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RELATING TO BUILDINGS, FIRE LiniTS and PRIVATE DRAINS Mr. if' ' r' i;; It-'' a ' ^ ''^P^'' I'l.inif.^ ^^^' ( V» • .L^^•^':^;^ >) i' r f > \>' Hamilton CoLLe:cTtor>4 Hamilton Public Library ./• ->,'■ , Sta* ^ Reference Deparlnient Shelf l^nmher R692>9 Cana H18 clSQV?^ 1 ; This Book is not to be taken out of the room. V"m1 r-'iJKfet i I ^W*. '^IM ^^it-w ii^ •' ^ ^v 4. '. 'lA: v^< ■* -tf- rTK- VI f^i'm . 1 1' (ill , >* "T" n f^h. i'?*' '^1 >• .? ^4T7«J It 1 -• t'«i >.ik »4i •f? llf *-"^ <■ :r _?:? -. A- .t' ' 'i,';,' >; V ' 'W ■ . 'i i _ "• ■^ V- ' '"h. w' i"- ?;l^ r^' vh / 4: i'f' ie Railway (Company, thence in a north- westerly direction along I he northerly limit of said lands to Young street, thence westerly along \'oung street to Ferguson avenue, thence southerly along Ferguson avenue to the John street moun- tain road, thence in a southwesterly direction along said road to the point where that road is intersected h/ the short road leading up the mountain in a southwesterly direction from the head of John street, thence in a straight line in a northwesterly direction to Aberdeen avenue at its intersection with the James street mountain road, thence westerly along Aberdeen avenue to i.ocke street, thence northerly along Locke street to King street, thence westerly along King street to Huntlurn street, thence northerly along Pun- durn street and in continuation of the line of that street to the lands of the (Irand Trunk Railway Company, thence in a straight line in a southeasterly direction to Barton street at its intersection with the east side of Oxford street, thence easterly along Fiaiton street to Queen street, thence southerly along Queen street to Clarence street, thence easterly along Clarence street to Hess street, thence southerly on Hess street to Cannon street, thence easterly on Can- non street to Railroad street, thence northerly on Railroad street to Mulberry street, thence easterly on Mulberry street to Bay street, thence northerlv on Bay street to the southern limit of the lands of the Grand Trunk Railway Company, thence easterly along the southerly limit of the lands of the said Company to the place of beginning. (a) The said fire limits shall also include that portion of the City of Hamilton embraced in the following limits or boundaries, namely : Commencing on the easterly limit of John street at its intersection with the northerly limit of the lands of the Grand Trunk Railway Company, thence northerly along the easterly limit of John street to Guise street, thence westerly along (>ui.se street to James street, thence southerly along James street to Burlington street, thence westerly along Burlington street to within fifty feet of the waters of Burlington Bay at high water mark ; thence southerly following the line of the Bay shore at a distance of fifty feet easterly from high water mark to Simcoe street, thence easterly along Simcoe street to Bay street ; thence southerly along the west side of Bay street to its intersection with the northerly limit of the lands of the Grand Trunk Railway Company, thence easterly along said limit to the place of beginning ; and also the land on the east side of John street to the depth of one hundred feet from the northerly limits of the lands of the Grand Trunk Railway Company to Guise street, and the lands on the West side of Bay street to to the depth of one hundred feet, from Simcoe street to the northerly limit of the lands of the Grand Trunk Railway Company. /)i'pi)si/ (iit(/ I iisf^ci lion of Plans. (>. Nil person shall lutniiu'iici* the croelion til an\ huililinj;', or pari of a liiiiKlin^. ol llu' I'ost i^f nioro than Sioo, wiihiii the tjty until lu" shall ha\».' ik'|"'>i>iuil with tin- HuiU'.inL; Inspector a y;roiiiul or hloeU plan showinj^ the lc\el ('t'i. the cellar aiul baseiiienls thereof With referenctf to the i,'raile line oi the acljoininj; street or streets as laid tlown or recoriled in the office ot tlie I'ity l*!nyfineer, and also a description showing' the materials with which the walls t>f the building are to he const riicted, and has obtained a permit from the Xuildin^ Inspectoi to proceed therewith. I-'very contractor or builder shall proihice to the Building Inspector for inspection when- ever reqviiretl by him the plans of any Iniildin*;' which such con- tractor 4>r builder mav be erectini/ within the t.'itv Limits. Onlcr Walls aiid /\tr/lll<>i>s. 7. Kvery buildini,'', or part of a buildini,'-, made, constructed, or placed within the said lire limits, shall be built witii i^'iter walls o^ iron, stone or brick, and when such building or pari of a buildinj; is built with outer walls oi iron, such walls shall not be less than one-eighth of an inch of iron in thickness ; when the outer walls