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ORDINANCE NO. kLd.
AN ORDINANCE 01,' THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF TLE CITY OF AZUSA,
ESTABLISHING THi: OFFICE OF BUILDING INSPECTOR, FILING IIIS COt.`PENSA-
TIoN, DEFINING ITIS DUTIES, ESTABLISHING FIRE LIMITS IN SAID CITY
AND PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, AND
REPAIR OF BUILDINGS IN SAID CITY, PRESCRIBING THE PZKALTY I,OR Tim
VIOLATION OF SAID ORDINANCE AND RE'P,3ALING ALJ. ORDI1,ANCES IN CON-
FLICT THERE'iITH.
The Board of Trustees of the City of Azusa do ordain as fol-
lows:
FIRE LI:iiITS .
Sec. 1. The fire limits of the City of Azusa shall be within
that portion of said city, bounded as follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner of Lot 25, in Block 21 of reap
of Azusa, as per map thereof recorded in Book 15, Page 93, Miscel-
laneous records of Los Angeles County, thence south along the west
line and the prolongation southerly of the west line of the alley
between Azusa Avenue and San Gabriel Avenue, to the southeast cor-
ner of said lot 15, Block 28, thence west along the south line of
said Lot 15, to the southwest corner of said Lot 15,being a point
in the east line of San Gabriel Avenue, thence south alone; the
east line and prolongation south of the east line of San Gabriel
Avenue to the northwest corner of Lot 15, Block 37, thence oast
along the north line of said Lot 15, to the northeast corner of
said Lot 15, thence south along the west line of the alley between
Azusa Avenue and San Gabriel Avenue, to the southeast corner of
Lot 32, Block37, being the north line of Sixth Street, thence oast
along the north line and prolongation east of the north line of
Sixth Street, to the southwest corner of Lot 33, in Block 36,
thence north along the east line of the alley between Alameda
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Avenue and Azusa Avenue to the northwest corner of Lot 50, Block
36, thence east along the north line of said Lot 50, to the north-
east corner of said Lot 50, said point being the west line of
Alameda Avenue, thence north along the west line and prolongation
north of the west line of Alameda Avenue to the southeast corner
of Lot 49, in Block 29, thence west along the south line of Lot
49, in Block 29, to the southwest corner of said Lot 49, being a
point in the east line of the alley between Alameda Avenue and
Azusa Avenue, thance north along the east line and prolongation
north of the east line of said alley between Alameda Avenue and
Azusa Avenue to the northwest corner of Lot 1, in Block 20, being
a point in the south line of Ninth Street, thence west along the
south line and prolon;ation west of the south line of Ninth Street
to the northeast corner of Lot 25, in Block 21, being the point
of beginning. All of said lots and blocks referred to herein are
of the i:`ap of Azusa, as per Lap thereof recorded in Book 15, Page
93, Eiscellaneous Records of Los Angeles County.
Ree. 2. Ordinance No. 150, entitled, "An ordinance of the
Board of `trustees of the City of Azusa. establishing a fire dis-
trict in said City of Azusa and regulating the alteration and con-
struction of buildings within said district and repealing ordin-
ance No. 118, of the City of Azusa, passed and adopted January
26, 1914, and all other ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance,
be and the same are hereby repealed.
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Section 3: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or cc
tion, to erect, construct, alter, repair, raise, build upon, move,
demolish, maintain or use, or to cause, permit or suffer to be erect
ed, constructed, altered, repaired, raised, built upon, moved, demol
ished, maintained or used, within the City of Azusa, any building or
structure, or any portion thereof contrary to any of the provisions
of this Ordinance.
Section 4: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or c
tion, to commence or proceed with the erection, construction, altera
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tion of plastering or painting excepted), of any building or other
structure in the City of Azusa, unless a permit so to do shall have
been first obtained as herein provided.
Any person desiring such permit shall file with the Building
Inspector, on a blank to be furnished by said Inspector, an applica-
tion therefor, which application for such permit shall be made by
the owner or his agent. -.Then such application is made, plans and
Specifications in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be filed with the Building Inspector, who small then issue a
permit and shall file such application and shall apply to such plans
and specifications an official stamp stating that the drawings and
specifications to which the same has been appliod, comply with the
terms of this Ordinance. The plans and specifications so stamped
shall then be returned to such applicant. Such application shall
specify the land upon which the proposed rror;c is to be done, describ-
ing the same by lot and blocl�, or other accurate description, the
general dimensions of the building to be erected, constructed, altere ,
repaired, moved or demolished, the number and height of stories there
Df, the names of the owner, architect and contractor or builder, if
there be such architect, contractor or builder, and the cost of the
)roposed work and the purpose for which such building, alteration or
,epair is &;signed, and such other matters as said Inspector may re -
require.
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The applicant for a permit shall also obtain and file with the
said Inspector, before obtaining such a permit, a written certifica4e
from the City Clerk, that the description of the land contained in
the application is correct, and a written statement from the City
Engineer of the proper house number for said building.
