2993 Issueing Building Permits2993.
An Ordinance relating to the construction of buildings and the
issuing of permits therefor, providing penalties for viola.=
tions hereof and repealing Ordinance No. 1510, Ordinancq.,
No. 1617, Ordinance No. 1752 and all other ordinances arid...
parts thereof in conflict herewith.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of
Salina, Kansas:
No person or persons, corporation or company
shall erect or use to be erected within the limits of the. City
of Salina, Kansas structure, building or part thereof unless
they shall have, befo proceeding with the erection, enlargement,
alteration, repar or rem%forl
any building or structure in the
City, obtained a permit h erection, enlargement, altera-
tion, repair or removal from th uilding Inspector, and it shall
be unlawful to proceed with the;ere on, enlargement, alteration,
repair or removal of any building or s cture within the City
unless such permit shall first have been %ed
All buildings
hereafter erected or altered within -'the fshall be
constructed in accordance with the latestthe rules
of. "The National Board of Fire Underwriters Building Code."
Section 2. Permits must be taken out before any work is
started and the fees for permits on all buildings, based on the
estimated cost of the improvements shall be as follows:
$250.00 or less -------------------$0.50
5'250.00 to %$1500.00 ---------------
1.00
1500.00 to3000.00
--------------
1.50
"3000.00 to "--'6000..00
--------------
2.00
6000.00 to 4¢8000.00
--------------
2.50
8000.00 to
§15000.00 -------------
3.00
''15000.00 to 520000.00 -----------
5:00
520,000.00 to 00,000.00
----------10.00
to 50,
3 ,000.00
--__0000.00 ---- 15'.00
50,000.00 to 075,000.00
---------- 20.00
Ov,$75000.00--- ---------------- 25.00r,
All fees collected.by the Building Inspector under the provisions
of this ordinance or ,any other ordinance of the City of Salina
shall be accounted for and paid into th6 City Treasury by the
Building Inspector between the lst and 10th of each month, cover-
ing all fees collected by him during the previous month and a
duplicate copy of his report and receipts shall be filed at the
same time in the office of the City Clerk.
Every building hereafter erected or enlarged with-
in the fire limits now or hereafter defined by ordinance, shall
be enclosed on all side ith walls constructed wholly of stone,
well burned brick, terra co-Guz.L. concrete or other equivalent in-
combustible materials, and shall
all structure, including dormer
material. .All cornices shall be of
the roof, top and sides of
covered with incombustible
ble material.
0
or wooden structure shall hereafter be bui
within the fire limits nodi a ing or within the fire limits here-
after established. No frame building be moved from without to
within the fire limits.
Section 5. The term "ordinary construction" as used in this
ordinance,shall mean the ordinary system of construction in which ti
ber and iron structural parts are not protected with fire resisting
coverings and in which the walls are built or masonry ars required
by this code.
Section 6. Frame buildings within the fire limits which may
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have been damaged by fire, decay or otherwise to an extent not great
er than 50% of their value may be repaired, provided there is no
increase in the size of such buildings over their original dimen-
sions.
Section 7. Hereafter no frame building shall be erected nor
any frame addition made to any existing frame building within the
fire limits of the City. Outside of fire limits it shall be unlawful
to erect frame buildings not exceeding 40 feet in height from sidewa
to the highest point of roof. If such frame .buildings have a base-
ment story of masonry, their hieght above the sidewalk may be made
not to exceed 45 feet, provided that in no case shall any portion
of any frame building above the second story be used as a separate
living apartment. It shall be unawful to surround a frame building
with a veneer of brick not less than 4 inches thick, provided said
brick is not carried higher than the second story or 222feet above t
basement ceiling, and provided further that said veneer.is anchored
to the studding or other frame construction and satisfactory to the
Building Inspector. Such brick veneer is not be placed on gables
or any other parts of frame buildings above the height herein speci-
fied. All frame buildings, which it is desired to surround with
brick -veneer must have their basement walls and foundations of solid
masonry.
Section 8.' Whenever any frame building within the.fire limits
shall be remodeled, altered or changed for the purpose of using the
same for flats or apartments, or whenever such frame.building shall
be occupied for flat or apartment purposes of more than three suites
each suite of apartments in such building shall be separated from
the other by a wall of incombustible material of such dimensions
and thickness as required herein.
Sec n 9. Except as hereinafter provided, iron covered sheds or
buildings, no xceeding 800 square feet in area and hot exceeding 14
feet in height fro the ground may be erected.withih that portion of the
Fire Limits which may designated by the Board of Commissioners;
provided that the highest nt is not over 15 feet above the ground
and provided that such bui
posts or piers. Such sheds or
of not to exceed 2400 square feet, if
have a roof supported on sufficient
s may be built with an area
are kept at least 15 feet from
any lot line or any other building or struct ee. Open shelter -sheds
may be erected outside the Fire Limits, subject is�the approval of
the Building Inspector.
10. The walls, of all buildings, except enclosing walls
of frame builds, shall be of brick, stone, concrete or hollow tile.
All such walls sh be of the thickness indicated in the following
table, said table be based on solid walls of brick or concrete,
and walls of any other erial shall be increased in size or thick-
ness as hereinafter
Base -
3 5zS 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 -story
12
8
2 -story
16
12
12
3 -story
16
12
12
12 .
4 -story
20
16
16
12
12
5 -story
24
20
16
12
12
12
6 -story
24
28
20
16
16
12-
12
7 -story
24
24
20
20
16
16.
12
8 -story
28
24
24
20
20
16
16
1
12?
9 -story
28
28
24
24
20
20
16
16
2 12
10 -story
32
28
28
24
24
20
20
16-
122 12
11 -story
32
32
28
28
24
24
20
20
16 6 12 12
12 -story
36
32
32
28
28
24
24
20
20 lib 12 12
Section 11. The walls of any building, excepting residences,
which are to be placed on a line of the lots between different owners,
and when the bottom of the footings of such walls are not to be extend-
ed down to a depth of 8 feet from the sidewlk level, shall be under-
pinned, sustained and protected, at the entire cost of the owner
or owners thereof, provided however, that it shall be the duty of
the adjoining owner or owners, when designingnto build and if wish-
ing to sink their cellar or walls to a greater depth than those ad-
joining, to give timely written notice to -the owner or owners of
prior erected buildings of their intention so to do and shall also
permit the occupancy of their ground to so protect and underpin said
walls, but in all cases where the former walls have been carried down
to the deoth above specified, then parties building uopn adjoining
lots and excavating for their cellars to a greater deoth than above
named, shall, at their own cost and expense, use all proper care to
inderpin, sustain and protect the former erected walls, building or
buildings. No foundation of any building, excepting residences shall
be less than 3 feet below the sidewalk level.
Section 12. Stone walls shall be 4 inches thicker than requir,
for brick walls. Tests shall be made by the owner, upon demand.of
the Building Inspector of all forms of floor. construction involving
spans over 8 feet. Such tests shall be made to the approval of the
Building Inspector and must show that the construction will susta+in
a load equal to twice the sum of the live load and dead loads, for.
which it was designed, without any indiciation of failure. The
construction may be considered as part of the arch construction,
this test load shall be placed on 1/2 of the arch, covereing the
area from support to crown of arch. When so required, the contract
or shall furnish to the Building Inspector test cylinders for the
purpose of making tests of concrete.
Section 13. The full live load on roofs of all buildings
shall be taken on walls, piers and -columns. The walls, piers and
columns of all buildings shall be designed to carry the full dead
loads and the proportion of the live load of the building.
Section 14. In no new tenement house shall any room in the
cellar be constructed, altered, converted or occupied for living.
purposes and no room in the basement of a new tenement house shall
be constructed, altered, converted or occupied for living purposes
unless such rooms shall be at least 8 and.lA feet high in the clea:
and shall have the finished grade of such premises at the building
at least 4-1/4 feet of such height above the average street grade
at the building, provided that only one living apartment shall be
allowed in the basement of any tenement house.hereafter constructed
Section 15. Every new tenement house more than five stories
and basement high shall be of fireproof construction. Every new
tenement house more than two stories and basement shall be of slow
burning or fireproof construction..In case slow burning constructio:
be required, the cellar and 'casement construction, including the
floor construction of the first story above the' cellar or basement
shall be of fireproof construction.
