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e :.- I... ." i ::. .- . . e -6- e AUTOMATIC FJRE ALARM SYSTEM means a system whiC?h automatically detects a, fire condition and actuates a fire alarm signal device. BASEM:ENT means a story with floor level 2 feet or more below finished grade. BRICK means a solid masonry unit having a shape approximating a rectangular prism, not larger than 12 by 4 by 4 inches. A brick may be made of burned clay or shale, or lime and sand, of cement and suitable aggregates, or elf fire clay or other approved materials. BUILDING means a combination of materials to form a construction thai;; i.s safe and stable, and adapted to permanent or oontinuous occupancy for public, i.nstitutional , reSidence, business or storage purposes; the term "buildingll s:hall be construed as if followed by the wards "or part thereof.1I For the purposes of this Ordinance" eB;ch portion of a building separated from other portions by a fire wall shall be considered as as eparate building. BUILDOO OFFICIAL means the officer or other designated authority charged with the administration and enforcement of this Ordinance, or his duly authorized representative. lJi'JELLING means a building occupied exclusively for residence purposes and having not more than 'bIro apartments, or as a boarding or rooming h.ouse serving not more than 15 persons with meals or sleeping accommodations or both. FmE RESISTANCE RA.TlliG means the time in hours that the material or construction will withstand the standard fire exposure as determined by a fire test made in conformity with the "Standard Methods of Fire Tests of E:uilding Construction and Materials," ASTM El19-41. FmE RETARDANT CEILOO means a ceiling construction which has been proved by test as satisfactory for use as ceiling protection for a floor or roof construction which has a fire resistance rating of not less than one hour. FIRE RETARDANT TREATED LUMBER means lumber which has been treated 'by a pressure impregnation process to give a flame spread classification of 5'0 or less according to the' method for the "Fire Hazard Classification of Building Materials" of Unde!'\'IlTiters t Laboratories, Inc., and which is shawn '. . '- ~--'---- - " - -...... --.,. to be so classified by a certificate or label 'issued by underwriters f Labor- atories. GARAGE means a ~uilding" shed or enclosure" or a part thereof, in which a motor vehicle containing a flammable fluid in its fuel storage tank, is stored, housed" kept or repaired.