Thereupon, on payment of the fees hereinafter provided, the
said Inspector shall issue a permit for the proposed work.
After a permit has been granted for the construction, alterat
repair, moving or demolition of any said building, the plans thereo
shall not be changed without notice having been given to said In-
spector of such change and of the nature thereof, and the written
assent first obtained from such Inspector therefor. If such change
increases the cost of the proposed work the said Inspector shall
collect an additional fee for such change, in accordance with the
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scale of fees hereinafter prescribed. The stamping of any plan or
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specifications shall not be held to permit or to be an approval of
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the violation of any section of this Ordinance.
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Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall apply to or affect
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or authorize the moving of any building, upon any public street,
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alley or place.
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Section 5. The fees to be paid to the puilding Inspgctor for
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the issuance of any permit mentioned in Section 5 hereof shall be
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as follows: here the cost of the proposed work does not exceed
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10500.00, ti;1.00; where the cost of the proposed work exceeds 4500.00
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;'1.50 for the first u1000.00 Of such cost, and for each additional
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01000.00 or fraction thereof of the cost of such work above ;;1000.0
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but not exceeding .4'410,000.00, 75 cents; and for each additional
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,1000.00 or fraction thereof of the cost of such work above :,;10.000
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and not exceeding ;,;;30,000.00, 50 cents; and for each additional
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01000,00 or fraction thereof of the cost of such work above 1 ;301000
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and not exceeding :950,000.00, 40 cents; and for each additional
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:x,1000.00 or fraction thereof of the cost of such work above
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`,50,000.00, 25 cents.
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The above mentioned fees do not include any other work for
which a permit is required by any other Ordinance of the City of
Azusa.
In t?le case of moving any building without entering upon any
public street or alley, the cost of moving added to the cost of any
repairs, additions or alterations to be made to such building after
the moving thereof, shall constitute the total cost for tine purpose
of determining the fee to be paid for the permit, according to the
above schedule.
If any person, firm or corporation shall commence the erection,
construction, alteration, repair, moving or demolition of any build-
ing, without a permit first having been obtained from the Building
Inspector, as required by this Ordinance, notice in limiting to obtain
such permit shall be served upon such person, Firm or corporation by
the Building Inspector, or shall be posted upon such building, and
if such person, firm or corporation shall fail, for a period of 24
hours after service or posting of such notice, to obtain such permit,
such person, firm or corporation shall be required, upon subsequently
taking out such permit to pay for the same, double the amount of the
Coo hereinbefore provided for such permit; provided, however, that the
Pailure of the Building Inspector to serve such notice shall not rv-
_ieve any persoh, firm or corporation from any liability imposed by
>r provided in this Ordinance.
Section 6. If the work authorized by said permit is not commence
rithin 60 days from the date thereof, then such permit shall be
Orth void and before such work can be recommenced a ndw permit shall
e taken out and the same fees shall be paid therofor as hereinbeforo
d for the original permit.
29 Section 7. If work upon any building shall be conducted in viola-
30 tion of any of the provisions of this Ordinance, the Building Insepeto
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32 doned Por a period of more than 60 days, the said Inspector shall re-
voke the permit.
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Section 8. The Building Inspector shall keep in proper books an
2i'accurate account of all fees received under this ordinance, giving
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same, the date and the amount thereof together with the house number
of said premises, which said books shall be open for public inspectioi
Said Building Inspector shall weekly pay all fe:;s collected by him
into the City Treasurer.
Section 9. The Building Inspector shall render a report under
oath to the Board of Trustees of said City on the first Monday of
each month, of the number of building permits issued with the amounts
collected for the same during the month preceding, and the amount
turned into the City Treasury by said Inspector from permit fees.
Section 10. It shall be the duty of said Building Inspector to
enforce all. Ordinances relating to the erection, construction, al
tion, repair, removal, demolition or safety of buildings.
Section 11. It shall be unlawful for any parson, firm or corpor
tion to repair any frame or wooden building within the Fire District
of the City of Azusa, that has been injured more than forty per cont
of its actual value by wear and tear, or by the action of the elo-
ments, or by fire. „henever it shall be brought to the attention of
the Building Xnspector that any such building is injured more than
forty per cent of its actual value by wear and tear, or by the actior,
of the elements, or by fire, said Building Inspector shall notify
owner, person in charge, lessee or occupant thereof, in writing, of
such fact and shall require such owner, person in charge, lessee or
occupant of such building to demolish such building or remove the
same outside of the Fire District within such time, not less than
ten days, as may be fixed by the said Building Inspector and specifie
in such notice.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to re-
pair or reconstruct any wooden roof of any building within the vire
District except in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance
for the construction of new roofs within such Fire District.
