The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-05

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SUPPORTED, bracsd anf sscur2d q
the building q certificate Qf such
inspection shall be issued to the
should any such signboard or
cure. the owner shall be required
70 make IL safe and secure within
n hours from the time OF nottn-
from the Department OF Buildings,
and n said notice 10 not complied
with within the time specified the
Department OF byiidinss shall
the expense Of the owner. For
every such inspection the owner
shall pay 10 the Department OF
Buildings a fee OF one (Si.ooJ dol
lar.
Sec. s. BOND. Every person.
the business OF erecting signboards
OF billboards shall annually hls
with the City Clerk. q good and
SUFFICIENT bond. running 10 the
cry o. pss,ois in in t he 5 Rsnai b SSn
lars. TO indemnity. save and keep
harmless the City of Detroit from
any and all costs. damages or ex-
pense OF any kind Whatsoever
OF Detroit or which Il may be put
to or which may accrue against by
charging 10 or recovering from
said City from or by reason OF
the granting OF permission TO erect
from or by reason or any acts or
things done under or by authority
or permission granted by the De.
partmsnt of Buildings 10 erect
said signboards or biilboards In the
Sec. I. bEFiNITIoNs, The term
'signboards' shall apply TO dis
play boards. fences or screens used
as such having letters or illustra-
tons painted. written or cut there
The term "billboards' shall ap.
ply to display boards. fences ana
screens used as such, having at
tached thereto or pasted thereon.
paper or other material with let
Sec. s. siGNBoARDs AND BILL
BOARDS ON OPEN LOTS. All
signboards or billboards on open
lots and larger than one hundred
u00) square feet In area. shall be
constructed of galvanized iron on
wood skeleton frames, built OF one
and three Quarter ak inch stock
braced Such supports and braces
shall be OF fabricated rolled steel
shapes. or OF wood. the uprights To
be not less than four ca inches
by four ca inches In size and the
braces not less than two CD inches
by four ca inches In size.
Sec. 6. SIGNBOARDS AND BILL
BOARDS ON BUILDINGS. All
signboards and billboards attached
TO OF. placed upon a building shall
be OF metal or other non-com-
bustible materials, II more than
two CD fet in height or more than
one-hundred llo0) square feet In
area. No signboard or billboard OF
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placed upon q building In such a
manner as to obstruct any nre es-
cape. or any window or door lead
Ing thereto. nor shall any such
signboard or billboard be attached
Are escape. All signboards and
btllboards anchored to. fastened to,
or situated above or upon the roof
OF any building shall have a door
In the center . OF same sam which S can
30 opened win leave a clear space
of at least six CD feet in width
and seven CD feet In height from
the roof to the top OF said door
BoSasfRips. No oiM sisnb Q q g or bill.
board erected on an open lot shall
be higher than twenty-four CAD
feet over all
No signboard or billboard erect
ed upon or above the roof Of any
building shall be higher than eigh-
teen 0S) feet over oil.
Sec. 8. SKY OR ROOF SIGN
BOARDS AND BILLBoARDs. All
sky or roof sisnboards and bill
placed twenty Ave t25l feet or
more above the ground or grade
level and all other sky or roof
signs over twenty-five t25) square
Of metal or other non -combustibis
material
All sky or root signboards and
oiilb9ards OF a,grrsater area than tA,
shall be constructed OF galvanized
iron on fabricated steel frame. All
such sky or roof signboards or
billboards may have letters. figures
or Illustrations painted theron,
No sky or roof signboard or BILL
board shall be placed so that the
face of the sign shall come within
three CD feet OF the inner plane
of the outer wall OF such building.
nor shall II be constructed so that
the bottom Of such sky or roof
signboard or billboard shall be
less than one Cd foot or more than
three CD feet above the surface OF
such roof; nor shall there be more
or billboard on the roof OF any one
building on each street front
Sec. .. SUPPORTS AND AN
CHORs. All signboards or bill
DOaTus attached 10 or piaCeu upon
any building shall be thoroughly
secured thereto by iron or metal
anchors. bolts. supports or braces
All sky or roof signboards or bill
boards shall be built and braced to
Withstand a horizontal wind pres
sure OF thirty 600 pounds for
every square foot Of surface ex-
posed, from the ground to the top,
including the roof
Sec 10, OWNERS OR SIGN
WRITER'S NAME. All signboards
and billboards. larger than one
hundred t100) square feet I'm area
shall have the owners or signwrit-
er's name raised on a separate
board. above the limit Of height
herein described. but such smaller
sign shall not be more than twelve
o G2) inches high and Its extreme
length shall not exceed ten I0)
feet, nor shall there be more than
one % such sign for every single
signboard or billboard.
ARTICLE XIV.
Section 1. All ordinances or parts
OF ordinances Inconsistent with
any Of the provisions OF this ordi-
nance, are hereby repealed