Dublin Improvement Act Amendment Act, 1861

Rules as to Projections from new Buildings.

9. The following Rules shall be observed as to Projections from new Buildings:

1. Every Coping, Cornice, Facia, Window Dressing, Portico, Balcony, Verandah, Balustrade, and Architectural Projection or Decoration whatsoever, and also the Eaves or Cornices to any overhanging Roof, except the Cornices and Dressings to the Window Fronts of Shops, and except the Eaves and Cornices to detached and semi-detached Dwelling Houses, distant at least Fifteen Feet from any other Building, and from the Ground of any adjoining Owner, shall, unless the Corporation otherwise permit, be of Brick, Tile, Stone, Artificial Stone, Slate, Cement, or other Fire-proof Material:

2. In Streets or Alleys of a less Width than Thirty Feet, any Shop Front may project beyond the external Wall of the Building to which it belongs for Five Inches and no more; and any Cornice of any such Shop Front may project Thirteen Inches and no more; and in any Street or Alley of a Width greater than Thirty Feet any Shop Front may project Ten Inches and no more, and the Cornice may project for Eighteen Inches from the external Wall but no more:

3. No Part of the Woodwork of any Shop Front shall be fixed nearer than Four and a Half Inches from the Line of Junction of any adjoining Premises unless a Pier or Corbel of Stone, Brick, or other Fire-proof Material Four and a Half Inches wide at the least is built or fixed next to such adjoining Premises as high as such Woodwork is fixed, and projects an Inch at the least in front of the Face thereof:

4. The Roof, Roof Flat, or Gutter of every Building, and every Balcony, Verandah, Shop Front, or other Projection, must be so arranged and constructed and so supplied with Gutters and Pipes as to prevent the Water therefrom from dropping upon or running over any Public Way:

5. Except in so far as is permitted by this Section in the Case of Shop Fronts, and with the Exception of Water Pipes and their Appurtenances, Copings, Cornices, Facias, Window Dressings, and other like Architectural Decorations, no Projection from any Building shall extend beyond the general Line of Fronts in any Street except with the Permission of the Corporation.