are built of stone or brick, and svich buildini,^ or part oi a buildinj^ i.i more than one-and a-half and less than three storeys in hoiiji^lu, the outer walls shall be at least eijjht and one-half inches in thickness, and when three storeys in heij^ht, the outer walls i^f the first and second storeys shall be not less than tweKe inches in thickness, and of the third storey not less than ei_<;ht and one-half inches in thick- ness, and when more than three storeys in height the outer walls of the first storey shall be not less than sixteen inches in thickness and of the sect>nd and third storeys not less than twelve inches and of the upper storey not less than eight and one-half inches in thickness. (a) Every mansard roof shall tor the purposes of this by law be considered as a storey, and such .storey must be divided by brick or stone partition walls as hereinafter provided when such partition walls are extended to the storey next below it. (b) Every building- within such fire limits which is to be divided into one or more stores, tenements or dwellings, and whether the same is being newly constructed or is being altered or rebuilt, shall be so divided by brick or stone partition walls runtiing from the front to the rear of such building and extending from the founda- tion to the full height of each partition, sucli partition walls to be not less than eight and one-half inches in thickness, if not extend- ing more than three storeys in height, but if extending beyond that height, such partition walls up to and inclusive of the third storey shall be not less than twelve inches in thickness and the partition walls above the third storey shall be not less than eight and one- '* half iiKhcs in thickness, and all such partition walls where ihoy divide the top storey of a buildint^ shall he ciMitinucd and built up t<' a height o( tweivL- inches above the roof. (c) Where any hal". or larj^e room is to Ite constructed on an upper storey, ami is to extend over two or more oi such stores, tenements or dwellings, the party walls shall be carried from the foundation to the top of the tloor joist oi such hall or room, and the lloorinj^f o( said hall or room where p;»ssinj.c over the tops oi such partition walls shall be siilidly bedded upon a lialf-inch coatiny; of asbestos mortar. (d) In all cases I he ends o\i any and all joists resting in or upon any wall or partition shall be at least four inches apart in each dir- ection and any space interveninj;- between the ends of such joists shall be filled with brick and mortar. (e> No wall or part of a wall of any tower within the City Limits shall be built upon any wooden beam or wooden j»'irder or support. Ii levator Shafts. (f) Ivvery elevator shaft shall be constructed with brick walls not less than eij^lu and one half inches in thicknes, with iron doors to each openiiii^, commencing;' at the lowest point reached by such elevator and extending^ at least 5 feet above the roof of the build- ing", and the roof of ach elevator shaft shall be formed by a sky- light. (g") Or shall bi' de with sides consisting of bars of iron open on each storey and : lall have hori/onlal fire proof doors on each flat which shall automatically close the elevator opening in the floor when the buildinj, shall ba heated by any lire, which might spread from the flat below through the elevator opening, such automatic doors to be made and placed in position to the satisfaction of the Building Inspector and the Chief Cngineer of the Fire Department. Brick Vcnccr. 8. Any on'^ or two storey frame building already erected may be brick d up with four-inch brick walls within said fire limits, if Maced on t stone foundation. Roo/s. 9. All roofed buildings within the fire liniits shall be finished ex- ternally with tin, iron, zinc, copper, slate, tile or felt and gravel, .)r with shingles laid in hair mortar, not less than one quarter of an inch in thickness, or with shingles laid in fire-prppf felt or with some other material of an inccmbustible nature, and no roof of ai'.y buiMingf already erected in the said fire limits shall be re-laid or re- covered except with materials hereinbefore enumerated. Wooih ' // />' // //(//// i>\\' . 10. Nothinjif herein contained shall be so construed as to pre- vent the erection within the said lire limits of any buildiiiij con- structed of material other than with walls of iron, stone or brick, not exceedinjj 2i6 square feet in area and 16 feet in heijjht at the highest part of tiie roof thereof, or lo require such building to he roofed in the manner hereinbefore directed, provided such build- ing shall not front upon any street ; nor shall more than one such frame building be erected on the same lot or premises. No buiUl- ing with outer walls other than of iron, stone or brick, shall be built within the area bounded by Ferguson avenue on the east, Hunter street on the south, Br'.y street on the west, and (lannon street on the north ; or within the area bounded by lerguson avenue on the west. Main street on the south, Wellington street on the east, and King William street on the north. 