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Section 12,. -Whenever the Building Inspector shall find that any
structure, or any part thereof, is dangerous to persons or property,
for is unsafe for the purpose for which it is used, or is in danger
of fire from any defect in its construction or repair, or that the
doors, passage ways, or stairways, of any structure are insufficient
for the escape of occupants in case of fire, panic or accident, or
do not conform to this Ordinance, or other Ordinances of the City of
(Azusa, he shall notify the owner, person in charge, or occupant
lin writing, specifying wherein such structure is dangerous, -unsafe
or defective, or not in conformity with said ordinance and requiring
such owner, person in charge or occupant thereof, forthwith to remove
demolish,&r rtvprtoire -*a_ same, or to make such alteration therein as
may be necessary to make such structure conform to said Ordinances
the person receiving such notice shall, within forty-eight hours a
receiving the same, commence the work required by said notice to be
done and shall diligently prosecute the same to completion. It shall
be unlawful for any person to use or to permit the use of any such
structure or part thereof, described in said notice, unless the work
mentioned in said notice shall have been done. The notice herein
specified to be given by the said Inspector may, in case such Inspec-
tor is after diligent search and inquiry unable to find with the
City of Azusa any owner, person in char,,,;e, or occupant of such pro-
mises, be served by posting such written notice in a conspAcuous
place upon the premises,directed to the owner, person in charge, or
occupant of such premises, and such notice and posting shall have t
same force and effect as a personal service of said notice.
Section 13. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to enlarge, alter, raise, build upon or move any build-
ing unless at the completion of such work, the whole building and ever
part thereof, shall conform to the provisions of this Ordinance; pro-
vided, however, that when any part of any existing building withit
the Fire District is taken for the public use by condemnation, for
street or other purposes, it shall be lawful to repair the remaining
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2 same or similar kind as those of which the remaining portion of
3 such building is constructed; or if there is sufficient ground in
4 the same lot or premises upon which such building exists, the same
5 may be moved as far as necessary to clear that portbion of the lot or
6 premises taken for such public use; and if there is not sufficient
7 ground for such purpose, said building may be moved elsewhere, but
8 outside said Fire District and provided further, that when any exist -
9 ing wooden building within Fire District is altered or repaired as
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11 tions or repairs to the satisfaction of and under the supervision of
12 said inspector, with materials of the same kind as those of which
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14 Sec. 14. ;ihen plans and detailed statements are filed in the
15 office of the Building Inspector for any existing building, which
16 is to be demolished such fact shall be stated in the statement so
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19 moved before the demolition of another story is begun. No material
20 shall be placed upon the floor of any such building in the course
21 of demolition, but the bricks timbers and other structural parts of
22 each story shall be lowered to the ground immediately upon displace -
23I ment. The owner, architect, builder or contractor for any building,
241 structure, premises, wall, platform, staging or flooring to be de -
25 molished shall give not less than twenty-four hours previous notice
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2711 Sec. 15. The outer walls of all buildings hereafter erected
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29 stone or concrete, or of a combination of such materials, and said
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communication of wood whatever between such roof and any other build -
2I ing, except fire walls to extend four (4) feet above the roof on
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buildings hereafter erected in said Tire District and the roofs of
any building in said Fire district now constructed which shall be
repaired, shall be covered with such material as will afford pro-
tection against fire, and in case of repair of any building now
erected in said Fire District in which the outer malls do not extend
up through and above the roof as aforesaid the same shall be extended
as herein required for new buildings, and the roof covared with fire-
proof material. All skylights shall be constructed of galvanized
iron and heavy ribbed glass and covered with heavy wire one and one-
half inch mesh, raised three inches above the glass on brackets.
Provided, however, that sheds and outbuildings in the rear of stone,
brick or concrete buildings may be constructed of metal with or with-
out sides, subject to the approval of the Building Inspector.
Sec. 16. The outer walls of all stone, brick or concrete build-
ings hereafter erected in said city, two stories in height or less,
shall be at least sixteen (16) inches in width in the basement or
foundation, and must have thirty-two (32) inch footings, and twelve
(12) inches for the first and second stories; and the outer walls of
all buildings hereafter erected in said City of three stories in
height, shall be at least twenty (20) inches in wiuth in the basement
or foundation, and must have forty (40) inch footings, and shall be
at least.sixteen (16) inches in width in the first story, and shall
be at least twelve (12) inches in width in the second and third storie
and the outer walls of all b;ildings hereafter erected in said City
Of four stories or more, t.ze basament or foundation must be at least
twenty-four (24) inches in width, and must have forty-eight (48) inch
30 footings, first and second stories sixteen (16) inches in width, and
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length. One story additions not over ten (10) feet in height, may
be constructed with nine (9) inch wall, having eighteen (18) inch
footings.
