It shall be unlawful for the occupant of any building within the City to
use, maintain, suffer, permit or allow the use of any defective stove or
heating devise in any building, and if, in the opinion of the Officer
any defective stove or heating device is used or maintained in any
building, the occupant of such building, on the order of the Officer,
shall forthwith remove or cause to be removed, or repair or cause to be
repaired to the satisfaction of the Officer, any such defective stove or
heating device, and any such occupant who fails, refuses or neglects to
carry out any such order of the Officer within the time specified
therein shall be guilty of an offense against this Bylaw.

Gas and electric heaters or plates, if used or maintained over wood
shelving or tables shail be protected with approved non-combustible
material over an area one and one-half times the area of such gas and
electric heatere or plates, and when the number of gas jets or electric
heaters installed would tend to generate an excessive temperature the
Officer may require such further protection as in his opinion may be
necessary. Gas plates and heaters shall not be installed under any wood
shelving which is less than four feet distant from such gas plates and
heaters and shall be at least twelve inches in the clear of any
combustible material at the sides and back. Provided, however, that
when any woodwork ia protected at the back and sides of such gas plates
or heater with a shield o f incombustible material extending at least
eighteen inches in height from the base of such gas plate or heater, the
distance afcresaid may be reduced by one-half.

All installations using gas shall be vented in accordence with the
provisions of the Building Bylaw and other bylawa of the city respecting
gas installations.

Repealed.

Whenever in any building or premises there shall exist any inflammable,
combustible, or explosive material or substance, or any dangerous or
unnecessary accumulation of waste materials or litter of a nature
especially liable fire, and which materials are so situated, in the
opinion of the Officer, as to endanger life or property, or to obstruct
ingress or egress from such building in case of fire, or which may be
liable to interfere with the operations of the Fire Department, or where
eny condition exists which is considered by the Officer to be a fire
hazard, the occupant of auch building or preaises shall forthwith, in
the order of the Officer, have such inflammable, combustible, or
explosive material or substance, or any dangerous or unnecessary
accumulation of waste materials or litter removed, disposed of, or
otherwise dealt with as may be ordered or directed by the Officer, and
any such oceupant who fails, refuses, or neglects to carry out any such
order of the Officer within the time specified therein shall be guilty
of an offense against this Bylaw.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to obstruct any fire escape,
passage-door, hall or window, or to obstruct any exit leading to any
fire-escape in any building; and all fire-escapes and exits ia
buildings shall at all times be kept and maintained free and in good
order and repair satisfactory to the Officer. All paseages in

buildings shall be maintained free Jrom-obetrusses

902
6 JUN - 5 1980