Ord 0145-MAKING REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THEATERS, OPERA HOUSES, CONCERT HALLS , OR OTHER BUILDINGS INTENDED TO BE USED FOR PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTOrdinance No, 19:5,
An Ordinance making regulations concerning the construction
of Theaters, opera houses, concert halls , or other buildings intend-
ed to be used for Public :Gntgrtainment,
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Los Gatos, do ordain
as follows:
Section l: Every theater, opera house, concert hall , or building
to be used for public entertainment hereafter erected, altered or
changed shall have at least one front on the public highway, or on
the street , and in front there shall be suitable means of entrance
and exit for the audience„ An open space shall be reserved for the
use of the audience in leaving the building and for service in the
D.Aont of fire , t o be on three sides of the portion of the structure
in which the auditori.uT_'i and stage are placed, The said space' shall.
not average less than 'O feet in width for places a.ccoimiodating-
1000 persons , and i•t shall have out'-lets on the highway , or public
street aggregating not less than n" feet in width , and
proper out-lets shall be provided for the stage. For all buildings 4
enumerated above -the outlets and space ,Wall be in proportion to the
number of persons accommodated a but in no case shall the outlets, be
less than an aggregate of feet in width to the public
highway or public street. The above iTientioned spaace and outlets
shall be kept freer froi.n any obstruction whatever. The painted scene-
ry and other decorations rmay be stored in a contiguous storo room ,
but they shall be enclosed with fire proof partitions , ceilings and
floors, and no place in the building; shall be let for storage , or
sale of any article a described or classified by insurance companies
as haza,rdo ts, or extra- hazardous iyiaterial : all stage scenery or dec-
orations made of combustible material , and all wood-work about the-
stage shall be saturated with some incombustible preparation or ma-
terial, or otherwise: rendered safe against fire to the satzsfacti.on
of the fire ccTiuni,ssi.oner.
Section 2>. All. seats in the auditorium , except those coli-
tai.ned in boxes, shall be f:i.rmly secured to the
floors, and no seat In the auditorium shall have more than six (6)
seats intervening betwoen it and an aisle, and no camp stools or other
obstruction shall be placed in any aisle or passage way. All aisles
in the auditorium shall have at least a width of twenty 1'Ti.c1les for
every hundred persons , or part thereof, to be provided for, and no
aisle or passage way shall be less than feet inches tit the
narrowest points . and shall be increased in width to the point of
exit at least one inch for every five running feet or -p&Lrt thereof,
every door way cor,rnunicati.ng betweeT2 the aisles and pa6sagcz-
ways , in the auditoriur7 tend any :lobby or corridor,, shall have g clear
opentng of not less than the full width of the aisles and passage ways
in the audi. to riurn and any lobby or corridor shall have a clear open
ing of not less than the full width of tine aisles and passage ways
leading to such doorwaT and each door shall open outwardly, 9 x9WffPxxx
The aggrega capacr ty
of the lobbies , corridors,, passages,
and road?Ts, for the use of the audience on each floot , or gallery
shall be sufficient to cond.Win t ..e entire number to be accommoetated
ANDREW C. ROBERTSON
ATTORNEY AT LAW
AND NOTARY PUBLIC
ARAM BLOCK, LOS GATOS, CAL.
on said floor or gallery in the following ratio,, nariiel,;y, two hun-
dred and fifty superficial feet of floor room is to be allowed for
every= one hundred persons.
Section 3. ;very theater.,, concert hall, opera house, church
or~Other ~uilding sed for any public entertai.ii>iat
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accoie~rrodati.ng three: hundred porsons, shall have not loss tlkva two Hx_xx
exits, Whon accoimindat .ng five hundred persons at least
three exits shall be provided z and no doorway or exit, or ent oyic ,
for the use of th.e public shall be less than I feet in width
for every one hundred persons additional or portions thereof,,
to be a.ccoi.iimodatod in excess of five hundred persons , twenty inches
additional width shall be allowed: all doors of exit or entrance
shall be constructed to string outwardly c ra inwardly and no such
do..ors shall be closed or locked during any representation , or when
the building is open to the public: dJstinct and separate places
of exit and entrance shall be provided for each gallery above the
first floor.
