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ORDINANCE NO.2,20
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AZUSA A14ENDING SECTION 24 OF ORDINANCE IDTO. 261 EN-
TITLED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY
OF AZUSA ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF BUILDING INSPECTOR,
FIXING HIS COMPENSATION, DEFINING.HIS DUTIES, ESTABLISHING
FIRE LIMITS IN SAID CITY AND PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR
THE CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION APED REPAIR OF BUILDINGS IN
SAID CITY, PRESCRIBING THE PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF
SAID ORDINANCE AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
THEREWITH", DULY PASSED BY SAID BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THE
15TH DAY OF NOVEI-BER, 1926, AIM DULY IPPROVED BY THE
PRESIDENT THEREOF OIC` THE 16TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1926.
The City Council of the City of Azusa do
ordain as follows:
Section 1: Section 24 of Ordinance No. 261
entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
CITY OF AZUSA ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF BUILDING IN-
SPECTOR, FIXING HIS COMPENSATION, DEFINING HIS DUTIES,
ESTABLISHING FIRE LIMITS IN SAID CITY AND PROVIDING REGU-
LATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION AND REPAIR OF
BUILDINGS IN SAID CITY, PRESCRIBING THE PENALTY FOR THE
VIOLATION OF SAID ORDINANCE AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT THEREWITH", duly passed by said Board of
Trustees on the 15th day of November, 1926, and duly
approved by the President thereof on the 16th day of
November, 1926, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 24. Every exterior masonry wall
of any building must be built to conform in
thickness to the following schedule except
as otherwise provided in this Ordinance;
thickness being given in inches, to -wit:
No. of stories Base- Thickness of walls
in building ment at each story
"Provided, that in any building used wholly
as a dwelling and detached from any other build-
ing, the walls shall be not less.than rine 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 be changed
to serve for other purposes than dwellings, unless
the walls be increased to the thickness set forth
in the foresoing schedule.
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1
2
3 4
One story......
16
12
..
.. ..
Two stories....
16
16
12
.. ..
Three stories..
20
16
16
12 ..
Four stories...
20
20
16
16 12
"Provided, that in any building used wholly
as a dwelling and detached from any other build-
ing, the walls shall be not less.than rine 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 be changed
to serve for other purposes than dwellings, unless
the walls be increased to the thickness set forth
in the foresoing schedule.
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"Provided that where reinforced concrete is
used in the construction of any building every
exterior masonry wall shall be built so as to
conform in thickness to the following schedule:
No, of stories
Base-
Thickness of walls
in building
ment
at
each
story
1
2
3
4
One story ....
12
8
..
..
,.
Two stories...
12
9
Three stories
16
12
9
9.
..
Four stories..
16
12
12
9
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Section 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be
published in one regular issue of the "Pomotropic", a
weekly newspaper of general circulation established, print-
ed and published in the City of Azusa.
I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance
was duly passed by the City Council of the City of
Azusa at a regular meeting held August 15th, 1927, by the
following vote of the Council:
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ABSENT :
Ci y Clerk of the City o zusa
Approved this 15th day of August, 1927.
Mayor 01 the City Of zusa.
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