Special Fire Safety Rules for Fireplaces Boilers and Furnaces
The notice details fire safety standards for fireplaces boilers and hot air furnaces including minimum thicknesses for firebacks built from brick or stone requirements for firebrick lines behind firebacks for metal shields around ceilings beams and partitions clearances between boilers furnaces and woodwork foundation and shielding for portable units and detailed rules for registers vents ducts steam and hot water pipes stove placements and hooded ranges with metal protections and brick foundations to prevent fire spread. It emphasizes distances from combustible materials and mandates metal shielding and fireproof casing for piping and ducts throughout heating systems.
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Paris
Coltinga
Building Fire Safety Regulations For Stoves And Smoke Pipes
The text outlines stove placement rules with iron legs on floors, shields near woodwork, ash pans needing shields, and gas stoves on iron stands with guard plates. It covers ash receptacles, smoke pipe clearances to woodwork, through partitions, roofs, and required ventilated thimbles, plus duties to notify Building Inspector for changes and inspections before concealment.
Wood Beam and Column Rules for Structural Framing
Detailed standards govern wood beams girders headers and trimmers including resting on corbels eight inches of masonry separation eight foot bridging anchorage wall anchors and straps end if needed. It also covers trimming from flues and chimneys wall plates pintles caps and bolts with related load transmission rules.
Building Projections and Cornices Regulations Outline
The ordinance prohibits street front or side show windows from projecting more than one foot beyond the building line and requires incombustible materials. Projections must be at least eighteen inches from party lines. Cornices and gutters added later must be fireproof and securely anchored with iron, with a maximum extension of five feet.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Fire prevention and construction standards in city code
The document details required fireproofing, bulkhead and awning rules, stable proximity restrictions, exit widths, wall heights, storage limits for oils and explosives, vaults, ducts, light shafts, roofing, skylights, and fire stopping for new buildings in Districts A to C. It mandates brick or fireproof interiors for shafts, fireproof floors, and prohibits combustible wall coverings except limited wood wainscoting with fireproof backing.
Mandatory fireproof elevator and well-hole enclosure requirements
Special notice details strict safety standards for elevator shafts and dumb waiter enclosures in buildings. It mandates fireproof walls or approved equivalents, roof skylights, reinforced doors, and iron or steel frames with specified thicknesses and protections, all to be supervised by the Building Inspector.
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Evory
Stairs and Fire Escape Requirements for Large Buildings
The text outlines fire safety standards for new office, store, factory, hotel, lodging, or school buildings with lot areas from 2500 to 15000 square feet and beyond. It sets multiple stair lines, widths, riser limits, landings, railings, and inspector approvals, plus requirements for stationary ladders, slate treads plating, stair hall enclosures, skylights, fireproof doors, metal framed windows, and enclosure continuity.
Special Fire Egress Provisions for Multiunit Buildings
The notice outlines Section 100 requiring fire escapes and external balconies for buildings with three or more families or structures over two stories, including hotels and schools. It specifies dimensions, materials, ladder access, railing standards, and inspection duties for ensuring safe egress in case of fire.
Fire Safety Standards for Standpipes and Sprinklers in Large Buildings
The text details standpipe systems with multiple standpipes interconnected at bases, roof connections, Siamese steamer outlets, and required valves. It also covers automatic sprinklers for mercantile and manufacturing buildings, in-basement layouts, and exterior fireproof shutters and doors, plus access features for fire department use and occupancy-related requirements.
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Fire Department
National Board of Fire Underwriters
City ordinance classifies buildings by fireproof standards
The ordinance divides San Antonio into five building classes from fireproof brick to metal sidings and defines three fire districts labeled A B and C with locations to be defined.
Boundary Line of First Fire Limits Described
The document outlines a boundary line for the First Fire Limits or Fireproof District A. beginning at the south curb of Dolorosa street where it meets San Pedro creek and tracing a complex path via Dolorosa South Flores Dwyer Avenue Market Street East Commerce Bonham Avenue Nacogdoches East Houston Avenue E Avenue E and related streets to the San Pedro creek and back to the starting point.
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First Fire Limits
Dolorosa Street
San Pedro Creek
Flores Street
Dwyer Avenue
San Antonio River
Market Street
South Alamo Street
East Commerce Street
Onham Street
Bonham Street
Blum and Crockett Streets
Nacogdoches Street
East Houston Street
Avenue E
Elk Building
Avenue Ho
Avenue D
Travis Street
Soledad Street
Obraje Street
Main Avenue
North Flores Street
West Houston Street
Camaron Street
West
Houston Street
West Commerce Street
Fourth Street
Bowie Street
Blum Street
Live Oak Street
Center Street
Walnut Street
Galveston Street
Sycamore Street
Narp Street
Matagorda Street
Lafitte Street
Water Street
South Street
Beauregard Street
Washington Street
Arsenal Street
Durango Street
Santa Rosa Avenue
Buena Vista Street
Salado Street
Zavala Street
San Saba Street
Chavez Street
Salinas Street
Salinas Streets
Josephine Street
Pine Street
Nevada Street
G. H
S. A
South Brazos Street
Lopez Street
San Marcos Street
Summit Avenue
Summitt Avenue
Queensborough Court
McCullough Avenue
Dewey Place
Place of Beginning
Boundary Lines of Second Fire Limits and District B
Long municipal text outlines boundary lines for Second Fire Limits and Building Districts A B C, detailing streets and blocks from the San Antonio river to various streets, plus construction rules for fireproofing, roof materials, prohibited structures, and penalties for violations in each district.
Frame Construction Height and Limits in Early Code
A historical code fragment sets height limits for frame buildings, allowing wood towers up to ten feet above the limit and church spires to seventy five feet. It details measurement rules for roof heights and prohibits certain encroachments and fire-stopping requirements.
Public Buildings Fire Safety Rules Section 119
In public burial buildings and places of assembly fire safety rules require aisles doors and passageways to be kept clear and unobstructed. Lighting and heating apparatus must be arranged under the direction of fire department and inspector to ensure public protection during performances. Only authorized personnel may occupy aisles during events.
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Fire Department
Bal Spector
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