Sec. 17. All buildings, except as hereinafter stated, of frame
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or wooden construction, not more than two stories/haight, shall have
studding and plates and oiling joists not less than two (2) by four
(4) inches in dimension, except that one story dwellings and out-
buildings in connection with s me, and one story barns, garages and
sheds, having studding not more than trralve feetin length, shall
have studding and plates and ceiling joists not less than two (2)
by three (3) inchesin dimension; provided, however, that if the one
story buildings herein mentioned in this section shall contain not
more than twelve hundred square feet of floor space, they may be
built without studding, on condition that no space above the ceiling
be used for any purpose unless studding is especially provided under
neath such space, as may be required by the Building Inspector, and
that no pulleys, shafting or machinery shall be attaches to the wall
partitions, ceiling or roof of such buildings; the walls and partitions
of such buildings to be constructed of not less than seven -eights
inch boarding, not over t-vrelve feet long, exclusive of gables, placed
on end and securely nailed to upper and lower plates or joists.
Buildin.rs so constructed shall have ceiling tjoists not less than
two (2) by three (3) inches in dimension, spaced not more taan thirty
two inches apart, and may have cailin"s covered with any kind of ap-
proved slow burmmng "wall boarding" that is not less than three -
sixteenths of an inch thick, but no cloth or paper ceilings or par-
titions shall be alloyed in any buildinG whatevdr, and no burlap,
fabric or similar material may be used on any calls, partitions or
ceilin.-s, except on a solid backing.
Studded buildings higher than two stories shall have studding
and plates not less than two (2) by six (6) inches in all exterior
walls and interior bearing partitions below the two upper stories,
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shall have ceiling joists not less than two(2) by four (4) inches.
Iron -bearing partitions, not more than twelve feet in height, in any
studded building, shall have studding and plates not less than two
(2) by three (3) inches in dimension.
Ido deviations from these general standards of frame or wooden
construction shall be permitted unless it shallfirst be shown to the
satisfaction of the Building Inspector that such deviations will not
weaken or otherwise injure the building, and that no additional fire
risk will be entailed, and that such deviations will not conflict
with any specific provisions of this Ordinance, or of any other Ord-
inance of the City of Azusa. Jooden trusses and heavy timber con-
struction of any sort shall be subject to the Byilding Inspector's
requirements for such construction where not otherwise described or
defined in this Ordinance.
Tents, tent or screen houses, having canvas or screen malls,
portable houses of any description, greenhouses, lath houses, grand
stand, reviewing stands, platforms for public speaking, pavillions,
lunbh wagons and vendor's vra,3ons, or booths so constructed or locate
as to constitute temporary buildings and any or all tapes of build-
ings and similar structures not specially mentioned or described
elsewhere in this Ordinance, shall only be erected or maintained
after a permit so to do has first been obtained from the Board of
Trustees, and all such buildings or structures shall conform to the
requirements as to the materials to be used, and the form of constr
tion to be followed, and as to any other conditions they may impose
when granting such permit. !:'here a permit is desired for the erect
of any.such special type of form of building or structure for which
the materials and manner of construction are not prescribed by this
Ordinance, it shall be the duty of the Building Inspector to ascer-
tain by careful investigation if such building or structure will be
safe for the purpose for which it is intended, and will be in con-
formity with recognized standards of building construction, and will
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not create a dangerous fire risk to adjoining or surrounding proper-
ty, and will not conflict with any Ordinance of the City of Azusa,
after which the Building Inspector shall make such report and re-
commendation to the Board of °rustees as his investigation shall
warrant, but the power to issue or refuse to issue a permit f'or the
erection of such builaings or structures shall rest with the Board
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Sec. 18. All party walls of buildings hereafter constructed in
said fire District must be twenty (20) inches in width in the basem
and foundation, and must have forty (40) inch footings, and sixteen
(16) inches in width for each story to the height of three stories
above the basement or foundation, and at least twelve (12) inches
to the top, so as to have four (4) inches at least of solid masonry
between timbers. Party walls shall be of solid brick or stone or
concrete, and shall be without openings unless same are covered by
double iron doors, each one-ei3hth of an inch or more in thickness.
In no case shall studding against brick or stone walls be allowed on
exterior of buildings, and all outer walls shall be securely anchorod
with iron anchors to each third tier of joists. All posts or columns
supporting fronts of buildings or any brick or stone wall shall be
Of incombustible material. All buildings must be supplied with usu
I beams or steel girders.
Sec. 19. All buildinLs in said City of tvio stories and over in
height, shall be supplied with one or more fire hydrants, as may be r
quired by the Building Inspector of said City. Said fire hydrants
shall be not less than one and one --half (1 2) inches in diameter.
-ater service supplying said hydrants shall be not less than one and
one-half (1 J) inch continuous pipe from street main. There shall be
not less than fifty (50) feet of hose to each connection and said
shall be equipped with suitable reel and nozzle.
