Sec. 494(15). Limits of height and area.
(a) Except as specified in subsection 31 of this section, no
building hereafter erected within the corporate limits, having
walls of hollow terra cotta or concrete blocks, shall exceed three
stories, or forty (40) feet in height.
(b) The floor area between fire walls of non-fireproof buildings
shall not exceed the following: When fronting on one
street, 5,000 square feet; when fronting on two streets, 6,000
square feet, and when fronting on three streets, 7,500 square
feet. These area limits may be increased under the following
conditions as indicated:
For non-fireproof buildings, fully equipped with approved
automatic sprinklers, 66 2/3%.
For fireproof buildings, not exceeding 125 feet in height,
50%.
For fireproof buildings not exceeding 125 feet in height fully
equipped with approved automatic sprinklers, 100%.
