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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 1659TO I~O~XY~ FOR LICKNSX~ AWD ~IATION ~P PUBLIC HALLS. p~operty that the po~r~ oonf~n~ed upon the CoFimPaLton by tho ~hnl~ip, l Act ~th z~apoot to pub~Le halle bo ozo~inod &e ~ollovo: The~e~o~ tho ~ounctl o~ the Corporation of tho Touudttp of Ple~e~ln~ iers AS 1. Pot ~ purlm~ee oF tale bF-lav~ - the Imblto hall is Fontod or loaned by any po~on o~ or~n~n~on ro~ ~ny eueh f~notton, and shall include cloak (b) "entertalmmnt° shall ~mm ~d~ danoo~ ozKtbltlono oonoo~t0 sho~, vsrlo%F l~OS~m, motion pleturo .bowing, public lum~oM or dinuer, pm or npot~ln~ ~ontemt. · o pe~sofl shall operate · public )all o~ allo~ m~y building or part thruM' to be usod as a publio hall' unlose bo holds a publio uhiah ieee payuble dull be ss f'ollouf G~ade I - Po~ · hall having a lioenmd capacity o~ betmen 580 and 300 p~euo, Gw~do 2 - For · hall lmvtflg · lioonomd capacity o~ undmr 300 persons, p~ov~dod that a Ltmttod Public ~all ~toonoo pormtttin~ not more than ouJ moettn~ or entertalumont ~n any oalomlar month or not mor~ titan ten mt~n~o or ontortainm~nt8 in Mty o~lordar ~oar my bo lesuod ~of 8n~ hall umm/ly unod ~or other pm~oooo upon peymmut of one-lmlF tho license feet. (2) ~or tho tFufls~or o~ · publlo hall lloenm s Fo~ o~ ~1.00 shall be peld to th~ tr~amr by tho 3o ~o license ~ee shall bo pmFable undor this b~-lav bF an~ ~li~touf or~tt~, or ~-~d public ~l ia ~spot of a ~11 md for end--mat all o~r ~ote ~ly ~th 4. Rver7 application For & public hall lteonm, shall bo -,coempanlod b~,- (a) a statomnt on thru fo~m prmv~dod by tho tt~amr f~vtn~ pa~tioul&~o aa to tho location, atsm and oonotr~otion oF tho hallo as ma~ bo ~oquir~d~ (b) · oeztifleato mifuod by the chief o~ polloo ee~tFFluf that the h~mrutlon off a hall in tho location applAod Fo~ to app~ovo4 by arid that ho is satia~ed utth tau pr~pomd tmo oF tho butld4n~ pa~t ~hO~ooF as · publio hall ~d with the pJ~pomod mothods o~ operution; and (e) · eo~tJ~ieate n~nod by t~o f~o e~tor oort~Anf that bo has ~qseoto4 tho butldinp in r~opeot of ul~eh tho sppll~LIon is mb snd h~s foutd that it lo In aooordnnoe ul~h thio by-lay ag to f~lPe ~a~oty precautions; 8y-Lev No. 1659 - 2 - 4. a oort~£ioate dato~ wZtJ31n throe monthe o~ tho &pplloatlon ei~nod boon ln~peotod and Found satia~actor~. A publio hall lloonme e~all not alloy a f~oater number of persons to enter an~ be in tho hall at any one tim than Is stated to be tl~ maxima ,ape, it7 oF the hall on tho lioenso, ~b.tah mm eapaoity shall be ~otemined me f.ollov8: (a) the Imblio hall is in a building oF fi.-~eietiv, ~- ei~ty ~ ~ntm o~ ~ ~1~ ma i8 ~d by ~v8 o~ b eats m ~m~ntly at~d to ~ fl~r ~ e~t (b) bra the publlo hall ~e in ~_~_ bas~ent or ~ the ~ a ~1~ not ~ ~n~ntin ~t~on ~ per sontum of. tho hall le oocupled by ~o~ of mate. in ul~tch ease tlm max~mm capaoity shall be determined on tho haele of' one pe~son to saab six square f~ot o~ £1onr ma ub0ro tho seats, are permanently attached to tho floor and/eight square reet/uh~re tho seats are movable, one per,on to eaeh eT i'lonr ar~a (e) the public