1 1. No building or part of a building within the fire limits, other than with main walls of brick, stone or iron shall be raised, en- larged or removed to any other place within the same, nor shall any such building be removed into the fire limi'.s ; nor shall any wooden building within said fire limits which may hereafter be damaged tothe extent of fifty per cent, cf the value thereof be repaired or rebuilt, nor shall such building where the damages are less than fifty per cent, of its value, be so repaired as to be raised an additional storey or part of a storey, or so a;, 10 occupy a greater space than before the damage thereto, but nothing herein contained shall prevent any one from putting a stone or other substantial foundation under an existing wooden building, such foundation not to be more than four feet above the established grade of the adjoining street, nor shall it prevent any one from removing a wooden building towards the rear of the lot on which it stands, provided it is not placed within two feet of the land of any adjoining owner, or of any other wooden building on the same lot or premises. 12. Any owner or contractor who shall build or aid in the erec- tion of any building or part of a building within the fire limits, or shall remove or assist in removing any such building, or shall re- pair or assist in repairing any damaged building contrary to any provisions of this By-law, shall be subject to the penalties herein- after imposed. Pulling Doivn ami Removal by Iii.speiior. 13. Any building or erection which may be constructec' ir placed in contravention of this By-law may be pulled down or removed, at the expense o^ the owner thereof, by or under the direction of the <^ \ Bmld.ng Inspector, but it shall be the duty of the Inspector, before pull.ng: down or removing: such building or erection, to ob ain the consent o the Market Fire and Police Committee «; of the Mayo^^ to h.s so domg, and to give two days notice to the owner or builder requiring h.m to pull down or remove such building or erection F/rc Escapes. 14- All public buildings, hotels, halls, theatres, factories and schools more than two storeys in height shall be provided with two or more fire escapes, securely fastened to the outer walls of such buddmgs, hotels, halls, theatres, factories or schools, and con- nected with one or more windows in each storey except the first Fircivorks and Dangerous Mauufacturers. o ^l' -M-^ P^;'^°'V^'i^'> "se or occupy, within the limits of this city any bu.ldmg for the manufacture of turpentine, camphene. or othe dangerous or easily mflammable or explosive substances, ^r for the storage of fireworks of any description, gunpowder or dynamite in use t^rtT f T'-^ '''^" txyenty.five pounds, nor shall any person use for manufactunng or other purposes machinery which causes £t^;.'/Tf ^'''' ""'"1 '' " ^^'^^'^^^ '" ^ ^"''^'"^ "«t 'ess than so teet distant from any other buildinjr. Chimneys. 16 Every chimney within the fire limits shall be carried to a height of not less than six inches above the ridge or deck of a^i? root earned by or connected with or abutting upon the walls to which said chimney is attached, and where a'chimney is used to carry away smoke or noxious vapors from any manufactory where an engine and boiler of more than twenty horse-power ai'e used such chimney shall not be less than seventy-five feet in height above the level of the street adjoining such manufactory, and shall be built entirely of brick, laid with good mortar. Fnniaces and Stoves. 17- No timber shall be placed within one foot of the inside of any oven copper still, boiler or furnace, nor within four and a half Snrhf °fM, °^^"'"? °^ n"y '^''"""y ""' ^'^^in four and a half inches of the inside of any flue. hn./i' ^ kP-m-°" -^""'I hereafter place any furnace or stove in any house or building ,n the city, without leaving twelve inches clear from any wood-work immediately above such furnace or stove, and nine inches from any wood-work opposite the sides of the same and no person shall place, maintain or use any furnace upon c r over a wooden floor unless there is immediately underneath the furnace and extending a distance of fpur inches on each side bevond the outer walls of such furnace a bed of concrete not less than six inches deep enclosed in a metal frame or a brick bed not less than six inches thick laid in mortar, and there is also an air space of at least three inches between the furnace and such bed. (a) All open fireplaces or