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

MY save ana Keep Hafullesh the
City OF Detroit. from any aud all
costs. damages or expense or any
kind whatsoever which may be SUI
Tered by the city OF Detroit or
which IL may be put 10 or which
may accrue against IL by charging
TO on recovering from said city from
or by reason or 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
OF Buildings To erect said signs in
the city or Detroit
See. 4. DEFINITIONS. The term
signs" shall apply To display boards
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. 8 SIGNS ON BUILDINGS.
All signs attached To or placed nat
upon building shall be of metal or
wood covered with metal on all ex-
posed sides, If more than two CD
feet In height or more than one
hundred 900 square feet in area
No sign or any kind shall be at
tached 10 or placed upon a building
In such a manner so as TO obstruct
any fire escape or any window or
door leading thereto. nor shall any
sign be attached In any form. shape
OF manner To a fire escape.
No wooden sign shall be allowed
on the inside OF any theatre. nick
elodian or other like place OF
amusement or entertainment.
Sec. g. SWING SIGNS. No solid
swing sign projecting over a public
highway shall have greater area
than sixteen D6) square feet.
Larger swing signs shall be con-
strueted OF open wire work with
letters or illustrations attached
thereto.
No swing sign projecting over a
highway shall have greater area
Sec. Z. PROJECTING. ELECTRIC
I HI nm Serp TEA sIsIs
parts or any electric. illuminated
or transparent signs shall be OF
metal or other -eombustible
materials. No transparent sign
fiat against building shall have
greater area than forty (40l
square feet and no part thereof
shall extend more than eight (S
inches from the wall
See. :. All signs, except non-il-
Eliminated signs. may have an area
not 10 exceed seventy-two (I2)
square feet and shall not be more
than twelve G2) feet long. and the
lower edge shall be. at least,
grade of the sidewalk, and
IN no event shall the in
ner edge OF such sign be more
than two 90 feet frorh the build
ing wall or property line, nor shall
the outer edge Of such sign ar IL
feet long) project more than four
teen (14) feet over the public high
way from the building wall or
property line, and III hung over an
alley, the lower edge shall be AT
Lon lf oh a
grade OF such alley.
Sec H. VERTICAL SIGNS
Signs referred TO in sections (a),
and OBJ may have greater area
than hereinbefore mentioned, but
such signs or greater area shall
not project over the public high
way more than four ca feet out
from the building wall or property
line. nor extend higher than the
upper coping OF that part OF any
building to which they may be
attached.
Sec. ~. WEIGHT OF SIGNS. No
projecting sign OF any class here
inbefore referred to. mentioned or
described. shall have greater
weight than 600 pounds. except
vertical signs. the weight or winch
shall not exceed the weight OF 1000
pounds.
Sec. ID. SKY OR ROOF ELEC-
TRIO SIGNS All sky or Roof
signs having the bottom edge
placed twenty-five (25) feet or
more above the ground or grade
level and all other sky or Roof
Signs over twenty-five (25) square
feet I'm area. shall be made en-
tirely of metal or other non-com-
bustible materials.
All Sky or Roof Electric Signs
OF a greater area than 100 square
feet shall be constructed OF fabri-
Gated steel shapes or OF 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 or the
outer wall OF such building, no
shall 1t be constructed so that
bottom of such sky or roof cleo
trio sign shall be less than one Cd
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
pies shall be used for securing any
projecting sign to "A building. All
Sky or Roof Electric Signs shall
be constructed and braced to with
stand horizontal wind pressure
square foot OF surface exposed.
from the ground TO the top. includ-
the roof.
Sec IL. OWNERS OR SIGN.
WRITER'S NAME. All signs OF
greater area than one HUNDRED
owners or signwriter's name
raised on a separate sign board
made of metal or other nom
combustible material. above the
limit of height herein descrip,1,
ed. but such smaller sign shall
not be more than twelve 12)
inches high and its extreme length
shall not exceed ten lO) feet, nor
shall there be more than one Cd
such sign for every single sign.
on Signs attached 10 buildings the
- Slgnwriters name may be painted
thereon IN lieu OF the separate
board herein mentioned.
Sec. 1G. BANNER SIGNS. 10
be permitted 10 project or be
suspended across any public high
way, and no person shall paint.
print or nail any banner sign, any
advertisement or notice or any
kind whatsoever, or cause same To
be done, on any ourbstone, flag
stone. or on any ether portion or
Fart of any sidewalk or street, 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 or 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. UNI
less he Is the owner thereof, or
without the written consent or the
owner OF such wall, window. door.
fence. gate. advertising board. or
sign or other private building or
structure Provided, however. that