15-28-690 Portable smokerooms.

   It shall be permissible to install and use a smokeroom having an enclosure of metal construction in lieu of the construction required under Section 15-28-680 of this Code.

   Foundations. Every portable smokeroom shall be built upon a standard furnace foundation as described in Chapter 18-28 of this Code; provided, however, that such a foundation shall not be required for a portable smokeroom in a building of Type IA, IB or IC construction, unless there is a combustible finish on such floor.

   Walls and Ceilings. The walls and ceiling of every portable smokeroom shall consist of an inner and outer shell of sheet metal, not less than three-eightieths inch thick, with riveted or welded seams and joints secured to a rigid framework of suitable iron or steel shapes. The inner and outer metal shells shall be separated not less than one and one-half inches, the space between being filled solid with fused noncombustible insulating material not less than one and one-fourth inches thick.

   Fire Pits. The fire pit in every portable smokeroom shall be entirely of metal and set upon legs with the bottom of the pit not less than two inches above the floor surface.

   Smoke Flues. Every smoke flue for a portable smokeroom shall be a metal flue connected with a masonry chimney, or a metal flue extended through the roof of the building. Every metal smoke flue shall be formed of sheet metal not less than one-sixteenth inch thick with riveted or welded seams and joints. Where a metal smoke flue is extended through combustible construction, the flue shall be passed through a double wall, ventilated metal sleeve as required by Chapter 13-152 of this Code.

   Doors. Every doorway to any portable smokeroom shall be provided with a door formed of sheet metal as required by Section 15-28-680 for smokerooms.

   Clearances. No part of a wall or ceiling of any portable smokeroom shall be located nearer to any combustible construction than is permitted under Chapter 13-180 of this Code for low-pressure boiler breechings.

(Prior code § 92-58; Amend Coun. J. 11-9-16, p. 36266, § 33)

 

Notes

13-152

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15-28-700 Noncombustible equipment.

   Every rack, hanger, trolley, rail, groove or other piece of equipment in any smokehouse or smokeroom shall be of noncombustible material.

(Prior code §  92-59)

ARTICLE XIV. LUMBER DRY KILNS (15-28-710 et seq.)

15-28-710 Construction requirements.

   A kiln or room designed, erected, altered or converted for the purposes of drying lumber, wood products or wooden articles by artificial heat shall have an enclosure of two-hour fire-resistive construction, if it has a floor area of 500 square feet or less, and of three-hour fire-resistive construction if it has a floor area of more than 500 square feet. No such kiln or room shall have any opening except a doorway or doorways between such room and any other part of the building. Every doorway into any such room shall be provided with a door of the character as required by Chapter 15-12 of this Code.

(Prior code §  92-60)

15-28-720 Heating.

   Only steam or hot water shall be used for heating a kiln or room for the drying of lumber.

(Prior code §  92-61)

ARTICLE XV. MISCELLANEOUS COMBUSTIBLES (15-28-730 et seq.)

15-28-730 Storage or baling of wastepaper.

   Every room designed, intended or used for the storage or baling of wastepaper in a building of Type IA, IB, IC or II construction shall have an enclosure of not less than two-hour fire-resistive construction with every doorway in such an enclosure having a Class B fire door and every window therein a fire window. Every such room in a building of Type IIIA, IIIB or IIIC construction shall have walls and ceiling of not less than one-hour fire-resistive construction with every doorway in such an enclosure having a Class C fire door.

(Prior code §  92-62)