HomeMy WebLinkAbout1925_04_13 Town Board Minutes SPECIAL MEETING= OF THE TOWN BOARD
TOWN OF MAMARONECK
held April 13, 1925.
The meeting was called to order by Supervisor
Burton at 9 .15 o°clock. P.M.
PRESENT : Supervisor Burton
Justices Boyd, Collins and Shafer
Town Clerk Sherman
Counsellor Gamble
Upon motion, it was voted to dispense with the
reading of the minutes of meetings not yet approved.
Justice Shafer offered for adoption the follow®
inf resolution :
BE IT RESOLVED, that "The Building
Code of the Town of Mamaroneck" adopt-
ed by this Board at a meeting held on
June 6, 1923, as amended ,bo and the
same hereby is further amended by
adding thereto a new article to be
known as Article XIII , which shall
read as follows ;
ARTICLE XIII
Section 1. A Fire District is hereby established.
Section 2. The Fire District sho.11 consist of
the lands and premises classified as C . District, shown and
designated on the Zoning Map of the unincorporated part of
the Town of Mamaroneck, annexed to the Zoning Ordinance of
said Town and adopted by the Town Board of said Town on
June 21, 1922.
Section 3. No building or structure of any kind
shall be built, erected or constructed within said fire
district unless enclosing, interior and party walls thereof
shall be of brick, concrete or other substantial and fire
resisting material .
Section 4. No beams, mirders, trusses or columns
of wood shall be used upon any building- or structure within
said fire district which are designed to support walls wr
columns and if of iron or steal they shall be protdoted by
at least metal lath and cement plaster. Wooden floors,
roofs and partitions shall be fire stopped. Roof covering
shall be of incombustible materials. Bays and projections
shall be covered by incombustible materials. The Building
Commission shall have the power to exempt any building from
the operation of this section.
Section 5. Nothing in this article shall prevent
the restoration of a building destroyed by fire, explosion,
act of God, or act of the public enemy to the extent of
not more than 50' of its assessed. value, or prevent the
continuance of the use of such building or part thereof or
prevent a chanve of such existing use under the limitations
of the Zoning Ordinance. But any building destroyed in the
manner aforesaid to an extent exceeding 50% of its assessed
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value at the time of such destruction way be reconstructed
and thereaftdr used only in such a manner as to conform to
all the provisions of this ordinance.
Section o. No building or other structure, im:a
Class C District, as shown and designated on the Zoning Sdap
of the unincorporated part of the Town of Yamaroneck annexed
to the Zoning Ordinance of said Town adopted on June 21, 1922,
shall be so placed or constructed as to have the floorl'.Ievel
of the first floor thereof more than twelve (1211) inches
atove the curb level of the Street upon which it fronts, as
established by the Town Board.
Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect
immediately.
Be it further
RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk be and he
hereby is authorized and empowered to
publish said ordinance in the Mamaroneck
Paragraph and Larchmont Times and post
same according to law.
Upon a vote being taken upon the foregoing resolut-
ion, the same was declared unanimously .adopted.
The Clerk was requested to communicate with the
Board of Appeals requesting that its members appear before
the Town Board at its meeting to be held .on Wednesday, April
15th, 1925 .
The Supervisor reported that he had caused a search
of title to be made affecting the Town property at the Town
Hall because of the apparent uncertainty as to the actual
holdings of the Town in that property, and he therefore re-
quested the apnroval of his action.
Upon motion, duly seconded, it was, upon Roll Call
RESOLVED, that the action taken by the
Supervisor in causing a search of title
to be made affecting the Town property
at the Town Hall ce and the some hereby
is ratified, and approved, provided,
however, that the expense incurred there-
by does not exceed the sum of $200 .00 .
Upon motion, the meeting adjourned at 11 :45 o' clock
P.M.
To� Clerk,