Sec. 80.
Combustible materials and storage spaces. No dwelling, nor any part thereof, nor of the lot upon which it is situated, shall be used as a place of storage, keeping or handling of any article dangerous or detrimental to life or health; nor of any combustible article, except under such conditions as may be prescribed by the fire commissioner, or the proper official, under authority of a written permit issued by him. No multiple dwelling nor any part thereof, nor of the lot upon which it is situated, shall be used as a place of storage, keeping or handling of feed, hay, straw, cotton, paper stock, feathers or rags.
All of the provisions of section 49, except the window requirement, prescribing the protection and construction of spaces used for storage purposes in buildings hereafter erected shall apply to all spaces used for such storage purposes in all existing buildings housing more than 8 apartments if of class "a" or 40 sleeping rooms if of class "b". Where a required window cannot be provided, there shall be a siamese fire department connection.
History: 1917, Act 167, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 2568 ;-- Am. 1939, Act 303, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 125.480
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning
Act 167 of 1917 - Housing Law of Michigan (125.401 - 125.543)
Article IV - Maintenance. (125.465...125.488)
Section 125.465 - Public Halls in Multiple Dwellings; Lighting; Exit Lights.
Section 125.466 - Water Closets in Cellars.
Section 125.467 - Water Closet Accommodations.
Section 125.468 - Basement and Cellar Rooms.
Section 125.469 - Joint Use of Kitchen by More Than One Family Prohibited.
Section 125.470 - Water Closets and Sinks; Floors Under and Around.
Section 125.471 - Repairs and Drainage.
Section 125.472 - Water Supply.
Section 125.473 - Catch-Basins.
Section 125.474 - Cleanliness of Dwellings.
Section 125.475 - Multiple Dwellings; Walls of Courts.
Section 125.476 - Multiple Dwellings; Walls and Ceilings of Rooms.
Section 125.477 - Multiple Dwellings; Wallpaper.
Section 125.478 - Receptacles for Ashes, Garbage and Rubbish; Chutes Prohibited.
Section 125.479 - Prohibited Uses.
Section 125.480 - Storage of Combustible Materials.
Section 125.481 - Storage of Combustible Materials; Openings Between Storage Room and Public Hall.
Section 125.482 - Fire Prevention and Safety Requirements.
Section 125.483 - Overcrowding; Minimum Space Requirements.
Section 125.484 - Multiple Dwellings; Regulation; Application; Lodgers Prohibited.
Section 125.485 - Health Order; Infected and Uninhabitable Dwellings to Be Vacated.
Section 125.486 - Health Order; Repairs to Buildings, Other Structures.
Section 125.487 - Fire Escape Maintenance.
Section 125.488 - Scuttles, Bulkheads, Ladders and Stairs in Multiple Dwellings.