hall ie oo tha third floor of. a baXldXng not f.iro-realativm onnstruotion. ~ ~ ~i~ ~1 ~ (2) A Il,ans. shall not be issued foe a publie hall oo any storey hi,or tl~n tho third floor of a build£a~ ~ot of fire-fotietivo (3) Every publie hall lioensoo shell display in a pf~minsnt place in f~m entrance uay to the labile hall and inside tho {mil adJaeent to tho entraneouay placards with the £olloving .erda ~ot leos than £our inahae hi~h: 'Occupancy of. tl'd.e nail by more then ...... Persons Dansmroum and Uflle~uX.' the bla~ f~llad In vith the ~aximm capacity am stet, od on t~ license, and plato etatin~ t~e lmtton of. th~ uea~et loe~tion OF the nearest f.ire alarm boz or f.ire hall. Xn ov~ry publio hall havin~ r~wm of. find meats there ~hall. in addition to t~o tpioo in th~ F~mnt and rem~ of. the hall, be aAela mpaso OF net lens then foety-roo~ i~hee in Md~ f~ o~U ~ pr~l or ~tion ~of rot ~i~l t~ ~11 in li~nmd. mnt~ matA~ mott~ ~11 ~An M~ ~ roan Mats (3) By-Law No. 1~9 - 3 - e. (3) (4) Movable seato all not be p~nitted in baloont~o or galleries on ,d~'lo~ the floo~ is ar-~an~ed in steps. ~her~ an exit is lo~atod at the ~t~e of* the hall having movable or f-izod ~eats or ehai~ ~d tables there s~all he a or~se aisle ~lvin~ a~oees to ea~ such exit. St~.mtiu~ i~ t~ aislas~ additional mis or adaitieuml eh~ire and quire4 shall not be permitted. 7. (1) Every public hall shall have at least tm mpa~ato and lndelmmbnt exits l~ated es Far apart as the buildln~ permits and in no ~m mparate4 ~ lets than Fifty per ~ntm of tam longest dAmmnwioa of* t~ tell and every exit shall lead es dAr~otl~ as possible to (2) bre t~re are ~ly tm exit doors l~m a public hall Fo~tyoFo~ lneho~ in ho~lr~mtal width. (3) ~11 in ~ h Rrst or ~ f%~ er a ~l~ ~t ~ fin- (4) hr~ the licensed maximu~ eapa~ty of the halt le ~reater than 300 p~ue in th~ basement ~ mm the mmmd or third l~eor o~ a abov~ ,~0 pe~no. ~v~r~ heloony or ~allery in a public hall slv~ll hav~ at l~ast tm independent moans of exit; either to the out~t~e or to the male 8. (1) Every e~t deer shall open outwards and he equipped with panic-type hardee, ~ly and ~tall net haw ~V l~e~ or ~astea, r ~leh permits tM door tm he loet~! ee that it oeauot be spend fm the inside by 4~e~ar~ pressure ~ i ho~l ~r w lo~r, ~l ~t it ~ll t~ otR~do ~ a ~henevmr ttm publio hall is tm be used the lioen~ shall inspect and test all exit doors to lnmu~ time t~y ~an mien fmly. &bov~ every exit ~oor thore ~hall be an tllt~i~atod ~l~ havin~ letto~ or not lmm~ th~n six in~bme in height with fJm ll~hbed vlth el~e eurr~ut ~ a etreutt Sel~rato f~m that l'u~lshi~ say o~r eleetrio ~er~lee In the hulldin~, or ena (3) g~rT exit Light eh~ll be elea~iy vte~ble Free t~e most distant pa~t of the hall fr~e ut~e~ there is a elear line of ~th a t~lo h~r. - ¢ - lO. (1) The .