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Foundation. --That portion of the supporting walls, piers, etc., below the beams of the first
<br />story, including the footings. Any wall or pier built below the adjacent curb line or near6st tier
<br />of beams.
<br />Frame Construction. --A building or structure of vhieh the exterior walls or portions thereof
<br />shall be constructed of wood. Buildings sheathed with boards and partially or entirely covered with
<br />four inches of brick or stone work, shall be termed frame buildings. Wood frames covered with metal,
<br />whether the frames are sheathed or not with boards, shall be deemed frame buildings.
<br />Grade. --The surface of the ground, lawn, court, or sidewalk adjoining a building.
<br />(a) Established Grade. The grade of the street curb fixed by the City.
<br />' (b) Natural Grade. The undisturbed natural surface of the ground.
<br />(c) Finished Grade. The grade of the exposed surface of the ground when the proposed structure
<br />is completed.
<br />Garage. --A building, shed or enclosure, or a part thereof, in which is housed for any purpose motor
<br />vehicles of any kind, designed for the use of inflammable liquids for fuel or power, when tanks for such
<br />liquids are attached to the machine, whether or not such tanks contain any inflammable liquids.
<br />' (a) Public Garage. Public garages are garages wherein four or more automobiles or other motor
<br />vehicles are stored or kept for hire or sale, or such vehicles are being repaired or are stored for repair;
<br />or wherein space for the keeping of such vehicles is rented.
<br />(b) Private Garage. Private garages are garages used by persons, firms, or corporations for the
<br />storage of their individual vehicles and vehicles owned and used in the conduct of their business.
<br />Girders. --A structural piece of material placed horizontally or nearly so, which supports the ends
<br />of beams of joists or large floor slabs.
<br />Hotel. --Every building or part thereof, intended, designed or used for supplying food and shelter
<br />to transients, residents or guests, and containing more than fifteen (15) sleeping rooms.
<br />Incombustible Material. --A substance which will not burn and which vuh en heated to a point of
<br />disintegration will not support combustion.
<br />Lintel. --The beam or girder placed over a door or window opening.
<br />Load. --(a) The Dead Load. The actual weight of walls, floors, roofs, partitions, and all other
<br />permanent construction.
<br />(b) The Live Load. All imposed, fixed or transient loads, other than the dead loads, due to the
<br />use or occupancy of buildings and their exposure to the wind pressure , and the elements.
<br />Lodging Houses. --Ary house or building or portion thereof in which persons are harbored or lodged,
<br />for hire a single night or less than a week at a time at any one period, or any part of which is let for
<br />any one person to sleep in, for any term less than a week.
<br />Lot Line. --The line of demarcation between the properties of different owners.
<br />Length of Buildings. --The greatest horizontal dimension of any building shall be its length.
<br />Mortars. --a. Portland Cement Mortar. Portland cement mortar shall be made of Portland Cement mixed
<br />with sand, proportioned as follows: One part Portland cement to not more than three parts sand by volume
<br />to which lime putty may be added in amount not exceeding 15% by volume.
<br />b. Lime Mortar. Lime mortar shall be made of one part lime and not more than three parts sand to
<br />which shall be added not less than 25% of Portland Cement by volume.
<br />e. Masonry Cement Mortar. Masonry cement mortar shall be made in accordance with the specifications
<br />as recommended by the cement manufacturer, but in no case shall be less than the proportion of one part
<br />masonry cement to three parts sand by volume.
<br />When masonry cement is used it must be approved by the Building Inspector.
<br />All mortars shall be mixed in accordance with the best practice and shall be used immediately after
<br />being mixed.
<br />Masonry. --Built-up brick work, stone tile or other similar construction.
<br />Office Building. --Every building which shall be divided into rooms, designed or used for office
<br />purposes, and no part of vhich be used for living purposes, excepting only for the janitor and his family.
<br />Offset. --The shoulder or difference in thickness of a wall.
<br />Partitions. --A non-bearing wall reaching from the floor to the ceiling or partially to the ceiling,
<br />separating the space one from another.
<br />Party Line. --Same as lot line.
<br />Piers. --Isolated masses of masonry or concrete, forming supports for structural members.
<br />Repairs. --The construction or renewal of any part of an existing building for the purpose of its
<br />maintenance in its present class of construction.
<br />School. --All public and private schools, colleges, academies, seminaries, museums, and art galleries,
<br />including buildings and structures or portions of same, containing one or more rooms used for the purpose
<br />of acquiring knowledge or for mental training.
<br />Shaft. --A vertical enclosed space passing through at least one fl6or and used for ventilation, stair-
<br />ways, elevator, wiring or piping purposes.
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