jjrates shall have the hearth laid upon Iriminer arches of brick or upon iron girders. ig. No pipe or funnel for conveyi>'[^ steam or hot air shall be fixed next any public street or hifjhway on the front of any buildinj^, nor shall any exhaust steam pipes be allowed to enter any sewer, nor shall any funnel, pipe or flue \ov conveyinij fire or smoke be fixed on the inside of any buildinyf nearer than twelve inches to the face i/f any timbers of roofs, ceilinjj;^s or partitions ; nor shall any such funnel, pipe oc Hue pass through any timber framing, or par- tition of wood, or wood and lime, or through any wooden floor, in any house, outhouse, fence or building wliatever, within the said C^ity, unless there shall be a space of at least six inches clear between the said funnel, pipe or flue and such framing, partition or floor, and unless the same shall pass through a chimney of stone, or brick and mortar, or shall be encircled by a rim of solid stone, or brick or metal, not less than three inches wide, and equal in thickness to the full finished thickness of tie framing through which such pipe shall pass. 20. No occupant of any house or building within the said City shall permit any pipe hole not in use as a smoke flue in any chimney in such house or building to remain open, and not closed with a stopper of metal or other incombustible mfiterial. As/ii\s\ 21. All depositories of ashes shall be built of brick, stone or iron, and no person within the said City not having an ashpit as above prescribed, shall keep more than ten bushels of wood ashes on his, her or their premises. //<'n', Stj'uiv and Shavings. 22. No person or persons shall place or permit tobp placed, any hay, straw, shavmgs or other combustible material i icovered in his, her or their courtyard or lot of ground, within one hundred feel of any building. (a) No person or persons shall set fire to any shavings, chips, straw or other combustible matter, for the purpose of consuming the same, in any street, square or lane, in the city. Siuokiug or Carrying Lights 22). No person shall smoke or have in his or her possession any lighted pipe, cigarette or cigar, in any stable, carpenter or cabinet- n'aker's shop, or other shop or building where straw, shavings, or 1 /I ) ^ other combustible material may be, or carry or keep, or suffer to be carried or kept, any lij^'hted lamp or candle in any livery or other stable within the said City, unless such lamp or candle shall be enclosed in a lantern or shade, so as to prevent any accident from fire therefrom. Unsafe /h/ildins^s or Scaffo/d/no-. 24. When any buildiny^, building's or scaffolding in course o'i erection within the City limits shall be considered unsafe by the Building Inspector, he shall at once notify the owner, contractor or agent to make the same safe and secure, and every person so notified, who fails within twenty-four hours to comply with such notice, shall be subject to all the penalties of this P.y-Iaw. Dilaphhiled Hiti/d/ui^s. 25. If any building, fence or erection, within the city shall, by reason of its ruinous or dilapidated state, be in an unsafe condition as regards danger from fire, or where any yard within the city shall contain any building, fence or erection or lumber or other combus- tible material which mav be a source of danger from fire to the ad- jacent propert)-, it shall be the duty of the lUiiltling Inspector to notify the owner, agent or other person having charge thereof to remove such building, fence, erection, material or lumber, or other combustible material therelrom, and such owner, agent or other person shall immediately remove the same, and if he shall fail to do so within two days after receiving such notice, the ikiilding In- spector may, witli the consent of the Market, hire and Police Com- mittee or of the Mayer to his doing so, remove such building, fence, erection, lumber or other combustible material, and the ex- pense of such removal may be charged against and recovered from the owner of such building, fence, erection or yard. .^, Firemen to Report. 26. It shall be the duty of the members of the City Mre De- partment to report to the Chief Engineer of that Department, who shall, without delaj', report to the Building Inspector, the existence and location of anything which may be a source of danger from fire, and which should be discontinued or removed in order to place the building or premises where it is situate in a safe condition as regards danger from fire, and also to report in the same manner any other violation of this By-law which may come under their notice, and it shall be the duty of the Building Inspector to make an entry of every such report in a book to be kept by him for that purpose and to take immediate action thereon. Building Materials in Streets. 