Sec. 20. In any buildinC of frame construction more than one
story in height, us -d or designed to be used, as a lecture room,
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Public hall -or as'a hotel, apartment -`house, tenement house, boarding
house or lodging -house, -all• vestibules, Corridors, hallways and the
underside of all stairways-not'constructed of fire -proof material,
shall be metal lathed and plastered. -
Sec. 23. Nochimney, shall be built in said'City`of less than
four (4) inch walls and no'top shall•be less than two (2) feet above
a 'flat, roof',and three ('&) feet above any pitched roof. 4 Ordinary
chimneys in businesd buildings shall have four (-4) inch Evall with
eight'('8) inch jambs. All flues intended for furnaces, ranges, bake
ovens, steam or hot water heating'apparatus, laundries or for any
other purpdde requiring great heat, shall hate walls eight (8) in -
chez thick, or have walls four (4) inches thick, and be lined with
chimney lining. All wall's or•chimneys less than eight (8) inches
thick, or those not lined with tile, shall be smoothly plastered for
the entire height on the inside and -outside. Tic joists or girders
shall rest and be supported on the walls of any chimney, and the
framing around chimneys of all kinds shall be so constructed that in
no case will any joists or timbers be placid nearer than one (1)
inch from the outside face oTwall.s or flues whether the same be a
smoke, air or other kind of flue; and in no case shall the distance
21�I from the Inside of any flue to any joist or timbers be less than fiv
22i inches. No timber shall be placed under any coal or wood burning
231 fire -place or hearth -stone, ;?ut all hearths or fire -places shall res
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(4) inch walls must be plastered upon the outside before any
is placed against them. Ido fire -place shall start from the joists
but shall start from the ground on a Lood solid concrete foundation.
No furring shall be•placed within one (1) inch of any chimney.
Chimneys shall be furred independently of brick, work, and no nails
shall be driven into said brick work; Any chimney not .forming a
part of a wall Shall rest upon the ground with proper foundations,
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any part thereof, in said City, any awning othem;ise than'as provide
in this section.
`every awning or covering erected constructed or maintained over
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metal frame',- WhTcli `fvame shall beattached to a bdilding..
Every such 'canvas awning or -covering erected,, constructed of
maintained over any sidewalk or any part Thereof, 'Shall be when
lowered, at least eight (8`) feet above'such sidewalk at its lowest
point, and shall not extend over such sidewalk for a greater distant(
than two:thirds of the distance from the building to which such
awning is attached.to the outer edge of such sidevralk.immediately in
front of such building; provide(&, however, that a hanging border may.
drop vertically therefrom to a point not less than seven (7) feet
above the sidewalk.
Sec. 25. Every exterior masonry wall of any building must be
built to conform in thickness to the following schedule ekcept as
otherwise provided in this Ordinance; thickness being given in inche�,
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Three stories... 20
Four stories.... 20
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Provided, that in any building used wholly as a dwelling and de
tached from any other building, the .walls shall be not less than
nine inches in thickness for the second story and not less than 12
inches in thickness for the first story; if one story only in height
walls shall be not less than 9 inches thick from the floor level to
the wall plate and not less than 12 inches thick below the level of
the floor joists; provided, however, that such buildings shall not b
changed to serve for other purposes than dwellings, unless the walls
be increased to the thickness set forth in the foregoing schedule.
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in thickness to the following schedule, except as otherwise provided
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Sec. 27. :falls heretofore built for or used as party walls,
which are not in accordance with the requirements of this Ordinance,
may be used, if in good condition, for the ordinary use of par;¢y
walls, provided the heivht of same be not increased.
Sec. 28. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpora-
tion to construct or maintain any board or any cloth and paper
partition in any buildinC, provided however, that partitions ex-
tending not more than two-thirds of the height of the story in which
such partitions are placed, may be constructed of uncovered wood.
The space between the top of z-iy such partition and the ceiling of
such story may 'be closed with glass set in fr8mes. Provided, howe
that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any such
partition erected prior to the date of the passage of this Ordinance
Sec. 29. There shall be no pormanert openin,; any sidewalk ex-
tending beyond the property line, except such openings as are herein
expressly authorized. There may be an openin, provided it is cover
ed with metal sidewalk trap doors, the outer edge of which doors
shall be within two feet of the outside edge of t'ie sidewalk curb,
and the inner edge of which shall not be more than seven foot from
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the outer edge of the sidewalk curb. Every door shall be provided
with metal guards for the protection of the public vr_ien open, and
shall be flush with the sidewalks when closed. There may also be
openings through sidewalks for admittance of fuel. All openings in
sidevialks shall have metal covers flush with the vialk, and their
upper surfaces shall be roughened. All parts of sidevralks, includin
illuminating the or other structural parts, shall be capable of
sustaining a load at all points simultaneously equal to four hundred
pounds for each superficial foot of the surface thereof. '-'here shal
be no permanent openings in the form of gratings of any description
in any sidewalk.
Sec. 30. The header beam carrying the tail beams of a floor,
and supporting a trimmer arch in front of a fireplace, shall bd not
less than twenty inches from the chimney breast. :,very girder or
truss shall have a bearing of not less than eiZht inches, ana joists
not less than four inches, on masonry walls. All headers and trim -
niers shall be of such size that the strength of the floor shall be
uniform. All wood under arch shall be removed after arch is turned.
