Providing for the Establishment of Bureau of Fire Prevention, Prescribing Regulations for the Fire Prevention and Life Safety

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..g- No tent exceeding one hundred twenty (120) square feet in floor area shall be erected, maintained, operated or used except under a license from the Director of the Bureau of Fire Prevention, which license shall not be issued for a period exceeding thirty 0O)dAIX and shall be re- vocable for cause. When deemed necessary by the Director of the Bureau of Fire Prevention application for said license shall include plans drawn to scale, showing exits, aisles and seating arrangements and details of structural support of tent, seats, platforms, etc. No license shall be issued until the provisions of this ordinance have been complied with, and approval has been obtained from the Board of Public Works and Safety, the Police Department, the Fire Department, and, when tents are to be used for two hundred (200) or more persons, from such other department or departments which may have jurisdiction over places of assembly. LOCATION, CONSTRUCTION AND YIATERIAL Tents exceeding 120 square feet in floor area shall not be erected in the fire limits nor within 20 feet of other buildings. All tents shall be constructed and erected to withstand a wind pressure of 10 pounds per square foot.. 811 canvas, curtains, cloth, rope, netting and decorative materials shall be rendered flameproof, provided that flameproofing will not be required where tents are open on one side and have standing capacity for not exceeding 20 people. A test for flameproofing shall be made of the tent by the fire department prior to each erection and on the decorative and other materials before they are attached to or -placed therein. In lieu of such tests, the fire department may accept a certificate from the manufacturer that the material has been tested by Underwriterst Laboratories, Inc., or some other recognized laboratory, and found to be permanently flameproofed, provided the material has proper identification markings and is not more than three years old or has not been waterproofed subsequently by a process which increases its flammability. Where tents are used as places of assembly with a capacity of 200 or more persons, the seats, chairs, jacks and other appurtenances., if of wood, must be suitably treated to seduce the fire hazard by a suitable application of surface treatment or by impregnation. No tier of seats shall rise to a height exceeding 12 feet. 911 lighting shall be by electricity, with lamps properly guarded to prevent ignition by radiation. In places of assembly emergency lighting facilities must be as provided in the building and electrical codes for theatres.