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Structures hereafter erected without a permit, or not in
conformity with this ordinance, shall be removed.
No building shall be moved from without to within the fire
limits, nor from one location to another within the fire limits until
a permit shall have been issued therefor. No permit shall be issued
unless such construction is in accordance with this ordinance.
The designated Building Inspector,,,shall inspect, as often
as practical, construction in progress to see that all provisions
of this ordinance are being complied with.,
NOTE: All plans and specifications submitted to City of
Georgetown official shall comply with all city ordinances of the
City of Georgetown, Texas, and with Article 3271A of the Revised
Civil Statues of the State of Texas.
Section III. CONSTRUCTION REQUIRED WITHIN THE FIRE LIMITS:
No building or structure of wooden, ironclad (whether on wood or
metal supports), stucco, or veneer type construction, or any
building whose walls contain wood supports, shall be permitted
except as indicated in Section IV. No building shall hereafter be
built, enlarged, or altered, except in accordance with this ordinance.
The thickness of walls shall be not less than as given below:
Brick walls shall be not less than 12 inches thick, except
that small one-story buildings with floor areas of 750 square feet
or less may have walls $ inches thick.
Reinforced concrete walls may be three-fourths of the
thickness of brick walls, but in no case less than 8 inches.
Hollow building tile may be used as filler walls provided
such walls be supported on reinforced concrete beams and footings,
and by adequate reinforced concrete or brick pillars or columns spaced
not more than 16 feet apart; walls to be not less than 12 inches
thick. Small one-story buildings of less than 500 square feet floor
area may have walls of 8 -inch hollow building tile.
Solid stone walls shall be 4 inches thicker than brick
walls for like construction.
All exterior walls, party walls, and division fire walls
shall have parapets extending at least eighteen inches above the roof -y