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• ORDI A1T'�E G. 2367 An Ordinance amending Section 56 of Ordinance 1.T0. 1260 • of the city of Everett relating to structural reouirements and live and dead load resistance, and declaring an emergency. THE CITY 02 N,Va}R ''' , DOES ORDAIN: • Section 1: That Section 56 of Ordinance 1260 at' the city of Everett be amended so as to read as follows, to-wit: Section 56' All structures shall be designed to resist the dead and live load., wind and other applied forces, without exceeding the allowable working stresses in building dater- ' ials, as prescribed by this Code. The dead load of a structure is its own weight includ ing partitions and permanent fixtures and mechanisms. Live loads shall comprise all loads other than dead load. "Floors and roofs shall be designed for the actual live load intended to be applied, subject to the provisions here- inafter set forth. The minimum live load rec «ireu. on each square foot of area shall be as follows: 25 pounds for: roofs, marquees, and permanent awnings, horizontal area. 40 pounds for: places of habitation, except rooms con- taining over five hundred (500) square feet of floor area, . and places of refuge. 50 pounds for: office buildings above the ground floor, places of detention, and cb c.. s rooms with fixed seats. 60 pounds for: garages with floor area not to exceed five hundred fifty (550 )s ware feet and not used for trucks. 75 pounds for: where seats are fixed in ,,laces of public assembly, except class rooms; stables and rooms containing over five hundred (500) square feet of floor area in places of habi- tation. -1-