Jhere joists or beams rest on masonry walls the ends of such
joists and beams must be beveled at least three inches at the ends
resting on such walls.
Sec. 31. floors shall be constructed to carry not less than the
following live load per square foot with a factor safety of four:
Jarehouses, wholesale houses and heavy factories, 250 lbs.
Assembly halls, dancing halls, and corridors of public build-
ings, including hotels, 125 lbs.
Apartment houses, dwellings, flats, hotels and hospitals, 601bs.
Office buildings, 75 lbs.
Roofs, 40 lbs.
Sec. 32. 1;very instantaneous heater shall be provided with a
vent pipe not less than three inches in diambter extending clear
through and at least twelve inches above the roof, with a T connectio
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9 less than four inches in thickness, and shall be built on a solid
10 foundation wall not less than twelve inches thick. All veneer fac-
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2 there shall be a galvanized iroil sleeve extcnuing the full length
3 of the concealed portion with a clear air space of not less than one
4 inch surrounding the vent. In every room fitted with an instantan-
5 eous heater -.there shall be provided an air inlet independent of door;
6 or windows.,
7 1:o gas heater or other gas 'burning fixture shall be vented into
8 any chitiney, flue or pipe to which any booking or other heating
9i appliance is connected that burns fuel other than gas.
10 No,gas.meters shall be. located in a room or enclosure with any
11 boiler, hot air apparatus, furnace or heater of any kind whatsoever;
12 and no electric meter :hall be located in the same room or enclosure
13 that contains a gas meter.
14 Sec..33. The top of every heating furnace set in brick shall be
15 covered with sheet iron and brick, sb constructed as to be perfect -
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18 she top of e4ery portable heating furnace or smokepipe shall be
19 not less than two feet from the underside of nearest joists or gird -
20 ers, encepting where said joists or girders are protected by metal
21 furring.strips one and one-half inches deep and metal plates or
22 plaster and metal lath; but in no case shall the top of the furnace
23� or smokepipe.be nearer than fifteen inches to the underside of near -
24 est joists or girders. Such metal protection or plaster above such
25 furnace or smokepipe shall extend not less than one foot each Side
26 of such smokepipe and two feet on all sides of such furnacd. Every
27 furnace used for heating purposes shall be set on a masonry floor,
28 and there shall not, be any rroodworl,, or wood lath and plaster, with -
29 in two feet of such furnace; unloss said w6odwork or makaixfarringx
30 onaSx= wood lath and plaster is protected by metal i'urring one and
31 one-half inches sleep and metal plates or plaster on metal lath, and
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or furnace. No smokepipe from a furnace shall enter the same flue
to which the exhaust from an automatic gas heater or gas water heat-
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Sec. 34. All concealed wall pipes, register boxes and fittings
shall be thoroughly covered with two thicknesses of eight -pound as-
bestos paper cemented to same, and after being placed, all joints
shall be covered in the same manner.
All concealed wall pipes and all first floor side wall boxes
shall be provided with suitable boots extending to the underside
Of floor joists and all joints between same shall be tightly fitted
together and covered as above provided.
The boots at the bottom of all risers and side wall register
boxes shall be attached at the time said risers and boxes are placed
in the building.
All wall pipe shall have full capacity at all points and shall
have no right angle bends. Advantage may be taken of all available
space, including lath, plaster and baseboard, for inlets or throats
of side walls register boxes on first floor.
SSec. 35. -.mere hot water, steam, hot air or other heating
appliances, or of furnaces, or restaurant or hotel ranges, are here-
after placed in any building, due notice shall first be given to sai
Inspector by the person or persons placing same.
Sec. 36. The bond in brickwork shall be formed by laying at
least one course of headers for every six course of stretchers. If
pressed brick facing is used, it must be bonded into its backing at
26least every sixth course. Bond shall be established by solid head -
27 ers or by p.,alvanised iron strips not less than one inch wide, not
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4 portion of not less than one-sixth of the bulk of the mortar.
5 Sec. 37. No veneering of brick, stone or terra cotta on any
6 frame building shall exceed twenty-five feet in height from the
7 .ground level,, exclusive of gables; and ail veneered structures must
8 be sheathed solid with one inch boards. Veneering shall not be
9 less than four inches in thickness, and shall be built on a solid
10 foundation wall not less than twelve inches thick,. All veneer fac-
11 ings of brick shall be bonded by metalties in the form of staples
12 maak one-eighth of an inch in diameter. All veneer facings of stone,
13 terra cotta and cement stone shall be bonded by metal ties in the
14 form of staples not less than one-fourth of an inch in diameter.
