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Home My WebLink About1966-11 05-23 CCO AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF THE VILLAGE ORDINANCES THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN CENTER DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: Section 3 -102.4 of the Village Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 3- 102.4. BUILDING EXITS AND CONSTRUCTION DESIGN (1) Group I Occupancy (a) Exits Buildings classified in Group I occupancy shall have not less than two exits located in remote parts of the building and leading directly to a street, alley, court or yard. (2) Group H Occupany - Type V Construction (apartments - frame const- ruction) (a) Exits Every building or useable portion thereof containing three (3) or more living units shall have not less than two (2) exits located in remote parts of the building and opening directly upon a street or alley or upon a yard or courtyard not less than four (4) feet in width and connected to a street or alley. Exception: One of the required exits may be a Horizontal Exit as defined in Section 3301 of the Uniform Building Code. (b) Vertical Exit Passageways. Vertical exit passageways (stairways) when serving buildings of Group H occupancy more than two (2) stories in height shall be enclosed by walls of one -hour fire - resistive construction. All openings into stairway enclosures except openings in exterior walls shall be protected with a self - closing fire assembly having a one -hour fire - resistive rating. Exception: When the dwelling unit of an apartment building is served by two separate and distinct exit stairway systems, doors from the living units may open directly into the vertical enclosure and be of one -hour fire - resistive construction. (c) Exits From Living Units. Every individual living unit within a multiple dwelling shall have at least two means of egress, at least one of which shall be a door providing access to at least two separate exits which are remote from each other and are reached by travel in different directions, except that a common path of travel may be permitted for the first 20 feet (i.e. , a dead end corridor up to 20 feet long) . The second means of egress from an individual living unit within a multiple dwelling may be one of the following: Section 3 -102.4 (Cont`d) 1. An approved doorway giving access to an exterior balcony of at least a t f in area with a minimum of Y � 50 square q ua a eet • five (5) feet in the least dimension and the long side shall be at least 50 per cent open, and the open area above the guardrail shall be so distributed as to prevent the accumulation of smoke or toxic gases. In the case of living units with floors at or below grade, a window having a minimum dimension of twenty -nine inches (29") when open and the sill of which is not more than forty two inches (42 ") above the floor will serve as the second means of egress. 2. A door providing access to a separate and distinct exit way with no common path of travel with the first exit passageway. 3. A doorway not less than 10 feet from the first doorway, opening onto the same passageway as the first doorway, but not within the enclosed vertical passageway. (3) Multiple Dwelling Construction - General (a) Design Responsibility. A building permit for a multiple residence building containing more than four dwelling units shall not be issued unless the applicant's building plans, including the site plan, are certified by an architect registered in the State of Minnesota, stating that the design of the building, and site has been prepared under his direct supervision. Any building of Type I or Type II construction, as provided in the Uniform Building Code incorporated by reference in this ordinance shall have its electrical, mechanical and structural systems designed by registered engineers. Provisions of this paragraph shall in no way prohibit the preparation of the site plan by a professional site planner. (b) Sound Reduction. Party and corridor partitions and floor systems shall be of a type rated by a laboratory regularly engaged in sound testing as capable of accomplishing an average sound transmission loss (using a 9 frequency test) of not less than 50 decibels. Door systems between corridors and dwelling units shall be of solid core construction and include gaskets and closure plates. Room relationships, hallway designs, door and window placements and plumbing and ventilating installation shall be of such that they assist in the control of sound transmission from unit to unit. (c) Fire Areas. All multiple dwellings having a frame construction shall not exceed eighteen (18) dwelling units per building. Where such multiple dwelling is completely divided into two or more parts by continuous fire separations; each part may be considered a separate building for the purpose of fire protection and fire areas. I I Section 2: Section 3 -102.6 of the Village Ordinances is amended to read as follows: I Section 3- 102.6. MINIMUM FLOOR AREAS FOR DWELLING UNITS (1) One and Two Family Dwellings. The minimum gross floor area of a dwelling of Group I occupancy shall be not less than 1, 020 square feet of finished floor area per dwelling unit, provided that: (a) A one story single family dwelling unit of three bedrooms or less shall have a minimum of 1,020 square feet of living area. (b) A single family dwelling unit consisting of two full stories above grade shall have a minimum of 1,020 square feet of first floor area, at least 768 square feet of which shall be living area and the dwelling shall have a garage attached thereto having a floor area not less than 252 square feet. (c) A single family dwelling unit of a split level design of three bedrooms or less shall have a minimum of 1, 020 square feet of living area in the upper two levels. (d) A two story dwelling unit of the split entry design of three bedrooms or less shall have a minimum of 768 square feet of gross floor area in each of the upper two levels provided: 1. The dwelling shall have a garage attached thereto having a floor area not less than 252 square feet. 2. The finished floor level of the upper story is not less than six feet above grade. (e) A two story dwelling unit having the upper story situated wholly or partly in the roof space provided: 1. The gross floor area of the first story above grade shall be not less than 864 square feet. 2. Each bedroom located in the upper story shall have a minimum of 120 square feet of floor area. 3. The dwelling shall have a garage attached thereto having a floor area not less than 252 square feet. Each additional bedroom shall be a minimum of 120 square feet. (2) Townhouse Garden Apartments. Each dwelling unit of two bedrooms or less within a townhouse development shall have a minimum of 1, 020 square feet of gross floor Section 3 -102.6 (Cont'd) 2 area and the units with more than two bedrooms shall have a minimum of 120 square feet of gross floor area for each additional bedroom. The gross floor area shall be the total of the area of the two upper stories and no basement floor area shall be included. (3) Apartments. Living units in buildings containing three or more units shall have the following minimum floor areas per unit: Efficiency Apartments* 400 square feet One Bedroom Apartments 600 square feet Two Bedroom Apartments 720 square feet More than two bedroom apartments An additional 120 square feet for each additional bedroom The minimum areas specified above for multiple unit buildings shall not include areas occupied by stairs, hallways, entry ways, garages, open balconies, open patios, and utility rooms. Closet space in excess of 15% of the above minimum floor areas shall not be included. * No multiple unit dwelling shall have efficiency units in excess of #. 10% of the total number of units in said building. Section 3: This ordinance shall be effective from and after its legal publication. Adopted this 23 day of Mav 1966. ayor ATTEST: EiD - � Clerk (Seal) •