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Home My WebLink AboutAmending Ordinance No. 2243 Commonly Known as Building Code - Roof Coverings are Classed as Combustible, Incombustible or FireproofI ORDINANCE No. Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, ° 193 . Attest: R �� — City Clerk. n Attest: President of Common Council. Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana Approved and signed by 1 ia��fi Clerk �'f J Mayor a ORMIXILBCB NO BB IT OBA,II by the CWMOet 00tu011 of the City of South BSVA:, IIAla tat, thatt Son I. N--I Sections 419, 418, 4190 4801P 421, 4$8 and 488 of Article 88 of Ordistanee I*,• SPAS be amended to read as follows$ Seot4� o� 9_ . For Purpos*4 at tug code, root oe�ret$sgst a 6lasaelk as sombuolible, incombustible Or firoprooto ." COMBUMIBLA ROOF COVSRI10St Wood dtIVsle roof soverinsat *"position sooting composed. of me felt lov" stated w31A asphalt wiih exposed surface 6evered with inoombustible misteral scatter and any roof oeverisjg made up of sombitnatioas of materials, the atru6tvare of whieh is 6aasbustiblc, shall be considered oombustible x+sof eeveristgs S tan 419 INCOMUSTIBLE ROOF eoVsRIMSt 83atl /bWAO& Me, oement tile, oombnetions of eement and asbestos„ asbestos isuparognatel , with asphalt, sheet metal laid "est goad sheathing boards or oonorete shall be considered ineombustible when rated *01e,Ms St by the Ulderwriters Laboratories, and fireproof when rated #claws At by iholso ftoti,on 4201 XMLT UP ROOF COVERIMSt wail$ AP root oeverings to be eonsi8eret inosmbustible under this 6046 er to be appreve@,Ifor use on buildings and in leoati6ns where incombustible roof coverings are required must conform to 'Type 1' or qyDe v roof coverings, B Roof covering shall consist of four RUSS of tar or asphalt, impressrated vas felt, weishins not less than fourteen pouads to esoh 100 square feet, single ihi 6t ne es and three .�1:. mopplass at Straight roan noal tar pitah or asphalt between shoots and a flooded nest of same on trips all applied hat. Sato the hot floedod seat shall be oeabod&od not Less than 400 po"40 of gravelaar 800 pounds of 44 to each 1,00 squats feet of roof ssvfeass this poet sovering my be used when the slaps of the roast does sot named h inches vertical to tt hashes horlsantals s A« Hoof' cov*orfag, TV0, X, shalt oanatst of 4 Dues of asphalt Imprigmated asbestos fait woighing not less than 14 pounds to 100 square root, single thickness,, and not lose than b mopplags Of hat asphalt When laid on steal or concrete desks and 4 mappings Of hot asphalt'`*h*a laid on wood desks,# All Jelnts shall be ev+l ! lapped and aeppiag 46611 be thwoLMft so that In no place shall felt tounh felt* type s roof eavorings may be used an roofs having a slope not greater than 4 lnohas vertical to 12 Lnahas harisontal then low melting point asphalt Is used,$ , nn slogan 4 Inches to nine inches asphalt of net loss than 1900 2 1 be useda AM21 Ant When inoombustible roof ooverlwo are not required by We *ado* Type 0 and 4 roof saverings may be used. Tpps 3 roof covering shell consist of act lose Urn a puss of tar or asphalt - impregnated rag felts watching ask less than 14 pounds to 104 square frets single thickness, and one ply Of d -pound uanatsnraUd felt or sheathing paper ant not lass than 3 MoppIx4p of straight rain coal tar pitch or hat asphalt. %wfans may be either Ww*th varfaos for 4oph4it or gravel or slag aarfaoed for pitch* TP8 4 roof Savoring shall seasltt of sue number of plies of impregnated and anlapregmted lmlt $a for Type 0v sxeept that double ply Impregnated felt may be used in plane of two single ply sod title Mopping may be emitted. TVs 3 and TrPI 4 root Gov*rings when built up with pitch and nevar6d wilh gravel er slag MY be uaod an roofs whore the slope is not amlor tbAA three Lashes to the foot, when built up with asphalt and smooth