15 The ties shall be bedded into the wall or structural parts of the
16 building not less than four inches, with the ends turned over to
17 give a mechanical anchorage. Such ties shall be not less than
18 twelve inches apart`horizontally and shalltbe in every horizontal
19 joint between courses, except in brick veneering, in which they
20 shall be in every third course.
21 Sec. 38. Dwellings of frame construction not over one story in
22 height, outside of said Fire District must have foundations of brick
23 or concrete as follows: If of brick, shall be not less than eight
24 inches thick, and shall have a footing not less than twelve inches
25 wide. If such foundation wall is of concrete, it shall not be less
26 than six inches inches thick, and have a footing not less than
27 twelve inches wide. If such foundation walls be over seven feet in
28 height the walls thereof.shall be increased four inches in thickness
29 for each additional seven feet or fractional part thereof in height.
30 s7here the increased thickness of the wall is required the footing
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32 Buildings metre .than one story in height, except barns and out-
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2 eight inches thick, and shall have a footing course not less than
g sixteen inches wide, and not less than five inches thick. If such
4 foundation walls be over seven feet in height they shall be increase
5 four inches in thickness for each additional seven feet or fractiona:
6 past thereof of height. Where the increased thickness of the gall
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9 Buildings over two stories in height shall have foundations or
10 other walls not less than twelve inches thick, if such wall is not
11 mobe than ten feet high, and each successive ten feet or fraction
12 thereof of height below the top ten feet of such wall shall be four
13 inches thicker than the section next above. Each such wall shall
14 have a footing not less than 75 per cent eider than the section of
15 wall resting upon it.
16 Depths of foundations of buildings of frame construction shall
17 be not less than as specified in the following schedule:
18 For one story buildin.-s, not less than six inches below the
19 natural surface of the ground;
20 For two story buildinCs, not less than one foot below the
21 natural surface of the ground;
22 For three or four story buildings, not less than two feet below
23 the natural surface of the ground.
24Sec. 39. Every apartment or room containing a water closet or
25 urinal shall be ventilated by means of a window opening directly
26 into the open air, or by a suitable flue.
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truction of any building, or any part thereof, except Portland cemen
which will develop a tensile strength of at least 350 pounds per
square inch after one day in air and six days in crater.
Sec. 41. Only Portland cement shall be permitted in reinforced
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by the committee on uniform tests of cement of the American Society
of Civil Engineers presented to the Society January 21, 1503, and
amended January 20, 1904, with all subsequent amendments thereto.
Sec. 42. Concrete for foundations shall be made of at least
one part cement, three parts of sand and five parts of clean broken
stone of such size as to pass in any way through a two-inch ring,
or good clean gravel may be used in the same proportion as broken
stone. The cement, sand and stone or gravel shall be measured and
thoroughly mixed.
Sec. 43. All lime mortar used in the construction of brick
buildings shall be slacked (10) days before used in the wall, and
where used in basement shall consist of one part cement to three
parts lime mortar.
Sec. 44. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpora-
tion to fail or neglect to have at least one-half of width of the
sidewalk and not less than ten feet of the width of any alley, un-
obstructed and free of rubbish at all times, except that a passage
way across such spacd may be used for carriage of materials.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to 'I
occupy more than one-quarter of the width of the roadway of any
street in front or at side of any building for any purpose in connec
tion with building operations. If there is a street railroad track
upon any street, no part of such street within four feet of any such
track shall be used, obstructed or occupied.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
store any earth taken from any excavation, or urubbish, or material
taken from any building, upon the sidewalk or the roadway of any
street or alley, but the same shall be removed from day to day
as produced. Any dry rubbish liable to produce dust must be wetted
down so as to prevent it from being blown about.
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the sidewalk is excavated the walls surrounding such excavation
shall be not less than 12 inches in thickness unless thay act as
retaining walls, and, in such case, such retaining walls shall be of
the thickness prescribed for retaining vralls by this Ordinance.
.+here the City of Azusa or any Department thereof, desires to instal.
a fire hydrant, the connecting pipe of which extends into such base-
ment, the owner or occupant of, the basement shall, upon the demand o:
said City, enclose said pipe within masonry walls not less than
eight inches in thickness, plastered on both sides with cee:ent
plaster and extending from the floor to the ceiling of such basement,
Sec. 46. <, permit to occupy or obstruct the streets, alleys,
and sidevralks for the purpose of building operations, shall only be
used in connection with the actual erection, repair, alteration, re-
moval or demolition of buildings, and it shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to occupy or obstruct any part of any
street, alley or sidewalk, unless such building operations are act-
ually in progress on premises absolutely on such part of such street
alley or sidewalk.
Sec. 47. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpora-
tion using, occupying or obstructing any portion of any street, alle
or sidewalk, for the storage of building material to fail or neglect
to display and ainintain a red light during the whole of every night
at each end of every pile of such material.