27. No person shall deposit or place in any public street, lane or alley in the city any material to be used in the erection of any new building, or the repair or alteration of any old building, at ^. lO cost of over $ioo, until a plan and description in accordance with the requirements of section 6 of this By-law have been deposited with the Building Inspector, and such person has obtained from the inspector a permit in writing in the form appended to this by- lavv for the placing of such material in such street, lane or alley, and in all cases where such plan and description have been so de- posited, and it is necessary to use any portion of such public street, lane or alley, for the placing of such material, the Building In- spector shall give a permit in the form appended to this By-law. 28. No person shall, either personally or through anyone act- ing for him or with his authority, deposit or place any building material in or upon any public street, lane or alley within the limits of the city, except for the purpose of building or repairing, and in every case such building material shall be so placed as not to ob- struct the surface drainage of such public street, lane or alley, or the free use of any public hydrants, or to occupy more than is necessary of such public street, lane or alley, and in no case more than one-third the width thereof in that portion of the city bounded by Catharine, Hunter, Bay and Cannon streets, and in that part of King street between ('atharine and Wellington streets, or more than one-half thereof in any other part of the city, the space so oc- cupied not to extend along such street, lane or alley, further than the frontage or depth of the lot so being built upon except that it may extend in front of the lot on either side, so long as the occu- pant of such adjoining lot may consent thereto ; provided always that it the owner or tenant of the real estate on the opposite side of the street, lane or alley shall require at the same time to use any portion of the street, lane or alley for the deposit of building material, then, in such case, each party shall be restricted to the use of one-fourth of such street, lane or alley instead of one-third as aforesaid in that portion of the city bounded by Catharine Hun- ter, Bay and Cannon streets, and m that part of King street be- tween Catharine and Wellington streets, and to the use of one- third of such street instead of one-half thereof in any other part of the city, but every lane or alley must be kept open for traffic to a width of not less than eight feet, and such material shall not in any case be allowed to remain in any public street, lane or alley, for any longer time than may be reasonably necessary for the com- pletion of the work for which such building material is being used. Nothing in this By-law contained shall be construed to interfere with the rights and privileges granted to the Hamilton Street Railway Ccnpany, the Hamilton and Dundas Street Railway Company, or the Hamilton, Grimsby and Beamsvllle Electric Rail- way Company or any other Company, under and by virtue of any By-laws relating to such Companies. 29. Every person who shall deposit or place any building ma- terial upon any public street for any of the purposes hereinbefore mentioned in that part of the city bounded by Catharine, Hunter, Bay and Cannon streets, or in that part of King street between II Catharine and VVellinfjton streets, shall, while any part of the material remains upon such street, enclose and keep enclosed the ground thereby occupied with a close board fence of a uniform height of not less than six feet, the public sidewalk to be left clear in all cases where it is not necessary to occupy it, and to be roofed over, wherever necessary, at a height of not less than eight feet above the level of the sidewalk with two thicknesses of one inch boards, and where it is necessary to occupy the sidewalk with build- ing material, a plank sidewalk three feet wide shall be made by the person depositing the building material, such sidewalk to be made immediately outside of the said fence, and the ground covered thereby shall be reckoned as part of the space which the person depositing the building material is allowed to occupy. 30. Every person who shall deposit or place any building ma- terial upon any public street for any of the purposes hereinbefore mentioned in any part of the city other than that portion thereof bounded by Catharine, Hunter, Bay and Cannon streets, or that part of King street between Catharine and Wellington streets, shall, while any part of the material remains upon such street, enclose and keep enclosed the ground occupied thereby with a boa d fence at each end of sufficient height and strength to fully protect the public from injury or danger therefroin, and if the public sidewalk shall be enclosed within such fences, he shall make a sidewalk three feet wide immediately outside of said enclosure, and the ground covered by such sidewalk shall be reckoned as part of the space which the person depositing the building material is allowed to occupy. 