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the same is hereby amended in the follo-riing respects: CHANGE NO. 2. That the following district, territory located within a district designated • on the building zone map of Charlottesville dated March 29, 1939, as an A-1 Residence District, be changed to and designated as a B Business District: Area 1. "Beginning at a point on the northern margin of Long Street (Route 250) 150' more or less, west of the western margin of Free t3ridge Road, thence in a western direction along the northern margin of Long Street 1501, thence in a northern direction at right angles with Long ►street 1501, thence in an eastern direction, a line parallel to and 1501 noth of the northern margin of Long Street to a point 1501 more or less west of the western margin of Free Bridge Road, thence in a southern direction, a. line parallel to and 1501 more or less, west of Free Bridge Road to the point of beginning. Area 2. T'Beginning at a point on the southern margin of Long Street (Route 250) 1501 more or less west of the western margin of Free Bridge Road, thence in a western direction along the southern margin of Long b treet 1501, thence in a southern direction at right angles to Long Street 601, thence in an eastern direction, a line parallel to and 60t south of the southern margin of Long Street, 1501 to a point, thence in a. northern direction 601 to the southern margin of Long Street ana the point of beginning. The said territory being also particularly described by a plat spread in the Ordinance Book of the City of Charlottesville where this ordinance is recorded and identified by reference thereto. This ordinance shall be in full force from the date of its passage, and all ordinances or p --Iris of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Adopted by the Council April 21, 19)+7 N Ayes: Mr. Adams, -Mr. Gleason, Mr. Nash and Mr. bell. Noes: Non 04Clerk President AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTIONS 21 AND 31 OF CHAPTER 7 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1945- BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that sections 21 and 31 of Chapter 7 of the Charlottesville City Code relating to fireproof buildings and fire escapes be and the same are hereby amended and reenacted so as to read as follows: Sec. 21. Buildings required to be fireproof. All buildings erected, altered or remodeled, for the use of a coffee roaster, bakery, dry cleaning establishment, laundry, except laundries in which no ironing is done, theatre, paint shop, school if over one story and basement in height, hotel if over two stories and basement in height, shall be of fireproof construction. All buildings over fifty-five feet or four stories in height shall be of fireproof construction, except that this shall not apply to domes, towers or spires of churches or of other public buildings. All buildings designed for use as tenements a.nd apartments if containing more than five apartments and if more than two stories and basement in height shall be of fireproof construction. All buildings erected, altered or remodeled, for the use of a public garage shall be of fireproof construction with the exception of one-story public garages which conform to the following minimum requirements: A ceiling height of at least twelve feet; a roof constructed of unprotected steel trusses or girders covered with a roof sheeting at least one and three quarters inches thick with an incombustible roof covering; if of wooden truss or dimension used two inches lnand joist construction, no timber less than cementshall the ceiling shall be protected with metal ormetal lathplaster either case when the ceiling is protected as aforesaid, the roof sheeting shall be of not less than one inch lumber with an incombustible covering; full height wood partitions will not be permitted, but any office enclosure shall be made of not less than seven -eighth inch wainscoting to a height not exceeding three feet six inches; wood sash and plain glass may be used for the balance of the enclosure; stud partitions may be used provided they are covered on both sides with metel or metal lath and cement plaster. The foregoing restrictions and requirements in this section shall apply to all buildings specified therein erected, altered or remodeled after the fifteenth day of July 1932, but all buildings erected, altered or remodeled prior to said date shall be altered or remodeled in accordance with such restrictions and build- . ing regulations as may be approved by the city manager, provided that the same shall at least comply with the minimum requirements of the last regulations of 25, 1934•) the National Board of Fire Underwriters. (Id., Sec. 494(13) Ord. October