Sec. 48. For the proper and necessary protection of life and
Property, every building more than two stories at front or rear in
height, that is occupied, or desi3ned to be occupied, above the sec-
ond story by three or more families, or.t2at is used, or desi-nad to
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be used, for offices, viork shop, or public entertainments or assem-
blages; every building three or more :stories in }weight at front at
or rear; every building used or occupied, or so constructed as to be
capable of being used or occupied, as a theater, hospital, asylum,
academy, college,hotel, rooming house, apartment house, tenement
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,house, lodging house, factory, mill or manufactory; and every school
2 buildinS of two stories in height at front or rear shall be fitted
3 and equipped crith one or more metallic fire escapes, combined with
4 metallic balconies, platforms and railings firmly secured to the
5 outer w alls and erected and arranged in such a way and in such proxi-
g mity to windows or doors of each story above the first as to render
7 said fire escapes readily accessible for the escape of the inmates in
8. case of fire, and for the use of the fire department, and all such
9 buildings as above described, which are more than three stories in
10 height, shall have a metallic standpipe in connection with every fire
11, escape required by this Ordinance, such standpipe to be of the size
12 described in this Ordinance. On every such building there must be at
13 least one fire escape connected with every floor above the first floo:
14I Sec. 49. All openings in brick or stone walls of four feet or
15, more across shall have steel angles or T bars of sufficient strength
16 to carry any walls built upon them; and all openings less than four
17 feet across shall have wood lintels to carry weight thereon or be
18 properly arched.
19 Sec. 50. A story of a building is defined to be, as used in this
20 Ordinance, the space of not less than eight feet between floor and
21 ceiling and above the surface of the „round in front or near of
22 I building.
23 Sec. 51. All buildings, structures or premises in said r'ire
24 District shall be provided with fire hydrants and hose in such number
25 and size as said Building Inspector may direct, and any refusal to
26 comply with such direction of said Inspector on the part of any owner
27 lessee, or occupant of any such buildin.-, structure or premises shall
28 be a violation of the provisions of this Ordinance and punishable
29 accordingly.
30 Sec. 52. It shall be unlawful for any ouner, lessee, or occupant
31 of any premises in the Fire District to cause or permit rubbish or
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Sec. 53. "sdhenever it shall be brought to the attention of the
Building Inspector that any building is being constructed, altered,
repaired, raised, built upon, moved or demolished contrary to or in
violation of the provisions of this Ordinance, the said Inspector sh
have the power and is hereby authorized to revoke the permit for
such viork and to order the construction, alteration, repair, raising
building upon, moving or demolition of such building to be stopped,
and to notify in writing any persons in any manner engaged in or
causing any such work to be done, to forthwith desist therefrom,
and it shall be unlawful for any person to continue or further prose
cute, or to cause the continuance or further prosecution of any such
work in any manner after the service of such notice, unless a new
permit therefor shall be granted by said Building Inspector pursuant
to the provisions of this Ordinance.
Sec. 54. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or Corpora-
tion in any way to hinder or prevent the Building Inspector or any
of his deputies, or any other duly authorized officer from entering
or inspecting,.during business hours, any building already erected,
or any building in course of construction, alteration, repair, re-
moval or demolition; provided that no such deputy, inspector or
officer shall be authorized to enter any dwelling house after the
same is occupied, without the consent of the occupant thereof.
Sec. 55. Any person, firm or corporatio4 violating any of the
Provisions of this Ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeano
and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not
less than ten dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or by im-
prisonment in the City Jail of the City of Azusa for not less than
five days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisor
ment. Every such person, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty
of a separate offense for each and every day during which any build-
ing erected, constructed, altered, repaired, raised, built upon, de-
molished or moved by such person, firm or corporation, in violation
of any of the provisions of this Ordinance, continues in such con -
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Ordinance by such person, firm or corporation continues, and shall
be punishable therefor, as herein provided.
Sec. 56. The office of Building Inspector is hereby established,
the incumbency of which shall be known and designated as "Building
Inspector", and who shall be appointed by and nerve during the
pleasure of the Board of Trustees of said city, and who shall give
bond to said city for the faithful performance of his duties in
such sum as may be determined by said 3oard.
Sec. 57. For a compensation as such building Inspector the
incumbent of such office shall be entitled to receive a monthly
salary equal to the aggregate sum of all fees collected and received
by him as such Building Inspector for the previous month during his I
incumbency, unless said Board by resolution fires a different salary
or compensation.
Sec. 58. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this
Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published once in the Pomo-I
tropic, a weedily newspaper published and circulated in said city or
printed and in at least three public places in the City of
Azusa for a period of ten clays, and the same shall take effect and
be in full force thirty days from and after its said passa-e.
President of the Board of Trustees of
the City of Azusa.
ATTEST:
7 Clerk of tiie City of Azusa.
I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was passed by the
Board of Trustees of the City of Azusa, signed by the President of
said Board and attested tom by the City Clerk, all at a regular
meeting held on the 1- / day of o Q,e� , 1914, by the follow
vote:
Ayes:—� {otic
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Absent: