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\- .; / \ \ i - I te 'e -2- wiring, roofing, chimney and flue construction, mar~er and kind of heaD to be used, estimated cost of building, estimated time tor completion and the name of the contractor. On securing this information, it shall be the duty of the building inspector or other authorized agent to ~ssue a building per- mit upon the payment of $1.00 by said owner which gives the builder the right to erect said building and the right to place the materials required for said construction upon the streets and alleys adjacent to the lot where said bUilding is to be erected, provided that in no event shall such materials be p~aced in any street or al- ley so that it will interfere with the trAffic over or through said street or alley or endanger the public in passing such building. All other applicable Ordinances must be complied with. Permits are re- quired on all buildings erected within the corporate limits of the (~ity of La Porte, Texas, with the exception of buildings where the total cost does not exceed $25.00. Structures hereafter erected without permit or not in conformity with. this Ordinance shall be :r~emoved. ." The building inspector or other designated officer shall 'be required to keep a record of all building permits issued in a lIrell-bound volume that shall be available for the inspection of the 'public. No building shall be moved from one location to another within the City Limits of La Porte, Texas, until a permit has been obtained therefor. A permit shall be issued only in case the con- struction is in accordance with this Ordinance. \/j Section 3. Every building herearter erected, altered or e:olarged within the fire limits, shall be enclosed on ali sides with .,alls constructed wholly of stone, well"burned brick, reinforced con- c:t"ete, hollow tUe, concrete' bloclcs or ironclad on steel frame. Walls shall not be less than 12 inches in thickness ex- Cf3pt that small one-story buildings with. floor area not exceeding "'\ . 7:>0 square feet may have walls not less than 8 inches in thickness, ) ) - OJ:' ironclad walls on steel frame, and shall:. have the roof structures ot incombustible materials. All cornices shall be of incombustible ms,ter1als. The purpose ot Jth1s section is to prohibit; the erection