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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 70-1913~~,BA~R~8,~I0~ ~IC~U~ ~A?~8, ~~, ~ ~ LI~,~ ~A~HOUS~, ~ DISPOSAL O~ ~BISH ~ T~ ~0~ OV GASOLI~ A~ 0T~R P~DUCTS 0~ P~~,~ IN T~ CI~ O~ SOUTH S~ ~CISC0, ~ P~SCR~ING T~ ~NAL~ ~0R T~ VI0~TION 0F The Boa~ of Trustees of the City of Sou2h S~ do ordain as follows: Section 1. The fire limits of the City of South S~ Frmn- cisco shall ~e within t~t portion of 'the city 5oun~e,~ ~ l~s: Beginning at ~he in~ers~C%i0n of the center line of m~on Street with the center line of Lux Avenue, thence ~ster~ ~ong the center line of Lux AYenue to the center line of Linden Awenue; thence 8oUtherly alone the center line of L~ndon to the center line of ~iller Ayenue; thence westerly alone the center.~line of Miller Avenue to the center line of Maple Avenue; thence southerly alone the center line of ~aple Avenue to the oenter line of Baden Avenue; thence e~erly along the center line of Baden A~nue to the line,pr~uced northerly.separating Lot Twen'ty-2~o (22) from Lot T. enty-three (23) In Block One ~un- d~d ~d ~enty-three (123). as ~o~ on the Map of South S~ ~ran~lsco. Plat No.1. filed in the office of the County ~cor dot of S~ Mateo County; thence southerly along said line rat'~ng Lot ~entyrtwO (2~) from Lot Twenty-three (25) in said B~k One Hundre~ and T~nty-three (~5),produced ~utherly,%o the conte~ line off ~il~oad Avenue; thence easterly ~lon~ the ~ l~ne off ~lro~ Avenue to tho westerly bounda~ off the- ~ '~ off the Southern ~acific Comps;thence northeasterly ~e westerly boundary off the ~i~ht of w~ off the ~out]~n ~mpa~ 't~ the cente~ l~ne off D~vision Street; thence northerly ~on~ the center l~ne of Division Street to the center line of EXTI~:RI OR ~VALbS .............. Section 2.(a) The exterior walls and p~rty walls (except curtJ-~in walls) of the buil~.ings included within the district above described shall be made of reinforced concrete or brick, natural or artificial stone other than concrete block block, or a combination of any or all of the above mentior~ed m~terials; provided ~;>~t g~dva~ized iron or tin cornices on skeleton wood frame may be used for exterior decorations. All outer walls shall extend at least two feet above the roof of such build, i~f~s. ~ (b) 'Vh:e~ the outer walls of a buil"~ing are cor~str~.ct~d o' ]'~;.~/k, ~to--~e ~r plain concrete, the thickness or-said ~valls shall b~, in proportion to the number of stories inten.-~ed for such buil- ding, and the number of ioches i~' thickness shall be as speci- fied in the following table: Stories .high i~ase- . st~-sto-*~' sto-isto- One ~ 16 ~2 ~ Three ~ ' 2~ l~J 16 ] 6 12 Party wal.le shall be ¢our i~ches thicker than outer walls. ;VALL Section 3, In the construction of new buildings or a~ditlons tx~. cozstruction of ~artitio~s to present ~aereto, or in .... , dings, no person a].z;x~i ~:oy~r,~r ~i~[~h, in ',~hole or in part,the wa~l or walis,~ ceiling or c~idin6s, of any r~oms or buil~i~6, plastere3 walls and ceilinf:;s may be pattered. ,Section 4. All b~ldings shall have ~heir interior partitions and ceilings plastere~ with one or more coat~ lolas~er at least five-eights of an inch thick and' extending down to the floor, except mills, warehouses, stables laundries,facto- ties and outbuildings wh~,re the exterior walls are not ceiled on the ironiC?, ~nd partitions are boarded on one side only. ALTE~TIONS Section b. (a) ~en the exterior wa].~s of ~ny frame buil- ding (except the fir~ story~ront wail) which has beem construe- ted within the fire limits of the Ci~y of South ~re ~1 t,~ r~d, when the interior of any buildin~ shall be altered to the extent of tearing the in%eric r ter~-~tions or repairs of said building sh~l'be constructed in the same m~ner frame building is d~naged by fire to one-half the remaining portion thereof sha~ the o~mne r. ~w~qeneve r limits, such additions must be made to conform to the construc- tion p~-ovtded for new ~ork, but in case of wooden buildings sit- uated ~it>~in the fire li~i~s, no additions will be pe~itted if the estimated cost thereof is more assessed value of the building to which to 'ce made. PE~%~ITS '~'OH aLT .