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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 161 (2) iNTRODUCED BY MR. WILLIANB', ~n ordinance amending an or. dinance passed by the Board of Trustees as amended on the 20th day of April 1910 entitled "~n Ordinance .Est.ab!i.shing a Pi. re Li~i.t$ ~Wi~h~i~ 'the city of Bakersfield,' Prohibiting the Erection of ~ertain'Kinds of Buildings therein' and prescribing a penalty' for violation thereof"', · The Board of Trustees of the City of Bakersfield do ordain as follows: S~ction. 1 of Ordiaance N.0~'.149 is hereby amended so as to read as follows.· Eection 1.. The Plre limits of the City of Bakersfield. shall consist of the following blocks and half blocks as follows; to wit, Blocks number 20§, 206, 20?, ~08, 514. 253, 5~5, 526,257, 24B, 194, 195, east' half 'of'"B~)~ "165," west' half of Block 16.6, and also Block 92 and 95 of what was formerly the town of Kern. Section ~,. No building or structure shall be erected of wood, tin, c°r~'agated iron galvanized, iron· sheet ~ron or other combustible material or constructed or placed· ·upon an lot or parcel of ground in tha~ portion of the City of Bakersfield,. desdribed in section one of this ordinance. Any person who shall violate the ·provisions Of this section shall on conviction the:~of, be 'punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more ·than two hundred dollars, or by imp?is0nment in the ~.'cunty jail of Kern County, for nor more than ninety days,· or by. both said fine and imprisonment'". Section S. The term "building or structure"' as used in this ordiaance shall be unde_~tood to mean and include and Shall embrace all buildings, houses, out ho.uses, barns sheds, stables, and structure of every description, and any addition . to any building, ho.use, outhouse, barn, shed, stable' or structure. Section 4. No building or structure Constructed of any or all of the materi~ls named in thi's ordinance, now within the limits prescribed 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 by fire or otherwise, to the extent of fifty per centum of the value thereof shall· be repaired or rebuilt nor shall any such building or structure when the damage to or destruction thereof, as afore.~aid, is less than fifty per centum of its value, be so repaired or rebuilt so as to enhance the value of such building or structure over What the same was~ prior· to such pa~ial damage or destruction, or so .that' such building or structure shall occupy any greater space, or be of any larger dimensions than before such damage thereto or·partial destruction · thereof. Any person who shall violate,·the ~rovision of this se~iO~'~haii, on c~v~ction thereof~ be ouni~'h~d~by'a fine o~ not less than filfty nor more than two hundred dollars, or by : imprisonment in the county jail of Eern Gounty, for not more tb~n ninety days or by both said fine and i.~prlsonment. Section 5. The amount o'f damage and the extent thereof that may be done to any building o~'structure' shall, for the purpose of this ordinance, be determined .by three disinteresteld persons, residents of this city, one of which shall be selected by the owner of Such building or str~cture, another by-the president of the 'Board of Trustees of this city, 'and the chief of the ·fire department, shall be the third. In the event that the owner of such bui ~ding or structure shall neglec't~u fail or refuse to appoint such disinterested-person as he~inbefore provided, for the space of three days after he has been.notified so to do by the Board of Trustees of said .city, by 'notice in 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 B'oard of Trustees me.y elect, then and in that case, the. " Board of Trustees of s'~id City may themselves appoint a second disinterested person as hereinbefore provided~. .. ~ decision of a majority of the 'committee or persons so named shall be in writing, si~ned by the persons, rendering - · .'~ .. said~de-cision.--an.~ filed with the City C~terk, and said decision · s.~all be final and conclusive on the question of value aforesaid. Section 6., The roofs of all buildings or strUctures . erected within said fire limits as' specified in ~ section · . one of this ordinance, or of the repair of or addition to any · building or structure, so erected' or constructed within said fire limits, sb~mll be covered with ei+~her tarred paper and  ·graveled, tar and gravel, cor~gated ·iron, tin' or slate, or ~ .~ ct'her fire proof· materials a~d shall not rest 'upon any wood or : '.i other other combus.tible materials. Any ·person who shall '-'i.' " .' .violat. e the provisions of this section shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than· fifty dollars, nor more than two h~_~ndred dollars, or by imprisonment in · County ~'~il of Kern C~unty for not more t~ban ninety days or .'. by both said fine or imprisor~ent, Section 7. Any person or persons who shall be .~. convicte~ of constructing, erecting, placing, repai.ring or · re-building, any buildin~ or structure or rOof Within the purview and .meaning and in violation of the provisions of ·this .ordiaance, shall, wit~i'n five days after such Conviction, cause such buildin~ or s~ructure, or roof for the eredtion, construction Placing, repairing Or rebuilding of which"he shall have been convicted as aforesaid, to be removed, and on his failure, neglect or refusal so to do, for each day that said failure · neglect or refusal shall thereafter continue, it shall be s~-.s.apa.rate offense, and if convicted thereof, such~persons ·shall b® punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars, nor more than.t~o hundred dollars, or ~y imprisonment in the County Jail of Ke.rn County for not more than ninety days or by both said fine and inrprisomne.nt.. Section 8. ~11 ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are ~e-reby. ~epealed. Section 9. This ordinance shll be in full force and...ef~fe.c.t.~,fr._om~and, after its passage· and..pub!icati'on as,. raquired by law.' Passe~ this'~.,/_~_ day'"~\ o~~..~. 1910, by the following vote.' " .' - '~ · ' ~y l~oe s~ '-~'-'~5~/ ' '~ ~ . ''~ · " ~bsent~ of the City of Bakersfield.. A't;tost~ y Clerk and ex-o cio 'e of the Board of T~rustees of the City of. Bake rs fi e Id.