5877 Canopies- - - --- ORDINANCE NUMBER
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AN ORDINANCE regulating the construction, erection, alteration, use and maintenance
of awnings, suspended canopies, supported canopies, marquees and permanent awnings
over the streets and alleys of the City of Salina; the construction, erection and
maintenance of venetian awnings wherever located in the City of Salina; providing
for the issuance of permits for the erection of such structures; providing for per-
mit fees; providing penalties for the violation of its terms; and amending
6-252 and 6-253, Revised Ordinances of the City of Salina, 1948, andprov di gcforns
the repeal of said Sections 6-252 and 6-253.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. AMENDMENT. That Sections 6-252 and 6-253, Revised Ordinances of
the City of Salina, Kansas, 1948, be and it is hereby � Y amended to read as follows:
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"6-252" CLASSIFICATIONS AND DEFINITIONS. In the construction of this ordinance
the following classifications and definitions shall' apply:
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Awn---ing•I
A roof -like shelter carried by a supporting frame or armsattached
to a building and so arranged that the shelter and frame may be folded or rolled
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up to the face of the building to which it is attached.
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Venetian Awning.i
An awning, shutter or louver of metal, wood or other rigid
material fabricated into sheets, strips or slats somewhat similar to a Venetian
blind, erected to shade or form an outside
protection to a window, door or other
building opening.
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Suspended Cano �
PY A covering of canvas or other combustible material rigidly I
supported by a metal frame attached to a building and suspended over an entrance
solely for a shelter or for protection.
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Supported Canopy A covering of canvas or other combustible material used j
solely for temporary shelter for a door or walk and carried by a frame supported
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by the ground or sidewalk.
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Mar__quee. An overhanging flat roof -like protection or covering of rigid
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and construction.
Permanent Awning,
A sloping roof -like projection of light weight rigid con-
struction supported from a building without Posts and used for the outside
protection
of a door, window or other opening.
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Any construction, erected primarily for shade or protection from the elements
and which projects into any public area or is liable to endanger g persons using '
public streets or alleys, and which is not mentioned or
defined specifically herein
or about which there is any y question, shall be classified by the Building Inspector.
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SECTION 2. "6--252" PERMITS AND PERMITTEES. No supported canopy which is
to be in place more than 24 hours and no suspended canopy or marquee shall be
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to, altered or erected over the streets, sidewalks or alleys of the City of Salina
until a permit has been secured from the Building Inspector. P The fee for such per-
mits shall be Two Dollars. No awning or permanent awning shall be added to, altered
or erected over the streets, sidewalks or alleys of the City of Salina until a
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per-
mit has been secured from the Building Inspector. The fee for such permit shall be
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Only Two Dollars. Such fees shall be paid prior to the issuance of the
Permit or
i the erection of the suspended or supported marquee, awning or permanent awning,
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SECTION 3. "6--252" REGULATIONS. The following regulations shall apply to
all construction and maintenance of awnings, permanent awnings, venetian awnings,
suspended canopies, supported canopies and marquees:
AWNINGS --MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREDMENTS: Awnings over public areas in the City
of Salina shall be arranged without posts and shall provide a clearance of not less
than seven (7) feet from sidewalk to the lowest point of frame work, and no part
of such awning cover, including any fringe, apron, skirt, valance or drop, shall
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be less than six feet six inches (616") above the surface of the sidewalk
immediately below when the awning is lowered for use, except the bottom of awning
covers enclosing the ends of awnings shall be not less than six feet eight inches
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I (618'1) above the surface of the sidewalk. No awning less than fourteen feet (141)
above the street, alley or sidewalk shall be closer to the vertical plane of the
curb than two feet (2 ) and in no case shall an awning g project from the face of
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the building more than eight feet (81).
