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ORDDAHCE N•O.,. 17~. -·
'~ ..... Tbf c~W11 of tbe C1..ty ot' Palo Alto does: ordain as tollows:
. "' ' ·Secti-on l~. '1"'4bie 5-A, or Chap1~r 5. of -~.iD&nc:e l'o. 167~.>.. tbe
trB.z1id1:nS: Code' o:r.:the City ot ·Palo :Alto1 • aereby 11 asaendef!./by
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.ebat:g-:the i-equi.resents as tr.> fire resistance of exterior walls
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in l 11re zone :;l t:or·Group ·A,.· :s, c, ·D~ E. &lid 1' o~eupa.nc1es to:
4 bouzo le&s tq&D. 20 teet
. . . . . l bour el111ewbere .
~c~:t2q.,~. : Sect1or~ 3~62 ot said. ordinance hereby ia amended
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,.;: ··. ; Sec. 3102. · Co~re.te ·slab iloora ahall be not lesa
·'t:Hn two· .1J1ches · {2") tb1ck. .Topping when p.oµred mono
lif;b.1.c:" Witb tbe sla.b-may be 1ncluded. au a structural part. of ·tbe .alab.. SleepeN .ror tbe r..al.ling ot a wood
f'l'oc>'r 1sball not-. dec~aae th-st requi.r.ed $tructural deptb . ot: tbe' al.ab wilesa, plaeea j.n tbe directto:o. ot a.pan and
. then:. aba,11: ·not: ·be .• placed more ·:than one-halt .i:ncb (1/2•)
into tbe ·alab. :An apprc.ved WB.'t'.e'~:ioot·· ••brane· must
be instal:lied :~under floor slab in Group I occu,pancy or tizty tlabttableareas. · ·
5e!J-t1on: 3.~ Su'bnction (b) of Section 3302 ot said or.di::iance
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here-by is a.·nd.ed to read: as. follows:
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· ·. (b} ~um~:r or Exits. G:roup 'D occupancie;s bav1ng a.11 occupantoa~of more tban ten &ball have· not less than · iw.o ez.1 ts. · · ·
. . Mult1.;,.Btoi,r buildings hou·ning' F and G occupane1ea
o'r.J&O:re ·t~ two stones and wh1cb-.wou.ld req\'lire. two or.
m~or:e .·.a taira shall .bave one requ1Nd stair ope1l1ng
d1rec.tly·'to, tbe. exterior witllotit t'be nec6ss1t:r of p.aa·a
:1hg tbl"OUgi( :any· 1'1rat . tloor, ·pol.'t1on other than. a· ~oyer
or a smc?kep¢i'oof' enclosure With access Cl:f.re.ctl:7 to tbe
exterior. In build:tnge wbere sueb provision ba.s been
D<le.t'·not; more<tbl.tn two ata.irs. nll .. be required prov1dec1
aucb sta..1.re total the required Widtb :·and _are · u.rrenpd ais
prov.1ded . in 'Sec.ti on .. 3302 . (d} .ahd .further p.roTided tbat .
. 1tFb~ildinga nth an occupant 1.oad ot l,000 or '•oN at
l~as:t ·two ~ta.1.rwaye ope.n to the erterior as above ..
. . .In Group l£.occi:panc1ea of two or more stories 1.n
=ll•.ight and ~rd ~a , conaisti:ng-ot one or sore ap~nta
... -:>i; :r9u:r or· ~1'19 · r~ on the t!:rat oraecolld :tl.oo:r,, eacb
.... :ip~1;Mn:t .. o,. UP.it •ball .. be pro91dtid With tront· and rear
>!X::S.ta:.placed· a· dis.tance apa:twt equal to .not lea.a tba.n ~ne~tiftb ot tb&"penmeter o~ the a.partunt or umt ..
::tacb: eX.t t · aba.11 · lead . directly ·to t.be outside o·t tbe '~.iild!ng or to 'an approted eorr1dor· or' walkway.·
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· · · ·Exception.a,: Seconda.r;y exi ta .. in Group H . oeeu-
. pa,nc:iea ~Y'.be .. ·.grouped· to riispe~ into a .sfngle a.ttai:rwaypl'oV'iding tile walle and.·ceillll,i
of'..~'tbe· st.a1r"ay are. ;,f 01i:e-b.our firewall eon-
. a:t:ruc.tion and cont'om to Section 3305 -W1c1tb .·. required ror stairwaya~
;, .·:·fil·otber occupancies ha.v1ng an occupant load
O..t"'m()ri tban 50 eball bave not leas. than two eixi ta.
Buildings: or por·tion tbereor bav:1ng an occupant
load ··ot 500 to 999 sh&ll have not less than three ·~.nts$ ·
B-uildfngs o~ portion tbereof bav1ng an. occupant
load Of l;OOO :or more shall have r.1.ot less than :tour
·1axits. · ·
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u: twc» or. more ex.1 ts .. are re·quired,, tbey. .shall
oe. a~ans•(l a H&f!:On,&ble distance· apart ao that if'
·;)rle be~ome• blocked the. other w'1ll "be ava1la'ble;
::mfi-blilt ot. tbe'. required number· ot ata1ra may term.1-
0:ate>at· the'. ae~om tloor level provided tbey lead ::11re~.tly .tot a atree t or· -alley . tront. ot the building
ax~ .. ~ . provided vi tb a baleorcy· on tbe exteric)r of tbe
.bu.iJ:d.1.ng., llO~ le.as tbari three . f'eet (3 t) Wide a~".d f1 Ve
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":3e~~:toii 4. . 1'&1a ord1~nee · allall take ettect upon tbe exp1.r-
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. at1o:ri or tb1rty days :troa 1ts passag:e ..
' 'rhe. 'above ~nd f orego1ng orc11na.nee was duly atid :regularly illtro
dueed at a regular mee~ting of t'be CiJ,uncil of the C:ity of Palo Alto
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.on. Mo~d.ayJ the 8.tb . a..ay ot .... April 1957 .. and was thereaJ~ter,
·. · ~n. MonditY .t .the 22nd day ot
:P'ae&ed. by ~tie 'following vote: '
Apr1l·_, 1957, duly and :regul.iirly
AYES:
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B1ehop:-Bjxbee~:Cre~p" CU:rmninga:;.Dav1s,, Dryedale1 G1ft1~,.
Jfarshall,, Navia, Porter~ Rodgers, S1mpaan.
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.·Mitchell, Ruppenthal. . •. · 1,,.'Jt' /J. R.~?-h··
APFP.OVED·:__Lkf L. v ""~. -Rayor'4
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