The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-21

ordinance 80 as 10 he brought
within the provisions hereof by the
owner thereof or by the person.
frfn or corporation In charge. pos
session or control thereof, shall be
torn down by the Department or
Buildings and the cost and expense
OF tearing down such sign shall be
person. frm or corporation I'm
thereof. and snail be recovered
from such person. firm or corpor-
alton by. any appropriate proceed
ings therefor.
ARTICLE xxxuI.
Section i. NO sIGNBOARD OR
BILLBOARD TO BE ERECTED OR
ALTERED WITHOUT PERMIT. No
slgnboard or billboard sucn as 10
hereinafter described under this
article, shall be erected or altered
within the City OF Detroit. unless
cured from the Department OF
Buildings, by the person., firm or
corporation desiring TO erect such
signboard or billboard.
,o.r All apphii,e,asSt na for ,s snch ~ sign
companied by such drawings and
descriptions as are necessary TO
fully advise and acquaint the said
Department OF Buildings with the
location. construction weight, ma.
terials and manner or securing Of
such proposed signboard or bill
board. III said signboard or bill
board as indicated In said draw
ings and descriptions shall be In
accordance with the provisions OF
this Article, said Department or
Buildings shall thereupon issue q
permit for the erection OF such
signboard or billboard, upon the
payment by the applicant OF a fee
OF Article III
Permits will not be necessary for
signboards or billboards TO be
placed on vacant lots or buildings
advertising the sale or renting OF
such lots or buildings on which
they are placed. when such sign.
boards or billboards do not exceed
sixty (60) square feet In area.
Sec 2. INSPECTION OF SIGN
BOARDS AND BILLBOARDS. All
signboards and biilboards for
which a permit has been issueo
ment OF Buildings when erected
and IL found TO have been well sup
ported. braced and built according
TO the provisions of this ordinance.
a certificate OF inspection shall be
issued by the Department OF Build
ings without further charge to the
owner.
All signboards and biliboards at
tached to or erected on any build-
ing and larger than sixty (eo)
amined by the Department OF
Buildings once each year as to
their safety and IL found to be well
supported, braced and secured TO
the building. a certificate or sucn
inspection shall be issued to the
Should any such signboard or
billboard be found unsafe OF inse-
cure. the owner shall be REQUIRED
to make It safe and secure within
4s hours from the time Of notin-
cation to that effect in writing
from the Department OF Buildinsg
and IL said notice Ia not complied
with within the time specified the
Depart me Of BUILDINGS rngov. sna a.
the expense of the owner. For
every such inspection the owner
shall pay to the Department or
Buildings fee OF two (s2.oO DOL
lars.
Sec. 8. BOND. Every person.
the business OF erecting signboards
or billboards shall annually hie
with the City Clerk. a good and
sufficient bond. running to the
City OF Detroit. In the penal sum
of Five. Thousand $4,000 Dol
lars. to indemnify. save and keep
harmless the City or Detroit. from
any md all costs. damages or ex-
pense OF any kind whatsoever
of Detroit or which IL may be put
to or which may accrue against py
charging to or recovering from
said City from or by reason OF
the granting OF permission to erect
from or by reason OF any acts or
things done under or by authority
or permission granted by the De.
partment OF Buildings to erect
said signboards or billboards In the
Sec. 4. DEFINITIONS. The term
"signboards" shall apply to dis
play boards, fences or screens used
as such having letters or illustra-
lions painted. written or cut there-
The term "billboards" shall APP
ply to display boards. fences and
screens used as such, having at
tached thereto or pasted thereon
ters or illustrations painted or
printed thereon.
Sec. &. sIGNBoARDs AND BILE
BOARDS ON OPEN LOTS. All
signboards or billboards on open
lots and larger than one hundred
constructed OF galvanized iron on
wood skeleton frames, built or one
and three-quarter 1%) inch stock
and shall be well supported ana
DraCeQ. SuCn supports anu piaNcs
shall be of fabricated rolled steel
shapes. or OF wood. the uprights TO
be not less than four ca Inches
by four 90 inches In size and the
braces not less than two CD inches
Sec. 8. SIGNBOARDs AND BILL,
BOARDS ON BUILDINGS. All
signboards and billboards attached
TO or placed upon a building shali
be OF metal or or othsr mono nehf iSan
two ca fet in height or more than
one-hundred t100) square feet IN
area No signboard or billboard OF
any kind shall be attached 10 or
manner as to obstruct any hre es-
cape, or any window or door lead
ing thereto, nor shall any such
signboard or billboard be attached
a FIRE escape. All signboards and
billboards anchored to, fastened 10,
or situated above or upon the roof
OF any building shall have door
in the center t. OK same sam w wnlen wS S
SO opened will leave a clear space
OF at least six t6) feet In width
and seven Cd feet In height from
the roof to the top : Of sa a d DOOR or
Boards. No signboard or bili;
board erected on an open lot shall
be higher than twenty-four t2D
feet over all.
No signboard or billboard erect
ed upon or above the roof or any
building shall be higher than eigh-
teen (IS feet over all .,,~,
Sec s. SKY OR ROOF SIGN;
BOARDS AND BILLBoARDS. All
sky or roof signboards and BILL
boards having the bottom edge
placed twenty-five (26l feet or
more above the ground or grade
level and all other sky or roof
signs over twenty-five (25) square
feet in area shall be made entirely
OF metal or other non-combustibie
All sky OF roof signboards and
biliboards OF a greater area than