HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 131 Introduced, by Mr',"S~',.... Clair',
An Ordina e A)',~e~,dir~: An Ordinance Entitled An Ordinance Establi-
s~in~ Fir. Limits Within The City Of .Bakersfield, Prohibitin~ The
Erection f Certain l[im~.s Of ~uilGin~s Therein,'A,,d Prescribing' A
Penalt;~ F)r Violatio~.s Thereof:
.The ~o~.rd Of Trustees Of The Oit~,' Of ~akersfield Do'
~'oli ow~:
Sk~TIO[ 1. The ~ir~ l:;.~its oftbe city o~ 6akersfield shall
consist o: the folio~?in~ blocks and half blocks as foll o-~s to wit:
~locks nh: bet 205, ~06, 207,208, 209, 2~0,. ~.i, ~2, 2~3, ~$4~ 255, 244, 245,
~46, 247, 2. 249, 275,274, 28~, 286, $18, $i4, and block ~B6, and the
north hal'. of blocl~.
BEOTIO. 2. No b~ildin~ er .structure shall be erected ef wood
tin, ... ~gated iron, ?alvini~ed iron,, sheet i~on or ~ther co~bu-
stible ma'erial o~ co~,t 'ted or plac .
.~.' r~c" ed upon any any lot or
..... ~-~" ~rS~'n~ i:i[-~h~-t '~ortiorTo~'th8 city Of ~'~ker~fi'~ld ~'escribed 'in
section O'.L~ O~ t~i~ o~-,~i~anc~.Any' peFsou w~o ~,~all violate t~e p~o-
· vision of this sectim~ s~a~l, o~, conv'lctios~ ti~ereof, be pu~isn~.d by
a'~in~ of not less t~a~; iity dol.~ars nor ~o~e than t~o hundred
doll.a~s, ~.r by imprisonment in the county jail of Diem codnty for
not ~ore hah nit, fey days o~ by beth said fine and i~risom.~ent.
S~IO . ~. .The. ter~ "buildinR or strnctu~e" as used in this
ordinance shall be understood to ~ean and i~c!~d~, and shall
brace all ~uil'din~s, i~o~ses, o~t-houses, .barns, sheds, stables and
structure of every description, 'and any addition to ~ny building,
~- house, ~ ~'~f~ Q'h'~' 'stable or structure'. ...... :."y
S~TIO. 4. ~o buildin~ or structure constructed of any or
ali o~ ~ materi~ls na~e~ in tills ordinance now ~ithin t~ li~its
pre~c in the ~irst s~tion of this ordinance.~hall be added to
i..
or repa:red so as t~, ii,crease i'~s value oT~er'fifteen per cent, nor
an,,.' bui din~'~ .or structure which ~,Jay'be da',,,a~ed or destroyed by fire
or otherwise, to the extent offifty oer centum of-tme value thereof
shall' b rep'aired or rebuilt,, nor shall an~ such bui~din~ or ,.. .~..
structu e when the damage to or destruction, thereof aforesaid is le~s
""tnan: fi 'ty per centu-m of 'i.t.s'value, be so repaired or rebui~it"'a'~.'te':
enhance thev~lue of sucn.b'uildin~ er structure over w;~at t,~e same
was pti r to such p~..:.'tial damage or destruction, or so that ~uch
buildi or structure.'ha11 accupy any ~reater space, or be of any
lar~er ~mension~ than before such damage thereto or partial destruc-
tion th :reef-.Any person ~no shall violate tn6 provision of this
section ~ha11, on co~.victio~ thereof, be punishec by a fine of not
less th~n fifty dol~.~rs nor ~ore than two hundred dollars, or by
impriso: ent in the county jail of Kern C. ounty for not more than'
ninety lays:or by both said fine and imprisonment.
