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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1942-03-14To ?fhom It Nay Concern:- I, Joseph A. Duncan, Town Clerk of North Andover, certify that the following article appeared in the warrant for the Annual Town ~{eeting held ~arch 2, 1942, and adjourned to ~arch 14, 1942 and March 28, 1942: Article 11. To see if the town will vote to amend Section 8, of Article 3 of the Town By- laws, by striking out Section 2, of Article 3 and inserting in place thereof the proposed building laws prepared, by the committee appoint- ed by the Selectmen. And that under said Article ll, action was taken as follows: Voted: that the town amend Section 8, of Article III of the Town By-laws, by striking out Section 8, of Article III and inserting iu place thereof the following: SECTION 1. Title This By-Law shall be known and cited as the Building Inspector of Buildings SECTION 2. The Board of Selectmen shall, within thirty days after the adoption of this By-Law and thereafter annually in April, appoint an Inspector of Buildings, who shall hold office for the term of one year or until such t~me as his successor is appointed. The Board of Selectmen shall have power to discharge the Inspector for f~ilure to perform his-duties, and to fill any vacancy in the office. SECTION~. He s~ll keep a record of all business of the depart- ment, which record and all other books and papers relating to the trans- actions of the department shall be open at all ti~.es to the inspection of the Selectmen, and he shall submit to them a yearly report on such business and such other reports as theT ~y require. Buildings Affected S~TION~ No building shall be const~cted or altered except in conformity with the provisions of this By-Law, but nothing In this ~- ~w shall be const~ed to apply to:- (a) Bridges, quaTs, wharves or buildings or land owned or occupied by the United States or the Commonwealth. (b) Small wooden buildings not to be Used for habitable purposes, and not more than eight feet in length or breadth and seven feet in height. Application person intending to erect or make alterations in SECTION any building, or his duly authorized agent shall, seven days at least bef'ore he proceeds to build or erect the same, or lay the foundation thereof, or to make the said alterations, or to do any act for carry- ing into execuDion~is intention ~..t~ do such things, file with the InsDector of Buildings on blanklforms furnished by the said official, a notcie in writing of his intention, with plans and specifications, or a full written description of the structure to be erected, in such form as may be approved by the Inspector. The Inspector may also re- quire, in his discretion, a survey of the lot on which any proposed building is to be erected to be filed with the application. Every application shall state the name and address of the owner. Dupli- cates of all plans and specifications or written 5escriptions, when aDproved by the Inspector., shall be~pt at the building during the progress of the work, and shall be open to his inspection. Granting of Permits SECTION ~. The Inspector shall not give a permit ~r the erect- ion or alteration of any building until he shall have carefully in- spected the plans, specifications and premises and ascertained that the building as proposed will conform to this By-Law. He shall grant permits for such erection, or alteration, when the plans and detailed 5escription are in conformity with this By~Law and the laws of the Commonwealth. It shall be his ~ty to approve or reject any plans or descriptions filed with him, within ten days. No work shall be corm. eric- ed until a permit is issued. He shall, as often as practicable, inspect all buildings in the course of construction or alteration, and shall ~ke a record of all violations of these.by-laws, with the name of the owner, occupant, architect and master-mechanic, and of any other matters pertiueut thereto. If the Inspector finds that the terms of a permit are being violated, he may, after written notice to the person to whom_ the permit was issued, or,er the whole or any part of the work, which is being done un,er the permit, to be stopped, and such work shall not be resumed until the temms of the permit have been complied with. Any pe~it or approval which ~y be issued by the Inspecto~ of Buildiugs~ but under which uo work has been done above the founda- tion wall~ within one year f~o~ the ti~ of the issuance of the pe~it or approval, shall expire by limitation. Said Iuspecto~ shall have power to revoke or cancel any pe~it or approval in case of any f~ilure or neglect to co~ply with ~ny provision of this by- law, or in case any false stateuent or representation is made in any specific~tious, plans or statements submitted or filed for such pe~it or approval. No building hereafter const~cted or altered s~ll be occupied unless it confo~s in its const~ction to the re~lations of this by-law nor until the Inspector of Buildings has issued his certificate bo that effect. v i:l ,o believe ysafe writing, notifier, agent or any person having ~ l~%erest t~emeTe i~.o[ ~ake it sa~ [~d s~cu~, ~d su~ person ~r~ll thcrcupcr, i~cdia~l,~ ~.