The Detroit times., 1910-12-07

- board. If said signboard or bill
~ board as indicated In said draw
!. ings and dissertations shall be In
70 this Article, said Department OF
. Buildings shall thereupon issue a
'S permit for tho erection OF such
~ sisnboard or billboard, upon the
70 payment by the applicant OF a fee
n as hereinbefore liked in Section }
'2 OF Article III.
. Permits will not be necessary for
"a signboards or biilboards to be
IS placed on vacant lots or buildings
10 advertising the sale or renting OF
q such lots or buildings on which
IS they are placed. when such sign
10 boards or billboards do not exceed
10 sixty 900 square feet In area.
Sec q INSPECTION OF SIGN
BOARDS AND BlLLBOARDS, All
3 signboards and billboards for
6 shall be inspected by the Depart
ment OF Buildings when erected
Z and IL found TO have been well sup
ported. braced and built according
to the provisions OF this ordinance.
q a certificate OF inspection shall he
I issued by the Department OF Build
2 ings without further charge TO the
3 owner.
4 All signboards and billboards at
8 tached TO or erected on any build
q ing and larger than sixty tG0)
Z SQUARE. feet In area; shall be ex.
3 Buildings once each year as TO
% their safety and II found to be well
Il supported. braced and secured To
z the building, a certificate OF such
q inspection shall be issued TO the
a owner.
IS should any such signboard or
y billboard he found unsafe or inse-
g 10 make 1t safe and secure, within
- 4s hours from the time o. notin-
% cation to that effect in writing
u from the Department OF Buildings.
a T.. lt..a
. with within the time specified the
= Department OF Buildings shall
. cause the same to be removed at
IS the expense OF the owner. For
g shall pay to the Department OF
3 Buildings fee Of two $2.oO) Dol
o lars.
Sec. 8. BOND Every person,
the business of erecting signboards
4 or billboards shall annually file
with the City Clerk. good and
ciH LEI bond Enn mir sn to tne
OF Five Thousand C$5.000) Dol
lars, to indemnify. save and keep
harmless the City OF Detroit. from
any and all costs. damages or ex-
which may be suffered by the City
4 OF Detroit or which 1t may be put
TO or which may accrue against by
I said City from or by reason OF
the granting Of permission to erect
said signboards or billboards or
Q from or by reason OF any acts or
4 things done under or by authority
= or permission granted by the De-
g partment. OF Buildings to erect
: said signboards or biiiboards in the
Sec. 4. DEFINITIONS. 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
on.
z The term "billboards" shall ap-
ply TO display boards. fences and
screens used as such. having at
paper or other material with let
ters or illustrations painted or
printed thereon.
. Sec; 6; sIGNBoARDs AND BILL;
) signboards or billboards on open
lots and larger than one hundred
t1OO) square feeJ In area, shall be
constructed OF galvanized Iron on
wood skeleton frames built OF one
and three-quarter U%) inch stock
3 and shall be well supported and
braced. such supports and braces
] shall be OF fabricated rolled steel
shapes, or OF wood. the uprights to
be not less than four (D inches
by four t4 inches in size and the
3 braces not less than two CD inches
d by four 90 inches In size 81
Sec. 8. SIGNBOARDS AND BILL
BOARDS ON BUILDINGS. All
3 signboards and billboards attached
TO or placed upon a building. shall
s be. OF metal or other non-com-
two CD fet In height or more than
ne-hundred U00) square feet In
area. No signboard or billboard OF
o any kind shall be attached TO or
/ placed upon a building I'm such a
2 manner as to obstruct any fire es-
cape. or any window or door lead
ing thereto. nor shall any such
signboard or billboard be attached
Q In any form. shape or manner to
a fire escape. All signboards and
billboards anchored to. fastened to.
0 OF any building shall have a door
1 in the center of same which can
z be readily opened and which when
8 80 opened Will leave a clear space
5 and seven CD feet in height from
8 the roof to the top Of said door.
Sec; Z. DIMEN IONS OF
2 BOARDS. No signboard or bill.
4 be higher than twenty-four t2D
8 feet over all
6 No signboard or billboard erect
Ro@ s Sr n' Ss b tne roGl on
Sec 8. SKY Or ROOF SIGN.
. BOARDS AND BILLBOARDS. All
3 sky or roof signboards and bill
s placed twenty-five t26( feet or
. more above the ground or grade
Z level and all other sky or roof
8 signs over twenty-five (26) square
9 feet In area shall be made entirely
0 OF metal or other non combustible
material.
2 An sky or roof signboards and
3 billboards OF a greater area than
4 one hundred 100) square feet
s iron on fabricated steel Fame All
sHeh sky or roof sEnSoa r or
. or Illustrations pain ted theron:
/ board shall be placed so that the
2 face OF the sign shall come within
5 three ~ feet Of the inner plane
4 Of the outer wall Of such building.
s nor shall 1t be constructed 30 that
s the bottom Of such sky or roof
Z signboard or billboard shall be
s less than one Cd foot or more than
. three CD feet above the surface OF
o such roof: MOI. shall there be more
l than one Cd sky or roof signboard
2 or billboard on the roof Of any one
3 building on each street front.
Sec. 3. SUPPORTS AND AN
. CHORS. All signboards or bill
3 boards attached to or placed upon
4 any building shall be thoroughly
5 secured thereto by iron or metal
6 anchors. bolts. supports or braces.
z All sky or roof signboards or bill
s boa,As shall be built and braced to
o sure OF thirty (30) pounds for
1 every square foot or surface ex-
2 posed; from the ground to the top.
3 including the roof.
Sec. 10 OWNERS OR SIGN
Z WRITER'S NAME. All signboards
3 and billboards, larger than one
hundred C100) square feet In area
shall have the owners or signwrit-
8 er's name raised on separate
board above the limit OF height
s herein described. but such smaller
8 sign shall not be more than twelve