~, IO~. Section b. No w,~den building situated within said fire lim- its shall be ~l~ered, repaired or added to without permission so to do being first obtained from the Board of ~rustees. Any ' '-' -,-~ _ ' -~a ~r~'~ ~, ~:, [~.~,~ ,~h,AI 1 file with the person deSl: City Clerk, a~dressed t~ the Board of T~s%ees, a petition des- fully the building and premises whe~eon the alterations, cribing repairs or a.~.ditions are desired to be made, also the materials with which it sued, .h~ll St~xte furry the att. erations, repairs or additions ~.~l- leaved to be m~da, t'~e m~teri~ls to be used, and .~uch r~gulations respecting the same as in the judgment of the Board of ?rus~ees may be necessary, which said permit sha$1 be filed with the City Clerk; provided, however, nothing herein contained ,..h,~ll be con- stru~,,! to require the Board of Trustees to gr.~nt such peNnissio~ bu~ they shall be sole judges of ~he neCessity and rea~onable- ness of the alterations, repairs or a~itions, and their decision granting or re_fusing the permit shall be finial ~:~nd conclusive. Temi~'.:~r'y i.~'mi~s sh~li never be granted under any circum~t~ces. ~OVING BUILUI~GS. Section v. No buildings sh~di be moved ~o another location within said fire~imi~s more th~ ten f~et dis%an~ from its ori- ginal location, unless i% is construct, ed in accordance with Sec- tion 2 of %his or4in~nce. ~o building ~a]l be moved from. the , outside distric~ t0 within the fire limits, unless it is con- structed in accordance wi~h ~he provisions of ~= o ctlon 2 of this ordinance. .ROO~S A~ S~LIGH~S. Section 8'.(a) ~he roofs of ail buildings included within Zhe s~id .6i~,. limits shall be covered either with tin, slate, ~iles, ~er~'a co%ca, ~ar ~M't gravel or prepared roofing, excep~ %hose now other wise covered; the latter shall be covered with one of said materials whenever the Rite ~arsh~l s ~:~] ~ d~em taam (b ) Skylights shall be of me~al frames with wired glass, or · me%al frames and hea~y glass h~ving wire screen of no~ less than four (4) inches of No. 12 wire and one (1) inch mesh. CHIM~y'' Section 9. All chimneys and ~ues he,'e~fter constructed in the City of ~outh San '~ · isco, . .~r~mc except patent chimneys,shall be brick or stone; their enclosing.walls shall be not less than four inches thick, and shall, if less th~ eight inches thick, be lined on the inside ~ith ~Nei] burnt cl,~ or terra cot~a pipe of not ies~ than one inch t'~ick. Said liniMg shrill start fro~ the bottom of a flue or the throat of a fir~pl,,me, La co-qtinu,~,~, to the top of the flue and shall be built in ~nd bricked around carried up. ~lues where lining is not required by this ordinance shall have the joints struck smooth on the inside.~,~rnere such chimney is built in a wo.~den building and extended into the lower s~bory of ,~uch building,~then such chimney shall start from the ground and shall be erected on a parmanent foundation of its own separate from the building. Such chimneys shall not be in- creased in size in the umper story and shall ex~end ~t ~e~t t],.re~' f~.et above the roof dr as much higher as will be necess- ary no insure the safety of surrounding buildings. No sills, pl~tes, floor joists, ~afters or the he~ders thereof shall r~st in or on said chimney, but there shall be perfect freedom between ail frame work and said chimney. PATEAfT CHI~,~CE, YS. Section 10. All "patent chimneys" shall be built up6'n ¢l~or on which they are used, and in no case shall a stove pipe enter a patent chimney less than six inches from the bottom of such chimney. If a patent chimney be erected on the outside of a building it shall rest on a substantial iron bracket, i~ which c~se the br~.c~et must be of methyl and fastened to the studding with bolts and nuts; screws or l~g screws shall not be allowed for this purpose. ,,When a patent chimney is erected on the inside of a buil- ding it shall rest on an iron plate not less th~n one-fourth inch in ~,hickness, and shall have-not less than two courses of brick on top of said iron plate. It shall have a smokeproof open- ing near the bottom for cleaning it. Ail patent chimneys shall be braced every four feet of their height. All joints must be cemented, and the bands covering the joints shall be made