~mo~ i% or ,,~k~ ~ safe. Appcal of Buildings, he may file with the Inspector an object--writing, and thereu~the matter shall~ectm_en~who,.wi~n one weekJrom said re~all he.ar the parties_, and after ~ such ex~ert o~~s may .seem to,Selectmen to be necessT~/give their de~ In case the dec, on of the inspec~or._of ~. ~d~ngs b~ a~~, the expense of such~pert open_ion, taken, by ~he ~..elec~men sh~ll \, Del init ions SECTION ~. Ad.~oining Owners. The owner or one of the owners. of %he premises ad~oining those under constr~ctiono Alteration. Any chan~es in or addition to a building. Are~.s. Open s~aces ad~acent to buildings or the buildTnE line for li~htln~ or ventilation. Attic. (See ~a!f Stor~.) Basement. A lower story partly undergpou.nd but which, in the aver- age~ is at least one half above the average level of the adjoining ground. But in ~ building which is not used for human habitation such lower sbory ~ay be deemed a first story, if the~upper part of its floor is not below the level of an adjoining street, way, place, or suitably sized open area of vacant land and has proper means of ventilation and exit. All to the satisfaction of the Building Inspecto~. Bearing Wall. Any wall which carries any load other than ~ts own we ight. Builder. A person employed to build or to execute work on a build- ing or where no person is so e~ployed, the owner of the building. ~uilding, Wooden. _~ building of which the external wall is con- st~ucted wholly or partly of wood. Wood frames covered with metal shall be deemed %o be wood construction. Cellar. A story having more than one half of its height below the curb level, or below the average level of the adjoining ground. Chimney. Any permanent or fixed flues or passages built into an~T building for conveying away products of combustion from furnaces, stoves, boilers, ranges, or fireplaces. Corner Lot. A lot situated at the intersection of two or more streets or at the Junction of two streets or where a street changes its direction provide8 the interior angle does not exceed l~O degrees. Any portion of a corner lot distant more than seventy feet fro~r either street line shall be treated as an interior lot. Courts. An open, unoccupied space other than a yard on the same lot ~ith a dwelling. If it does not extend to the street or front or rear yard it is an inner court. If it does so extend it is an outer court. Curb~ Level. The level of an established curb in the front of the building at the center of the front. Curtain Wall. A wall built between piers or iron or steel columns and which is not a bearing wall. Dwelling-house. A house in which not more than two families dwell independently. External ~all. Every outer wall or vertical enclosure of a build- ing other than a party wall. Flat Roof. A roof that pitches not more than four inches to the foot. Footing. That part of any masonry foundations resting directly on the ground. Foundation. That portion of a wall below the level of the street curb, or where the wall is not on a street below the level of the highest ground next to the well, and s.hal! include all piers below the curb level or below the floor of the first Story. Front and Rear of Lots. That boundary line which borders on the street is the front of the lot. In case of a corner lot the owner may elect by statement on his plans either street boUndary line as the front. The rear of the lot is the side opposite the front. In ca~e of a triangular or gore lot the rear shall be the side not bordering on a street. The depth of a lot is the dimension measured from the front to the extre~e rear line of the lot. In case of irregUlar shaped lots the mean depth shall be taken. Height of a BuiIding. The vertical distance of the highest point of t¥oe roof above the ~ean grade of the curbs of all the streets or the mean grade of the natural ground adjoining the building if the said grade of the ground is not below the grade of the curb. Height of -a Wall. The ~ertical distance from the mean grade of the ground ad,loining the wall to the highest point of the wall. Interior Lot. Any other lot than a corner lot. Lodging-house. A lodging house is a portion of a building used for living purposes which is not an apartment and to which the propriet- or or ~uanager of the building, or his employees, have usual access for its care. A lodging house or boarding house as a building containing lodgings. Length and Width of Building. The greatest linear dimension of any building is its length and the next greatest linear dimension its width. ~ausard Roof. A roof formed with an upper and under set of raft- ers, the upper more inclined to the horizon than the lower. Occupied Space. Outside stairways, fire escapes, porches, plat- forms, and other projections shall be considered as part of the build- ing and not part of the yards or courts or unoccupied spaces. Owner. Includes any part owner, Joint owner, tenant in common~ or Joint tenant of the whole or part of any building or land. Partition Wall. Any interior wall of a building. Party Wall. A wall that separates two or more buildings and is used or adapted for use of more than one building. Public Hall. A hall, cmrridor or passageway not within an apart- merit. Hepairs. The reconstruction or renewal of any existing part of a building or of its fixtures or appurtenances by which the strength or fire risk if not affected or modified and not ~ade for the purpose of converting the building in whole or in part to a new usee Shaft. Includes exterior and interior shafts whether for air, light, elevator, dumbwaiter, or any other purposes. SkT.