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AN ORDINANCE A1ENDrTG SECTION 4-3 CHAPTER 11
OF THE BUIL1ING CODE ORDINANCE #13$9 PERTAIN-'
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GGTO THE BEWIRIMENTS OF FIRE DOOR§ AND WIN-
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY C OUNC IL OF THE CITY
OF FORT NORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION I.
That Sect ion 113, of Chapter 11, Building Code
Otdinance #1389 of the City of Fort Worth, shall herein-
after read as follows:
"CHAPTER 11
Section 11-3
FIRE DOOMS AND WINDOWS.
Paraggraph 11-3-1.-- Fire Door and Window Construc-
t ion. Kere fire doors, windows, and shutters are re-
quired they snail be of one-hour fire-resistive con-
struction as described by the National Board of Fire
Underwriters, in their "List of Fire Protected Ap-
pliances", dated July 1�028.
Paragraph 11-3-2.-- Fire Doors and Windows Re-
quired. Openings in the following locations shalt
be equipped with approved fire doors and Lire windows:
(a) All openings in required enclosures for
elevators, stairways, and shaftways.
(b) Ali doors and windows opening upon fire es-
capes or passed by fire escapes.
(c) Doors and windows in borer rooms.
(d) All ppe nings in re qui n d fire or division
walls. (Both sides)
e) All openings in est er for wai 1 s of every
bui 1 ng erected wit hin Eire Zones 1 and 2 shall have
approred fire doors or windows.
Exception (1) : The provisions of Paragraph (e)
shall not apply to doors, windows, or other openings
Tn- h face directly upon and are not within fifty
SO feet of the oppppoosite side of a public street,
alley, or other 61ic place•�his distance to be
measured at rightangles to he plane of the wall
in which the openings occur.
Exception (2) : The provisions of Paragraph (e}
�hall no apply o openings in an outer court twentty
26)) feet or more in width parallel to and facing
upon a street or public place provided such open-
ings are not within 2u feet of an adjacent property
line.
Exception (3) : The provisions of Paragraph (e)
shall no apply to private dwellings or the auditorium
portion of churches.
In business buildings over dour stories or 55
feet in height, the windows which are not fire win-
dows, shall have a distance of at least 3 feet be-
tween the top of a window sill and the bottom of the
lintel of a window directlybeneath. ffo such window
shall be arranged to open within y inches of the ceil-
ing surface, but the wall canstruction between the
window opening and the ceilin,& may, if desired, be
replaced by a fire window in faxed sash and frame.
In bui 1 dings of ail classes, all openings into
haL is or adjoining rooms from rooms an which paint,
oils, varnishes spiritous liquors or drugs, or other
highly inflammaLe liquids or materials are stored
for purpose of sale or otherwise--or in which manu-
facturing processes or business operations are con-
ducted which are genera�.ly recognized as hazardous as
regards fire, shall be protected by automatic fire
doors or fire windows."
SECTION II.
That ail ordinances and parts of ordinances here-
tofore passed by the City council of the City of Fort North
that are in c oat lic t with the foregoing provisions of this
ordinance shall be void and of no further force and effect.
SECTION III.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
immediately after the giving of such notice as is reg)a ruu
by law.
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