HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 122ORDINANCE NO. 122.
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING FIRE LIMITS IN TIIEICITY OF LODI, SPECIBYING
TIE KIND OF MATERIAL\ FOR THE CONSTBZTCTION OF VALLS OF BUILDINGS \HERE-
AND PROVIDING: PENALTY FOX THE VIOLATION THEREOF.
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The Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi, d.0 ordain as
follows:-
Section 1:- The following shall be and are hereby declaxed
to be the fire limits:
All that certain section of said City of Lodi bounded on the
North by the center line of Lockeford Street, on the East by the
center line of Stockton Street, on the South by the center line of
Vfalnut Street, and on the West by the center line of Church Street.
Section 2:- Every building hereafter erected or enlarged
within said fire limits, exceFt those intended to be used and which act-
ually will be used as dwelling-houses shall be enclosed on all sides with
walls constructed wholly of stone, well burned brick, terra cotta, concrete
or other equivalent incombustible materials; and shall have the roof, top,
and sides of all roof structures, including dormer windows, covered with
incombustible material. 811 cornices shall be of incombustible material.
Section 3:- Any existing frame building within the fire limits, f
which may hereafter be damaged by fire, decay or otherwi A ,e to an amount
greater than one-half of its present value, exclusiVe of the foundation,
shall not be repaired or rebuilt, but shall be removed.
Section 4:- At each floor level in all buildings hereafter
erected, all stud walls, partitions furrings and spaces between joists
where they rest on division walls or partitions, shall be fire-stopped
\\ with incanbustible material in a manner to colmpletely cut off communicatiol
by fire through concealed spaces. Such fire-stopping shall extend the ful:
depth of the joists, and at least four inches above each floor lev
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Stair carriages shall be fire-stooped at least once in the mdddle portion
of each 'pun.
Section 5:- The Chief of the Fire Department is hereby author- ,
ize2 ancl empowered to enforce the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 6:- Every person, firm, corporation or his, her or their
agsnt, servant, representative 01 eqlogce, violating any of the provis-
ions of this ordinsnce shall be giilty of a misdemeanor and, upon coa-
viction thereof, sho.11 he nunished by a fine of not less than ten dollars
nor nox Ikm ttx-e-? hmdreci -dal.lare, or by imprisonment in the Couaty
Jail for not more t,har-. ninety da,ys, or by both fine 2nd imprisonment;
eoery day's coctinuanee of a violation of any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be deeried a separate md distinct offence, and shall be
punisha'ol.'e accordingly.
Section 7:- This ordinance is hereby dcclared to be urgently
required for the inmpdiate preservation of the public Eafety and it is
kereby declared t5a.t the facts constituting its argency are 8s f0llopirs:-
Several large build jr.gs have receritlg been destroyed 0~7 fire
wif.hin said fire limits an6 plans are bekg made to reconstruct said
buil dir?gs out of inflamnable and zon-fireproof material, axa these
buildings mill be, in a central location mc? in close proxi2itjr to other
buildings and a constant source of danger from fire.
Section 8:- This ordinance shall be published once in THE LODI
SEWIMEL, and shall be in' force and effective after its final passage
and publicat ion.
I hereby approve and sign the foregoing ordinance, thisUth day
Of July, A. D. 1921.
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I, J. b. FLLEJLY, City Clerk of the City of Lodi,
do hereby certify the foregoing Ordinance No. 122, was read
and introduced. for passa-:e at a regular meeting of the BoaTd
of Trustees of the City of Lodi on Tuesday, the 5th day of
July, 1921, and was thereafter duly ado;Tted at afi adjonrnea
regular rieeting of said Board of Trustees, held on the 11th
day of Jvly, A. I). 1921, by the following vote:
AYS : CRQSE, 3ICB ad NON!?GC)i.L3y.
NOES: lTOIJE:
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Lodi.
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