~light. Any structure on or opening on the roof for the ad~ Mission of light. Span of Beam. Stair Hall. Of the public halls through which it ~ necessary to pass in going be- tween the entrance floor and the roof. Story of a Building. That part of a building between the top of any floor beams and the top or roof beams next above. Story, First. The story, the floor of which is first above the basement or cellar. Story, Second. The story next above the first story. Story, Half. Is a story in a sloping roof. Story, Topmost. The uppermost story, whether constructed wholly or partly in the roof or not. The distance from center to center of its supports. Includes the stair, stair landings and those portions Street. Any pUblic way not less th~n forty feet in width. Tenement House. A house or building or part thereof which is rented, leased, let, or hired out to be occupied or is occupied or is intended, arranged, or designed to be occupied as the home or residence of ~.ore than two families, which families ~ay consist of one or more persons living independently of each other and sinks, waber.closets, or privies or any o£ them. V~here the occupants of dwelling-houses contiguous, and vertically, divided, each occupied and intended, arranged or designed to be occupied as the ho~me or residence of one family or more have a common right in or use in common the halls, stairways, yards, cellars, sinks, water-closets, or privies or any of them, such dwellings are tenement houses. Thickness of'a Wall. The minimum thickness of such wall. Yard. An open unoccupied space on the same lot with a building between the extreme rear line of the house and the extreme rear line of the lot. A front' yard is an open unocuppied space between the front line of the building and the front line of the lot. A side yard is an open unoccupied sp~ce between the side line of the building and the side line of the lot and shall be deemed an outer court on the lot line. ~?ords used in the present tense shall include the future; in the ~asculine, the fe~inine and neuter; in the singular, the plural, and in the plural, the singular; "shall" is always mandatory and not dir- ectory; occupied or used shall be constz~ed as if fellowed by the ~orSs "or intended, arranged, designed, built, altered, converted~to, rente~, leased, let, hired out, to be used or occupied." When any word desiguat~_~g any building premises or lot is used, it shall be construed s~s if followed by the words "or any part thereof." The provision of these By-Laws shall be held to be the minimum require~ents for the protection of the health, welfare, and safety of the community. wercentage of Lot Occupied SECTION ~. No dwelling-house hereafter erected shall occupy either alone or with other buildings more than sixty-five percent of a corner lot nor more than fifty percent of any other lot; the measure- ments to be taken at the ground level.' No measurements of lot area shall include any part of any street or alley. Height of Building SECTION~. No dwelling-house hereafter erected shall exceed in height the width of the widest street upon which it stands, unless such house be set back from the street a distance at least equal to the excess of such height over the width of such street bus in no event shall a wooden building hereafter erected to be used for a tene- ment house exceed forty-five feet in height nor have more than two stories below the attic floor, ~nd every building hereafter enlarged or altered for use as a dwelling-house shall be made to conform to the requirements of this Section. Iu no wooden tenement house here- after erected shall any story or any part thereof above the second story be occupied or arranged for housekeeping indeoendently of the lower stories nor shall any provision be made for cooking nor shall any cooking be done above the second story. Rear Lots SECTION ~. No portion of a building hereafter erected or al- tered for use as a dwelling-house shall be placed nearer the rear lot line than a distance equal to one-half its height; but iu no event shall such distance be less than ten feets Proximity to Other Buildings S~0~ION ~. No portion of any wooden dwelling-house hereafter erected shall be placed at less distance than eight feet from the street lines of a lot upon which the building is to be located, nol~ within five feet of the side lines except where a brick external wall of a thickness and built in the ~anuer prescribed for external walls of brick buildings is Sub~%ituted for a woo~en wall. Basement and Cellar Rooms SECTI©N~. In ~elliug houses hereafter ~rected no roo~ in tb~ ba~e~ent o~ cellar s~ll be const~cted, altered, converted, o~ occupied for living purposes. Cellars, Da~p-~oofing and Lighting Of SECTION ~$. ~ve~ 8welling house hereafter erected shall have the walls b~low the ground level~ ~ .... ~la~- ~ ~r ~ _=~--~ ~ Sp~e~s Undsp Floors SEOTION ~, In mny d~e!ling-house hereafter e~soteR, unde~ any part of whioh there is no eell~, the firs% or gronnd floom shgll be at least two' feet above the ground beneath ~.nd that ad.