CAP. 123]
[s. 3 cont.]
Authorized building materials.
Construction of walls regulated.
Thickness of external and party walls
Buildings.
such hoarding, shoring, scaffolding and platforms as may be necessary for the safety and convenience of passengers and the occupiers of adjoining property and of the workmen employed on the erection or demolition; but no pathway or thoroughfare shall, during building operations or otherwise, be occupied by a hoarding, platform, shoring or scaffolding or any building material whatever except by permission of the Building Authority or an officer deputed by him in that behalf, who may grant permission on a written application.
(2) The pavement, side channel and surfacing of any thoroughfare shall not be broken up, or into, by the excavation of holes for the purpose of securing any hoarding, shoring or scaffolding poles and the side channels shall be in no way obstructed by such hoarding, shoring or scaffolding poles or by any building debris or building material.
[11]
4. Except as hereinafter provided, the walls of all permanent buildings shall be constructed exclusively of good hard well burnt brick, sound stone, or other hard and incombustible material approved by the Building Authority.
Construction of Walls.
[12]
5. Every wall shall be solid across its entire thickness and shall be properly bonded and substantially put together with good cement or lime mortar to the satisfaction of the Building Authority. Except where specially permitted in this Ordinance, no part of such wall shall be thicker than any part underneath it, and all cross walls and return walls shall be properly bonded into main walls. Sound blue bricks may be used in the walls of the uppermost storey only of a building, or, where such storey exceeds 15 feet in height, in the uppermost 15 feet of the walls of such storey, but blue bricks may not, without the approval of the Building Authority, be used in the walls of the other storey or storeys.
[16]
6. (1) Every person who erects a new building shall construct every external and every party wall of such building not exceeding 35 feet in length, clear of cross
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CAP. 123]
[s. 3 cont.]
Authorized building materials.
Construction of walls regulated.
Thickness of external and party walls
Buildings.
such hoarding, shoring, scaffolding and platforms as may be necessary for the safety and convenience of passengers and the occupiers of adjoining property and of the workmen employed on the erection or demolition; but no pathway or thoroughfare shall, during building operations or otherwise, be occupied by a hoarding, platform, shoring or scaffolding or any building material whatever except by permission of the Building Authority or an officer deputed by him in that behalf, who may grant permission on a written application.
(2) The pavement, side channel and surfacing of any thoroughfare shall not be broken up, or into, by the excavation of holes for the purpose of securing any hoarding, shoring or scaffolding poles and the side channels shall be in no way obstructed by such hoarding, shoring or scaffolding poles or by any building debris or building material.
[11]
4. Except as hereinafter provided, the walls of all permanent buildings shall be constructed exclusively of good hard well burnt brick, sound stone, or other hard and incombustible material approved by the Building Authority.
Construction of Walls.
[12]
5. Every wall shall be solid across its entire thickness and shall be properly bonded and substantially put together with good cement or lime mortar to the satisfaction of the Building Authority. Except where specially permitted in this Ordinance, no part of such wall shall be thicker than any part underneath it, and all cross walls and return walls shall be properly bonded into main walls. Sound blue bricks may be used in the walls of the uppermost storey only of a building, or, where such storey exceeds 15 feet in height, in the uppermost 15 feet of the walls of such storey, but blue bricks may not, without the approval of the Building Authority, be used in the walls of the other storey or storeys.
[16]
6. (1) Every person who erects a new building shall construct every external and every party wall of such building not exceeding 35 feet in length, clear of cross
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