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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1913
Page
10
The article lists detailed requirements for fireplace firebacks walls and linings. It also prescribes clearances and protective coverings for boilers hot air furnaces pipes and stoves including brick foundations metal shields and ventilating spaces to prevent fires.
The document outlines heating appliance safety rules including stove support on iron legs or shields, front ash pan protection on wood floors, gas connections on metal pipes, and ash receptacles. It also covers smoke pipe clearances, stove and furnace guards, permit requirements for roof passages, and extensive wood beam, truss, and support specifications for fireproofing, anchoring, bracing, and timber workmanship.
The document details extensive fire safety rules for San Antonio including fireproofing of cornices awnings and bulkheads, stair exits and elevator hoistways, and storage of flammables. It mandates fireproof materials for roofs walls and ducts and sets dimensions for exits stalls runways and clearances in stables and storage areas.
Building code notes require fireproof enclosures for water wells and elevator shafts. Steel or brick walls, trap-doors with tin-sides, skylights above shafts, and standard fire-doors with metal frames are mandated. Dumb waiters and shaft openings must be self closing and fireproof to protect occupants.
Text outlines requirements for street front and side projecting bays and show windows including projection limits, distance from party lines, and fireproof materials. It also covers cornice and gutter safety standards, requiring fireproof construction and iron anchorage.
Detailed historic zoning rules require multiple stair lines for large offices shops hotels and schools with minimum widths railings and uniform risers. Fire escapes balconies and ladders must meet strict construction inspection maintenance and obstructions rules with penalties for noncompliance.
The text outlines standpipe requirements for buildings by height. In buildings 55 to 190 feet tall a 4 inch standpipe is needed, while buildings over 100 feet require 6 inch standpipes if not already present. Materials must be wrought iron or galvanized steel and withstand 300 psi with testing. Standpipes to be in fire proof stair enclosures or near stairs, with end stands for long or multi-street structures.
The regulations require standpipes in stairwells connected to roof outlets with Siamese connections and valves, hoses meeting specific sizes, and ready access to extinguishers and spanners. Buildings over 100 feet must have auxiliary fire appliances and may require automatic sprinklers in mercantile and manufacturing districts, with pipe and connection standards to the fire department.
The ordinance divides the city into five building classes from fireproof to mean frame. It then establishes three fire districts A, B, and C with definitions to be provided for each district.
Description of a historic boundary line starting at Dolorosa street south curb and following property lines and street curb references around Dolorosa, South Flores, Dwyer avenue, the San Antonio river, Market street, East Commerce street, Bonham, Blum and Crockett, Nacogdoches, East Houston, Avenue E, Avenue KE, Avenue D, Travis street, Obraje Street, Main avenue, West Houston, Camaron, West Commerce, and the San Pedro creek returning to the origin.
Boundary descriptions outline the Second Fire Limits and Building District B and Co in San Antonio from the river on Fourth street through streets like Nacogdoches Bowle Live Oak Galveston and Beauregard to the Fourth street bridge. It details zones for Fireproof District A Inner Fire District C outer limits and construction rules with penalties for noncompliance.
The text sets height limits for frame buildings including two stories and a thirty foot attic with exceptions for grain and coal elevators and ice houses. It details tower limits, spire allowances, ground area coverage, clearance from lot lines, fireproofing requirements, fire stopping, and brick building allowances outside fire limits with inspector discretion.
The fire chief and building inspector direct the layout of aisles doors and seating in public buildings including churches theaters and stores to ensure safe evacuation. Aisles must be kept free of obstructions and only staff police or firefighters may occupy them during performances or services.
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