No building shall hereafter be erected within the Fire Limits District, except as hereinafter provided, as follows.
(A) All outside and party walls shall be made of stone or brick with fireproof material;
(B) All outside and party walls not exceeding 26 feet in height from the level of the sidewalk to the underside of the roof joists or rafters shall not be less than 13 inches in thickness if of brick and not less than 18 inches if of stone;
(C) Outside and party walls exceeding 26 feet in height from the level of the sidewalk to the underside of the roof, joists or rafters shall not be less than 17 inches in thickness if of brick and not less than 22 inches at the base if of stone, and above the first story shall be as prescribed in division (B) of this section. All party or division walls must have fire walls extending through the roof at least 18 inches, provided that division or party walls when not extended to the roof must be built flush with the bottom of the joists;
(D) All joists, beams and other timbers in outside and party walls shall be supported at least four inches from each other with stone or brick, laid in mortar and all wooden material and plat pieces in front or rear walls shall recede from the outside walls at least four inches, except that lintels of timber may be used in cornices covered with tin, iron or other fireproof material which recedes four inches from the outside or front as aforesaid;
(E) Roofs, cornices and gutters shall be covered on the outside surface with copper, tin or iron or other fireproof material;
(F) All buildings within the fire limits shall be kept provided with proper metallic leaders or pipes for conducting the water from the roof to the ground, sewer, street or gutter in such manner as shall protect the walls and foundation from damage; and in no case shall the water from the leaders or pipes be allowed to flow upon the sidewalks, but it shall be conducted by drain pipes to the street, gutter or sewer;
(G) Sheds and warehouses may be erected of wood within the fire limits on the rear 50 feet of lots 150 feet in length and on the rear 60 feet of lots 190 feet is length, provided that they shall be covered with corrugated iron and leaving no portion of the wood exposed;
(H) No wooden building or part of a wooden building within the fire limits shall be raised, repaired, enlarged or removed to any other place within the District, nor shall any wooden building within the fire limits which may hereafter be damaged by fire, the elements or decay to the extent of 50% of the value thereof be repaired or rebuilt; nor shall any building where the damages are less than 40% of its value be so repaired as to be raised higher than the highest point left standing after such damage shall have occurred or so as to occupy a greater space than before the injury thereto;
(I) All buildings within the residential districts shall maintain a uniform frontage as nearly as practicable;
(J) This code shall apply to all new buildings and additions, except those specifically exempted in these ordinances.
(`85 Code, § 4-28)