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Sec. 494(46). Auto repair shops and public garages.

(a) Within the congested fire limits of the City no future
auto repair shop or public garage shall be located in a frame
building.

(b) All electrical wiring used in or about future buildings
for such shops or garages, whether within or without the fire
limits must be inclosed in accordance with the requirements of
the City Electrical Code.

(c) No building, either within or without the fire limits shall
be used for an auto repair shop or a public garage where the second
story is occupied for residential purposes.

(d) Any building used for the purposes specified without
the fire limits must be supported by ample masonry foundations,
and the floor of such building must be composed of non-combustible
material.

(e) No frame building used for either of the purposes specified
shall connect with another frame building.

(f) No auto repair shop or public garage shall be maintained
or conducted without a license therefor having been first obtained
from the Commissioner of the Revenue of the City, and
no such license shall be granted except on a certificate from the
City Manager that all the conditions of this section, except the
obtaining of such license, have been complied with by the applicant,
but in the event of the refusal of such certificate by the
City Manager, the applicant shall have the right of appeal to the
City Council from such refusal.