~acent thereto, ~nd the space beneath suCh floor shall be kept free and clear, ~d shall be enclosed to prevent the"accu~m~!at!on of ~bbish, but provided with s~ple ventilation end adequate dPainage. Foundat ions S~CTIOM ~ Foundations shell extend three and one-half feet below any adjoining surface e~posed to frost unless they ~st on bed rock ~nd they shall re~ch through loam om fill to undisturbed natural earth, o~ shal% rest on piles. All trenches shall be kept reasonably free fro~ water when laying foundations end ~o foundation sh~ll be started on frozen ~round. Footings. Footings shall be placed under all walls when nec- essary to safely sustain the allowable loads upon the. soil. A foot- ing of concrete at least six inches thick and four inches wider on each side must be used where the foundation is of concrete blocks. Foundations. Foundations not more than six feet high for wooden frame buildings, shall have the fdllowing r~inimum thickness in inches. Wall Thickness Concrete ....................................................... l0 Brick .......................................................... lB Cement Blocks ................................................. ..12 Rubble laid in mortar ' 18 Rubble laid in dry ............................................. Provided, however, that walls retaining .more than six feet and less than ten feet of earth shall have the following minimum dimen- sions in inches: Wall Thickne s s Concrete ........................................................ 12 Brick ........................................................... Cement Blocks .................................................. .16 Rubble laid in mortar .......................................... Rubble laid dry ................................................. Found~tions for ~_asonry buildings shall have the following minimum thickness: Retaining not more than 1~ feet of earth Ledge Concrete Brick Stone Rubble 12 16 20 24 and each additional five feet in depth sb~ll be four inches thicker than the section above. No rubble foundation shall retain more than fifteen feet of earth. Battered walls may be built provided they give the same cross- sectional area as~ required above. The Buildi~ng Inspector may allow reduction in the required thick- ness if the walls are of properly reinforced concrete, or are properly strengthened by steel beams, or are held laterally by intermediate f loots. Fir~e Walls %~. No building, to be used as a dwelling, shall here- ' SECT ION after be erected, and no existing building shall be altered or added to for such purpose, thereby giving it a frontage of more than fity feet, without one or more partition walls of brick or some fire-~esist- i~g ~aterial, approved by the Inspector, extending from the bottom of the cellzr or from a foundation wall to the under side of the roof- boarding, which shall be laid and be imbedded in mortar upon said W~ll. Such walls shall not be more than fifty feet apart throughout ~he length of the building. No existing building having a frontage of more than fifty feet shall be converted for use as a dwelling-house, ~ithout at least one partition wall, constructed as described in this isection. Provided, however, that any single dwelling-house used fo~ one fa~ily may be eztended more than fifty feet in one direction with- !out such partition wail. Wooden Frame Buildings SECTION ~. All wooden frame buildings shall be built with sills, posts, ~nd plates. No wall or ceiling of any building shall be lathed or otherv~ise covered untillthe Inspector has been notified in writing that the building is ready for such work, and until he has given writ- ten consent therefor. The Inspector shall act on such notice within than the section above. No rubble foundation shall retain more than fifteen feet of earth. Battered walls ~_ay be built provided they give the same cross- sectional area as'required above. The Buildi~ng Inspector may allow reduction in the required thick- ness if the walls are of properly reinforced concrete, or are properly strengthened by steel bea~s, or are held laterally by intermediate floors. Fire Walls ~. No building, to be used as s. dwelling, SECTION shall here- after be erected, and no existing building shall be altered or added to for such purpose, thereby giving it a frontage of more than fity feet, without one or more partition walls of brick or some fire-i~esist- lng ~aterial, approved by the Inspector, extending from the bottom of the cellar or from a foundation wall to the under side of the roof- boarding, which shall be laid and be imbedded in mortar upon said wall. S~ch walls shall not be more than fifty feet apart throughout the length of the building. No existing building having a frontage of more thsn fifty feet shall be converted for use as a dwelling-house, without at least one partition wall, constructed as described in this section. Provided, however, that any single dwelling-house used for one family ~.