Section 16. The division of party walls over one story high
shall extend the full thickness of the top story to at least two fe,
above the roof surfacing of a building, as a parapet, and shall be
properly coped, extending gutters or crown mouldings and excepting
also the walls of detached private dwellings with peaked or hipped
roofs. The parapet walls or warehouse and manufactuiring or commer
tial' buildings shall extend 3 feet above the roof. Fire walls shall
be continued from the founation to three feet above the roof level
and coped. Hollow bricks of terra cotta, when used for bearing,
walls, shall have not more than 50% cellular space. Portland Cemen
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only shall be used in the manufacture of concrete blocks. The
coarse aggregate shall be of suitable material graded in size
but in no case shall the minimum dimension exceed. 1j`Z of the
minimum width of any seftion of the finished block. Concrete
shall not be used until it has attained the age of 28 days, or
developed the strength required in this section. All building blocks
shall be laid in Portland Cement mortar. The compressive strenght
of building blovks shall, in all cases, be calculated upon the gross
area of bedding faces, no account being taken of the cellular spac-
es. The average ultimate compressive strength of terr a cotta blocks
laid with cells vertical shall not be less than 1200 pounds per
square inch. The average of concrete blocks laid with cells verti-
cal shall be not less than 800 pounds per square inch. Concrete
blocks shall be not tore than 36 days old when tested. The average
strength of the blocks, as herein given, shall be obtained by
testing ten blocks of average quality. The allowable working
stress of hollow building blocks shall not exceed 100 pounds per
square inch of gross area for terra cotta blocks or 75 pounds per
square inch of gross area for concrete blocks. if the wall shall
be built of blocks with the cells horizontal, the allowable working
stress shall not exceed 30 pounds per square inch of gross area.
All walls and partitions in schools, hospitals, and places of public
assemblage over one story high, and all walls and partitions in
theaters shall hereafter be built of brick, stone, hollow or solid
blocks, or metal lath and rortland Cement plaster on metal studding
or equivalent incombustible material.
Section 17. Roofs, the slope of which is not more than 3 -
inches, per foot horizontal, and the covering of which is made of a
composition of felt and fravel shall be considered incombustible
under the provisions of this ordinance and may be used upon build-
ings of all classes. Other forms of composition roof shall be
permitted if expressly approved as an incombustible material by the.
Building Inspector.
Section 18. Hollow tile may be used for building primary
bearing walls, which a defined as walls that may be used to receive
directly the loads from flo or <):i'
addition to their acting
as partiition walls, provided theon between the thickness
of walls and free height between fes not exceed 15 feet and
the load including weight of cdnstruction danot exceed 350 pounds
per square inch of net sectional area of the an 11 be of the
thickness specified by this ordinance for brick walls. ollow terra
cotfa tS!�Z may be used for exterior walls, but when so used the
thickness a�height of work must conform to the dimensions re-
quired for br
exceed 4 stories in
in this ordinance, and must, in no case,
in any building. The thickness of
pleasteriiig is not to be eluded as a part of the thickness of
the wall. galls having a th ess of 4 inches may be used when
the height does not exceed five t. The quality of the tile at
mortar and special provisions as to
terra cotta columns shall apply to terra
as specified for
walls.
Section 19. The ends of all floor, ceiling, or roof beams
j entering a part of fire wall from opposite sides shall be separ-
ated by at least 7 inches of solid masonry. Such separations mai
be obtained by corbeling the wall or staggering the beams, or thf
beams may be supported by steel hangers, but no walls shall be
corbeled more than 2 inches for this purpose. The ends of all
wooden beams shall be cut to a bevel to make them self releasing.
Se ion 20. No,opening in an interior masonry wall sha;l
exceed 8 by 0 feet. If the opening be in a party or fire wall
shall have a sthandard automatic fire door on each side of the via:
If an opening in fire wall is made to serve as an emergency
exit, it shall not Geed 48 square feet in area, and a self
closing fire doog shal be substituted for one of the automatise
fire doors. Total opens in the fire wall shall not exceed 25%
of lineal length of the wal Every building within the fire
limits, except churches and
doors, dhutters or wire glass wi
every exterior -opening above the
lings, shall have standard fire
incombustible frames and sahs
Ing on a street not less than 35 feet
building is within that in whcih 35 f
walls of a building in the same plane as
floor, except.when front.
, or where no other
such opening. The
in which the openit
is situated, shall not be considered as corning ithin the intent
of this rule. All openings in the side and rear I lls of the
first story, except show windows shall be protected prescribes
in this section when within 35 feet of some other build.
Section 21. All buildings hereafter erected which are uses
above the first floor for business purposes or for public assemb.
lage, or for whatever purpose if over 3 stories high, except pri-
vate dwellings shall have the stair shafts continuously enclosed
by incombustible partitions. Shafte in all buildings hereafter
erected shall be enclosed in the same manner. The partition sha]
be constructed of brick or other fire resisitng material approves
by the Building Inspector. No hall partitions shall be less than
8 inches thick and no other partitions less than 4 inches thick.
Except as herein stated, the stairs, elevator or hoist way shaft in
all existing buildings over 3 stories high, or the class described
in this section shall be separately enclosed by approved hollow
or solid partition blocks not less than 3 inches thick, set in
Portland Gement mortar, or by 2 -inch solid metal lath and Portland
Cement plaster partition. The metal frame worj of such partitions
shall be securely fastened to both floors and ceiling. All lath
used for such partitions shall be galvanized steel weighting not
less than 54ounces per square yard. Wire lath shall not be less
than No. 20 gauge and sheet metal lath not less than 24 gauge..
All such partitions erected in existing buildings shall be fire
stopeed with incombustible material the full depth of all floor
beams at each floor lebel. All doors opening in stair and elevator
enclosures shall be protected by fire foors mounted with wrought
iron or steel hardware and shall be securely attached to the
walls or partitions or to substantial incombustible frames anchor -ed
thereto. If glass panels be used in such doors they shall be of
wire glass not exceeding 720 square inches in area. Interior
shaft windows shall not be permitted. Doors opening into stairway
shafts 'shal,l swing in the direction of exit travel, shall be solf
closing and shall be at least 36 inches wide. The enclosure walls
for all elevator shafts shall extend 3 feet above the roof and
at least 3/4 of the area shall be covered with a sky light con-
structed as specified in Section 23. If; in the opinion of the
Inspector, it is necesssry to preserve an open elevator or hoist
way in existing buildings, the floor openings through which they
passs shall be equipped with automatic closing trap doors, not
less than 1-1/`2 inches thicj, made of two thicknesses of match
boards covered on the under side with tin; the trap doors when
closed shall extend beyong the opening on all sides. Such trap
doors shall be protected by suitable guard or gate which shall be
kept closed at all times except when in use.
Section 22. The skylight on the roof of every building erected
within the fire limits sla ll have its sides, sashes and games
constructed of metal or of metal clad wood on all exterior sur-
faces. Such skylights shall be covered by a strong wire netting
with mesh not more than 1/1/2 inches square placed not less than
6 inches above the glass, supported on uprights of incombustible
material unless wired glass is used.
Section 24. Except in dwellings, all openings hereafter made
in floors for the transmission of light to the floor below shall
be covered with glass set in metal frames and bars. The glass
shall be not less than 3/4 inches thick and if any glass measures
more than 16 square inches, there shall be rigid wire mesh either
in the glass or under it.
Section 25. In every building hereafter erected and altered
except frame buildings, all walls or partitions forming interior
light or vent shafts shall be built in accordance with the require
ments for stair and elevator shafte in new buildings as specified
in Section 23. The walls of dumb waiter shafts, except those in
dwellings,.which extend only one story above the basemenr or cella
shall be of fire resisting construction and shall be not less than
3 inches thick if constructed of brick, hollow or solid partition
blocks, or steel studdinh and metal lath with 3/4 inch Portland
Cement plaster on each side or 2 -inch solid metal lath or Portland
Cement plaster will be permitted if securely anchored at each floo
The material and method of construction to be at specified for sta
and elevator shaftw in existing buildings in Section 21. In frarr
buildings outside of the fire limits the enclosure partitions of
all such shaftw may be constructed as provided in Section 21 for
stair and elevator shafts in existing buildings. When a dumb wait
shaft does not extend to the roof the top of the shaft shall be of
fire resisting construction of the same thickness as the walls of
the shaft. All openings in the dumb waiter shall be protected
by fire doors mounted in incombustible frames and securely anchone
to the walls. The walls of all light and vent shafts hereafter
erected shall extend not less than 3 feet above the roof level,
except that when a shaft.is covered by an incombustible ventilatin
skylight the walls need not extedn more than 2 feet above the roof
t�asonary walls shall be properly coped. When metal louvres are us
for ventilating purposes the louvres or slats shall be riveted to
the metal frame.