~ddth o£ every ox/t stairway ~hall be not lose than tho ezlt door f~on d~/eh it loads a~d shall have t~oads not loss than ton lnol~s in ~tdth exclusive o£ no,tn&, and rtss~ eot mom th~n eljer inches in hailhto peovlded that utmve structural d/f r/sullies exist tho butld, ln~ :/.nspooto~ may item · polmlt la u~/tiug FO~ a wtalrtmy Jmvin~ . elope e~: not grsater ttmn Fo~-ty-f~ve dm~s f~om tim horitm]tal. (2) b~on tho dlFf~rmno~ in Floor levels or tho height oF any exit door f~mu t~o g~ound l®vol is not greater timfl ten ~oot, an inclined r~suy ~perulttod tn 11eu of' a; mtairmmy~ prey/dod that such ~mll hove a slope not ~roator than on~ Foot ~loo Iff a ton FOOt ftr~,-r~s/stlvo oonetruotimt, t~ stairs shall be oF solid struotion u~th the tr~a~ and limps Fitted tightly (4) 1~,~ buildin~ inspector or tho Flro chef may requive one or more exit stairways to be in m Fully enclosed stairwell of fi~e-roeirt- tvs construction and equlpped ~lth mil eloxing doors at all floor levels below tho level oF tho public hall. (5) ~iere an exit de~r or exit stairway be not lead 41r~otly to tim outs/de OF tho bu/ld/~g thom shall bo a oloa~ and mintorruptod pamssgo to tho outs/de door, and tho line OF exit travel shall bo els&fly tnd~tod by directional s/~um with lettorXn~ not loss than six lm~ee high. Every outs/do ~oor From an exit star.my shall be equipped wit21 penis type harduam only. (7) No rovolvtu~ tYlm oF door or turnstile dusll be md am an exit door Femu a public .hall or f'~om a sto~.ruay loading Fees a publlo hall except on the First or ~ Floor and prmvided time is an exit door or doors oF tim e~iug type odJamut to and within st toast Flf'tssn t~mt of th~ rmv~lvin~ ~or mr tm~mttleo (9) Every p~ssa~o~ay or platFor~ loadt~g to or Fr~m an exit ota/~way ~hall be kept el®ar oF all obmtruoti©fl$o (9) C~,pBoar~s a~all ~ot be ooflstruotod u~de~uoath a~y ora/rosy esr the s~aoo under any 8tairMay md For stora~ purposes. 11. (1) ~vsry outside ~ir~ escape shall be the stair tYlm m~Xy and ~all ext~ do~ ~ ~ ~ or ot~et lo~l. p~ ~t ~ a ~pe is sit~ ~ m at,et or t~llea 1~ ~ last ~ion ~ t~ mpp~l tn ~tt~ of ~e ~tl~ng ln~e~r. ~ T~e ~telrs, plat~orum, supportl~ memberm m~d anchorage oF every outside fir~ escape shall be ~esl~ned to muppor~, in addiLlon to thot~ o~1 ~if~lt, o live might o~ not loss than 100 ~ou~ls per squaFe f'cot o~ tread and platform. Rvery ~indow bemmth any portico of' mt outside flre escape ~nd every ~n4~ o~nlng ~ or M~in fl9 rMt of ~ o~sl~ fib ~11 ~ p~&d ~ ~d glass, ~ o~ d~r or o~r o~ng ~ath an out~ fl~ e~ ~ll b m~ (4) A t~loony or landing vlth a railing at least three feet high on all sides 8hal! b8 provlfte~l for ovary Fourtm, n fat in vertical height o~ over7 outside l'lre m~eapeo BeFore the lmblle hall is used on any occasion the llcoueeo shall clear every outs/do f~ro em of snow and lo* or oiler obstruction. every stairway, passer,my and Fire escape ~hall be sell lighted t~mmvor the public hall As in m. and all electric light bulbm mtthln el~ht foot off tim floor level shall be protested with metal gummlm to prevent brsakm~ or r~moval, 14. 15. Palos 4oars, wi·down, mirrors or other typo of 4oooratlon uhich ~lve the appnJ~uae of · door or exit uhere no door or exit exists shall not be prmittodo 16. 