~ay be extended more than fifty feet in one direction with- out such ~rtition wall. Wooden Frame Buildings SECTION ~. All wooden frame buildings shall be built with sills, posts, snd plates. No wall or ceiling of any building shall be lathed or otherwise covered untillthe Inspector has been notified in writing that the building is ready for such work, and until he has given writ- ten consent therefor. The Inspector shall act on such notice within forty-eight hours of its receipt. In all wooden buildings not exceeding three stories in height the posts of which exceed twenty-two feet in length, the sills shall not be less than six by six inches, and the posts and girts not less than four by six inches; in all such buildings the posts of which are twenty-two feet or less in length, the sills shall be not less than four by six inches, laid flatwise, an~ the Oosts and girts not less than four by six inches; in all wooden buildings the studding of the outside walls shall not be less than two by four inches, set nOt more than sixteen inches on centres; in all wooden buildings the studding in all partitions carrying floor timbers shall not be less than two b? four inches, set not more than sixteen inches on centres. In every case where studding runs £rom floor to floor the spaces between the studding sb~ll be filled with blocking of the same size as the studs cut in tight so. as to prevent a draft in case of fire. Floor Timbers SECTION $~. Floor timbers in wooden buildings, when of good, sound spruce set sixteen inches on centres, shall be of the following sizes:- for a span not exceeding ten feet the timbers shall be not less than two k~y eight inches; for a span not exceeding fourteen feet the timbers shall be not less than two by eight inches; for a span not exceeding seventeen feet the timbers shall be not less than two by ten inches; for a span not exceeding eighteen feet the timbers shall be not less than two by twelve inches; for a span not exceeding twenty feet the tim~bers shall not be less than two by fourteen inches; for a sPan not exceeding twenty-two feet the timbers shall not be less than three by twelve inches; for a span not exceeding twenty-four feet the timbers shall not be less than three by fourteen inches in size. In case other sises, materials, and spacings are used in floor suoports, the arrangements ~ust be such as to secure a strength equival- ent to that given above in the specificmtions for spruce. All floor timbers of eight feet or more span shall be bridged at intervals not greater than six feet apart with bridging at least one by two inches in Si ze . Girders when of good, sound spruce shall be not less than six by eight inches under main partitions. Summers on floor timbers doubled, or their equivalent shall be used under all cross partitions in the first floors of all dwellings. Headers and trimmers of all openings ~ore than four feet square in the floors of dwelling shall be floor joints doubled or their equivalent. Beams under carrying partitions in the first floors stall be supported on piers or cement filled iron posts, the latter not less than three and one-half inches in diameter, or their e~uivalent, the same to be spaced not more than eight feet ap~rt on centres. In case other ,~aterial than spruce is used the ~pacing of the posts shall be such as to give a sppporting strength equivalent to the above specifications for spruce. Floor timbers for any unfinished attic, to which there is access ~ stairs, shall not be less than two by six inches. All cutting of floor timbers for the passage of pipes shall be on their upoer edges, and no'.cut shall exceed two inches in depth, or be ~ade More than three feet from the bearing point or the timber unless the consent of the Inspector has first been obtained. No cutting in the under side of a floor timber will be allowed for any reason. Rocor Timbers SECTION ~, In buildings which are eighteen feet or more in width, rafters for pitched roofs shall measure not less than two by six inches, ~nd be spaced not more than twenty-four inches on centres; in buildings w~%ich ~re less than eighteen feet in width, the size of rafters may be determined by the Inspector. Valley rafters twelve feet or more in length stall not be less than two by eight inches. All timbers herein ~entioned are to be solid sticks excepting the plates, which may be in two pieces, each two by four inches, thoroughly spiked together' Flat roofs with a span of not more than fourteen feet shall be ti~ered with not less than two bY six rafters spaced not more than twenty-four inches in center; larger spans shall be timbered the same as floors. Brick Buildings, Bond §ECTION ~. ~fll brick walls shall be built with proper bond and all intersections of walls shall be thoroughly bonded together with brick or tied together with wroUght iron straps as often as every eight feet in height. Fooor beams shall be anchored to brick Walls on which their rest and to each other so as to form continuol~ ties across the building at least everyten feet. Brick Dwelling-houses, Thickness