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All fixtures such as lateral arms, center supports, gears and pin ends must be
fastened to steel backing where available
� , by drilling and bolting through from
the back when possible, or drilling, tapping and fastening with not less than
three -eights inch (3/8") machine bolts. Where wood backing only is available,
bolt through from the back wherever possible, using large washers under heads of
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bolts; otherwise use lag screws from front at least four inches4"
( )long. When
anchorage is to be made in brick, stone or terra cotta use approved pproved expansion
bolts. Lock washer to be used on all bolts.
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Every awning shall be rolled or folded aginst the building except when serving
as a protection from sun, rain, snow or other inclement weather.
FABRIC -COVERED AWNING CONSTRUCTION. Pipe rollers shall be no less than one
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and one-half inches inside diameter galvanized steel pipe, or one and one-half
inches outside diameter seamless steel tubing. j g• On pipe rollers over twenty feet
in length where it becomes necessary to join two or more sections together, splicing
must be effected by using cast steel gudgeons, roller ends to be r
� p operly riveted
to same. This also applies to pin end gudgeons. Metal rollers shall be drilled or
perforated with holes of a size to make a driving fit with roofing nails (about
one-eighth inch). These holes to be spaced not over three inches center to center
for the first three holes on each end, spacing between to be approxiaately six inches
center to center. Fabric covering shall be attached to metal roller by means of
large -headed roofing nails fitted solidly into these holes.
When using steel rollers, no center supports shall be necessary on awnings
under twenty feet (201). Over twenty feet, center supports shall be spaced as follows:
Awning lengths....
............. 20M to 30' 30' to 4o' 4o1 to bot
Number of supports necessary... 1 2
3
' And one additional center
support for each additional fifteen feet or fraction
thereof.
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On awnings having an extension of four feet or more from point of fastening
on building, three-fourths inch inside diameter galvanized pipe extension arms
shall be used. No extension bars ahll be used less than five -eights inch in
diameter and shall be galvanized.
Two arms shall be used for awnings not over twenty feet in length. On
awnings over twenty feet, a center arm must be provided for each additional eight
feet or fraction thereof added to the length of the awning.
Awnings suspended on lateral arms shall required number of arms as per following
sehedule:
Awning lengths .................... o' to 22' 22'to 30' 301to 4O'
Number of arms required........... 2 3 4
And one additional arm for each ten feet or fraction thereof thereafter.
Wherever possible an even number of lateral arms shall be used.
Front bars shall be galvanized one inch inside diameter or Grade "A" Clear
Fir or comparable timber dressed to size 2" x 3" and corners properly leveled.
Roller awnings shall be operated by self-locking, steel cut, worm type gear
fixtures.
Roller sprocket wheels and link chains not permitted.
The design, construction and erection details of all awnings, other than
those herein specifically provided for, shall be submitted to the Building Inspector
for approval before erection work is started
VENETIAN AWNINGS. No awning, shutter or louver of metal, wood or other rigid'
material shall be erected or maintained in such a way that it will impede the
entrance into the building of members of the Fire Department, or in such a manner
that it will bar the way of persons seeking to excape from fire or panic in a
building, and no shutter or louver of this type shall be placed in any opening
giving access to a fire excape or other intended means of escape. No fixed frame
shall be placed on any window or door opening in an assembly hall or public building
hallway in an apartment or hotel building, but nothing shall prohibit the erection
of such an awning on these openings provided they can be opended as provided in the
following paragraph.
Any awning, shutter, or louver of metal, wood or other rigid material attached
to the windows of :k a building above the first story shall be arranged in such a
manner that it may be easily opened so as to afford easy ingress and egress, and
such awning, shutter or louver shall be constructed so that it may be easily =Bid
opened from both the inside and outside without any special tool and without special
knowledge or skill. No awning, shutter or louver of metal, wood or other rigid
material weighing over one pound per square foot shall be attached to the wood
jambs, frames or other wood members of a building (frame buildings excepted) when
such building is within ten feet of public property. All venetian awnings erected
above the first story shall be equipped with at least one safety chain securely
fastened to the awning and frame.
