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, e' t , " . -41- e (d) Roofings vrhich are listed as Class C roof covering materials by Underwriters r Laboratori.es, 'Inc., shall be accepted as meeting the require- ments of this section on bt:i1dings as follows: (1) Dwellings. . (2) Buildings of' wood frame construction. (3) Buildings lClcated outside the fire limits which do not exceed 2 stories or 30 feet inheight, nor 2500 aq. ft. in area, and are not occt~ied as stores, factories or warehouses. (4 ) Buildings which under this ordinance could be of wood frame construction. (e) The use of c:ork, fiber board or other approved insulation is permitted on top of the roof deck provided such insulation is covered ,rd.th an approved type of fire resiE:tive roof covering applied directly thereto. (f) No roofing (In an existing roof shall be renewed or repaired to a greater extent than one-t.enth of the roof surface, except in conformity with the requirements of this se'ction. SECTION 35. sm.IGHTS (a) Skyliehts plaaed over shafts, vent shafts and stair enclosures shall be glazed with plain glass not more than 1/8 of an inch in thiclmess. (b) Skylights 0ther than as specified above, which are inclined less than 600 from the hOI'izontal, r.ereafter placed on a building shall have the sashes and frames thereof constructed of metal and glazed with wired glass; except that skylights in f clundries or buildings where acid fumes are present, may be of wood by special 1=ermission of the building official. (c) Every skyliGht in which plain glass is used shall be protected by a substantial wire screen with wire not lighter than number 12 gauge and having a mesh not less then 3/4 of an inch nor larger than 1 inch, placed not less than 4 inches nor more' than 10 inches above the glazed portion of the sky- light at all points. Such screen shall extend beyond the glazing on all sides a distance not less than the height of the screen above the glazing. (d) When a slWli,ght is located over a stairway, public hallway or a place of assembly, a simUl:r screen shall also be placed below' the skylight, unless there is an intermeciate ceiling light. SECTION 36. BASU,{ENT CEILINGS. In liIuildings ex cept dwellings and one-story buildings outside of the fire limits, the ceilings (lver basements shall be fire resistant ceilings unless . such basements are sprinkl(:red.