a. Purpose. It is the intent of this ordinance to protect the public safety by assuring adequate illumination of all doorways, alleys, passageways, and entrances to and from residential buildings used by the occupants thereof as a means of access and egress. In adopting rules and standards the Building Commissioner and the Commissioner of Housing Inspection may consider existing public lighting and shall endeavor to protect abutting buildings from existing glare.
b. Every owner of a building containing four (4) or more dwelling units, including but not limited to apartment buildings, apartment hotels, boarding and lodging houses, fraternities, sororities, and dormitories, shall provide adequate illumination between sunset and sunrise of all doorways and entrance areas, on the front, rear, or sides of such building at or with principal access from grade, in accordance with reasonable rules and standards to be promulgated by the City of Boston Building Commissioner and Commissioner of Housing Inspection, within sixty (60) days following enactment of such rules and standards. In addition, such owners shall provide reasonable illumination of parking areas adjacent to such buildings and containing parking spaces required under the provisions of the Boston Zoning Code.
c. The Building Commissioner and Commissioner of Housing Inspection are hereby authorized and directed within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this ordinance to hold a public hearing on the adoption of proposed rules and standards hereunder, such hearing to be advertised by at least seven (7) days notice in a paper of general circulation within the City, such notice to contain the date, time, and place of said public hearing and terms of the proposed rules and standards. Following such public hearing the Building Commissioner and Commissioner of Housing Inspection shall issue final rules and standards no later than sixty (60) days thereafter. Any owner deeming himself to be aggrieved shall have a right of appeal and review in accordance with the provisions of the Boston Building Code to the same extent as if said rules and standards were an integral part of said code.
(Ord. 1973 c. 6; CBC 1975 Ord. T9 § 52)
Cross-reference:
St. 1938 c. 479; Ordinances, Title 9, Chapters 1, 7
St. 1938 c. 479; Ordinances, Title 9, Chapters 1, 7