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m ~ 0~.~...~'. · The ~oun% of damage ~nd ~h'e..ex~en~ ~her~f ~h.~t
m~y be ,one to ~ny buiidin~ or structure shall, for the purpOses of
this ordinance, be doter, ali'.ed by three disiht'erested' Persons, re~i-
dents o: this city, ol~.e of ~hicn shal", be select,d, b~.the owner of
such bu: ldin~ or structure, another b:? the President of tn~ ~oarU
'of Trus',ees of this cJ. ty, and the chief of the fire uepa,~.~el~.t sn~li
be ~e :hi~'d. In th~ cve~:.t that rue owner of such buildin~ or s%ruc-
ture sh 1i neglect, f~il or refuse to appoiL,: such disinterested
person s i~ersi~,befor~ provided, for the spac.e of three days after
he nas een notified so to do by t.,~e ~oard of. Trustee~ of s~i~
.... ..~....~_.. ~.~c~t2,_h .~D:j~'.ri~in 'either served hil~ .ersonal!y or
!eft ~i n the a,,e~.t of said o~ner or persor~ in oosse.~.~ion of said
bu. ildin o'r structure, as Said Board ..f Trustees may elect,"then and
in'tn~t case, the :So, rd of Trustees of said city ma:...' the,:~selves
2,
· :;-:l.,~.~ ~-:...'-' ,~'~ :~'-:'
'appoi~t seconddisiz'~te;'ested person as. hereinbefore provided.'
A dec sion of a m~jorit~ of the committee or '.p~rsons so na~ed
shall be in ~ritin~, sii!~,e~ .b~ the persons re~derin~'~aid
decisi'on and filed ~.rith t,~e. City Clerk, anu said cleclsion shal~ be
final conclusi~ on the ~.uestion of ~alue aforesaid.
S~T.!O . 6. The roofs of all buildings or structures erected
~.ithin ti~. said fire li:,~its as specified in section one of this or-
dinance, r of the repair cf or addition to of - '~'.
an,, buildin~ or s't.ruc-
tu~'e,'so ~rect6d or constructed ~;iti~in said f-ire'li:fits'.':'hal! be co-
vere~ ~rit either tarred paper and ~'aveled,. tar ~nd ~'avel, cor:"u-
Hated i 'tin or s..a~c or otl~e~' fire proof mat~'ials, and shall
not rest ~or~ an:~.,' ~ood c,z other co~bust~ble mat~ri,~ls. Any :jerson
~ho shall ~iolate the provisions of this section ?hail,'on conviction
thru-eof, b punim~ed b;, a fine. of notles~ t',~an fifty dolia~'s nor
of Kern Co for ~o's ~x~.re than ninety days o~ by bot~x said fine or
S~TIel¥ 7. An:' ].e/son or pe:'sons ~ixo shall be convicted of
constructi ,~,,, erecti~',~, placing, ~'epairi~ or rebuildin~ a~y buildi~f
or structu ~ or roof ~it.hin the purvie~ and meaninf a~d in violation
of the ,~ islons of ti~is ox'dinance shall within fi,~ days after
such co~',vic io~, cause suc~ '~lildin.~ or structure or roof for the
er.~ction, c mstructim,, ',~laci'n~, rm,airin~ or rebuildin~ of ~hic~ ,~e
shal'[ have ,e~.n con./ .... ~o,~ as afo:..esaid, to be re:.,xoved, and o~x ,xis
failure, n~ ~ect or refusal so.to do, fo~.f.each da~ that ::aid f. ailur~'
neHiect ...
~or TefusaJ. ~hal~ t,~er~af~cr continu~,.i't sixall be a sepa~'at~ offense,
of 'not les~ than fifty dollars nor n~ore titan t~O dm~dred doliar~,
or by impri ~on~lent. i~'~ t.~e count:,~ .jail of Kern ~:o~nt:~', for not ~uore
~i~an nino%, days or by .:o~.,.~ said fi~e ar..di:~priso~,~e~t.
S~JT 8. Ai~ ordinances a~d p~rt~ of ordir...mn, ces in con-
flict her t.,~ are hereb? repeale~.
S:~.~O 9 This ordinance shall be ir, full force aL,, effec~
from- an~ .fret its pasz.a~e and publicatio~ as r~uir~d by law.
Passed
' Pr~:ident of ',he Board of ste,~,
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