Section 26. All openings in roofs for admission of light
or air other than those provided for in previous sections shall
have incombustible frames and sash, glazed with wire glass.
Section 27. The term "Floor Area" as used in this section,
shall mean the entire floor space between exterior walls and fire
walls. In every building hereafter erected, except in private
dwellings, each floor above the first shall be provided with at
least 2 means of egress remote from each other, one of which shall
be''end losedUstairway'orea dbo_rinhia fire wall leading to another
floor separately provided with adequate stairs or other independent
means of exit. Such doorways serving as an emergency exit in a fire
wall shall be protected by an automatic self closing fire door as
specified in Section 20. No portion of any floor area shall be more
than 100 feet from a place of egress. Elevators shall not be consid-
ered as a means of egress as specified in this section. Except in
dwellings, no required stairway shall be less than 44 inches wide,
and a total width of exit doorway leading therefrom shall be at least
equal to the total width of the stairway which it serves. The total
width of stairways; interior and exterior, provided for the occupancy
of each floor and those above, shall not be less than 44 inches for
each 50 persons and 12 inches for each additional 50 persons to be
accomodated thereby. The stair treads shall be not less than 92
inches wide and the risers not more than 7-3/4 inches high. Windows
in such stairways are prohibited.
Section.28. In every room used for the purposes of theatres
or moving pectures and having a seating capacity of 250 or more, and
where scenery is used, a standpipe with hose connection and hose
connection and hose shall.be installed on each side of the stage
under the direction of the Fire Chief.
Section 29. All area ways shall be guarded with suitable
railings, or protected by incombustible covers for grading. If grad-
ing be usee they shall have a wire screen of not more than 1/2 inch
mesh securely attached to the under side.
Section 30. No frame buildings hereafter erected or altered
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shall exceed 2 stories or 30 feet in height, except that private
dwellings may be 3 stories or 40 feet high. No frame buildings
hereafter erected for any occupancy other than grain elevator, coal
elevators and pcokets, ice houses and exhibition buildings, and not
over 40 feet in height shall cover a ground area not exceeding the
following: 1 story building, 7500 square feet; 2 story building,
5000. square feet. In no case shall a frame building be erected within
3 feet of the side or rear�lot line nor within 6 feet of any other
building, unless the space between the studs on such side be filled
solidly with not less than 22 inches of brick work or other equivalent
incombustible materials.
Section 31.It shall be unlawful for to erect or construct any
canopy or marquees attached�to a building or structure without first
submitting plans for same and also of the part of the building or
other structure to which the same is to be attached, to the Building
Inspector for his approval. No permit shall be issued unless the
plans for such canopy or marquees shall be approved by the Building
Insepctor. The owner or agent shall pay to the Building Inspector
a fee of $2.00 for said permit. No canopy or marquees which project
over any sidewalk or other public place shall, at any time, be en-
closed by canvas or other cloth or material in whole or in part so
as to obstruct free passage under neath same; and shall be at least
feet from the sidewalk to the part of same.
Section 32. All rolling, folwing or otherwise movalbe awning:
attached to any building or structure and projecting over any side.
walk or other public space shall be so constructed asn attached to
such building or structure to meet the approval of the Building In-
spector. All such awnings, when extended over such sidewalk or pub.
lic space, shall have a clear unobstructed distance of 6 feet, 6
inches from the sidewalk to the lowest part of such awning.
Section 33. No marquees, canopy or awning shall have attaches
thereto any placards, streamers or other advertising devices of any
kind, except such as may be painted thereon or made a permanent part
thereof, asd except that no marquees or canopy shall have attached
thereto any illuminated or other signs unless or a permanent nature
and well anchored; and in no case shall such signs extend more than
2 feet above the roof of such marquees or canopy.
Section 34. -The extent of occupation of sidewalk and street tc
be covered by the terms of a permit for street obstruction or build
ing shall be as follows: Such permit shall not authorize the occupa
tion of any sidewalk or street or part thereof,other than that
immediately in front of the lot or lots upon which any building is i
the process of ereftion and in relation to which such permit is
issued. During the progress of building operations, a sidewalk not
less than 4 feet wide, shall be at all times kept open and unobstruc
ed for the purpose of passage in front of such lot or lots. Such
sidewalk shall, if there are excavations on either side of same. be
protected by substantial railings which shall be built and maintaine
thereon so long as excavations contimue to exist. It is not intend-
ed hereby to prohibit the delivery of material across such sidewalk
from the curb line to the building site.
Section 35._ 'When buildings -are erected at a height greater th
4 stories and such buildings are near the street line, there shad b
built over the adjoining sidewalk a roof having framework composed o
"supports and stringers of 2 by 12 timbers not more than 4 feet from
center to center, covered by 2 layers of 2 -inch plank. When additio
al stories are added to an existing building and such building is
located near the street line, there shall be built over the sidewalk
at a point where the new stories commence, a scaffold not less than 6
feet wide, whcih shall form a covering over the sidewalk composed of
framework of stringers and supports covered by 2 layers of 2 -inch
plank. Such framework and covering shall be of such construction and
design as shall be satisfactory to the Building Inspector. Such
roof shall be maintained as long as material is being used or handled
on such front above the level of the sidewalk. Temporary sidewalks,
their railings , approaches and roofs over same shall be made with
regard to ease of approach, strength and safety to the'satis£ac'tion of
the Building Inspector.
Section 36. The occupation of a street for storage of building
material for any building or for temporary sidewalks shall never
exceed 1/3 of the width of the roadway of same and in no event
shall any material be stored or placed within 4 feet of any steam
or street railway track and in all cases where such obstruction of
a street is made there shall be a clear space of not less than 1
foot between obstruction and curb line.
Section 37. For all buildings more than 4 stories high, the
use of derricks upon sidewalks or streets is prohibited. In no case
shall the guy lines be less than 15 feet above the roadbed.
Section 38. The permission to occupy streets and sidewalks for
the purpose of building is intended only for use in connection with
aftual erection, repair, alteration or removal of buildings and shall
terminate with the completion of such operati6n. It shall be unlawful
for to occupy any sidewalk or street after the completion of the
operation for which a permit has been issued by the Building Inspect-
or. It shall also be unlawful to occupy a sidewalk or street, under
authority of such permit, for the storage of articles not intended
for immediatel use in connection with the operation for which such
permit has been issued. Red lanterns shall be displayed and main-
tained during the whole of every night at each end of every pipe
of material in any street or alley at each end of every excavation.
Se'on 39. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or cor-
poration to bu construct, locate, maintain within 500 feet cf
any public school, pu e park or public playground any tank or other
receptacle for the purpose o toring or dispensing any gasoline, gas,
oils or other inflammable liquids o explosives. Said distance to be
measured from.the nearest point of such to or building housing same
to the nearest point of any such park, playgroun r public school
building.
S ction 40. Chimneys, except as herein provided, in every
building ereafter erected, and all chimneys hereafter altered or
rebuilt s 11 be constructed of brick, stone or reinforced concrete
Ivo masnory himney shall have walls less than 8 inches thick unless
it be linedthe inside with well burned terra cotta or fire clay
chimney tile, et in Portland Cement mortar, in which case, the
wall shall not e less than 4 inches thick. The lining shall be
continuous from ottom of flue to its extreme height. 1Vo chimney
shall be corbealea out more than 3 inches from a brick wall and
such corbeling sha consist of at least 5 courses of brick. Brick
set on edge shall nA be permitted in chimney construction—Chimney
of all low pressure b ilers, or furnaces also the smoke fluesfor
baker ovens, large coo ng ranges, large laundry stoves and all
flues used for similar poses shall be at least 8 inches in
thickness and shall be li ed continuously on the inside with well
burned terra cotta or f
mortar. All such chimneys
concrete or cas t iron.
chimney tile set in Portland Cement
be capped with terra cotta, stone,
flues for high pressure steam boiler
and every appliance producing'corresponding temperature in a
flue, if built of brick, stone, einforced concrete or other approv
masonry, shall have walls at lea 12 inches thick, or the inside
4 inches of such wall shall be firs
the distance of at least 25 feet fr
tion of the boiler enters the flue.
at least three feet above the point
brick layed in fire mortar, for
two feet above the ridge of a pitched
dicular. Portland Cement mortar only
the point where smoke connec-
chimneys shall project
contact with flat roof or
struction of chimneys. ho chimney in any\
wooden supports of any kind. Supports sha
.and shall be perpen-
be used in the con-
lding shall have
be incombustible and
shall rest upon a suitable foundation. All Ahimneys which are
dangerous from any cause shall be repaired an\diaa
safe or taken
down. Metal smoke stacks may be permitted fors, furnaces
and similar apparatus, provided they have a ce from all
combustible material of not less than 1/«2 theer of the
stack, but not less than twelve inches. whentacks pass
through a roof they shall be guarded by galvanized
thimble extending at least 9 inches below the under
ceiling or roof beams to at least 9 inches above the
diameter of the ventilating thimble shall be not less
inches greater than that of the smoke stack. 14tal s
ntilating
shall not be permitted to pass through floors. Fire back
of the
and the _
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stacks
every firep`l�$,ce hereafter erected shall not be less than 8 inches in
thickness of so%Wlhi
k work, nor less.than 12 inches of.stone laid
with fire brick.a grate is set in a fireplace a lining of fire
brick of at least 2 in lr thickness shall be added to the fire
back or a lining of soap ston _.tile. or cast iron maybe used if sol-
idly backed with brick or cement.
shall be closed with a tight fitting
1 flue holes when not in use s
1 cover.
