Ordinance No. 0296 01-04-1965ORDINANCE N0. 296
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 46 OF THE FRIDLEY CITY CODE BY
PROVIDING FOR SECTION 46.4 REQT7IRING CERTAIN FIRE WALL CONSTRUCTION
The Council of the City of Fridley do ordain as follows:
Section l. Chapter 46 of the City Code shall be amended
by adding Sections 46.4 as follows:
Section 46.4 FIRE WALLS
(a) Buildings not within the fire limits may be allowed an
increase of basic floor area of up to 33 1/3 percent.
(b) The total area of multi story buildings shall not exceed
175 percent of the allowable floor area for a single story building.
No single floor area shall be greater than the amount allowed for a
single story. Basements and cellars need not be included in the basic
floor area.
(c) Fire walls or separations shall be located in buildings so
that the area between exterior walls or between exterior walls and fire
walls does not exceed the allowable floor areas as set forth in table
SC or the limits set forth in Chapter 16.
(d) Fire walls shall be of non-combustible construction materials
having a rating of at least four hours. They shall have sufficient
structural strength and stability under fire conditions to allow collapse ���
on either side of the wall without collapse of the wall.
(e) Walls constructed of solid masonry or hollow masonry shall
• be considered as meeting the above requirements. '
(f) Fire walls shall stare at the foundation and extend through
' the roof, except as where the roof is of non-combustible construction
and such wall is carried tightly to the under side of the roof deck.
Where required, walls shall extend a minimum of thirty (30) inches above
the roof to form a parapet.
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(g) Where structural members project into hollow wall masonry,
the hollow space shall be filled for a minimum of six (6) inches above
and below the projection. Filler shall be non-combustible and shall fill
the full thickness of the hollow space.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF FRIDLEY,
THIS 4TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1965.
ATTEST:
CITY Ci, RK - Marvin runsell
First Reading: December 21, 1964
Second Reading: January 4, 1965
Publish: Sanuary 13, 1965
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MAYOR - Will' J. Nee
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