of Walls SECTION ~. External walls of brick dwelling-houses, if not more than twelve feet in height, above the foundation walls, shall be not less than eight inches thick for their entire height; if two stories and not more than twenty-five feet in height, they shall ndt be less than twelve inches thick bo the top of the second floor, and not less than eight inches thick for the r~maiuing height; and if three stories and more than twenty-five feet in height, they shall be not less than eight inches thi~k for the remaining height. External Walls of Brick Buildings Other Than ~we lling~Hou s e s SECTIO~'~ The external walls of all brick buildings, other than dwelling-houses, if not more than forty feet in height, above the foundation walls, shall be of the following thick-ness. Walls for the two top~_ost stories shall be at least tyke%ye inches in thick- ne~s; for the next two stories, reckoning downward, at least sixteen inches iu thickness, an~ for all subsequent stories an increase of four inches in thickness shall be ~ecured for each twenty-five feet in height. Provided, however, that the method known as "Kill Construction" may be used, whereby the external walls are constructed of a series of piers, of such width as the Inspector may approve, and of the thickness above prescribed for the external wall. Said piers to be connected by cur~n malls. Said curtain walls shall be well bonded to the piers, and not less than eight inches thick, in which all windows or other openings ~nst be made. ~ll~floors must be supported on the piers and no portion of ~ floor shall for any reason be supported Sn curtain walls. The external w~ls of brick buildings, n~te xceediug twenty-five f~et in height ~nd ~overing an area not exceeding two thousand square feet, to be used for stables or light mechanical purposes, may Be twelve inches thick. Party Walls of Brick Buildings Other Than Dwe I ling-house s SECTION ~. Party walls and all partition walls of brick, in all buildings other than dwelling-houses with external walls not exceeding forty feet in height, sha~ll be not less than si×teen inches to the top of the second floor, and not less than twelve inches thick for the re- ~_aining height, and, in buildings having external walls exceeding forty~ feet in height, said walls shall be not less than twenty inches thick to the top of the second floor, nor less than sixteen inches thick to the top of the third floor, end not less than twelve inches thick for the remaining height. Doorways SECTION ~ No opening or Roor~vay shall be cut through or formed inca party partition wall of any building without a permit from the Inspector of Buildings, and every such doorway shall have its top, bottom and sides of jtone, brick or iron, and shall be closed by two 8~oors of woo~ covering with metal, with an air-space between them of at least four inches, and said doors shall be hung to slide or swing in wooden frames entirely covered with metal, or to iron hinges or track in brick or stone rabbets. Piers and Columns SECTION ~ All brick piers shall be built of the best quality of goods, well-burnt, hard brick, laid in cement and sand mortar and well wet when laid in warm ~eath~er. Brick piers under lintels, girders or colu~ns of brick buildings shall b~ve a properly proportioned cap of cast iron or steel the full size of the pier. Brick piers and buttresses shall be bonded with through courses, leveled and bedded each course, and where their foundations rest upon piles a sufficient number shall be 8.riven to insure a proper SUpport. Chimneys SECTION ~ Chimneys shall be carried to a height sufficient to protect ~.d.~oining buildings from fire and stroke, shall extend four feet above any flat roof and.unless the roof is of incombustible w~aterial, shall extend at least two feet above any part of the roof covering within six feet horizontally distant, and sb~ll be capped with inco~bustible material. No chimney of stone or of hollow blocks shall be built without terrac~tta flue linings for all stroke flues. All ~moke flues, except as hereinafter provided, shall be constructed of brick or reinforced concrete not less than four .inches thick, of ho-llow terra cotta blocks not less thap six inches thick, or of stone or Plain concrete not less than eight inches th~ick, and shall be lined continuously from the lowest thimble or s~ioke chamber to the top of the chimney with well burnt terra cotta flue linings with ce~mented joints; provided, that if the walls are consbructed~eight inches thick of brick or of solid concrete the flue linings may be o~i~ted. If the flue linings are omitted the joints on the inside or flues shall be neatl~ struck. The walls between flue linings and fireplaces may be omitted; provided, that not more than one flue shall be left without side partition. When s~oke flues are connected with hot water or low pressure boilers having a grate area o£ over ten square feet~ bakers' ovens, or hotel or restaurznt ranges, the flues shall be lined and the walls enclosing the liraings, for a height of not less than twelve feet from the point where the smoke connection enters the flue, shall be of brick, eight inches