Section 41. No wood beams or joists shall be placed within one
inch of the outside face of a chimney or flue, whether.the same be
for smoke, air or any other purpose. All space between the chim-
neys and wood beams shall be filled solidly with mortar, mineral
wool or other, incombustible material. .2'he header beams carrying.
the tail beams of a floor -and supporting a timber or arch in front
of a fire place shall be not less than 20 inches from the chimney
breast.
Section 42. No smoke pipe shall be within 18 inches of any
woodwork or any wooden lath and plaster partition or ceiling. V^lhen
smoke pipes pass through a wooden lath.and plaster partition, they
shall be guarded by galvanized iron ventilated thimble at least 6
inches larger in diameter.than the. -smoke pipe or by galvanized thim-
ble built in at least 8 inches of brick work or other incombustible
material. When a smoke pipe is closer than 18 inches to a 'joist, it
must be protected by a metal sheet placed at least 2 inches below
the joist and extending 6 inches.beyond the pipe in all directions,
Section 43. No steam or hot water pipes shall be less than 1
inch from any woodwork. Every steam or hot water pipe passing
through combustible floors or ceilings or wood lath and plaster par-
titions shall have. an opening at least one inch larger in diameter
than the pipe and be.protected with metal cap above and below. All
wooden boxes or casings enclosing steam or hot water pipes or wood-
en aovers to recess in walls, in which steam or hot water pipes are
placed shall be lined with asbestos paper.
Section 44. All buildings hereafter erected.or altered shall .
be made rat proof as far as practicable to prevent the harboring and
breeding of rats.
Section 45. No combustible material shall be.permitted in the
construction of any dry room hereafter erected, in which a temper-
ature of 125 degrees F, or over may exist. .If the temperature is
under 125 degrees F. the dry room may be constructed of wood, but it
shall be lined throughout with 1/8 inch asbestos, covered with sheet
metal. If windows are placed in walls or ceilings of dry rooms
they shall be of incombustible frames and set with wired glass.
Section 46. All gas, gasoline, oil or charcoal burning stoves
or heeting devices shall be placed on iron stands at least 6 inch-
es above combustible supports unless the burners are at least 5
inches above the base with metal guard places 4 inches below the burl
er. leo open flame heating or lighting device shall be used in any
room where gasoline or other volatial imflammable materials are
stored or handled.
Section 47. Gas connections to stoves and similar heating de-
vices shall be made by rigid metal pipes. For small portable heatirE
devices flexible steel or rubber tubing may be used when there is no
valve or shutoff on the device.
Section 48. Vent flues or ducts for the removal of all foul
or vitiated air in which thetemperature of the air cannot exceed
that of the room shall be constfucted of metal or other incombustible
material and no such flues shall be used for any other purpose.
Section 49. All parts of every building, shall be designated
to safely carry -the load to be imposed thereon and shall, in all re-
spects conform to good engineering practice.
Section 50. The Building Inspector is empowered to enter any
building or structure or premises, whether complete in the process
of erection for.the purpose of determining whether the same has been
or is being constructed and maintained in accordance with the provis-
ions of this chapter and it shall be unlawful to,exclude him from ani
such building, structure or premises. If, at any time, the Building
Inspector shall find that any part of any such building has been or
is being constructed in violation of the terms of this ordinance; or
any other ordinance of the City of Salina, then such Building Inspect
or may require that any such work be corrected in order to comply
with this ordinance, or if such correction cannot be made, then the
defective or insufficient part of said work shall be torn out, and
after any such work has been condemned by the Building Inspector the
construction of such building shall not continue until such defective
work is corrected or rebuilt.
Section 51: The Building Inspector is hereby authorized and
empowered, and it shall be his duty, first to enforce all ordinances
relating to the:construction, equipment, management and conditions
of all property within the City and second to report monthly to the
CityManager or City Commissioners regarding the conditions of the
City and all matters pertaining to fire'preventation.
Section 52. Every building or structure constructed or main-
tained in violation of this ordinance, or which is in an unsanitary
condition or in an unsafe condtion or dangerous condition, or which
is, in any manner, dangerous to health or safety of any person or
persons is hereby decalred to be a public nuisance. Every building
or part thereof, which is in an unsanitary condition, by reason of
the basement or cellar being damp or wet or by reason of the floor
of such basement being covered with stangnant water or by reason
of the floor of such basement being covered by stagnant water or
by reason of the presence of sewer gas, or by reason of any portion
of a building being infected with disease or being unfit for human
habitation, or which is a source of sickness, or which endangers
public health in any manner is hereby declared to be a.public
nuisance.
Section 53. whenever an application for a permit is made,
the Building Inspector may, if he deems it necessary in order to
determine whether the proposed construction will comply with the
provisions of this ordinance, require that the applicant for such
permit file with said Building Inspector such plans, specifications,
drawings or written description of such proposed building as may
have been prepared therefor, or if sone have.been prepared of if
those which have been prepared are insufficient to enable the
Building Inspector to determine whether or not the proposed build-
ing will comply with the terms of this ordinance, then the Build-
ing Insecotor may require the applicant to file plans, specifica-
tions, drawings or written description of such building or any
part thereof as may be necessary, which shall be sufficient to
enable the Building Inspector to determine whether the.building or
any part thereof will comply with this ordinance and until the same
are filed no permit shall be issued by the Building Inspector, pro-
vided however that the filing of such plans, specifications or
written description and the approval thereof shall not in any way
effect the rights and duties of the Building Inspector as herein
otherwise defined.
Section 54. Before.any permit shall be granted, the applicant
therefor shall file with the Building Inspector, on a form to be
provided for such purpose, a written application containing such
information relative to'the proposed building as may be required by
the Building Inspector and which shall state the proposed location,
the estimated cost, the size, character and kind of construction
and proposed use of such building, together with plans, specifications
drawings or a written description thereof as herein provided, when
the same may be required by the Building Inspector.
Section 55.Any person or corporation or any officer,
manager or agent or member of any corporation, partnership, or
person who shall violate, neglect or refuse to comply with, or
who resists or opposes the enforcement of any of the provisions
of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upc
conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $10.00 nor more
than 6200.00 for each offense and every such person or corporatic
or any officer, manager, agent or member of any corporation, part
nership or person who sha;l be deemed guilty of a separate offens
for every day on which such violation, neglect or refusal shall
continue and any builder or contractor who shall construct any
building in violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance
and any architect designing, drawing plans for, having charge of
such building or who shall permit it to be so constructed shall
be liable to the penalties herein provided.
Section 56. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force from and after its publication once in the official City
paper.
Introduced for first reading, Yay 5th, 1924.
Passed and approved --------- June 2nd, 1924.
(SEAL)
Attest:
Chas. E. Banker
City Clerk.
STATE OF KANSAS
SS.
COUNTY OF SALINE
M
J. S. Hargett,
Rjayor
I. Chas. E. Banker, City Clerk of the City of Salina,
Kansas, do hereby ceritfy that the above and foregoing is a true
and correct copy of Ordinance Number 2993 passed and approved
by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina, Kansas, June
2nd,,1924; and -a record of the vote on its final adoption is foun
on Page VZ/9 of Journal lumber ;0.
in the Salina Evening Journal June
Said ordinance was published
1924.