31. The fence, roof and sidewalk mentioned in the preceding paragraphs of this section shall be rt moved by the person by or for whom they were erected as soon as the building material enclosed thereby has been used or removed, and he shall also thereupon put the street and sidewalk where such material has been deposited in as good repair as it was before such material was placed thereon. Red Lights. 32. Whenever any person or persons, whether contractors or proprietors, shall be engaged in the erection or repairing ot any building or other structure whatever within the city, and shall cause or permit any building material to be placed on any public street, lane or alley in the said city, and. whenever any person or persons who shall be engaged in constructing any sewer or laying any gas, water or other pipes or conductors, in or through any of the streets, lanes, alleys, highways, sidewalks or other public places in said city where persons pass and repass, whether by appointment of the city, or its agents, or as contractors, or otherwise, it shall lie the duty of all sucli persons to protect the public from injury therefrom by placing a sufficient number of red lights upon such materials, rubbish, goods, wares and merchandise heaps, piles, excavations or any other thing so caused or permitted by them to be or remain in 12 or at any of the places above mention£d, and in such manner as to enable the same to be distinctly seen by all passers-by and to con- tinue such lig^hts from dusk till daylight, during every night in which any such obstructions are allowed to remain in or at such place, and if such materials or obstructions are enclosed by a fence such lights shall be put on or above the fence, and no person shall, without the consent of the person or persons placing such lights, put out, remove or obstruct the same, or any of them, be- tween dusk and dayliglit. 33. Xo person shall allow building material of any kind under his control to remain in any public street, lane or alley after dark without being closely piled, and being also sufficiently lighted in the manner hereinbefore recjuired, or to remain more than iwenty- four hour^ in any public street, lar-.e or alley without being properly enclosed by a fence in the manner hereinbefore required, or to remain in aiiy public street, lane or alley, in any other manner or for any other purpose, or for any longer time than is permitted by this by-law, nor shall any person put any fence or obstruction or allow any fence or obstruction under his control to remain in any public street, lane or alley, in any other manner or for any other purpose, or for any longer time than is permitted by the provisions of this bv-law. Conductor Pipes. 34. No owner or occupant of any property in the City of Ham- ilton shall discharge upon or over any public sidewalk or pavement in said City the water from any roof, eavetrough, conductor pipe, or other pipe or drain carrying water from any building on such property or from or across any portion of the land, nor shall any owner or occupant of any property permit the water which flows from any such roof, eavetrough, pipe or drain to be discharged upon or to flow over the public sidewalk o*" pavemeiil;. 35. No owner or occupant of any building shall place or con- struct, or authorize the placing or construction of any eavetrough, conductor, waterpipe or gutter pipe so as to permit or cause the water from the roof of such building to escape upon, flow over or run across or upon any public sidewalk, and the owners of build- ings hereafter erected or rebuilt shall connect all conductors or gutter pipes upon that part of the building abutting upon any street with the sewer upon such street, if any there be, and when- ever the pavement upon any street, not being a wooden sidewalk, it being constructed or reconstructed, the owners of all buildings abutting upon the street shall connect with the sewer, if any, upon such street every conductor, water pipe or gutter pipe, the water from which would otherwise flow over or upon such pavement. Porches^ Bay Windoivs and Steps. 36. No porch, or bay window, or steps, or other structure shall encroach upon or extend over the line of any street or alleyway. h • \//r-'7i' on Roo/s. 37. Kvery owner or occupant ot a buiiJinij^ w liich aJjoins or is near to a public street or alleway shall in all cases where the roof or part ot the root slopes towards sucii public street or alleway, or where there is tlan