Article 4 - LIMITATIONS INSIDE THE FIRE DISTRICTS

Section 27-296

Section 27-296

  §   27-296   Limitations.   No  buildings  in  those  combinations  of
construction classes and occupancy groups prohibited by tables  4-1  and
4-2  shall  be  erected inside the fire districts or shall be moved from
outside to inside the fire districts, or from one lot to another  inside
the  fire  districts. No building or space classified in occupancy group
J-1 or J-2 may be located on a lot containing a building  classified  in
construction group IE, IID or IIE.

Section 27-297

Section 27-297

  §  27-297 Exemptions. The following constructions shall be exempt from
the provisions of section 27-296 of this article:
  (a) One- or two-family  dwellings.  One-  or  two-family  detached  or
semi-detached  dwellings  of  two  stories  or  less  in  height and two
thousand five hundred square feet or less in area located within  zoning
residence  districts may be constructed or reconstructed of construction
groups II-D combustible materials, or if damaged for any cause, only the
damaged portions shall be required to be  reconstructed  to  conform  to
II-D  construction.  In  addition,  one-family  dwellings located within
zoning residence district anywhere in the city, may  be  of  combustible
group  II-E  construction in conformance with the area and height limits
established by tables 4-1 and 4-2.
  (b) Fences. Fences not over six feet high may be erected  of  wood  or
other combustible material.
  (c)  Storm enclosures, bay windows, etc. Storm enclosures, bay windows
and similar appendages may be constructed of  combustible  materials  in
accordance  with  the  provisions  of  section 27-336 of article four of
subchapter five of this chapter.
  (d) Accessory buildings for open parking lots. Parking lot offices and
similar accessory buildings not more than ten feet  high  and  not  more
than  one  hundred  fifty  square  feet  in  area  may be constructed of
combustible materials when on the same lot or accessory to  a  lot  used
for  motor  vehicle parking, and when located at least six feet from any
lot line or building.
  (e) Temporary structures. Temporary platforms, reviewing  stands,  and
similar  miscellaneous  structures  may  be  constructed  of combustible
materials and used for a limited period of time, subject to the approval
of the commissioner.
  (f)  Greenhouse.  Greenhouses  may  be  constructed   of   combustible
materials  when  accessory  to a one- or two-family dwelling on the same
lot and when located at least six feet from any lot line or building.
  (g) Roof structures. Cooling towers, antenna supports, and other  roof
structures  may  be  constructed  of combustible materials in accordance
with the provisions  of  section  27-338  of  subchapter  five  of  this
chapter.
  (h)  Bins,  tanks,  and  towers. Coal and material bins, water towers,
tank structures, and trestles may be constructed of  wood  planking  and
timbers  of  dimensions  not  less  than  as  required  for  class  II-A
construction when not over thirty-five feet high and having an  exterior
separation of a least thirty feet.
  (i)  Signs.  Ground signs, wall signs, roof signs, and temporary signs
may be constructed  of  combustible  materials  within  the  limitations
established in article eighteen of subchapter seven of this chapter.

Section 27-298

Section 27-298

  §  27-298 Additions to existing buildings. No building inside the fire
districts may be increased in area or height to exceed  the  limitations
of tables 4-1 and 4-2.