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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 ..... ~ ~..~ ~, · . .,.. ~.~ ~ ~.-,~,.,/' , ~., 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, -1- 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: ... ~OEfl ~ · ' ~~ ~ City' of Bakersfield.