surtaoad these typos may be eased In roofs baying a slope not greater 1444 4 lushes to the toot* "Sk* Jk2M9A,AM USE Or Ct t3S'1'MN AND INCO)MUS". RZ3 ROOF COVERIMS4 All now buildings wt ad+ditians to existing bsildings In the Pipe alt fireproof districts of iAi 9 city shell be OOVOrre4 with iaa+aaabustiblf roof eaverit+gsu All buildings or sddltions of Type 1, '2 or 3 sonstrtiea in floc Outer district' all be covered with iseoabustible roof covering$ and egcapVAN otherwisw provided is this eeds repairer replaecment of roof OOV *ring of all buildings is the fire or - fireproof district of this city shall be anode with incombustible roof,eoveming COMpaeitleat resting of aiassiticaticn not 1e08 *UA WAtso -C# Underwriters speeifieations, aaay.be plaoed on buXiags in the Water district where combustible roof entering$ are permitted by this 09dow All rolls and bundles SkAll bear tbs label of the Underwriters Uboratories and thew► labels Shall be kept oa the preausa" until 0840e11ard, renetsd or destroyed by the building inepeotor liana for applying Class C rooting 'shall be sorroslan proof Mils. Nt141149 frame buildings with roof slopes greater than 4 inches to the feet In the Eire and fireproof districts may be re•roored With ,Class C ooMpaslti" rcofiVg* xelg JAN not less than 85 pounds per square it the Old ahinglc roofing is removed sad. the deck properly stripped to receive smah covering* Wstiaag tMaa buildings is the Piro and fireproof distriets having eombustibl.e roof oarerings may be repaired root to,exosed 50% Of the roof area by covering with Class C roofing, but one mob repair will be perMi tteto p Seatio a M&; : sdtb SUS RCS' 0Q'9'gRINGS OutsiAe the tiro districts, wood ehIA610 roof severing AV►y be. Used upon AWOUiags lrhere hatch building$ are not closer than 10 feet to another building or LA a&$* of an adjoining variant l9t, not clossr than 10 :cast to the line to which adjoining building may be placed, and upon gsralge$ vjA other lRttildingv aescssory to dwellipgs, or upon other frame buildings so boated, , sand shingle roof eavertatge must be of edge«rgraiA or "Arter Sawed reel esdar shin6104, the bundle$ of which shall boar, an identit8- ing labe1:or brands Shingles shall be of such thickness at the butt than 5 butt* ObAll mossore 2 inish;es end not less than 16 inches in length and lend with eXpesUre not greater than the following standard# With roof slopes 4 inches to 12 lathes or sa;tort 16*4aoh shingless, 5-inch exposure 18 -inch shingles, 5*1 /2 -iYtoh expesure 24-14sh stingleisr exposure With "of slopes between 8 inches snit 4 Inohes to 12 ixi*sat 16�iaaoh shingles, 4 "inch eXpasurt Is -140h shingles # exposure 24+ittoh shingles, 8- 1/2•inah exposure Rails used i.A applying snood shingles shall be vast and oarrasian, resistive XAlIs* The Amorioan lumbiw:.atandarsls established in Simplified PMO%ioe ReCOMendb,tion R 16 -28 of the U. S. Department of Gomateros, shall be aaaepted as means Of establishing the Brady of diingles« 32 tion 483-&. Any Person, firm or oorpgvation :selling roofing material in the oity of South Bend or offering material, for sale for repair of roof . or roofing buildings or any person& firm aar eorpG=tisn applying roofing material to buildings shall first be registered With the Building Department of the eity O which department ,shall keep d reoer4 of the name and business address of snob person, firm ar oarporstiort and the grades of material handled by them, tagethter with wash other lAformatioA as my be n000ssary to savvy out effective taspectien, by the department* The Building Commissioner shall have power to eondeasA and 4 have removed any F ghat, in his epinio>n, In snob. a deterioratel oondi tien an to be daAgercnsly Infl ammabI** This Ordinsaes shall be in fall force and Offeat from and a after its passage and l*Pl ;. Orj*� y9 ii'peabe�k V the GC =04 CaquelI*