Bye-laws made by the Sanitary Board of Hongkong
this day of
under the provisions of
the Public Health Ordinance, in relation to the open space to be left about Buildings in order to secure a free circulation of air.
1. Every person who shall erect a domestic building, shall so place the same, that along its entire frontage, there shall be an open space of at least fifteen feet in width, free from any erection thereon above the level of the ground.
2. Every person who shall erect a domestic building, shall provide along the entire back of such building, a clear space forming a back-yard, of at least ten feet in width, and such back-yard shall not be roofed in with glass or other material, but shall be at all times kept open to the sky, for the purposes of light and ventilation, nor shall such back-yard be subtended by flying balconies unless its width shall exceed ten feet, or by any structure other than a covered bridge not more than three feet wide laid across such back-yard leading into the cook house at the level of each upper floor when the house is of more than one story. But in respect of such domestic buildings as may already in accordance with section 1 of the Bye-laws under this Ordinance for the provision of adequate subsoil drainage in order to arrest damp in domestic buildings, have left a clear area of four feet between the external wall of such building and a scarp or retaining wall, it shall be optional with the owner of such building to erect a cook house adjoining the same provided such cook house does not extend the full width of the building but stops within five feet of such width, and in such case the depth of the back-yard between the external wall of the building and scarp or retaining wall shall not be less than ten feet.
3. When however the provisions set forth in these Bye-laws cannot be adhered to without undue sacrifice of property, such provisions may be modified at the discretion of the Board.
4. Every person who shall erect a domestic building upon land obtained from the Crown after the passing of this Ordinance shall provide along the entire back of such building if one storied a clear space forming a back-yard of at least ten feet in width, if such building be two storied he shall cause the width of such back-yard to be at least fifteen feet, and if such building be three storied he shall cause the width of such back-yard to be at least twenty feet.
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Bye-laws made by the Sanitary Board of Hongkong
this day of
under the provisions of
the Public Health Ordinance, in relation to the open space to be left about Buildings in order to secure a free circulation of air.
1. Every person who shall erect a domestic building, shall so place the same, that along its entire frontage, there shall be an open space of at least fifteen feet in width, free from any erection therenu above the level of the ground.
2. Every person who shall erect a domestic building, shail provide along the entire back of such building, a elcar space forming a buck-yard, of at least ten feet in width, and such back-yard shall not be roofed in with glass or other material, but shall be at all times kept open to the sky, for the purposes of light and ventilation, nor shall such back-yard be subtended by flying balconies unless its width shall exceed ten feet, or by any structure other than a covered bridge not more than three feet wide laid across such back-yard leading into the cook house at the level of each upper floor when the house is of more than one story. But in respect of such domestic buildings as may already in accordance with section 1 of the Bye-laws under this Ordinance for the provision of adequate subsoil drainage in order to arrest damp in domestic buildings, have left a clear area of four feet between the external wall of such building and a scarp or retaining wall, it shall be optional with the owner of such building to erect a cook house ad- joining the same provided such cook house does not extend the full width of the building but stops within five feet of such width, and in such case the depth of the back-yard between the external wall of the building and scarp or retaining wall shall not be less than ten feet.
3. When however the provisions set forth in these Bye- laws cannot be adhered to without undue sacrifice of pro- perty, such provisions may be modified at the discretion of the Board.
4. Every person who shall erect a domestic building upon land obtained from the Crown after the passing of this Ordinance shall provide along the entire back of such building if one storioid a clcar space forming a back-yard of at least ten feet in width, if such building be two storied ha shall cause the width of such back-yard to be at least fifteen feet, and if such building be three storied he shall canse the width of such back-yard to be at least twenty
feet.
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