City vlurk,
( Published in The
ORDINP_NCE NO
1924)
An Ordinance relating to the construction of buildings and the issuing
of permits therefor, providing penalties for violations hereof
and repealing Ordinance No. 15100 Ordinance No. 1617, Ordinance
No. 1752 and all other ordinances and parts thereof in conflict
herewith.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina,
Kansas:'
Section 1. No person or persons, corporation or company shall
erect or c to be erected within the limits of the City of Salina,
Kansas any struct building or part thereof unless they shall have,
before proceeding with th ection, enlargement, alteration, repair or
removal of any building or strut in the City, obtained a permit for
4.9 uch erection, enlargement, alteration, it or removal from the
ilding Inspector, and it shall be unlawful to teed with the erection,
enlargement, alteration, repair or removal of any buil or structure
within the City unless such permit shall first have been obta All
buildings hereafter erected or altered within the fire limits, shall
constructed in accordance with the latest edition of the rules of "The
National Board of Underwriters Building Code."
All fees collected by the building Inspector under th'�Krovisions of this
ordinance or any other ordinance of the City of Salina sha e accounted
for ana 1
;paidl � o - tihd Oit ji--. i`reastu�y t,%the the building Inspector
the and 1p -of each month, covering all fees collected by him
Section 2. Permits must be taken out before any work is started
and
the fee or permits on all buildings, based
on the estimated cost of
the
improvements all be as follows: -
p250.00 or less ......................
yp 0.50
�p250.00
..
to $p1,500. ••
1.00
�p100:00
to X3000.00 .. ..::.:...........
1.50
0000.00 to $6000.00
.................
2.00
�p6000.00 to 08000.00
.. ....::
2.50
$Boob.00 to $15000.00
•�
3.00
�p15000.00
to y;20000.00 .••
5.00
20000.00 to.�30000.00
.........�. ....
10.00
30000.00 to
$50000.00 �
15.00
$50000.00 to
4p75000.00 ................
20.00
Over"$75000.00 ...........................
25.00
All fees collected by the building Inspector under th'�Krovisions of this
ordinance or any other ordinance of the City of Salina sha e accounted
for ana 1
;paidl � o - tihd Oit ji--. i`reastu�y t,%the the building Inspector
the and 1p -of each month, covering all fees collected by him
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y the previous month and q duplicate copy of his report and y shall
be filed at the same time in the office of the pity Clerk.
Every building hereafter erected or enlarged within the
fire limits as novV r�*ereafter defined by ordinance, shall be enclosed on
� all sides with walls construe holly of stone, well burned brick, terra
Pcotta, concrete or other equivalent in stible materials, and shall have
the roof, top and sides of all structure, inclu dormer windows, covered
with incombustible material. All cornices shall be o£ i.n stible material.
Sectio No frame or wooden structure shall hereafter be built with-
in the fire limits now exist n ;n the fire limits hereafter estab-
lished. No frame building shall bemoved from withou the fire limits,
Section 5. The term "ordinary construction" as used in this ordinance
shall mean the ordinary system of construction in which timber and iron struc-
tural parts are not protected with fire resisting coverings and in which the
walls are built of masonry as required by this code.
Section 6. Frame buildings within the fire limits which have been dam-
aged by fire, decay or otherwise to an extent not greater than 500 of their
value may be repaired, provided there is no increase in the size of such
buildings over their original dimensions.
Section.7. Hereafter no frame building shall be erected nor any frame
addition made to a existing frame building within the fire limits of the
City. Outside the fire imits it shall be lawful to erect frame buildings
not exceeding 40 feet in he t from sidewalk to the highest point of roof.
If such frame buildings have a b t
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the sidewalk may be made not to exe e
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�5 shall any portion of any frame building
story of masonry, their height above
feet, provided that in no case
the second story be used as a
separate living apartment. It shall be lawful tof'surround a frame building
with a veneer of brick not less than 4 inches thick, vided said brick is
not carried higher than the second story or 22 feet above a basement ceil-
ing, and provided further that said veneer is anchored to the dding or
other frame construction in a manner conforming to the best and la � t type
t of construction and satisfactory to the Building Inspector. Such brick
veneer is not to be placed on gables or any other parts of frame buildings
above the height herein specified. All frame buildings, which it is desired
to surround with brick veneer must have their basement walls and foundations
of solid masonry.
Section 8. Whenever any frame building within the fire limits shall
be remodeled, altered or changed for the purpose of using the same for flats
or apartments, or whenever such frame building shall be occupied for flat or
apartment purposes of more than three suites, each suite of apartments in
such building shall be separated from the other by a wall of incombustible
material of such dimensions and thickness as required herein.
Section 9. Except as hereinafter provided, iron covered sheds or
buildings, not exceeding 800 square feet in area and not exceed^ing 14 feet
in height from the ground may be erected within that portion of the Fire
Limits which may be designated by the Board of Commissioners; provided that
the highest point is not over 15 feet above ,the ground and provided that
such buildings may have a roof supported on sufficient posts or piers. Such
sheds or buildings may be built with an area of not to exceed 2400 square feet,
if they are kept at least 15 feet from any lot line or any other building
or structure. Open shelter sheds may be erected outside the Fire Limits;
subject to the approval of the Building Inspector.
10. The walls of all buildings, excepting enclosing walls
of frame buildi , shall be of brick, stone, concrete or hollow tile. All
such walls shall be the thickness in inches indicated in the following .
�table, said table being sed on solid walls of brick or concrete, and walls
} of any other material shall e increased in size or thickness as hereinafter
provided.
Base-
ment
1 -story 12
2 -story 16
3 -story 16
4 -story 20
5 -story 24
6 -story 24
7 -story 24
8 -story 28
9 -story 28
10 -story 32
11 -story 32
12 -story 36
12
12
16
12
12
16
16
12
20
16
16
20
20
16
24
20
20
24
24
20
28
2A
24
28
28
24
32
28
28
32
32
28
12
12 12
16 12 12
16 16 12 12
20 16 16 12 1
20 20 16 16 12
24 20 20 16 16
24 24 20 20 16
28 24 24 20 20
IQ 12
16\,12 12
16 N16 12 12
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Section 11. The walls of any building, excepting residences, which
are to be placed on a line of the lots between different owners, and when
the bottom of the footings of such walls are not to be extended down to'a
depth of 8 feet from the sidewalk level, shall be underpinned, sustained
and protected whenever it becomes necessary, at the entire cost of the
owner or owners thereof, provided however, that it shall be the duty of
the adjoining owner or owners, when designing to build and if wishing to
sink their cellar or walls to a greater depth than those adjoining, to
give timely written notice to the owner or owners of prior erected build-
ings of their intention so to do and shall also permit the occupancy of
their ground to so protect and underpin said walls, but in all cases where
the former walls have been carried down to the depth above specified; then
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parties building upon adjoining lots and excavating for their cellars to
a greater depth than above named:, shall, at their own cost and expense,
use all proper care to underpin, sustain and protect the former erected-
walls, building or buildings. No foundation of any building, excepting
residences shall be less than 3 feet below the sidewalk level.
Section 12. Stone walls shall be 4 inches thicker than required for
brick walls. Tests shall be made by the owner, upon demand of the Building
Inspector of all forms of floor construction involving spans over 8 feet.
Such tests shall be made to the approval of the Building Inspector and must.
show that the construction will sustain a load equal to twice the sum of
the live load and dead loads, for which it was designed, without any in-
dication of failure. The construction may be considered as part of the
test load. Each test load shall remain in place at least 24 hours. On
arch construction, this test load shall be placed on 1/2 of the arch, cover-
ing the area from support to crown of arch. When so required, the con-
tractor shall furnish to the Building Inspector test cylinders for the
purpose of making tests of concrete.
Section 13. The full live load on roofs of all buildings shall be
taken on walls, piers and columns. The walls, piers and columns of all build-
ings shall be designed to carry the full dead loads and the proportion of
the live load of the building.
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Section 14. In no new tenement house shall any room in the cellar
be constructed, altered, converted or occupied for living purposes and no
room in the basement of a new tenement house shall be constructed, altered,
converted or occupied for living purposes unless such rooms shall be at
least 8 and 1/2 feet high in the clear and shall have the finished grade
of such premises at the building at least 4-1/4 feet of such height above
the average street grade at the building, provided only one living apart-
ment shall be allowed in the basement of any tenement house hereafter
constructed.
Section 15. Every new tenement house more than five stories and
basement high shall be of fireproof construction. Every new tenement house
more than two stories and basement shall be of slow burning or fireproof
construction. In case slow burning construction be required, the cellar
and basement construction, including the floor construction of the first
story above the cellar or basement shall be of fireproof construction.
