Evening journal., 1911-05-30
Street Department Rule Will
Effect Many City
Buildings
TO PASS ORDINANCE
AT TIE NEXT MEETING

ment met last night instead OF this
morning. The reading of a resoiu-
tion relating to the erection and
maintenance of signs. awnings, area
ways, cellarways, passageways, open
ings or doorsteps or approaches to
buildings on or over the public side
walks, was approved The measure
will effect many buildings in the city.
1t will be given final reading at the
next meeting. The resolution fol-
lows:
Be it resolved, By the Board of Di-
rectors of the Street and Sewer De-
partment Of the City of Wilmington,
Delaware.
Section l. That from and after the
passage OF this Resolution, no per-
son, or persons. firm OF corporation.
shall erect, or hang, or fasten, or
maintain, or retain. or cause to be
erected, or hung, or fastened, or
maintained, or retained, any sign,
show bill. lantern, sign post, or show
board OF any description whatever,
which shall project or extend beyond
the true building line of any street.
highway lane OF alley OF the City of
Wilmington, without the written per-
mission Of the Board OF Directors of
the Street and Sewer Department.
which permission win be granted
upon the execution of bond indem-
nifying the city against any loss, cost.
expense or damage which may arise
or be occasioned by reason of the
construction or maintenance of such
sign show bill,flantern. sign post or
show board, OF the failure to keen
such sign, show bill lantern. sign
post or show board in proper condi-
ton, position and repair. In all per-
missions granted therefor it shall be
conditioned that no sign, show bill
lantern, sign post or show board shall
extend more than four feet from the
building line and shall not be lower
than ten feet above the sidewalk.
section :. That from and after the
passage or this resolution, no person
OF persons, hrm or corporation. shall
construct permanent awning over
any street or sidewalk in the city OF
wilmington, or shall so place any
awning over any sidewalk that such
awning VIII terminate between the
Vuro Inc anu the building line, other
thah q swinging frame and awning,
or shali place over any sidewalk or
any part thereof, as a shelter, a cover
ing composed of material other than
canvas, except as hereinafter pro-
Nloeu' or shall hang or suspend over
OF across any sidewalk anv fan
wing or side awning Of any descrip-
uon, or shall hang or fasten any
owning or awning frame less than
eight feet above such sidewalk. or
shall
street or sidewalk in the city of VIII
mington for the purpose of erecting
and maintaining any awning or shell
ter. except as hereinafter provided
Section 3. That from and after the
passage Of this resolution no stems
porchcs, doors, approaches to build
ings or other inlets to buildings
Cothor than to cellars and Easements
as hereinafter provided now erected
or hereafter to be erected. adjoining
my of the streets. lanes or alleys Of
the city of Wilmington, shall extend
further from the front or line of build
ing and erecting houses than one foot
on all streets and portions Of streets
lylng between and including the
southerly building line of Front street
and the northerly buildings line OF
Eleventh street and the easterly
building line of Walnut street and the
westerly building line of Tatnal
street; and in all other streets, lanes
and alleys within this city. the said
steps, pOrchcs. doors or other inlets
J 70 the buildings therein erected ol
Z hereafter to be erected, shall not ex-
y tend on the sidewalks from the true
line for building further than one
( third the width of such sidewalk, bu
in no instance further than four feet
Section 4. That from and after thu
passage of this resolution. no person
or persons. firm or corporation, shal
erect, build or construct any areaway
cellarway. passageway, elevator o
other opening or inlet to cellars o
Easements Of buildings on the street
or alleys Of the city of Wilmington
for distance exceeding four feet fron
the building line, and all such area
ways, cellarways, passageways, cleYa
tors, openings or inlets to cellar o
Easements Of buildings shall be bull
constructed or maintained in such
manner as to permit the closing o
such areaway, cellarway, passageway
elevator, opening or inlet when not Il
use, and shall be so constructed tha
when closed the coverings or hinge
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even with the sidewalk and shall no
have any hinge, fastening, railing, ex
tension or projection of any kind tina
viii offer obstruction to or impede pu
lie travel on and over the public side
walks, and said areaways, cellarways
passageways, elevators, openings o
inlets when open for use shall be pre-
vided with sufficient guards to protec
the public travelling on and over IN
public sidewalks, and that such area
days, cellarways, passageways, eleva
tors, openings or inlcts to cellar o
Easements of buildings shall be keI
4 closed when not in use.
Section s. That from and after IN
passage Of this resolution no column
column base, plaster, shelter, cornic
or other such permanent decoration @
appurtenance to buildings now erecte
or hereafter to be erected adjoinin
any Of the streets, lanes or alleys {
the city Of Wilmington shall exten
Beyond the true building line below
distance of twelve feet above the side
Aalk, and in no case shall such decor
0tions or appurtenances extend MOI
than four feet from the building linl
Section 6. That from and after th
passage of this Resolution, no perso
or persons, firm or corporation, sha
open or excavate the sidewalk or foo
81 way of any street, avenue, highwa.
lane or alley of the City of Wilmingto
for the purpose of building or erectin
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