ORDINANCE No. 13 of 1901.
Public Health.
(2.) Any basement story, designed for cellarage or purposes other than human habitation, may abut against the hill-side, to the extent of the height of such basement story.
52. Every person who shall, under the provisions of drainage... — section 51, leave a clear intervening space or area between a new building and the hill-side, shall make the surface of the floor of such area at least twelve inches lower than the level of the basement floor of such new building, and he shall lay, to the full extent of such area, along the toe of the slope of the hill-side, and to a depth of at least twelve inches below the surface, a line of hard, sound, stone-ware or field-pipes, of not less than three inches diameter, for the purpose of effectually draining the subsoil of such area, and he shall not cause such subsoil drain to be passed out under the floor of any building, unless any other mode of outlet may be impracticable; and, in such case, he shall cause the subsoil drain to be so laid under the ground floor of such new building, that there shall be a distance of at least nine inches between the top of such drain and the surface of such ground floor.
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53. Every area shall be kept, at all times, free and unobstructed by structures of any kind other than flights of steps, nor shall such area be roofed in, or covered over with glass or other material. No bridge or flight of steps shall be placed over any window opening into such area. Every area shall be provided with a suitable parapet wall, or safe iron railing, or fence, along its upper edge.
54. Every person who shall erect a domestic building upon land which has been obtained from the Crown subsequent to the thirtieth day of May, 1888, shall provide along the entire back of such building, if one story, a clear space forming a backyard of at least ten feet in width, and if such building be of two or more stories, he shall cause the width of such back-yard to be at least fifteen feet.
55.-(a.) Every existing domestic building must be provided by the owner with an open space in the rear, by opening out on each floor one-half of the entire space intervening between the principal room or rooms and the main wall at the back of such building as well as the corresponding portion of roof, unless such building is already provided with an open and unobstructed backyard of at least fifty square feet in area, and the building must be provided on every floor with a window of at least ten square feet superficial area opening into such open space. The area of such window shall not be included in calculating the window area required by section 69 of this Ordinance.
(b) For the purposes of this section any domestic buildings (other than corner houses) having two main frontages in different streets shall be regarded as two domestic buildings if the entire depth from frontage to frontage exceeds fifty feet.
(c.) The Board with the consent of the Governor in Special Council shall have power, in special cases, to modify the foregoing requirements of this section where such modification may appear necessary.
(d.) In no case may any obstructions whatever be placed or erected in these open spaces, with the exception of a bridge or covered way on each storey not exceeding three feet six inches in width when such bridge is necessary as a means of access to any part of the domestic building.
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56.-(a.) Every domestic building hereafter erected (except in cases provided for by section ... of this Ordinance, or coming within the terms of Articles of Agreement under the Praya Reclamation Ordinance, 1889) shall be provided by the owner with an open space in the rear in accordance with the following scale :--
Houses not exceeding 40 feet in depth, for each foot of width ... 8 square feet.
Houses exceeding 40 feet but not exceeding 50 feet in depth, for each foot of width ... 10 square feet.
Houses exceeding 50 feet but not exceeding 60 feet in depth, for each foot of width ... 12 square feet.
Houses exceeding 60 feet in depth, for each foot of width ... 14 square feet.
(b.) In no case may any obstructions whatever be placed or erected in these open spaces, with the exception of a bridge or covered way on each storey when such bridge is necessary as a means of access to any part of the domestic building; such bridge shall not exceed three feet six inches in width, unless the building exceeds twenty-five feet in width, in which case the bridge may be of a width not exceeding five feet. The building must also be provided on every floor with a window of at least ten square feet superficial area opening into such open space and the area of such window shall not be included in calculating the window area required by section 69 of this Ordinance.
(c) Provided always that when the owners of a block of buildings agree to make and do make a lane opening at both ends upon a public thoroughfare and free from obstruction throughout both vertically and horizontally, the foregoing requirements shall be modified as follows:- Houses not exceeding 40 feet in depth: a lane not less than 6 feet wide.
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ORDINANCE No. 13 or 1901.
Public Health.
(2.) Any baseinont story, designed for cellarage or purposes other than human habitation, may abut against the hill-side, to the extent of the height of such basement story.
