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. e . PREFACE " Many cities have passed ordinances adopting the Recommended Building Code of the National Board of Fire Underwriters by title. This power to adopt by title is sometimes given through a general enabling act of the legislature, in other cases by specific enactment applying only to one city, and in other cases it is assumed by the city to be its right. The form in which ordinances, by an enabling act or otherwise, are introduced into local legislative bodies is generally prescribed . either by a general state statute or by the municipality's charter. ~ The language to be used in the enacting clause is usually included in / such statute or charter. It is the policy of the National Board of Fire Underwriters ~o provide any city adopting the National Building Code-Abbreviated Edition-with 50 copies without cost, and as many other copies of the Code as may be desired at a nominal price per copy, which is less I than cost of publication. I I , I I .. \ 1 ~ . V e .' . including garages) and exclng in area 10,000 square feet of fireproof construction or semifireproof construction. (b). Buildings over 2 stories in height used for the manu- facture, sale or storage of combustible goods or merchandise (not in- cluding garages) and exceeding in area 7,500 square feet when of types of construction other than fireproof construction and semi- fireproof construction. (c). Buildings exceeding 2 stories in height ,Or in excess of 2,000 square feet in area on any floor above the first or ground floor, hereafter erected or altered, so that suitable access, as defined below, to each story above the basement is not provided on at least one side of the building. Suitable access shall be deemed as requiring a usable opening through the wall at each story at least 32 inches wide, 48 inches high and with the sill not more than 32 inches above the floor; the openings shall be so spaced that there will be one opening for each 50 feet of frontage. (d). Garages exceeding 6 stories in height. (e). Garages for storage of loaded commercial trucks, exceed- ing 2,000 square feet in area and of other than fireproof construction. (f). Bus garages exceeding 2 stories in height. (g). Basement garages housing more than 3 motor vehicles. (h). Garages located in buildings in which one or mO,re stories or parts thereof above such garages are occupied for other purposes when such garages have a capacity of 20 or more passenger auto- mobiles, or are used as bus terminals for 3 or more buses, or are used for the storage a,nd loading of 2 or more trucks. (i) Basements having an area exceeding 3500 square feet. when used for the manufacture, sale or storage of combustible goods or merchandise, except that'in public buildings, institutional buildings and residence buildings, the automatic sprinkler equip- ments will be required only in such portions as are used for storage purposes or as work shops. (j). In buildings occupied as a place of assembly and having a stage arranged for theatrical, operatic or similar purposes, ap- proved automatic sprinkler equipments shall be provided under the roof of the stage, under the gridiron, the rigging loft and fly and tie galleries, under the stage, in dressing rooms, scene docks, workshops and storage rooms. (k). When adequate heat is. not provided and in the opinion of the building official the hazard is not severe, such sprinkler system may be replaced by a system having approved automatic sprinklers, but with supply only, from a fire department connection on the building front, or with an approved protective device with fire department con1',lection on the building front, by which water can be applied to or directed at the fire by suitable control equip- ment from outside the building; there being in each case an approved automatic fire alarm system connected to an outside gong or to the central station of a supervising company. SIGNS AND OUTDOOR when .1 DISPLA Y SECTION 44. STRUCTURES. display sign shall from or supported (a). No to, suspended hereafter be erected, or attached on a building or structure until a 42