HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 162 INTRODUOED BY MR. .
Sm. ordinance amending ~ ordiaance passed by the Board of
Trus~ee~-as amended..on ~he~th day of ~ugus~, 1910~-entitled!
~rdinanCe Es~ablis~ng a fire limits ~n ~ 0i~y of Bakersfiel~
~ro~bi~i~g ~he Erection of 'Oer~ain Ei~s of Buildings ~herein
preso~bi~ a.. penal~y for violation ~hereof."
~'he Boar~ of T~s~ees of Zhe Oily of Bakersfield ~o ordain as
follows: .,
.Section 1 of Ord{nance ~o. ~.1 is hereby ~ended so as to read
as follows:
~ec~ion 1-- ~he Fire limits of theOity of Bakersfield s~ll con-
sist of the follo~ng blocks and ~lf Blocks as follows': to-wit:
~locks n~ber 205,206, 20'7, 2~8~ ~.9.,.2.~,,2~,:2S~)~2~,~2~ ~2~:,,2'~',
~,~ ~, ~.~ ~8:,~ ~9~, 2'75,~ ~,,~,.~76:,:.2'85, 286:, ~1'~,,~4',,~, ~, ~ ~?,"
..~lf.' o~ Block ~ SOuth .~lf o~ B10ok.;~9,', and. al~o:-Blo'ok~ 9~'And
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9~ O~ w~2 ~me ffo~erl~ the to~ o~ Ke~. -
~eotion 2;-- ~o ~u[ldt:g or at~oture ,hall ~e'e~cted of wood,,
cor~a~ed iron~ ~a~vani~ed iron, sheet iron or' o~
material or conat~oted or .~laoed upo~ a. lot or ~cel o~ ~ro~d
that ~ortion o~ the Oily off Bakersfield, dea~d in aection'one
this o~tnance. ~ny ·person who shall vicine the provisions
o~' this section s~ll on conviction thereof be p~ish~ by a fine of
not l~s t~n fifty dollars nor more than two~ hundred dollars,
i~risonment in tl~ O:ounty Jail .of Ke~ Co~y, for .not m~e than
n~:nety days, or by both said fine and i~risonment.
ordinance shall be u~erstood to mean and include ~d s~ll emo~ce
all b~ldings, houses, Ou~ houses, ba~s, sheds, stables, and
of eve~ description ~d ~'2 addition to an~ building, house, outhouse,
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bax~m, ' shed, stable, or"st'ructure.
Section $:..' · 'NO building or structure constructec~ of any or all of
the materials, named in this ordinance, how within the limits pres-
cribe~, in the first section of this ordinance shall be added to or
repaired, so as to increase its value over fifteen per cent, nor'any
bUilding or structure which', may be damaged, or destroyed b~ fire or
' ot'herWis~., to the extend Of fifty per centum of the value
thereoC., shall be repaired'or rebuilt nor shall any 'such building or
· structure when the damage to ox' destruction thereof, as"aforesaid,
'is ness. than' fifty per centum of its value, be so repa~re~, or rebuilt
so as t'o enhance the value of such building or s'trncture over what
the same was, prior, to such partial damage or destruction, or so that
such building or Structure shall occupy any greater space, ar be
any larger dimensions'than before such damage thereto or partial des-
tructior~, thereof, Any person who shall violate the Drovision of this
section shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a'fine of not les~
than fifty nor more than two hundre~ dollars, or by i~prisonment in
the. county 'Jail of Eern-'OoUnty,"' f~r not more' 'than"-ninety"days
both said fine and. imprisonment.
.- Section 5--- The amount of damage and the extent thereof that
may .be done to .any building or structure shall, for the purpose
this ordinance, be determined by three disinterested persons, reside-
. nfs of this city, one of which shall be selected by the owner of
such building or structure, another by the President of the Board of.
Trustees....of t~is .~it~, and the chief of the fire depax~'m~nt shall be
the third. In the event that the owner of such building or structure
shall neglect; fail or refuse to appoint such.disinterested person as
hereinbefore provided, for the space of tl~ree .days after, he has been
writing either served upon him personally or left with the agent of
said owner or person in possession of said building or structure
as said Board of Trustees may elect, then and in that case, the Board
of Trustees' of .said City may themselves appoint a second disinterested
persom as hereinbefore ·provided.
A decision of:a m~Jority of the committee or persons· so named
shall be in writing, signed by the persons rendering·said decision
and filed with the City Clerk, and said decision shall be final and
conclusive on the question of value aforesaid.
" Bection 6. The roofs of all buildings or s~ructures erected
within said fire. li~mi'ts as. specified in' section' one of. this .ordin-
ance, or of the. repair of or addition to any building or structu.re,
so erected Or constructed within said fire limit, s, shall be Covered
with either tarred paper and graveled, tar and gi~vel, corrugated
iron, tin or slate., or other fire proof ~aterials and shall not rest
upon any wood-'or other combus~bl~., materials. Any person who sha.ll
~olate~ tb~ provisions of this section shall, j.on conviction thereof,
be punishe~: by a fine· of not less than fifty dollars, .nor more than
two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the County jail of Kern
County for not 'more than ninety days or by bothsaid-'...fine or imprison-
ment.
Bectio~ ~. ':~ny person or persons., who shall be convicted of con ....
strutting , erecti'ng, placing, repairing or 're-building, any building
or structure or roof within .the purview and meaning and in violation
of the provisions of this o,-~linance, shall, within five days after
such. conviction,, cause such building or structure, or roof for the
'erec.tiOn, constr~cting ~lacing, rep~i~in~, or·rebuilding of which he
shall have been convicted as aforesaid, to be removed, and on his
fa$1~Ure., neglect or refusal so to do, for each day that said ·failure
'neglect or refusa'~ Shall thereafter continue, its~ll be a separate
offense, and if Convicted thereof, such persons shall be' punished by'
a fine of not less than fifty dollars, nor..more than'two hundred dol-
mor~ than ninety days or l~y both said fine and impriso=ment.
Bection 8. ~11 ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
here With are..he.reby' re~eale~.
Bectiom-9.-- ~hi~ ozdinance shall be in.'f~.ll iorce aVA effect from·
and'after its'passage and 'publication as' ~qui~d. ~ 'law.
Passe~ ~his' ~~y.. of ~A.D. 19!0,' ~y ~he following
vote: ...
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· ' ~~ ~ City' of Bakersfield.