The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20

costs, damages or expense or any
kind whatsoever which may be suf-
fered by the City OF Detroit or
which AZ may be put 20 or which
may accrue against IL by charging
TO or recovering from said city from
or by reason OF the granting OF per-
or by reason OF any acts or things
done under or by authority or per-
mission granted by the Department
OF Buildings To erect said signs ia
the City OF Detroit.
signs" shall apply 10 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. 6 SIGNS ON BUILDINGS.
All signs attached 10 or placed fiat
upon a building shall be OF metal or
wood covered with metal on all ex-
posed sides, II more than two CD
feet In height or more than one
hundred 400 square feet I'm area.
No sign OF any kind shall be at
In such a manner so as 10 obstruct
any fire escape or any window or
door leading thereto. nor shall any
sign be attached In any form. shape
or manner TO a IRE escape.
No wooden sign shall be allowed
on the inside OF any theatre. nick
elodian or other like place OF
amusement or entertainment.
Sec. s. SWING SIGNS. No solid
swing sign projecting over a public
highway shall have a greater area
than sixteen C16) square feet.
Larger swing signs shall be con-
structed OF open wire work with
letters or Illustrations attached
thereto.
No swing sign projecting over a
highway shall have a greater area
Sec. Z. PROJECTING. ELECTRIC
ILLUMINATED, TRANSPARENT
parts OF any electric. illuminated
or transparent signs shall be OF
metal or other non-combustible
materials. No transparent sign
which Is attached to and placed
a greater area than forty (40l
square feet and no part thereof
shall extend more than eight (s)
Inches from the wall.
Sec. 8. All signs. except non-n-
Illuminated signs. may have an area
square feet and shall not be more
than twelve G2) feet long, and the
lower edge shall be. at least.
twelve l2) feet . above the the
N na's no OF event mt shall df"at the anu in
ner edge OF such sign be more
than two CD feet from the build
ing wall or property line, nor shall
the outer edge of such sign. Uf IL
feet long, project more than four
teen (14) feet over the public high
way from the building wall or
property line. and II hung over an
alley. the lower edge shall be at
least fifteen (15) feet above the
grade Of such alley: ,..,s
Signs referred to in sections (a),
and OBJ may have a greater area
than hereinbefore mentioned. but
such signs OF greater area shall
not project over the public high
way more than four (D feet out
from the building wall or property
line, nor extend higher than the
upper coping OF that part OF an,
building to which they may be
attached.
Sec. IL. WEIGHT OF SIGNS. No
projecting sign OF any class here
inbefore referred to. mentioned or
weight than 900 pounds. except
vertical. signs, the weight OF which
shall not exceed the weight OF 1000
pounds.
Sec. Is. SKY OR ROOF ELEc-
TRIO SIGNS. All Sky or ROOT
placed twenty Ave (25) 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 en-
tirely OF metal or other non-com-
bustible materials. aar
All Sky or Roof Electric Signs
OF greater area than 100 square
feet shall be constructed OF fabri-
Gated steel shapes or or wire net
ting on a metal frame. All such
sky or roof electric signs must
have electric characters. letters or
illustrations thereon.
No Sky or Roof Electric Signs
shall be placed so that the face or
said sign shall come within three
CD feet OF the inner plane OF the
outer wall OF such building. no
bottom OF such sky OF roof cleo
trio sign shall be less than one ID
foot nor more than three CD feet
above the surface OF such roof.
Sec. IA. SUPPORTS AND ANCH-
oRS. All signs referred TO in this
article attached TO or placed upon
any building shall be thoroughly
secured thereto by iron or metal
anchors. bolts, supports, chains,
stranded cable or braces. NO sta sta
projecting sign to building. All
Sky or Roof Electric Signs shall
be constructed and braced to with
stand a horizontal wind pressure
Of thirty FOOT ' Of p surface for
from the ground to the top. includ-
the roof.
Sec. Is. OWNERS OR SIGN
WRITER'S NAME. All signs Of
greater area than one hundred
u00) square Feet may nave tne
raised on a separate sign board
made OF metal or other nom
combustible material. above the
limit OF height herein descrip.
ed. but such smaller sign shall
inches. high and It's extreme length
shall not exceed ten 1p) feet, nor
shall there be more than one Cd
such sign for every single sign.
signwriter's name may be painted
thereon In lieu OF tho separate
board herein mentioned.
Sec. &c. BANNER SIGNS. No
banner sign of any character shall
be permitted TO project or be
way, and no person shall paint.
print or nall any banner sign, any
advertisement or notice or any
kind whatsoever, Ut cause same TO
be done, on any curbstone, nag
stone, or on any ether portion or
upon any tree, lamp post, hitching-
post, telegraph pole. telephons
pole, hydrant. bridge. pier or upon
any other structure within the
limits OF any street within the
City OF Detroit and no person shall
paint. print or nail any banner sign,
handful. advertisement or notice OF
any kind. OF cause the same to be
done, upon any private wall, win
dow, door. gate. fence. advertising
board or sign, or upon any other
private structure or building, un-
less he II the owner thereof, or
without the written consent OF the
owner OF such wall. window, door.
fence. gate. advertising board. or
sign or other private building or
structure. Provided, however, that
nothing I'm this section shall apply