Section 16. The division of party walls .over one story high shall
extend the full thickness of the top story to at least two feet above the
roof surfacing of, a building, as a parapet, and shall be properly coped,
extending gutters or crown mouldings and excepting also the walls of de-
tached private dwellings with peaked or hipped roofs. The parapet walls
of ware houses and manufacturing or.commercial buildings shall extend 3
feet above the roof. Fire walls shall be continued from the foundation
to three feet above the roof level and coped. Hollow blocks of terra
cotta, when used for bearing walls, shall have not more than 50% cellular
space. Portland Cement only shall be used in the manufacture of concrete
blocks. The coarse aggregate shall be of suitable material graded in size
but in no case shall the minimum dimension exceed 1/2 ***h of the minimum
width of any section of the finished block. Concrete shall not he used
until it has attained the age of 28 days, or developed the strength re-
quired in this section. All building blocks shall be laid in Portland
Cement mortar. The compressive strength of building blocks shall, in all
cases, be calculated upon the gross area of bedding faces, no account being
taken of the cellular spaces. The average ultimate compressive strength
of terra cotts blocks laid with cells vertical shall not be less than 1200
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pounds per square inch. The average of concrete blocks laid with cells
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vertical shall be not less than 800 pounds per square inch. Concrete
blocks shall be not more than 36 days old when tested. The average strength
of the blocks, as herein given, shall be obtained by testing ten blocks of:
average quality. The allowable working stress of hollow building blocks
shall not exceed 100 pounds per square inch of gross area for terra cotta
blocks or 75 pounds per square inch of gross area for concrete blocks. If
the wall be built of blocks with the cells horizontal, the allowable working
stress shall not exceed 30 pounds per square inch of gross area. All walls
and partitions in schools, hospitals and places of public assemblage over
one story high, and all walls and partitions in theaters shall hereafter
be built of brickjstone, hollow or solid blocks, or metal lath and Port-
land Cement plaster on metal studding or equivalent incombustible material.
Section 17. Roofs, the slope of which is not more than 3 inches,
per foot horizontal, and the covering of which is made of a composition of
felt and gravel, shall be considered incombustible under the provisions
of this ordinance and may be used upon buildings of all classes. Other
forms of composition roof shall permitted if expressly approved as an
incombustible material by the Building Inspector.
Section 18. Hollow tile may be used.for building primary bearing
walls, w%fhare defined as walls that may be used to receive directly
the loadloors or roofs in addition to their acting as partition
walls, provided tlykProportion between thethickness of wall and free
height between floors s not exceed 15KaaaN� nd the load including weight of.
construction does not excee 50 pounds per square inch of net sectional
area of tile and shall be of the hick_ness specified by this ordinance for
brick walls. Hollow terra cotta til ay be used for exterior walls, but
when so used the thickness and height of k must conform to the dimensions
required for brick walls in this ordinance, a lust, in no case, exceed
4 stories in height in any building. The thicknes f plastering is not
to be included as a part of the thickness of the wall. lls having a
thickness of 4 inches may be used when the height does not e ed five
feet. The quality of the the and mortar and special provisions a to
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workmanship as specified for terra cotta columns shall apply to terra. cotta
walls.
Section 19. The ends of all floor , ceilingfor roof beams enter-
ing a party or fire wall from opposite sines, shall be separated by at
least 7 inches of solid masonry. Such separations may be obtained by
corbeling the wall or staggering the beams, or the beams may be supported
by steel hangers, but no walls shall be corbeled more than 2 inches for
this purpose. The ends of all wooden beams shall be cut to a bevel to
make them self releasing.
Section 20. No opening in an interior masonry wall shall exceed
8 by 1(�eet. If the opening be in a party or fire wall it shall have a
standard au`G Ratic fire door on each side of the wall. If an opening
in a fire wall made to serve as an emergency exit, it shall not exceed
48 square feet in a , and a self closing fire doog shall be substituted
for one of the automatic re doors. Total opening in the fire wall
shall not exceed 25% dt line length of the wall. Every building within
the fire limits, except churches d dwellings, shall have standard fire
doors,, shutters or wire glass with ih,�opbustible frames and sash on
every exterior opening above the second or, except whenfronting on a
street not less than 35 feet wide, or where other building is within
35 feet of such opening. the walls of a building the same plane as
that in which the opening is situated, shall not be c idered as coming.
within the intent of this rule. All openings in the side
of the first story, excepting show windows, shall be prote
in this section when within 35 feet of some other building.
rear walls
prescribed
Section 21. All buildings hereafter erected, which are used above
the first floor for business purposes or for public assemblage, dr for
whatever purpose if over 3 stories high, except private dwellings, shall
have the stair shafts continuously enclosed by incombustible partitions.
Shafts in all buildings hereafter erected shall be enclosed in the same
manner. The partition shall be constructed of brick or other fire resist-
ing material approved by the building Inspector. No hall partitions shall
be less than 6 inches thick, no brick partitions less than 8 inches thick
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and no other partitions less than 4 inches thick. Except as herein stated;,
the stairs, elevator or hoist way shaft in all existing buildings over 3
stories high, or the class described in this section shall be separately
enclosed by approved hollow or solid partition blocks not less than 3
inches thick, set in Portland Cement mortar, or by 2 -inch solid metal
lath and Portland Cement plaster partition. The metal frame work of such
partitions shall be securely fastened to both floors and ceiling. All lath
used for such partitions shall be galvanized steel weighing not less than
54 ounces per square ,yard. Wire lath shall not be less than No. 20 gauge
and sheet metal lath not less than 24 gauge. All such partitions erected.
in existing buildings shall be fire stopped with incombustible material
the full depth of all floor beams at each floor level. All doors opening
in stair and elevator enclosures shall be protected by fire doors mounted
with wrought iron or steel hardware and shall be securely attached to the
walls or partitions or to substantial incombustible frames anchored thereto.
If glass panels be used in such doors they shall be of wire. glass not ex-
ceeding 720 square inches in area. Interior shaft windows shall not be
permitted. Doors opening into stairway shafts shall swing in the direction
of exit travel, shall be self closing and shall be at least 36 inches wide.
The, enclosure walls for all elevator shafts shall extend 3 feetabove the
roof and at least 3/4 of the area shall be covered with a sky light con -
strutted as specified in Section 23. If, in the opinion of the Inspector,
it is necessary to preserve an open elevator or hoist way in existing build-
ings, the floor openings through which they pass shall be equipped with
automatic closing trap doors, not less than 1-1/2 inches thick, made of two
thicknesses of match boards covered on the under side with tin; the trap
doors when closed shall extend beyond the opening on all sides. Such trap
doors shall be protected by suitable guard or gate which shall be kept
closed at all times except when in use.
Section 22. The skylight on the roof of every building erected with-
in the fire limits shall have its sides, sashes and frames constructed of
metal or of metalclad wood on all exterior surfaces. Such sky lights shall
not
be covered by a strong wire netting with mesh/more than 1-1/2 inches square
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placed not less than 6 inches above the glass, supported on uprights of
incombustible material, unless wired glass is ued.
Section 23. Sky lights over stairways and elevator shafts shall
be constructed with incombustible frame and sash glazed with wired glass
when a stairway, elevator or dumb waiter shaft extends through a roof.and
is covered by such a skylight. Instead of a skylight, a window may be
placed in the side of the shaft above the roof, which is fartherest re-
moved from.the property line. The window shall have incombustible frame
and sash and be glazed with wired glass.
pew Section 24. Except in dwellings, all openings hereafter made in
floors for the transmission of light to the floor below shall be covered
with glass set in metal frames and bars. The glass shall be not less than
3/4 inches thick and if any glass measures more than 16 square inches, there
shall be rigid wire mesh either in the glass or under it.