A common place of exit may serve for the main floor of
the auditorium and the first gallery: provided however its capacity
is equal to the aggregate capacity of the outlets from thy main floor
and galley.
Section 4, Every portion of the building devoted to the use or ac-
commodation of the public, also all outlets leading to
the highway or street,, shall be properly lighted during every poll -
forma.nce , and the sane shall be kept lighted until the audionce shall
have departed from the premises. Gas t'iiains or electric hires sup--
plying any of the above mentioned places shall. have indeliandent con-
nection from the stage and auditorium, , and proper .provisions shall
be made for cutting , or shutting off the gas, or electricity, from
the outside contiguous to the prei_a.ses. All stage lights shall
have strong metal guards or screens, of sufficient fineness so that
any material coi'eiing in contact therewith shall not be in danger from.
the flame. In some conspicuous place on every gallery or floor
the regulations for the protection of the public against fire or ac-
cident shall be posted , together with a d'lagram, or plan of the galley
or floor showing distinctly the miode of exit therefrom: and every O
exit shall. have over the sati-ie on the inside a the word " Exit" paint
--ed or illuminated in large letters not less than 6, inches i.n
length.
Section 5. Stand pipes shall be provided with 13.ose atta,chy"lont
in ovary floor and gallery as follows, namely,
one on each side of the auditorium , and one on each side of the stage
and one in the property -roof=i , and they shall be kept full of water
with a pressure direct'froym-xi the street main : At least fifty feet
of hose with proper nozzles shall be provided and set at each cop."
nection and shall be kept in full view and ready for instant use :
the stand pipes and hose shall be of a diameter satisfactory to the
fire commissioner who is hereby directed to see that the arrangements
i.n respect thereto are carried out and enforced, empowering him by
written statement to modify the number and loci ti:on of said stand-
pipes whenever he shall deemi the fire protection sufficient .
ANDREW C. ROBERTSON
ATTORNEY AF LAW
AND NOTARY PUBLIC
ARAM BLOCK, LOS GATOS, CAL.
In all passages of exit there shall be placed , in addition to
the gas , or electric 1. ghts,, oil. lamps of sufficient 711. r.~i.nating
capacity to light za'Id passage ways in the event of any accident to
the gas pipes or electric light wires, during any perforr:anee .9 so
that the audience may be able to see their way out : and said lar_ips
shall be of bras"' , filled with non-explosive oil, and shall be light-
ed during the perforrmulce, and until the audience has passed out.
Section 6. Aiiy violation of this ordinance, or of any of the
provisions thereof, shall constitute a >.iisdear:iean-
-or and any otimer,, agent,, builder,, contractor, employe, or other per-
son found guilty of violating airy of the provisions of this ordinance,
shall upon conviction thereof be fined in the sun of not more than
one hundred dollars , or be i.r_l.3risoned iri tie County Jail of Santa
Clara.County , for not more than thirty days , or be punished by both
such fine and impri.sonpiexit. The continuance , or iiia.intaina,nce of such
violation , shall be deemed a new offense for each day on which the
same is continued or maintained, and shall be punished accordingly.
Section 7. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances,, in con-
flict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 8. The Town Clerk small cause this ordinance to be
published once in the
a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in tile Town
of Los Gatos, and this ordinance shall take effect from and after its
pass-age and approval.
Passed and adopted this day of A.D. I9I0 by the
following vote:
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Noes
Absent
President
of the Board of Trustees of the
Town of Los Gatos,
Attest:
Town1 Cleric of the Town of Los Gatos.
I hereby approve the above and foregoing Ordinance this
day of EL.D, 191&,
President of the Board of Trustees'-of-the
Toting of Los Gatos,
ANDREW C. ROBERTSON
ATTORNEY AT LAW
AND NOTARY PUBLIC
ARAM BLOCK, LOS GATOS, CAL.