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Timber piles shall be single pieces of timber of approved species containing no defects which will materially affect their strength or durability. Piles shall have an approximately uniform taper from butt to tip. A straight line from the center of the butt to the center of the tip shall lie within the body of the pile. Piles shall have a diameter at the tip of not less than six inches and a diameter at the cut-off of not less than ten inches for piles not more than 25 feet long, and not less than 12 inches for piles more than 25 feet long.
(Prior code § 70-6.1)