All buildings or structures, or any and all additions to any buildings or structures, hereafter built, erected or constructed on any of the lots in Blocks 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the city, for any purposes, shall be built or constructed of stone, cement blocks or brick, and shall be placed upon a solid stone, brick or equally good foundation. The weather covering of all roofs within said fire limits shall be of incombustible material. No uncovered tar composition, rosin felt or wood work shall in any way be exposed upon any roof within said fire limits, and dormer windows, cornices, moldings, balconies, bay windows, towers and spires, not composed of incombustible material, shall be covered with metal; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed as prohibiting the erection within said fire limits of any building, the outer walls of which shall be composed of wood, which building shall be not more than ten feet square and eight feet high and shall not be attached to or within 20 feet of any other wooden structure; provided, also, that the City Council is hereby empowered, when in their judgment the public safety will not be endangered, or the fire hazard increased, to grant permits for the erection of buildings within the fire limits, which erection is prohibited by the provisions of this section, upon application of the owner or owners, of the lot or lots upon which it is desired to erect such structure, provided that no such permit shall be granted for any such building to be erected within 50 feet of Main Street. All applications for such permits shall be made in conformity with the provisions of this chapter in regard to application for permit to erect buildings.
(Ord. 28, passed 11-10-1914)