5919 ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR ALTERATION OF BUILDINGS AND PROVIDING FOR PERMITS TO DO THE SAME (THE BUILDING CODE)

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, . r 8 yond the building line, shall execute a corporate surety bo�c3 in the sume of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) to be approved by the City, indemnifying the �ity of Decatur, IlI �x?ois, ag,inst all loss, cost, damage or expense to per son or nroperty incurrec] or sustained by or recovered against the municipality by reason of the construction or maintenance of such display sign. In lieu thereof, such person may file with the City a public liability in- surance policy with the City as the named insured, indemnifyin g the City aqainst loss or damage to person or property in the mini- mum amount of One Hundre d Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) tor any one person for bodily injury or death; Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) for liability in any one accident for bodily injury or death; and property damac�e in the amount of Fifty Thou- sand Dollars ($50,000.00) . Such policy must provide that the City shall receive at least ten (10) days notice prio r to any cancella- t i on. Revolving beacons or signs of any type which re.semble or in- terfere with traf�ic control devices, signals or emergency vehicle signals, shall not be used. No signs employing exterior brilliant, intermittent, rotating or fl.ashing lights shall be permitted within fifty (50) feet of the boundary of anyRDistrict as set up and de- fined by the Zoning Orc�inance o:E the City. 27. All structural Iumber anc? plywood shall carry the grade marking of an auth orized grade agency. The stamp shall contain: (1) Grade Rules Elgency, (2) Grade of Lumber, (3) Species, and (4) P,Ranufacturer. 28. �11 buildings that have unprotected floors or roofs, or both, shall be protectec� with ceilings which shall have a tire re- sistance rating of not less than one hour �rith the e:cception oi buildings with industrial occupancies, one and two family dwellings, heaVy timber constructio n, buildings provided with approveci sprinlcler systems, and detached private garages. 29. In every building where there is human occupancy or employ- ment, toilet rooms with water closets, urinals and lavatories shall be providec� as required by the Plumbing Code. Both hot and cold �vater shall be provided to all lavatories, bathtubs and shotvcrs. tV�ter closets and urinals shall be placed in rooms ox compartments �+hich are devoted exclusively to toilet facilities. Part�tions en- closing toilet rooms shall be solici except for the entrance cloor, and shall extend from the floor to the ceiling. Partitions separating water clos�ts or urinals within a toilet room shall not extend to the ceiling but shall be so constructed as to permit circulatian of air throughout the room. All toilet rooms shall be proVided with workable exterior ��aindows or electrical exhaust fans to the exterior as required by the Heating and Ventilating Cocle.