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Suspended canopies shall be supported throughout by metal framework. They
may extend over public sidewalks or parking portions of a public street to a
distance not to exceed twelve feet but in no case shall the outer edge of a suspended
canopy be closer to the vertical plane of the curb than two feet and in no case
shall it be over ten feet in width measured parallel to the building. The ground
area of a suspended canopy shall not exceed ninety square feet. All such suspended
canopies shall be securely and rigidly supported and maintetned so that no part
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of the frameworks of such r suspended canopy py shall be less than eight feet above
the surface of the sidewalk immediately below and no part of such canopy covering,
including any fringe, apron, skirt, valance or drop shall be less than seven feet,
three inches above the surface of the sidewalk immediately below.
A supported canopy may be erected for a period of not to exceed seven days
when approved by the Building Inspector, provided the fee is paid and the permit
is secured. Provided, however, a supported canopy may be erected for a period
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of not to exceed 24 hours and no permit or fee will be required. All supported
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canopies shall be adequately supported and braced and shall be safely maintained
and well lighted at night, and the abutting property owners shall save the City
of Salina harmless from all claims of ever kind or nature arising out of the
j erection, use and dismahtling of such canopy over public property.
XMMUPHME Marquees extending over public property shall have their main
framework and support of non-combustible material and shall be designed by a
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! structural engineer and approved by the Building Inspector. They shall have a
clearance of at least eight feet above public property, and shall not extend
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closer to the vertical plane of the curb than two feet. The roof shall be so
drained as not to discharge water upon the sidewalk.
Permanent Awning, extended over public property shall be of rigid construction,
so designed that the roof portion shall be partly open to insure release of air
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pressure built up under the awning. The structure shall be well braced and securely
fastened to the building to which it is attached. The method of construction
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and attachment shall be approved by the Building Inspector. No part of any
permanent awning shall be closer to the public walkway below than seven feet nor
shall it extend more than eighth feet from the face of the building to which it is
attached. No awning of this description within fourteen feet of the walkway shall
j be closer than two feet from the vertical plane of the curb.
Section 4. "6-252" GENERAL. Provision shall be made that suspended or
supported canopies, permanent awnings, or marquees shall not interfere with fire
escapes or with public utilities.
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Section 5. "6-252" ALLEYS. All awnings, i g , permanent awnings, canopies and
marquees which project over public alleys shall, in addition to complying with the
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requirements provided for in Section 2, be at least fourteen feet above the surface
of the alley imiediatelybelow.
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SECTION 6. 116-252" EXCEPTIONS. The provisions of this ordinance shall
not apply to awnings, marquees or canopies heretofore erected in accordance
with ordinances then in effect, but when recovers, renewals, :replacements, repairs
or structural changes are made to such awnings, canopies or marquees, they shall
be brought into full compliance with the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 7. PERMITS REVOCABLE. Any permit granted to erect awnings, permanent
awnings, canopies or marquees or portion thereof so as to project into a public
street or alley is revocable by the City of Salina, when in the judgment of the
Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina it is for the best interest of the
City that such permits be revoked.
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SECTION 8. PENALTY. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to construct, erect, enlarge, alter, repair, use or maintain any awning, Venetian
axning, suspended canopy, supported canopy, marquee or permanent awning conte
j trary to any provision of this ordinance. Any person, firm or corporation violating
any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be fined not less than five dollars and not more than fifty dollars
for each offense, and each day of violation of this ordinance shall be considered
a separate offense.
SECTION 9. SAVING CLAUSE. In the event any part or provision of this ordi-
nance is held to be illegal or void, such action shall not have the eJ2�ct of making
Sri void or illegal any of the other parts or provisions hereof, which may or shall
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be determined to be legal, and it shall be presumed that the ordinance xkmmwould
have been passed without such illegal or invalid part or provision.
SECTION 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication once in the official city paper.
SECTION 11. Sections 6-252 and 6-253, Revised Ordinances of the City of Salina,
1948, and all other ordinances
and
portions of ordinances inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
Introduced: July 19, 1954
Passed: July 26, 1954
Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
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