HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 96 An O~dinance 'establishing fi.~e limits within the City
~ersfield, prohib'ltl~ the erection of certain kinds of buildi~s.
therein, and prescribi~ a ~nalty for violations thereof.
~e Board of ~etees Of the Oity of B~e~sfielA ~e e~-
~ain as followg~
Section 1. ~he fire li~ts of the Oity of Bakersfiel~
~all consist Of the followi~ blo~ am follew8, to-wit~ Blocks
2~, 2~, 2~, 2~7, 2~8, 2~9, 27~, 2V~, 285, 286,
Section 2. No wooden or other bulldl~ o~ st~ct~e of
combustible ~terial shall be ereete~ ~st~cte~ or placed upon
~y lot or parcel of ~o~ in that portion of the City Of Bakers-
field, described in Section one of this ordin~ce. ~y person
who shalI violate the provisions of this section 'shall, on convis .-
' ~[O~, be.~ ~l~ by a f~ne ~ ~t less than fifty nor more th~
two h~dre~ dollars, or by ~rlso~ent ~n the cowry Jail of the
Oo~ty of Kern at the rate of one day for each doll~ of said fl~.
~ection ~. ~e te~ ,woeden bu[l~ing,, as used In this
ordinance shall be ~der~tood to mean ~d lnel~e, an~ shall
brace all buildings, houses, out-houses, barns, sheds, stables an~
st~ct~es of eve~ description, ~d any a~dltion to any bull~i~,
h~se, out-house, ba~, shed, stable or struct~e, the outer walls
of which are in whole or In part const~cted or built of wood,
whethe~ the ~oof of an~ 'such buiidi~ or st~eture shall rest upon
the wall or sl~es thereof, or upon iron, stone or brlc~ upright
posts o~ pillars, and all sheds, buildings or other st~ct~es,
the ~oofs of which shall be supported, Alrectly or l~lrectly,
........ woo~en posts.or..other fixt~es, ~de ~n whole or ~n part of wood,
irrespective of whether said posts or fixtures ~e or are not en-
closed in other ~ter~al, are hereby declared to be w~thln the mean-
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lng of the term: ,wooden building, as used in the second seeti.e~
of this ordinance; provided, however, that lr~ivles, designed and
used exclusively ae such, shall not be understood as coming within
the provisions of this ordinance.
Section $. Mo woeden building now within the limits
prescribed in the first section of this ordinance, whic~may be
damaged ~r destroyed by fire or otherwise, to the extent of fifty
per centumof the value thereof, shall be repaired or rebuilt, nor
shall any such building when the damage to or destruction thereof
as aforesaid ia less than fifty per centumof its value, be so repaim~-
e~ or rebuilt as to enhance the value of smch building over w~at'~'~$
the same was lr~ior to such partial damage or destruction, or so that
such building shall occupy any g~eater space, or be of any larger
dimension than before such damage theret? or partial destruction
thereof. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this sec-,
tlon shall~ on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less
than one hundred dolla~s.-and not more than two hun~red.Zdotlars, or
by imprisonment in the county Jail of the County of Kern at the rate
of one day'for each dollar of said fine.
Section 5'. The amount ~ extent of damage that may be
done to any building or structure shall, for the purposes of this
ordinance, be deZermined by three disinterested persons, residents
of this city, and free-holders or house-boulders therein, one of
which shall be selected by the owner of such building or structure,
another by. the President of the Bc~.rd of Trustees of this city, and
the chief of the fire department shall be the third, In the event
that the owner of such building shall neglect, fail or refuse to
appoint such disinter~sted person as hereinbefore provided, for ~lt~e
space of three days after he has been notified so to do by the Boa.rd
.... o~ ~i~e~'5f-'Shld CitY, By ~Otide in wri'ting, either served upo~
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 T~mstees of said City
may ~hemselves appoint a second disinterested person as hereinbefc~*e
provided.
A ~eolslon of a ~aJorlty of the con,nitres or per~.or~
named shall be in writing, slgn~i by the persons rendering said
decision and filed with the city clerk, and said decision shall
be final and conclusive on the question of_val~e afores~aid. '
'" Section,s. Any person Uwho shall be conviote~
erecting, placing, repai~i~ ~r rebuildi~ ~wo~en
buildi~ or etruct~e within the ~view and meaning and-in ,
violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall, within five
days after such conviction, cause such wooden building or st~ct~e
fo~ the ~rection, const~ction, placing, repairin~ or rebuilding
of which he s~ll ~ve been convicted as aforesaid, to be removed,
and on his fail. e, neglect or re~sal so to do, for each day that
said fail. e, neglect or re~sal shall thereafter centime, it shall
be a separate offense, and if convicted thereof such person shall
be p~ished by a fine of not ~ess than twenty dollars nor more th~
one h~ed dollars, or by impressment in the co~ty Jail of the
cowry of xe~ at the ~te of one day f.o~ each dollar of said fine.
Seation ~'. All o~dinanees and parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section-~ ' ~ls ordinance shall be In ~11' force and ef-
fect from ~nd afte~ its passage and ~blicatioD Passed this ~ day of
the
following
vote.
Ayes.
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