(a) Joists, beams, etc., bearing on masonry walls, shall have a diagonal fire cut such that the tops of such members enter said masonry walls, by not more than one inch.
(b) No wooden member shall be less than one and one-half inches from all chimneys or flues. The resultant open space shall be filled with a noncombustible material.
(c) Specifications for headers and trimmers around chimneys shall be similar to those set forth in Section 1466.06(d). Headers supporting trimmer arches at fireplaces shall be not less than twenty inches from the face of the chimney breast. Trimmers shall be not less than six inches from the inside face of the nearest flue.
(d) No woodwork shall be placed within four inches of the outside back face of a fireplace, nor shall combustible lathing, furring or studding be placed against a chimney, but this shall not prevent plastering directly on the masonry or on metal lath and metal furring.
(e) No wooden mantel or other woodwork shall be hereafter placed within eight inches of either side of a fireplace opening, nor within twelve inches of the top of a fireplace opening.
(f) Crickets or chimney saddles shall be installed on the upper side of all chimneys that are not in contact with the ridge.
(Ord. 42-1981. Passed 2-23-81.)