Section 25. In every building hereafter erected and altered, except.
frame buildings, all walls or partitions forming interior light or vent.
shafts shall be built in accordance with the requirements for stair and ele-
vator shafts in new buildings as specified in Section 23. The walls of dumb,
waiter shafts, except those in dwellings, which extend only one story above:'
the basement or cellar, shall be of fire resisting construction and shall
be not less than 3 inches thick if constructed of brick, hollow or solid
partition blocks, or steel studding and metal lath with 3/4 inch Portland
Cement plaster on each side or 2 -inch solid metal lath or Portland Cement
plaster will be permitted if securely anchored at each floor. The material
and method of construction to be at specified for stair and elevator shafts
in existing buildings in Section 21. In frame buildings outside of the
fire limits the enclosure partitions of all such shafts may be constructed
as provided in Section 21 for stair and elevator shafts in existing build-
ings. When a dumb waiter shaft does not extend to the roof the top of
the shaft shall be of fire resisting construction of the same thickness as
the walls of the shaft. All openings in the dumb waiter shafts shall be
protected by fire doors mounted in incombustible frames and securely anchored
to the walls. The walls of all light and vent shafts hereafter erected
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shall extend not less than 3 feet above the roof level, except that when
a shaft is covered by an incombustible ventilating skylight the walls need
not extend more than 2 feet above the roof. Masonry walls shall be
properly coped. When metal louvres are used for ventilating purposes the
louvres or slats shall be riveted to the metal frame.
Section 26. All openings in roofs for admission of light or air
other than those provided for in previous sections shall have incombus-
tible frames and sash, glazed with wire glass.
Section 27. The term,"Floor Area" as used in this section, shall
mean the entire floor space between exterior walls and fire walls. In
every building hereafter erected, except in private dwellings, each floor
area above the first shall be provided with at least 2 means of egress
remote from each other, one of which shall be enclosed- stairway or a door
in a fire wall leading to another floor separately provided with adequate
stairs or other independent means of exit. Such doorways serving as an
emergency exit in a fire wall shall be protected by an automatic self
closing fire door as specified in Section 20. No portion of any floor
area shall be more than 100 feet from a place of egress. Elevators shall
not be considered as a means of egress as specified in this section.
Except in dwellings, no required stairway shall be less than 44 inches wide,
and a total width of exit doorway leading therefrom shall be at least.
equal to the total width of the stairway which it serves. The total width
of stairways, interior and exterior, provided for the occupancy of each
floor, and those above, shall not be less than 44 inches for each 50 per-
sons and 12 inches for each additional 50 persons to be accommodated. there-
by. The stair treads shall be not less than 9-1/2 inches wide and the
risers not more than 7-3/4 inches high. windows in such stairways are
prohbited.
Section 28. In every room used for the purposes of theaters or
moving pictures and having a seating capacity of 250 or more, and where
scenery is used, a standpipe with hose connection and hose shall be in-
stalled on each side of the stage under direction of the Fire chief.
Section 29. All area ways shall be guarded with suitable railingsp
or protected by incombustible covers for grading. If grading be used they
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shall have a wire screen of not more than 1/2 inch mesh securely attached
to the under side.
ction 30. No frame buildings hereafter erected or altered shall
exceed 2 sto or 30 feet in height, except that private dwellings may
be 3 stories or 40 high. No frame buildings hereafter erected for any
occupancy other than grain ,y coal elevators and pockets, ice
houses and exhibition buildings, a not over 40 feet in height shall cover
a ground. area not exceeding the follovrin 1 story building, 7500 square
r( feet; 2 story building, 5000 square feet. In no ase shall a frame building
be erected within 3 feet of the side or rear lot line within 6 feet.of
any other building, unless the space between the studs on sue de be fillet
solidly with not less than 2-1/2 inches of brick work or other equiv t
incombustible materials.
Section 31. It shall be unlawful to erect or construct any canopy
or marquees attached to a building or structure without first submitting
plans for same and also of the part of the building or other structure to
which the same is to be attached, to the Building Inspector for his approv-
al. No permit shall be issued unless the plans for such.canopy or marquees
shall be approved by the Building Inspector. the owner or agent shall pay
to the Building Inspector a fee of $2.00 for said permit. No canopy or
marquees which projects over any sidewalk or other public place shall, at
any time, be enclosed by canvas or other cloth or material in whole or
in part so as to obstruct free passage underneath same; and shall be at
least 8 feet from the sidewalk to the lowest part of same.
Section 32. All rolling, folwing or otherwise movable awnings.
attached to any building or structure and projecting over any sidewalk
or other public space shall be so constructed and attached to such build-
ing or structure to meet the approval of the Building Inspector. All
such awnings, when extended over such sidewalk or public space, shall have
a clear unobstructed distance of 6 feet, 6 inches from the sidewalk to
the lowest part of such awning.
Section 33. No marquees, canopy or awning shall have attached
thereto any placards, streameruror other advertising devices of any kind,
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except such as may be painted thereon or made a permanent part thereof, and
except that no marquees or canopy shall have attached thereto any illvininated
or other signs unless of a permanent nature and well anchored; and in no
case shall such signs extend more than 2 feet above the roof of such marquees
or canopy.
Section 34. The extent of occupation of sidewalk and street to be
covered by the terms of a permit for street obstruction or building shall
be as follows: Such permit shall not authorize the occupation of any side-
walk or street or part thereof other than that immediately in front of the
lot or lots upon which any building is in the process of erection and in
relation to which such permit is issued. Luring the progress of building
operations, a sidewalk not less than 4 feet wide, shall be at all times kept
open and unobstructed for the purpose of passage in front of such lot or
lots.. ouch sidewalk shall, if there are excavations on either side of same
be protected by substantial railings which shall be built and maintained
thereon so long as excavations continue to exist. It is not intended here-
by to prohibit the delivery of material across such sidewalk from the curb
line to the building site.
Section 35. When buildings are erected at a height greater than 4
stories and such buildings are near the street line, there shall be built
over the adjoining sidewalk a roof having framework composed of supports and
stringers of Z by 12 timbers not more than 4 feet from center to center, oov-
ered by 2 layers of 2 -inch plank. When additional stories are added to an
existing building and such building is located near the street line, there
shall be built over sidewalks, at a point where the new stories commence,
a scaffold not less than 6 feet wide; which shall form a covering over the
sidewalk composed of framework of stringers and supports covered by 2 lay-
ers of 2 -inch plank. �Lt°kmeevGfrk:=G�t�s9t5�istge�;a�}: e�ap4i#s:rcavgreci;;tag
Such framework and covering shall be of such construction and design as
shall be satisfactory to the Building Inspector. Such roof shall be main-
tained as long as material is being used or handled on such front above
the level of the sidewalk. Temporary sidewalks, their railings, approaches
and roofs over same shall be made with regard to ease of approach, strength
gnd safety to the satisfaction of the Building Inspector.
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Section 36. The occupation of a street for storage of building ma-
terial for any building or for temporary sidewalks shall never exceed 1/3
of the width of the roadway of same and in no event shall any material be
stored or placed within 4 feet of any steam or street.railway track and
in all cases where such obstruction of a street is made there shall be a
clear space of not less than 1 foot between the obstruction and curb line.
Section 37. For all buildings more than 4 stories high, the use of
derricks upon sidewalks or streets is prohibited. In no case shall the
guy lines be less than 15 feet above the roadbed.
Section 38. The permission to occupy streets and sidewalks for the
purpose of building is intended. only for use in connection with actual er-
ection, repair, alteration or removal of buildings and shall terminate with
the completion of such operation. It shall be unlawful to occupy any side-
walk or street after the completion of the operation for which a permit has
been issued by the Building Inspector. It shall also be unlawful to occupy
a sidewalk or street, under authority of such permit, for the storage of
articles not intended for,imnedia to use in connection with the operation
for which such permit has been issued. Red lanterns shall be displayed
and maintained during the whole of every night at each end of every pipe
of material in any street or alley and at each end of every excavation.
Section 39. It shall be unlawful for any person, Arm or corpora-
tion to build, tract, locate, maintain within 500 feet of any public
_ school, public park or publ ayground any tank or other receptacle for
the purpose of storing or dispensing any line�gas, oils or other in-
flammable liquids or explosives. Said distance to ed from the near-
eat point of such tank or building housing same to the nearest poin
any such park, playground or public school building.
Section 40. Chimneys, except as herein provided, in every building
hereafter erected, and all chimneys hereafter altered or rebuilt shall be
constructed of brick, stone or reinforced concrete. No masonry chimney shall
have walls less than $ inches thick unless it bellined on the inside.with
well burned terra cotta or fire clay chimney tile, set in Portland Cement
mortar, in which case, the wall shall not be less than 4 inches thick.
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The lining shall be continuous from bottom of flue to its extreme height.
