rem,
No rock face work in walls beIO'M'
water table or the sutvermuc"
Above inuany building shall b9591—
thut four inches thick. at?3 d
have a bond stone running in“ .
wall at‘least eight inches cg”
every Square yard of surface 0:
exclusive of face. No faced
7811811 be less than twelve inches er
In building faced with 3521“.“ a,
’ face“ stdne shall be anchor?ll mm
booting“ with wrought iron ‘ .gr.
, of suitable length at least ear-e}...
Q! an inch thick by one inch; c
“or by anchors of equal area 0‘
[h ere
8
35’
' i
a
2.
m".
l
afichds'
Where any stone
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