15-28-980 Capacity regulations.

   Not more than 25 pounds of nitrocellulose shall be manufactured or reclaimed in other than a nitrocellulose building or a nitrocellulose room constructed as required; provided, however, that completely manufactured nitrocellulose enclosed within sealed shipping containers, meeting the regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission for containers for nitrocellulose may be stored in one or more standard fireproof vaults located in any building, except as prohibited under this Code.

(Prior code § 92-87; Amend Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 2841; Amend Coun. J. 6-6-12, p. 28356, § 45)

15-28-990 Restrictions.

   The business or process for recovery of nitrocellulose base shall not be permitted within the city.

(Prior code §  92-88)

ARTICLE XIX. MOTION PICTURE TRIAL EXHIBITION ROOMS (15-28-1000 et seq.)

15-28-1000 General requirements.

   Any person lawfully engaged in the business of manufacturing, dealing, selling, leasing, renting or exchanging motion picture films shall have the right to project pictures from nitrocellulose films by means of motion picture machines for exhibition to prospective purchasers, renters or lessees of films, in a room meeting the requirements of this chapter in respect thereto, which room shall not be required to conform to the special provision in the building provisions of this Code, governing theaters, public assembly units or other places where motion pictures are permitted to be shown.

   Exhibition Room. Any motion picture trial exhibition room shall have a floor of the same type of construction as required for the building in which located and shall have both walls and ceiling of one- hour fire-resistive construction.

   Projection Room. Every motion picture trial exhibition room shall have a projection room, which shall have an enclosure of the same character as required by Section 13-84-120 for a projection block in a theater. If the floor of the projection room is above the level of the floor of the exhibition room, the projection room shall be supported on structural members of noncombustible materials. Every opening in such room for the purposes of picture screen observation or operation of a projector shall be equipped with a closure such as required by Section 13-84-120 for a projection room in a theater.

(Prior code §  92-89)

15-28-1010 Ventilation.

   Every motion picture trial exhibition room shall have ventilation as required by Chapter 13-176 of this Code for motion picture studios.

(Prior code §  92-90)

 

Notes

13-176

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15-28-1020 Seating requirements.

   In every motion picture trial exhibition room, seats provided for spectators shall be fixed seats.

(Prior code §  92-91)