HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 23 = 0 lqD I NAN C ~ N 0 ~ "'
.' Establishin~ Fir___~e Limits within tl~__% City o~ B~ers.,field~ "
· ' The Boa~2 of ~ustees o~ tho City of B~,~rs:~z ~l~i do ordain as fol
Seotion 1 The ~ire lindts of the City of Bakers]~i ~" ' ~
sist ef the :~nllowln¢ Blocks ~- -~ ·
South half of Block 208.
Section ~. No wooden buiiding shall ~e infected, oonstruote~ or
plaoed upon m~y lot o~ parcel of gro~md in that portion 02 the
City o~ Bakersfield, described in Seotion one of thi~
~y person ~bo shall violatei ~l~e provisions of this sect'ion ..~
....... ~halQ,. o~ ¢on~i¢tion, be punishe~ by a fine of net less
f~f~y nor mo-ce t~ two hundred dollars~
Section S. The term "wooden buiiding",as used in this Ordi-
nance shall be understood to me~ ~d include, and shall ~brace
. ...ou.,es,out-nous~s,barns,s,'~eas stables,~d st~.zctur-
es of every~escrzptzon, ~ '' ' and ~y addition to any buildin~,house,~
out-house,barn,shed,stable or structure, tho outer ~ails of which
are in whole or in part constructed or built of Vpod,whether t.he
~u~,~ng or str~cture shall, rest upon the walls
or szdO~ t,~er ~oz, or upon iron,stone or brick unric~ht post~ or
pillars,and all sheds,buildings or o~,:er s~rmc~,~res,t,~o.roofs of .
· -'-. ...... ?--- which--~k~i-t, be-supported,,~ireotly om indi~pctly, by. woodon .pos$~. ,
or other fixtures, ]'aade in whole or in part of wood, irrespeoti%4'o
of ~hether said posts or fixtures are or ~e not enclose~ in
ob,]er material, are hereby declared to be witl]in t,~e me~ing of
the term "wooden building" as used in tl]e second section of this ]~.
Ordinance; provided, however, ~'-- ~
~,~=~ privies, designe,t ~md u.~ed ex-
elusively a~ ~uch, s~a.~ not ~.~e understood as coming w~tn~n
provisions of ~'
~ls ~dinance.
~'~'~.J Se~on 4 No wooden building now w~thin thc 1D~its. prescrib-
~ -.. ed in the :~irst section of tl~is 0rdin~ce, which ~'~ay be
or destroyed by fire or otherwise, to the extent o:,? fifty per
cent~,~ of the value ' · '
tnezeof, shall be repaired or rebuilt, nor
shall any such building, when .~ne dmn~e to or destEction thereof
as ~oresaid is less thm~ f%fty per centrum of its value, be so
repaired or rebuilt as to e~h~ce the value of such ' ' '
what the sm~e was prior to such p~tial d~e or destE~c'tion,or
so that such building shall occupy ~y ~eater space, or be of
~y larger d~mension thm~ before such d~e thereto or p~tial
des~uction thereof. ~y person v~bo shall violate the
snal~ on conviction 'thereof, be ounished
visions o:~ 'th~s section ' ~,
by a fine of not less th~ one h~mdred doll,s aud not more than
two ~dred
Section ~. Thc ~ount or e~tent of damco that ~.~v bo done to
any building or.structure shall, for the purposes of this
Ordinance, be de'termined by th:~-ee disinterested persons, resi-
dents of this City ~d free-holders or house-holders therein, one
of w.~,~c~ s,a~l be selected by t.,~e oEer of such "buildiM or
stE~cture, ~other by the ~esidcnt of the ~(t of Trust~es ~..
-. this city, ~]d the two then chosen s,~all select a third.
;~,.:: . ,? ......... ~ .a~_._the ..owner-..off such bui 1-ding - shali neg-'
..:... leer, :fail or re:~se to appoint such disinterested person as
hereinbefore provided, for the space of three days ~ter he has
been notified so to do by the .Board of ~ustees. of said city, by
notice in '~' . _ "-,
~z~ng, either served upon him personally or ~ef~
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with the agent of said owner or person in possession of. s~aid
building or struct~:re, or conspicuously posted upon said building
~rL~.,tees may elect, then ~d in
or s. tructure, as said Board of
~,~at case ~ne .ooar~ Of Trustees of said.city may themselves ap-
point~a second disinterested person as hereinbefore '
tbe-~?tvo then appointod by said Bo.,urd shall appoint a third.
~,se ~sMent that any two o'~ such disinterested persons fail to
a~ee upon a ~_~ disinterested .person to act with then in such
case such third person shall bo'-a~fpointed also 'by said Board
Trustees. A decision of a ~Rjority of the persons so ap?inted
shall be in writing, si~ed by the persons renderi~ said decis-
ion ~d filed with
t~e City Clerk, mhd said decision shall be
final 2~d conclusive on the question of va!~e a~oresaid.
Sectio_ n ~. ~y person who sba.il be convi~'~ted Of constructing,
erectinE,placing repairing or ~u~iding 7~y wooden bu~l.dins' or
structure within the perview ~d me~ing and in violati~n o~ the
provisions of this Ordin~ce Shall, within fivo days ~ter such
conviction, cause such wooden building or structure, for the
erection, co:~struction, placing,repairing or rebuil~ling..of which
he shall have been convicted as aforesaid, to be removed,~d
on his L~ailure, neglect or reJ~sal ~o to do, for each day that
.shall t,~crca~te~ continue, it
said failure, neglect or re~sal ~ ~
shall be a Separate offense, ~d if convicted thereof such per-
son s,~a~l be punished by a fine of not less tb~ twenty
sdaz.L continue.
Section 7 When any person shall be convicted as a~oresaid,
a~8 such wooden building or stE~cture shall not be reproved withi~
the
the sa~., five daysa.t~ such conviction, as provided in
sixth section o:C
~.q-~s Ordinance, .it , ~
· Marshal of said city a certificate, si~ed by the ~esi
.. the time of said conviction, and dcsiginating the buildi'ng':in
.gard to w~ich said conviction has been .m~ and such certificate
o,:. a sufi~c~ent'~arr~t to the ~arshal of said city,~d
is hereby ~nade his duty to cause such .building or structure to be
removed or demolished, ~d the cost ~d expense thcreoZ shall be
recovered by an action, ~n. ~ae nmue ofsa~,~ city, from the. per-
son or persons so convicted o~ erecting the s.mne as aforesaid.
~ction 8. Yhis ordinm~ce shall be in ~11 force ~d efffect
..... ~.~q~-.a~i.:~t~r-its pass~e and publication as refluired by la~:. ,.
Passed this ~ ,, day of 1898, by the fol-