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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 690 10, ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED "AN ORDINIMCE REQUIRING HAND RAILS ON ALL BUILDINGS WITHIN THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE , ARE: . OVER ONE STORY HIGH' EXCEPT THOSE BUILDINGS SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED HEREIN" Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Fayette- ville , Arkansas : j SECTION ONE . That . all buildings in the City of Fayetteville , Arkansas , over one story in height , now or to be hereafter erected , where the up- per floors are used for offices , studios or for business purposes of any kind requiring ascending and descending stairs by the public , in order to t;ansact business , shall , if said stairs have more than seven rises or fVR feet high , be provided with side hand rails properly and secure- ly fastened. SECTION TWOo In case of an enclosed stairway the hand rails shall be bracketed out so as to give a hand clearance the full lenght of rail of not less than one and one -half inches . SECTION THREE . The hand rail shall be placed on the right hand side coming down , except when existing conditions would make the left hand side more practicable or on stair ways which now have hand rails on the left side . SECTION FOUR . Stairways over five feet wide shall have hand rails on both sides . SECTION FIVE . The regulations in this ordinance are not to apply to factories , warehouses , shops and stores where open stairways are neces- sary for the moving of merchandise or where said stairways are used only by owners or employees . . SECTION SIX . Before commencing work on any building regulated by this ordinance , a description of same giving the lot , block and street shall be filed with the City Building Inspector , who shall issue a per - 4, er - C4, MICROFILMED DATE OCT 4 : 1978 -2 - mit if the proposed hand rails conform to this ordinance , and who shall inspect and accept said work when the same is properly com- pleted . SECTION SEVEN . The fee for the above required permit and inspect - ion shall be $1 . 00 . SECTION EIGBT * All ordinances , or parts of ordinances , in conflict herewith , be , and the same are hereby repealed . This ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage , approval and publi- cation . It is expressly provided that nothing in this ordinance shall be so construed as to repeal or change any of the provisions of the Building ' Code or regulations now in force in this City , Passed and approved this 20th day of August , 1928 . (��(�-,p / Y1 Attest C _ Approved : ity Cleerkrk .. .fayor . '�� � �� . - ` -- �� I � `• ` Y W �I `_ VV j ! � . �� � � � � �