§ 29-15. Repairs to buildings after setbacks.

(a)

Whenever the city council shall order or authorize the opening or widening of any street and it may become necessary to cut or set back any building or structure on such street to conform to the new property and street line to be established, the owners of property abutting thereon shall be permitted, on application to the director of building inspections, to repair or reconstruct such parts of such building or structure as may be required to replace any parts of the same cut away or removed, with the same style of construction and materials as may conform to the building.

(b)

This section shall not authorize the construction of any wooden building or structure or roofs of any combustible materials in districts where such materials are forbidden.

(c)

The building may be extended at the rear of the building by a structure corresponding in size to the part cut away. Such extensions shall be constructed under the provisions of this section.

(Code 1950, § 52-82; Code 1959, § 35-15)