Pennsylvania Act 1923-405 — FIRE PREVENTION, FIRST CLASS CITIES

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FIRE PREVENTION, FIRST CLASS CITIES
                 Act of Jun. 30, 1923, P.L. 985, No. 405              Cl. 11
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing council in cities of the first class, by ordinance,
        to require the installation of standpipes and sprinkler
        systems in certain buildings in such cities, to prescribe the
        kind and character thereof, and regulations therefor; and to
        provide for the enforcement of such ordinance.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That for better fire
     protection in cities of the first class of this Commonwealth,
     the city council is authorized and empowered to provide, by
     ordinance, for the installation of standpipes in all buildings
     hereafter erected or altered of eighty-five feet, or six stories
     or more, in height.
        Section 2.  The council in said cities is authorized and
     empowered to require the installation of sprinkler systems in
     the basements of buildings hereafter erected or altered, to be
     used for stores, factories, or warehouses, in which the city
     council may determine such sprinkler systems to be necessary.
        Section 3.  The city council may prescribe the kind and
     character of such standpipes and sprinkler systems and the
     details of their installation, and may provide for carrying into
     effect and enforcing the provisions of such ordinance.