ORD CC 03-14-1919 - Fire Limits AN ORDI attANGE
Vol'. E., Pj 279 An Ordinas.noe to require and to regulate the construction of awnings on
buildings KKK the fire limits of the City of Hunt.svi,llo and preaoribing
penalty f'or violation of same,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TtCi�; CITY OF 111INVUVI.I,:U'l
Section is That from and after the passage of this ordinance it shall In
unlawful for any person or property owner whose property or building lies
wholly or in part within the tire limits of the City of Beatsville, to
construct and maintain any awning to any building or buildings that shaall
not conform to the specifications hereinafter set forth and epooi.fie o
Section A That any awnings oonstructed within the limits prescribed by the
proceeding article shell be constructed as follows: the owner or owners of
any buildings within said five; limits shall construct awnings commonly known
so "Marjuee" or "Swinging" awnings, and the name shall be supported by hog
chains securely fastened in the walls and of such strength and durability as
to support twice the weight of the awning supported therobyo Such awnings
shall be as nearly as pousible fireproof throughout and shall be covered with
metal, covering, No awning so constructed shall be less than nine feet obovu
the sidraweal.k,j and shall extend across the sidewalk from the building to which
it it attrached to the curb,
$00tion 81 That no awning shall aver be constructed or repaired within the
fire limits of the City of Nuntsville without first procuring a permit from
the hayor authorising this repair or construction of said Wmaing, and such
permit shall specify the kind of awning to be erected or repaired and no
permit shall ever be granted for the building of an awning of different or
other type than the one described in this ordinance,
Section & Any person who shall: construct or repair any awning within the fires
limits of the City of Huntsville without a permit or who shall, constructs or
repair any awning; in violation of this ordinance, shaal.l be guilty of a cuts"
demeanor and upon conviction thereof in the corporation court shall be fined
in any sum not less than Tern and not more than too Hundred Dollars; pro*
vided that it shall be a separate offense both in the contractor constructing
or repairing can awning in violation of this ordinance, and also an offense
on the part of the person employing such contractor$ and provided further
that it shall be a separate offense on the part of the owners or lessees for
each day that an awning constructed or repaired in violation ion of this or d n«
canoe shall be maintained by said owner or Losses of the building In front; of
which said awnings shall be unlawfully constructed or repaired.
Section 8t All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealwd,
Referred to Committee on Streets and Bridges in open csouncil thin nth, day
of March, 1919,
To 3a, Humphrey
We the Committee on Streets and Bridges, to whoalz the for°cEoing ordinances
was referred, do hereby recommend that It be adopted.
Tern Bat1l
Cgha.liv n, Street and
Bridge Committee,
The above ordinance was published in the Huntsville Item in the issues of
March 6th and larch 13, 1919,
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