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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 61t. , ORDINANCE NO.sl t . . . . . AN ORDIDINAI\CE REQUIRIl\JG THXATEFiS, OPmA HOUSES, SCHOOL HOUSES, PUBLIC BZLS, AND CERTAIN OTHER BULLDILIGS TO El3 PROVIDED WITH EXITS, FIRE: ESCAPES AND STANDPIPES: PROHIBITING FAST- ESING OF DOORS AND EXITS, AND THE OBSTRUCTING OF A1 SLES &ID PASSAGE-VAYS DiTHIIJG PUBLIC GATHER1 XGS . 0000000000000000000000000000 SEC. 1. All theaters, opera houses, school houses, churches, and public halls, now constructed or hereafter to be constructed in the City of Lodi , shall be provided with at least two means of exit from the assembly hall to the sidewalk, or open passage-may to the street, one of which may be a fire escape. assembly hall. One of said exits must be at or near the rear of said SEG.2. Eyery builhg now constructed or to be hereafter constructed in the City of Loai two stories in height that is occupied, or desiged to be occupied, on the second story by three or more families, or as a hospital, seminary, academy, college, hotel, rooming house, &parhilent house , tenement house, lodging house, factory, mill or manufactory, must be provided with at least two ineans of exit fran the sec md story to the sidewalk or open passage-may to the street, one of which may be a fire escape. BE@. 3. Every building now construc%ed or that shall be hereafter constructed in the City of Lodi, three or nore stories in height, that is occupied, or desiged the second story by three or more families, or for offices, work- shop, public gatherings, entertainments, or assemblages, or occupied, or designed to be occupied above said second story as a theater, opera house, school, church, hospital, seminary, academy, college, hotel, lodging house, aparhent house, tenem to be occupied, above . house, factory, mill or mnufactory, shall be fitted with metalic fire escapee at least two feet six inclies in width, combined with metalic balconies at each story at least four feet in length, both escapes and balconies to be fitted with rnetalic railings at least two feet six inches high and wiik necessary platforms fastened secwely to the outer mall, and erect ed and arranged in such a way and in such proxiinity to the win- dows or doors of' each story above the first as to render said fire escapes readily accessible for the escape of inmates and the use of' the fire departrment in case building there shall be at least two such fire escapes connected with each story above the first story and such fire-escapes shall go down to within ten feet of the ground. of fire. On'every such SEC.4. Every theater , opera house , school house, church, or other building now constructed or hereafter to be constructed in the City of Loni ,vri?ere public gatherings, entertainments, or asseablages are held, and which have a normal seating capacity of one hundred persons or more, and every building two stories or over in height, shall be provided vith one or more standpipes, two inches in diameter connected directly to the city water mains, and fitted with two inch hose sufficiently long to reach at least half of the longest may I of the building, such standpipes to be provided with shut off' next to mqter main and to be fitted with such hose at each story above the first, and water must be kept in these pi2es at full pressure at all times. SEC. 5. All doors to exits and ail doors of exits-lead- ing from all assembly halls, and from all theaters, opera houses, school houses, zhurches or public halls, now constructed or here- after to be constrwted in the City of Lodi, having a nortnal seating capacity of one hundred persona or aore, s(na.~l swing freely outward. zm&x&mmz&- , mnd all such exits shall be i*t least four feet in midth for every such plae mii:lich has a normal se2,ting capacity of not less than one hundred persons or niore thsn two hundred persons; five feet in width for every such place I having 8 nomal seating ca.pacity of five hundred or over. SEC. 6. No aisle or passage-aay of any theater, opera house, or public hall having a seating capacity of one hundred persons or more, shall be less thm three feet wide at the narrowest point, znd shall increase in width towards, md to the point of exit at least one inch for every five running feet; provided, that aisles or passage-ways five feet or over in width niay be uniforui throughout their entire length. SEC. 7. It shall be unlawful for any person to obstruct my aisle, passage-way, corroder, stairmy or exit of any theater opera house, public hall, school house, or other place vherein there is a public ghthering in said City, by etading in or occupying said aisles, pa.ssage-ways, corroders, or stairways, watory to or during any perf ormancs , entsrtainment, lecture , exhibition, concert., ball, or public gzthering, or by placing therein my sofa, stool, chairs, settee, or other obstruction or impediment to passage; provided 42iz.t riothirlg in this section shall be construed to apply to ushers in the regular performance of their duties, or to persons using said aisles, passzge-mys, corridors, or atairmys in the usual manner while msembling or leaving such place. SEC. 8. It shell be unlawful for any omner, mznager, agent, officer, employee, servmt, or other person in charge of any- thectter, opera house, public hall, church, school house, aesernbly hall, or place wherein there is a public gathering,in said city,, to permit mly door to be locked or fastened irnrnediatel; befbre , during, or immediately after any performance , entertsin- ment, lecture, eThibition, concert, ball, service, session or public gafhhering. SEC. 9. Any viblatiorz of this ordinvlce by my fima, corporation, officer, omner, Ypanager, lessee, ageat, employee, servmt, or person, is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor and shall be punish8ble by a fine not exceeding $~oo.Qo.. . . . .or by .I Lmprisonment iri the County jai1,or in the City jail of the City of Lodi ,not exceeding nllnetiy- XXXXXZ days, or by both such Tine and in- prisonment,or by such fine with a direction in the judgeiient that the defendant be imprisoned uiitil the fine is satisfied,speciTyiiig the extent of such inprisoiii?mIt which shall not exceed one day for each dollar of said fine and in ni) case exceed 'ninety xxxxx- days. *,;- . SEC,. .lo. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an ordinance for the irnmedlate preservation of the public peace,health arid Safety and shall take effect imriiediately after its passage,approVal arid publicat ion. SEC.11.- The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and aBproval of this ordinance and publish thls ordinance by having tile sane printed anA posted in three public places iii the City of Lodi,which posting shall be done by the City IIarshal. I hereby sign and approve the foregoing ordiimice this of the City of Lodi ,California. I, J.M.Uc!i!ahon,City Clerk of the City of Lodi ,hereby certiry that the foregoing ordinance was read and introdwed at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi held on Sep.4, 1912,and was thereafter,at an adjourned regular meetins of said Board held on Sep.10,1912,ciuly passed by the following vote: Ayes: Trustees Black,Blodgett,Hale,Lawrence and Rich. Noes: None. Absent: None. And I further certify that t3e foregoing ordinanae was ap- prcved by the President of said Board on said l0th.day of Septenber I,H.B.Coleman,City Marshal of the City of Lodi,do hereby ertify that on the 2Oth.day of Septernber,l912,1 did post Orclinance 0.61 in three p;iblic places in the City of Lodi,to-wit: on the door f the main entrance of the Municipal Building; lgln at the Post Office; 11 the flag-pole at the cornar of City Marshal the citToFTZIi.