No chimney shall be corbeled out more than 3 inches from a brick wall and
such corbeling shall consist of at least 5 courses of brick. Brick set on.
edge shall not be permitted in chimney construction. Chimneys of all low
pressure boilers, or furnaces, also the smoke flues for baker ovens, large
cooking ranges, large laundry stoves and all flues used for similar pur-
poses shall be at least B inches in thickness and shall be lined continu-
ously on the inside with well burned terra cotts or fire clay chimney tile
set in Portland Cement mortar. All such chimneys shall be atid..with terra
cotta, stone, concrete or cast iron. Smoke flues for high pressure steam
boilers and every appliance producing a corresponding temperature in a
flue, if built of brick, stone, reinforced concrete or other approved
masonry, shall have walls at least 12 inches thick, or the inside 4 inches
of such wall shall be fire brick layed in fire mortar, for a distance of
at least 25 feet from the point where smoke connection of the boiler enters
the flue. All chimneys shall project at least 3 feet above the point of.
contact with flat roof or 2 feet above the ridge of a pitched roof and
shall be perpendicular. Portland Cement mortar only shall be used in the
construction of chimneys. .No chimney in any building shall have wooden
supports of any kind. supports shall be incombustible and shall rest upon
a suitable foundation. All chimneys which are dangerous from any cause
shall be repaired and made safe or taken down. metal smoke stacks may be
permitted for boilers, furnaces and similar apparatus, provided they have
a clearance from all combustible material of not less than 1/2 the diameter
of the stack, but not less than 12 inches, When such stacks pass through
a roof, they shall be guarded by galvanized ventilating thimble extending
from at least 9 inches below the under side of the ceiling or roof beams to
at least 9 inches above the roof, and the diameter of the ventilating thim-
ble shall be not less than 24 inches greater than that of the smoke stack.
Metal smoke stacks shall not be permitted to pass through floors. Fire back
of every fireplace hereafter erected shall not be less than B inches in
thickness of solid brick work, nor less than 12 inches of stone laid with
fire brick. When a grate is set in a fireplace a lining of firebrick of
at least 2 inches in thickness shall be added to the fire back or a
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lining of soap stone, tile or cast iron may be used if solidly backed with
brick or cement. All flue holes when not in use shall be closed with a
tight fitting metal cover.
Section 41.No wood beams or joists shall be placed within 1 inch of
the outside face of a chimney or flue, whether the same be for smoke, air
or any other purpose. All.space between the chimneys and wood beams shall
be filled solidly with mortar, mineral wood or other incombustible material.
The header beams carrying the tail beams of a floor and supporting a timber
or arch in front of a fire place shall be not less than 20 inches from the
chimney breast.
Section 42. No smoke pipe shall be within 18 inches of any woodwork
or any wooden lath and plaster partition or ceiling. When smoke pipes pass
through a wooden lath and plaster partition, they shall be guarded by gal-
vanized iron ventilated thimble at least 6 inches larger in diameter than
the smoke pipe or by galvanized thimble built in at least 8 inches of brick
work or other incombustible material. When a smoke pipe is closer than 18
inches to.a joist, it must be protected by a metal sheet placed at least 2
inches below the joist and extending 6 inches beyond the pipe in all direc-
tions.
Section 43. No steam or hot water pipes shall be less than 1 inch
from any woodwork. Every steam or hot water pipe passing through '.combus-
tible floors or ceilings or wood lath and plaster partitions shall have an
opening at least 1 inch larger in diameter than the pipe and be protected
with metal cap above and below. All wooden boxes or casings enclosing steam
or hot water pipes or wooden covers to recess in walls in which steam or
hot water pipes are placed shall be lined with asbestos paper.
Section 44. All buildings hereafter erected or altered shall be made
rat proof as far as practicable to prevent the harboring and breeding of rats.
Section 45, No combustible material shall be permitted in the con-
struction of any dry room hereafter erected, in which a temperature of 126
degrees F. or over may exist. If the temperature is under 125 degrees F.
the dry room may be constructed of wood, but it shall be lined throughout
with 1/8 inch asbestos, covered with sheet metal. If windows are placed in
walls or ceilings of dry rooms they shall be of incombustible frames and
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set with wired glass.
Section 46. All gas, gasoline, oil or charcoal burning stoves or
heating devices shall be placed on iron stands at least 6 inches above com-
bustible supports unless the burners are at least 5 inches above the base
with metal guard places 4 inches below the burner. No open flame heating or
lighting device shall be'used in any room where gasoline or other volatial
inflammable materials are stored or handled.
Section 47. Gas connections to stoves and similar heating devices
shall be made by rigid metal pipes. For small portable heating devices flex
able steel or rubber tubing may be used when there is no valve or shutoff
on the device.
Section 48. Vent flues or ducts for the removal of all foul or vit-
iated air in which the temperature of the air cannot exceed that of the room
shall be constructed of metal or other incombustible material and no such
flues shall be used for any other purpose.
Section 49. All parts of every building shall be designed to safely
carry the load to be imposed thereon and shall, in all respects, conform tD
good engineering prabtice.
Section 50. The Building Inspector is empowered to enter any build-
ing or structure or premises, whether complete in the process of erectiom
for the purpose of determining whether the same has been or is being con -
strutted and maintained in accordance with the provisions of this chapter
be
and it shall unlawful to exclude him from any such building, structure or.
premises. If, at any time, the building Inspector shall find that any part
of any such building has been or is being constructed in 'violation of the
terms of this ordinance, or any other ordinance of the City of Salina, then
such Building Inspector may require that any such work be corrected in order
to comply with this ordinance, or if such correction cannot be made, then
the defective or insufficient part of said work shall be torn out, and after
any such work has been condemned by the Building Inspector the construction
of such building shall not continue until such defective work is corrected
or rebuilt.
Section 51. The Duilding Inspector is hereby authorized and empow-
ered, and it shall be his duty, first to enforce all ordinances relating:
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to the construction, equipment, management and conditions of all property
within the City and second to report monthly to the City Manager or City
Commissioners regarding the conditions of the City and all matters pertain-
ing to fire preventation.
Section 52. Every building or structure constructed or maintained
in violation of this ordinance, or which is in an unsanitary condition or
in an unsafe condition or dangerous condition, or which is, in any manner,
dangerous to health or safety of any person or persons is hereby declared
to be a public nuisance. Every building or part thereof, which is in an
unsanitary condition, by reason of the basement or cellar being damp or
wet or by reason of the floor of such basement being covered with stagnant
water or by reason of the presence of sewergar, or by reason of any portion
of a building being infected with disease or being unfit for human habita-
tion, or which is a source of sickness, or which endangers public health in
any manner is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
Section 53. Whenever an application for a permit is made, the
Building inspector may, if he deems it necessary in order to determine
whetherthe proposed construction will comply with the provisions of this
ordinance, require that the applicant for such permit file with said Build-
ing Inspector such plans, specifications, drawings or written description.
of such proposed building as may have been prepared therefor, or if none
enable the
have been prepared or if those which have been.prepared are insufficient to/
Building Inspector to
determine whether or not the proposed building will comply with the terms
of this ordinance, Then the Building Inspector may require the applicant to
file plans, specifications, drawings or written description of such build-
ing or any part thereof as .nay be necessary, which shall be sufficient to
enable the Building Inspector to determine whether the building or any
part thereof will comply with this ordinance and until the same are filed
no permit shall be issued by the Building Inspector, provided however that
the filing of such plans, specifications or written description and the
approval thereof shall not in any way effect the rights and duties of
the building Inspector as herein otherwise defined.
Section 54. Before any permit shall be granted, the applicant there-
for shall file with the Building Inspector, on a form to be provided for
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such purpose, a written application containing such information relative
to the proposed building as may be required by the Building Inspector and
which shall state the proposed location, the estimateAcost, the size,
character and kind of construction and proposed use of such building, to-
there-
gether with plans, specifications, drawings or a written description/of
as herein provided, when -the same may be required by the Building Inspector,
Section 55. Any person or corporation or any officer, manager or
agent or member of any corporation, partnership or person who shall violate,
neglect or refuse to comply wi.th;.or who resists or opposes the enforcement
of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than x¢10.00
nor more than $200.00 for each offense and every such person or corporation
or any officer, manage2, agent or member of any corporation,, partnership or
person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for every day on which
such violation, neglect or refusal shall continue and any builder or con-
tractor who shall construct any building in violation of any of the provi-
sions of this ordinance and any architect designing, drawing.plans for,
y having charge of such building or who shall permit it to beconstructed shall
be liable to the penalties herein provided.
Section 56. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force
from and after its publication once in the official City paper.
Introduced for first reading, May 5th, 1924.
Passed and approved -------- 4une 2nd, 1924
/J Mayor O
Attest:
CityClerk-