thick. When smoke flues are connected with high pressure steam boilers or other appliances producing si~ilar flue ter~perature the walls shall b'e of brick not less than twelve inches thick, and the inside four inches of such walls shall be of fire brick, laid in fire clay, for a distance of at least twenty-five feet fro~ the point where the s~oke connection enters the flue, or such s~moke flue shall be ~lilt of steel or iron not !ess than one-quarter inch thick, surrounded by an air space of at least four inches and enclosing wall of brick or reinforced concrete not less than eight inches thick, or of terra cotta blocks, plain concrete or concrete blocks not less than twelve inches thick. Exterior metal smoke flues shall be located and constructed as approved by the Building Inspector~ Access for cleaning out shall be provided at the foot of all flue s. No chimney shzll be corbelled from any ~all less than twelve inches thick, nor for more than the thickness of the wall. Flues in party walls shall have the outside of their linings not less than two inches from the party line or, if unlimited, the inside of the flue shall be. not less than six inches from the party line. Where there is woodwork directly back of a fireplace: the backs shall have either a two-inch air space with four inches of brick or concrete, or backs shall be at least eight inches thick with a fire- place lining of cast iron or four inches of brick. Between fireplaces or where back of fireplace is exposed there shall be not less than eight inches of ma s onry. All woodwork around chimnes shall be kept at least one inch clear of the brickwork, except that projecting piers may be built, to support girders or posts. Fireproofing Details SECTION~ a. All elevator wells, clothes chutes, and light shafts, unless built of brick, shall be filled in flush between the wooden studs with fireproof materials, or lines with ~etal or plaster- ed ou Metal lathing, as may be directed by th$ Inspector, and all wood- work inside of such wells or shafts be lined with tin plate lock-Jointed. b. In brick buildiugs the space between the furring on the out- side wall. s, or brick partitions, shall be filled flush with mortar for a space ~0T five inches in width above and below the floor beams of each st ory. c. ~here bmsement or other flights of stairs are enclosed by partitions of brick or wood, the space between the studs or wall fur- ring shall be so fire-stopped as to effectually prevent any fire from. passing up between such studs er furring back of the stair stringers. d. The space aroun~ all metal or brick ventilating ducts shall be fire-stopped at each floor With a metal or fireproof material as approved by the Inspector. e. Where a building is occupied above the first floor dwellings or a lodging-house, and the lower story is occupied for stores and other purposes not connected, with the upper floors, the stairways leading to such upper floors shall be enclosed with brick walls or wooden partitions; said partitions shall be covered with ~.etallic lath and plaster or other fireproof ~terial. S~TDw ~I. ~ ~ f~r ile~.~;, r-~ei~_~!~o~ in ,SEO~ION.,,~, In every d'~elling-house, or place where people are employed, hereafter erected, every room shall have at least one window opening directly upon the street or upon the yard, or court, an outer or inner, except that kitchenettes, pantries, water-closet compart- ~nts and bath-~ooms may have such window opening upon a light-well. All windows shall be so located as to properly light all parts of such rooms. No light'well shall be less t~n three feet in its least dim- eu~ion nor less th~area than twelve s~uare feet for one story, and -~ust be increased six square feet in area for each additional story~ and the walls of such light-well shall be constructed of incombustible w~at er ia i. Shafts and Courts In every dwelling-house hereafter erected there shall $~CT ION ~. be, at the bottom of every shaft and court, a door giving sufficient access to such shaft or court to enable it to be properly cleaned. Windows in Roo~ SECTION~. In every dwelling-house hereafter erected the total window area in each room, including water-closet compartments and bath- rooms shall be at least one-eighth of the floor area of the room. The above window measurements shall be taken between the stop-beads. Size of Rooms SECTION~$. In every dwelling-house hereafter erected there shall be in each apartment at least one room containing not less than one hundred an~ forty-square feet of floor area. Each room shall be in eveNy part not less than seven feet, six inches high from the finished floor to the finished ceiling, except that an attic room need be seven feet six inches high in but one-half of its floor area. Public Halls SECTION~. In every dwelling-house hereafter erected, every public hall shall have at least one window, of the dimensions speci- fied for rooms'in this By-Law, at each story, opening directly upon the street or upon a yard. Any part of a public hall which is shut off from any other part of said hall by a door shall be deemed a separate hall within the meaning of this section. Stairways SECTION~. Every dwelling-house