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

ordinance so as 10 be brought
within tho provisions hereof by the
owner thereof or by the person.
firm or corporation In charge. pos
session or control thereof. shall be
torn down by the Department OF
Buildings and the cost and expense
or tearing down such sign shall be
charged 10 the owner. or TO the
person, nrm or corporation In
charge; possession or control
from such person. firm or corpor-
alton by any appropriate proceed
ings therefor.
ARTICLE xxxIu.
Section l. NO SIGNBOARD OR
BILLBOARD TO BE ERECTED OR
ALTERED WITHOUT PERMIT. No
signboard or billboard sucn as Is
hereinafter described under this
within the City OF Detroit, unless
a permit shall have been first Sc
cured from the Department or
Buildings, by the person. firm or
corporation desiring TO erect such
signboard or billboard.
All applications for such sign
boards or billboards shall be ac-
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 OF securing OF
such proposed signboard or Dill
board. III said signboard or bill
board as indicated in said draw
accordance with the provisions or
this Article, said Department or
Buildings shall thereupon issue a
permit for the erection OF such
signboard or billboard. upon the
payment by the applicant OF a fee
SaGll0n
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 billboards for
which a permit has been issued
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 billboards at
tached to or erected on any build
ing and larger than sixty (60)
square feet In area, shall be ex
amined by the Department or
Buildings once each year as TO
their safety and IL found 10 be well
supported, braced and secured TO
the building. a certificate OF such
inspection shall be issued to the
owner.
Should any such signboard or
n l. n o. ~ I'M
cure, the owner shall be required
TO make II safe and secure within
4S hours from the time OF notin-
cation to that effect in writing
from the Department of Buildings,
and II said notice Is not complied
with within the time specified the
Department OF Buildings shall
cause the same to be removed at
the expense Of the owner. For
every such inspection the owner
Buildings a fee OF two 02.0o) Dol
lars.
Sec. 8. BOND. Every person.
firm, or corporation engaged In
the business OF erecting signboards
or billboards shall annually ME
with the City Clerk. a good and
sufficient bond. running TO the
of Five Thousand $4,000 Dol
lars, to indemnify. save and keep
harmless the City of Detroit, from
any and all costs, damages or ex-.
which may be suffered by the City
OF Detroit or which 1t may be put
to or which may accrue against by
charging to or recovering from
said City from or by reason OF
the granting of permission to erect
said signboards or billboards or
from or by reason or any acts or
things done under on by authority
or permission granted by the De-
partment OF Buildings 70 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
on.
The term "billboards" shall APP
ply to display boards, fences anu
screens used as such, having at
tached thereto or pasted thereon,
paper or other material with let
ters or illustrations painted or
printed thereon.
Sec. 6. SIGNBoARDS AND BILL
BOARDS ON OPEN LOTS. All
signboards or billboards on open
lots and larger than one hundred
(100) square feet In area. shall be
constructed OF galvanized iron on
and three-quarter 1&) inch stock
and shall be well supported and
braced. Such supports and braces
shall be of fabricated rolled steel
shapes. or OF wood. the uprights TO
be not less than four (D Inches
by four ca inches in size and the
braces not less than two CD inches
by four ca inches in size.
Sec. 8. sIGNBoARDS AND BlLLTT
.i., hoo rHo and hillhna rdQ attached
to or placed upon building shall
be OF metal or other non-com-
bustible materials, IL more than
two CD fet in height or more than
area No signboard or billboard OF
any kind shall be attached to or
placed upon a building In such
manner as to obstruct any hre es-
cape. or any window or door lead
ing thereto. nor shall any such
sIenboard or billboard be attached
I'm any form, shape. or manner TO
n fire escape. All signboards and
billboards anchored to, fastened TO.
or situated above or upon the roo1
in the center OF same which can
be readily opened and which when
so opened will leave clear space
of at least six CD feet In width
and seven CD feet In height ato from
Sec. Z. DIME,N s oNS OF
BOARDS. No signboard or bill:
board erected on an open lot snaii
be higher than twenty-four CAD
feet over all.
No signboard or billboard erect
ed upon or above the roof of any
building shall be higher than eigh-
teen (18) feet over all.
Sec. g. SKY OR ROOF SIGN
BOARDS AND BILLBoARDS. All
sky or roof signboards and bill
boards having the bottom edge
placed twenty-five t25l feet or
more above the ground or grade
level and all other sky or roof
signs over twenty-five (20 square
feet in area shall be made entirely
OF metal or other on-combustiole
All sky or root sIgnboards and