of the best No.24 iron and filled with cement bo m~e f, bem smoke and spark proof. The term "Patent chimneys" shall be understood to mean a t '~ terra cot~a flue at least six inches in diameter, measured on the inside, with walls at least one inch thick. Such flue shall be entirely s.u~'roun,~ed with a continuous metal covering and have . an air space between the flue and said metal covering of not less than one-hal_ inch FIRePLACeS. Section 11. All fireplaces and chimney breasts where man- tels are placed, except as provided for patent chimney fire- places, whether intended for. ordinany fireplaces or not, shall have trimmer arches to support the hearth; s~id arches ~}~.~11 be of brick, stone, burnt clay or concrete at least twenty inches " wide, measured from the face of the chimney breast, and their length shall be not less than the width of the chimney breast. t~ood centers shall be removed from under trimmer arches, and no timber shall be placed ~nder any fireplace or hearth. Hearths shall be of brick, tile or stone. ELECTRICAL Section 12. All electrical construction and all materials and apparatus used in con~ection with electrical work, and the operation of all electrical a;~:aratus in the City of South San Francisco, shall be in conformity with the. rules and ~egulations i~i,! ~o:,?n in what is known as the Nation;~l Electrical Code of 1911, a copy of which code is on file in the o~'.~iCe of the City Clerk, and the same is hereby adopted as the specifications for all electrical work of construction and operation. l~;B~ I SI{. Section 1.%. It shall be unla'~ful for any persons, firm or corporation, his, her or their agent, servant, representative or employee ~o ~er~it paper, rag3, waste or combustible rubb'ish of any character to accumulate in any quanti~y in any building, yard, ~lley- or other place so as to increase the danger of fire. The accumulation of such rubbish is hereby declared bo be ~, nuis- ance and it shall be the duty of the Fire .~arshal to see that--~.~ such nuisances are abated immediately after discovery, using carbon liquids mentioned in this ordinance shall cause to be posted conspicuously on his, her or their premises a notice to the effect that applicatiSn will be made for such permit. Said notice shall be posted at least one week before the filing of the application and be kept Posted until said application finally granted or denied. If the quantity desired to be sorted, kept or used is mo~e than one hundred and ten (110) gallons, the application; mue. t -be made to the Board of ?ru~tee~, which, before any action taken thereon, ~all refer the ~ to the ~i~ Marshal for in- ventilation. ~e Fire ~ars~l ~hall reco~end vieable to be ~bodie~n t~ ~olution granting such privileges to the petitioners. ~ATION OF LAU~R~S, PICTU~ T~AT~S,~C. Section 17.No 'laUnd~,""bakery,motion picture theatre,P~ublic garage, Ju~ store, or lime warehouse m~ here~ter be located ~within said fire 1Amits, except in some place designated in a pe~it obtained from said ~oard of T~steea therefor. Section 18. Every persOn, fire or corporation' or his, her Or~.their ~ent, secant, representative or e~loyee, violating. ~f the provisions of this ordin~oe eh~!l be guilty of and,~on conviction thereof, shall be punished by ~Ji'ae of not less th~ ten dollars nor more than one h~ndre~ ef by i~riso~ent for ~not~more than thirty d~e, or such fine and impriso~ent; every day~S~ cmtinuance of ~[O~ ~y of the provisions of of this ordinanoe":shall-.~t apply to .any b~ildtnt~or butldi~s.,~ within the fire limits which ~ be u~d exolual~ly for reei- ~ence or dwelli~ pu~oaee, or which m~ ~e erected he~ter~ within said fire l~ita, for such pussies and used exclusively f~ such pu~oee8. Section 20, ~hia ordinance shall Be published ones ~tn '~e ~nte~rise~ a weekly newspaper printed and published in the City of South San Fr~oisco ~d a~ll take effect and be In force thirty d~ from~"and ~t~ the date of its passage. Introduced this 3~ day of ~~ 1~1~. ~ ' Passed and ~opted as ~ ordtn~c.e of the ~ity of~'Sou~h S~ Prancisco at a ~gular meeting of the ~oard of Trustees of ,_~ ',1913, by the fgllowing v~e: ~restdent o~ of the City of South San ~r~cisco. ' Attest; ~~,___ _~ ~~~. .