17. ~orattone of cloth0 paper or other msterial sbA11 not be perultted in · public hall unless treated with flame-proof treatment and r~-%rwat~d at least sties every year. Flammable deco~tlone shall not be placed on an electric flztu~o or ~thin three feet o£ an electric bulB, stove or heating (3) Flammable deoerutiofls, ourtaine or drapr~os shall ~ot bo prgLttted in · cloakroom or ~ishre~m. Flammable liquids or explosives or other 8ubotanoee dmmiperoue to h~ life e~ll not b bpt or e~ In a ~lle hll or la ~ shall not apply to oil bm~Ltr~ equipment bearing tho approval label of the 3atlo~al a®oenroh Com~otl of Camde or ~Ae Cmadlafl Stafldar~le Asooolation or to emor~euey lt~hti~ equtpmont. is. (2) part tber~of ami nme Smeltinga signs .hall be posted in · hall or po~tio~ ~roof ubero se~u, kin{ is prohlt~Ltod. In tim hall or portion thereof dare smoking 10 perm4ttod eubat~tlal ·e~ t~ya or stand. ~r no~oeombufttble materials 19. (1) every public hall ~mll be kept cleon and sleet of rub.bl~. (2) 20. (x) (2) ~otal ~o~tal~oro with eolfoolosl~ eoveme shall bo provided and ~onveniontly plaood for tho deposit of used papr to~elm rubbish, and every mush ~tatner shall bm erupt/ed and peoo~ of ism~tmtely £olloein~ the use of tim hall. Every year before using the ha·ting equipment ever~ pubiS· hall li~m mhmll oaum~ ~ fm~ or s~, ~ pi~m ~~ and ~ ~y ~ ~ e~Md, ~Xe~d ~d put tn p~pr n~ o1' rep~r. (3) Every stove or f%n~mee pi&sod in the auditorium of' ~y public ~ll ~ ~ lmted as ~ ~t inte~e~ ~ m~ncy exit 2~. {1) ~very publio hall dell bo equipped utth offs mtandptp and bom or arm f~ve ~allon ~tor pump t~nk or equivalent uator typo tiro extiu&~Ll.her on tho ha~i.e of* one m~h ~ltmm~ for every 1,500 ~uaru foot of £1oor or ~aot/on thero~f~ exempt uhore area hall ia equip'i~d ~J. th oha~-e and table in M~teh eamm ·nm ,., .ro-.,,,ing .ppi,... .ll be for "-,hat'.s°° squ~e feet of floor m~a or £rantiou prorld, d th. ai,i~.- shall be t,* eu~h fir,-fl~ting appliances, and mhall ba equipped with f'iro mxtingtdmhere oF much type and numSmr mm tim f~ra chief may rmquir9 for umm in el·okra·me, ~shroome, kitehen8 ~ osier eervtoe rooms. -6- 21. (=) The Flr~. chief may r~ut~e th~ installation oF an mute~atlc i~lr~ or ~t or ~tm ~e~f or ~ ~ m~y or ~~ ~d ~ an exit ~em · public ~11. Every fire extinguisher and otbor fire £i~hti~ Sl~li~no~ shall z~intainod in ~d eperatiug ~ditiw e~d regularly l~p~etedo No Fire extinguisher shall be installs,! tn m public hell it beat-s th~ eppr~vel lm~l o~ ~e U~e~r~r8 ~rte8 22 o Inspector to er~ore~ ibis by-law ami to iuspeot every public hall in the municipality Fr~a tim to time es r~quir~d, to insure that t~ requirements o~ this by-law are Iwir~ /'ully ~t, For su~ purpose, the Fire ohie£, ~hlof of polt~e and ~ b~l~ng ln~e~r or ~y ~ t~lr asM~t~t~ ~ enter ~ p'~lie hall at ~ t~, ~ ~ ~st ~ ~eqmoy ~ ~e mr~y e~t ~aollitiee, d~ll by all ~r~s In t~ p~llc I~ll ut ~h t~. 23. Every person who eont~n~s any oF the prov~cio~c oF thio by-lev shall upon ~o~victio~ there/or bo liable to a Flr~ o£ not lest th~ $10o00 and not ex~eedin~ St~oO~, exclusive oF nolte or to tmprisonmmt to~ a tom not exe~e~lir~ t~enty-o~e days or te beth such Fir~ and Um ll~nse ~11 ~ ~~ ~o~th by ~died ~d ~at ~m hall ~ its p~sed o~uti~ ~ly byolav. ENACTED AND l~t$~D this ~d day of Aprll~ 1045. D. B. Ammo L. ?o ~ohflston Clerk S ~ A L