52. Every person who shall, under the provisious of drainage... — section ¿l, leave a clear intorvening space or arca between a new building and the hill-side, shall make the surface of the floor of such area at least twolve inches lower than the level of the basement floor of such new building, and he 580 59(NB Fration
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shall lay, to the full extent of such area, along the toe of 59 of Ordinance.
the slope of the hill-side, and to a depth of at least twelve inches below the surface, a line of bard, sonud, stone-ware of 1887 was refonded Action
feld-pipes, of not less than three inches diameter, for the und
purpose of effectually draining the subsoil of such åren, and he shall not cause such subsoil drain to be passed out under simbstituted by Ord.
the floor of any building, unless any other mode of outlet may be impracticable; and, in such case, he shall cause the subsoil drain to be so Inid under the ground Hoor of such new building, that there shall be a distance of at least nine inches between the top of such drain and the surface of such ground floor.
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Open spaces for existing buildings.
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53. Every area shall be kept, at all times, free and un- obstructed by structures of any kind other than fights of steps, nor shall such area be roofed in, or covered over with glass or other material. No bridge or flight of steps shall be placed over any window opening into such area. Every aron shall be provided with a suitable parapet wall, or safe iron railing, or fence, along its upper edge.
54. Every person who shall erect a domestic building upou land which has been obtained from the Crown she- quent to the thirtieth day of May, 1888, shall provide along the entire back of such building, if one storici, a elsar space forming a backyard of at least ten feet in width, and if such building be of two or more stories, he shall cause the width of such back-yard to be at least fifteen feet.
55.-(a.) Every existing domestic building must be pro- vided by the owner with au open space in the rear, by open- ing out on each floor one-half of the entire space interven ing between the principal room or rooms and the main wail at the back of such building as well as the corresponding portion of roof, unless such building is already provided with an open and unobstructed backyard of at least fifty square feet in area, and the building must be provided on every floor with a window of at least ten square feet superficial res opening into such open space. The area of such window alhall not be included in calculating the window area required by destion 69 of this Ordinance.
(b) For the purposes of this section any domestic build- ings (other than corner houses) having two maiu frontages
ORDINANCE No. 13 or 1901.
Public Health.
in different streets shall be regarded as two domestic build- ings if the entire depth from frontage to frontage excents
fifty feet.
(c.) The Board with the consent of the Governor in Special Connell shall bave power, in special cases, to modify the cases. foregoing requirements of this section where snel modifica
tion may appear necessary,
(d.) In no case may any obstructions whatever be placed. Obstructions.
or erected in these open spaces, with the exception of a bridge or covered way on each storey not exceeding three fest six inches in width when such bridge is necessary as
a means of access to any part of the domestic building.
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Ordinance (ff)
56.-(a.) Every domestic building hereafter erected Opon sparés (except in cases provided for by section of this Qadi: for new newco, or coming within the terms of Articles of Agree- buildings. ment under the Praya Reclamation Ordinauce, 1889) shall be provided by the owner with an open space in the roat
in accorinuse with the following scale :--
Honses not exceeding 40 feet in depth, for
cncl foot of width
Houses exceeding 40 feet but not exceed- ing 30 feet in depib, for each foot of width
Honses excceding 30 feet but not exceed- ing 60 feet in depth, for each foot of width
An open space not less thun
8 square feet.
10 square foer.
.12 square feet.
......14 square feet.
Houses exceeding 60 feet in depth, for each
foot of width
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(New)
(7.) In no case may any obstructions whatever be placed Obstractions crected in these open spaces, with the exception of a and windows. bridge or covered way on each storey when such bridge is necessary as a means of access to any part of the domestic building; such bridge shall not exceòl three feet six inches in width, unless the building exceeds twenty-five feet in width, in which case the bridge may be of a width not exceeding five fect. The building must also be provided on every floor with a window of at least ten square feet super- ficial area opening into euch open space and the area of such window shall not be included in calenlating the window area required by section 69 of this Ordinance:
(c) Provided always that when the owners of a block of Lancs, buildings agree to make and do make a lane opening at both ends upon a public thoroughfare and free from obstrue- tion throughout both vertically and horizontally, the foregoing requirements shall be modified as follows:- Houses not execeding 40 feet in depth: a
laue not less than
6 feet wido.
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