The Detroit times., 1910-12-07
Bsan0h COUNCIL


No plumbing fixtures shall DO
enclosed with woodwork. and tho
spaces about and below fixtures
must be left open.
. Every Water Closet must DO
placed In separate compartment
from every other Water Closet.
and dividing partitions to csiiinC.
unless in a General Toilet Room;
only be seven ,7) feet high
Separate Water Closet compart-
ments may be located, at the bot
tom OF "A ventilation shaft. con-
tanning at least eight go square
feet OF cross section area, pro-
vided such shaft shall have at least
three t3) square feet OF glass sur
face In sash arranged 10 entirely
opened
Where Water Closets are main
tanned In "A General Toilet Room
with low partitions, one 0) win
dow for the Toilet Room VIII be
Rooms need not be enclosed nor
have separate window.
Any Living Apartment In Ten,
ement Basement. whether intended
shall have the same plumbing hN-
lures as required for the Apart
ments above.
No Water Closet shall be main
tanned In the Basement or Cellar
OF a Tenement. except for the jan
1tOr's use, unless with Special
Permit from the Department OF
Buildings and the Board OF Health.
In all Tenements now existing,
there shall be installed within Elk
CD months from the passage OF
this Ordinance. at least one Cd
sink with running water on every
floor. and at least one water closet
for every two CD families. and all
To be accessible to all tenants Of
! that door.
In all Tenements now existing
and within six 90 months from
the passage of this Ordinance. all
woodwork enclosing any Water
Closet shall be removed from tho
front OF such Water-Closct. ana
the space under the seat left open,
and the woodwork enclosing the
Bowl. shall lie removed and this
space left open. The iloor ami
9 wall surfaces beneath and around |
! all Sinks. Wash Bowls. and Water
; good repair and kept painted in a J
4 Hight color.
Sec %. WALL PAPER. No
Wall Paper shall be put on the !
mer wall Paper shall have been |
removed and the walls and ceilings !,
thoroughly cleaned.
The Cellar Walls and the Cellar
be thoroughly whitewashed or
painted in light color at least !
once IT. two 90 wears.
Sec. 30. APPROVAL BOARD OF !
HEALTH. In all requirements and !
provisions of this article concerns /
Ing sanitation and public health, ,
the Department OF Buildings shall I
exercise no authority without the ,
approval OF the Board OF Health OF !
the CITY OF Detroit
ARTICLE xXNlII.
Sigma.
Section ]. No sign to be erected |
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No sign. such az IL hereina fter
described under this article. shall ,
be erected or altered within the
city or Detroit. unless a permit |
the Department OF Buildings. by tho
person, firm or corporation desiring |
to erect. or alter such sign. All APP
plications for such signs shall be !
descriptions as are necessary To
fully advise and acquaint the said
Department OF Buildings with the
location. construction. weight. ma
terials and manner OF securing or
fastening such proposed sign. II
said sign, az indicated In said draw
ings and descriptions shall be I'm ac-
cordance with the provisions OF this
Article, said Department OF Build
ings shall thereupon issue "a permit
for the erection OF such sign. upon
the payment By the applicant OF
fee as hereinbefore fixed In Section
3 of Article III Permits will not |
be necessary for signs TO be placed
on the walls OF buildings and fiat |
against such buildings where such
signs do not exceed twenty four
t2D inches In height nor project
beyond the lines OF such building
upon which same Is proposed to be
erected.
Permits Will not be necessary for
signs to be placed on vacant lots or |
buildings advertising the sale or
-. A.,tl LA
which they arc placed. provided
such signs do not exceed sixty GOO
square feet In area.
Sec. .. INSPECTION OF SIGNS.
All signs for which a permit has
been issued shall be Inspected by
the Department OF Buildings when
erected and II found TO have been
we'll supported, braced and con
structed according TO the provisions
OF this Article, a certificate or In
spection shall be issued by the said
Department without further charge
10 the owner.
All signs attached to any build
ing and larger thany twenty COO |
square feet. also all projecting
signs larger than fifteen tl5) square
feet shall be examined and IN
spected by the DEPARTING nt OF Build
ings once year as to their satety
and IL found TO be well supported.
braced and secured to the building.
certificate OF such inspection
shall be issued TO the owner.
should any such sign be found
unsafe or insecure. the owner shall
be required TO make IL safe and Sc
cure within As hours from the time
OF notification to that effect, In
writing, from the Department OF
Buildings, and IL said notice IL not
complied with within the time
specified the Department OF Build
ings shall cause the same to be re-
moved at the expense of the owner.
For every such inspection the
owner shall pay to the Department
OF Buildings fee OF one Sl.oO
Sec. 3. BOND. Every person.
arm or corporation engaged In the
signs. shall annually Ale with the
City Clerk good and sufficient
bond. running TO the city OF De-
troit, in the penal sum OF live thou
sand 45.000.00) dollars, to indcm-
Nifty. save and keep harmless the
City OF Detroit. from any and all
kind whatsoever which may be suf-
fered by the City OF Detroit or
which 1t may be put to or which
may accrue against II by charging
TO or recovering from said city from 1
or by reason OF the granting OF per-
mission to erect said signs or from
or by reason OF any acts or things
done under or by authority or per-
mission granted by the Department 4
OF Buildings to erect said signs In
the City OF Detroit.
Sec. 4. DEFINITIONS. The term
signs" shall apply to display boards /
or screens used as such having |
characters, letters or illustrations
painted. enameled, written, cut or
fastened thereon.
The term Banner Signs" shall
apply to all display signs painted.
printed or written upon cloth or |
canvas with or without frame.
Sec SIGNS ON BUILDINGS.
All signs attached to or placed Hat |
upon a building shall be of metal or
wood covered with metal on all ex-
posed sides, IL more than two CD |
feet In height or more than one
hundred 100) square feet In area