hereafter erected or altered shall have two separate stairways leading from each apartment to the ground, access to these stairways being at two points as far apart as possible. Access To Flat Roofs SECTION ~. Every building over two stories high and having a flat roof shall have perEanent access to the roof, f~om the inside of the building, through an opening at least two feet by three feet, with fixed step-ladder or stair. Such openimg shall have direct access ~rom a public corridor or a stai~ hall and shall not be equipped with a lock. ~ Roof Houses SECTION~. No roof houses shall be constructed on any building above the high~st level permitted for the roof, except over stairs, tanks, elevators and elevator machinery, and such houses shall be no larger than is necessary to serve properly their purpose, and as approved. Parapets SECTION ~. No part of any parapet on a roof shall be more than six feet above the highest level permitted for the roof. Skylights SECTION~. All skylights on roofs of buildings shall be ~tal and glass, and shall not be at any point higher than six feet above the highest level-permitted for the roof except with special approval. Skylights not glazed ~,,,ith wire glass shall be protected with wire screens when required by the Inspector of Buildings. Bays, Balconies, porches, Cornices and Other Projections SECTION 3~. No parts off a building shall project over any street, square or other publi, way. Roof Water SECTION ~I' No roof shall be so arranged as to discharge water, ice or snow upon a public way or adjoining property. Exceptions SECTIO~. Temporary buildings may ~e erected for the use of builders within the limits of the lots whereon buildings are in course of erection, or on adjoining vacant l°ts, and other temporary struct- ures including platforms, stands, election booths, and tents may be erected upon perch, its i~sued by the Inspector and may be maintained for the period of time stated in the permit. No observation stand shall be constructed or maintained except in accordance with Plans aoproved by the Inspector. Billboards ~I. No billboards or signboards shall be erected or SECTION placed upon any building or structure or the roof thereof or upon the ground, unless the same be sa,lely supported and secunely fasten- ed thereto. S ....... ~g, ~uildingc to tc ucod ............ ~ for ~f orc~ment SECTION~$-_~. The(~~ ~-'~="~;~ ......... " .... ~,~+,~- Inspector of Buildings shall cause co~plain% to be made before the proper cou~t for any violation off an~ provision of t~s By-Law. The Board of Selectmen upon the apDlicatlon of the Inspec%o~ of Bu!ldi~s ~y institute proceedings to enforce this By-Law and enjoin the erection, continuance or occupation of any building violation of the provisions of this By-~w. Penalty SECTION~. Whoever violates any pmovislon off this By-Law shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for each offense to be paid into the trea~ry of the Town of North Andover. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and the seal of the Town of North Andover, Massachusetts this thirtieth day of April A, D. 1942. Clerk of North Andover Boston, Mass., July 1, 1942. The foregoing building by-laws are hereby approved, with the exception of section 2, in part, # " 16, in part, " $1, " 4E, in part, " 46, " 47, in part, which are hereby disapp~o~~f~eneral. TOWN (:;LEEK NORTH ANI~OVER To the Attorney-General, CoHm~onweatth of Massachusetts, State House, Boston. Dear Sir:- I, Joseph A. Dtuncan, Town Clerk of North Andover, Massachusetts, hereby certify that the following article appeared in the warrant for the Annual Town ~eeting held ~arch 2, 19~2 and adjourned to ~arch 14, 1942:- Article 9 To see what action the town will take with reference to the following proposed By-Law; No person shall be allowed to place,throw, dump or otherwise deposit posters, handbills, flyers,, advertising sheets, waste or rubbish in the public streets or ways. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. And that under said article the following vote was taken; Article 9. Voted: that the town accept the following By-Law: - "No person shall be allowed to place, throw, dump or otherwise deposit posters, handbills, flyers, advertising sheets, waste or rubbish in or from the public ,, streets or w~ys. Witness my hand and the seal of the Town of North Andover this nineteenj~h day of A~ust A.D. t9~2. (~ / / Town Clerk. Boston, Mass. Aug. 31, 1942. The foregoing by-law is hereby approved. At to rn ey General. NDTICE Addition~~ to Town By-Laws. Notice is hereby given under the provisions of Sec. 32,of chapter !~0, of the General Laws,Ter. edition, that the Town of North Andover has accepted the following tXtX$~faY~:' BY-Law "No person shall be allowed to place,throw, duzap or otherwise deposit posters,handbills. flyers, advertising sheets,waste or rubbish in or from the public streets or ways." North Andover, S~~r , 19~t2. The foregoing b~-law was dul~z voted by the town at it's Adjourned Annual ~eeting held I~arch l~t, 1~2 and was approved by Robert T. Bushnell, Attorney-General of the Cor~onwealth Aug~st 51, 1942. Joseph A. Duncan Town Clerk of North Andover.