Providing the Safety of Persons & Property and Providing Issuance of Permits for Inspection for Rules & Regulations Governing all Places of Assembly

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Section 4, DECORATIVE MATERIALS, (a). No combustible decorative material shall be used in any place of assembly unless the same shall be rendered flameproof, This shall apply, by way of example, to curtains, acoustical materials, streamers, cloth, cotton batting, straw, vines, leaves, trees, and moss, as well as all other materials of any kind or nature used for purposes of decorating which are combustible, Provided, however, that this shall not apply to floor coverings nor shall it apply to materials not more than one - sixteenth of an_inch in thickness which axe applied directly to and adhering to non - combustible base, Flameproofing shall be done in accordance with methods generally recognized as being of a permanent' nature and approved by the Chief of the Fire Department and such flameproofing shall be tested by the Fire Department at intervals of not more than six months, After such tests the £lameproofing treatment shall be renewed, if this is found necessary by the Department. (b). The use of so- called imitation leather, or any other material con- sisting of or coated with a pyroi in base, is prohibited. Section 5, AISLF,S. For each room or space used with chairs alone, or with tables and chairs, the area shall be such as will provide for ready, safe access by aisles to each exit doorway. Aisles leading directly to exit doorways shall have a clear width as follows: For places of assembly seating more than 100 but less than 500 For places of assembly seating more than 500 but less than 1,000 For places of assembly seating more than 1,000 Section 6, EXITS DEFINED. 4ft. 2 inches 6 ft. 6 inches t, 96 inches (a). "Exit ways' means the exit doorway or doorways or such doorways, to- gether with connecting hallways, passageways or stairways, through which persons w pass safely from the place of assembly to a street or to an open space which provides safe and direct access to a street. Exit ways from any room may lead through other rooms of the same tenancy. 3,