BYLAW - Fire Area and Fire Hazards - 19620409 - 152062[J
1520 BY-LAW •••• •-• ••••••• • ••
OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
A FIRE AREA AND FIRE HAZARDS EY-LAW.
WHEREAS the Council is desirous of continuing in force Chapter 29
of Ey-J.aw 1063 and amendments thereto in by-law 1199 which by-laws
have been repealed.
THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
FIRE AREA:
1. All that part of the Town of Aurora within the following lines
or limits, that is to say:
FIRSTLY: All that ~ertain parcel. J.ying between the easterJ.y
J.imit of Yonge Street and aline drawn parallel thereto and distant
two hundred feet easterly therefrom and also J.ying between the south
J.imit of Catherine Avenue and the south limit, and its extension easterlY,
of Lot 6, on the east side of Yonge Street, according to PJ.an 1Eo!
SECONDLY: All that certain parcel. lying between the wester].y J.imit
of Yonge Street and in a J.ine drawn paralJ.eJ. thereto and distant two
hundred feet westerJ.y therefrom and also J.ying between the south
J.imit of Irwin Avenue and the south J.imit of Lot 3, PJ.an 39,! \ -m'
shall. be and the same is hereby constituted a fire area.: rv'
2.' CONSTRUCTION IN FIRE AREA . \,\
(a) Every building hereafter erected or enJ.arged within the Fire
J.imits shall. be encJ.osed on all. sides with walJ.s constructed whoJ.J.y
of stone, brick,. concrete, hoJ.J.ow tiJ.e or other incombustible materials
approved by the EuiJ.ding Inspector,. and shall have the roof, top and~,
sides of allroofs structures, including dormer windows,. covered wit~,.\''
incombustibJ.e materials •l
(b) All exterior cornices, string courses and gutters within the
Fire Limits (except in dwellings) shall. be built of ;l:ncolllbustible
material. and shall. be supported on and securely anchored to the wal~ ·,1\. '
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(c) Tha cornice of every building shall be separated from~~~
cornice of any adjoining building by an approved incombustible ,~\·
fire-stop.
(d) All exterior wood cornices within the Fire limits that
are now or that may hereafter become unsafe by decay or by damage
from fire to the extent of two-thirds of the value thereof shall be
taken down and replaced, shall be constructed of some firepPoof
material; but if not damaged to this extent, or in the case of dwel:f~s
they may be repaired with the same kind of material of which they\~\~'
were originally constructed. ~
WOODEN STRUCTURES IN FIRE LIMITS
3. No frame or wooden building or structure shall hereafter be
built within the fire limits as described herein, except the following
and all roofs placed upon such buildings shall be covered with
incombustible materials.
(a) Temporary one-storey frame buildings for use ofbuilders.
(b) Wooden fences not over eight feet high.
(o) Small outhouses not exceeding two hundred square feet in area
and eight feet in height. Wooden sheds or outhouses shall not be
located within five feet of any lot line, nor less than thirty feet
from any other building over one storey'high.
(d) A private garage for not more than three motor vehicles with
a wooden :firame entirely covered
with gyproc or plaster or other
to the building inspector.
on the outside with metal, and li~~
fire resistant material acceptable ~'
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 2 DAY OF APRIL, 1962.
MAYOR CLERK
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS DAY OF APRIL, 1962.
CLERK