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

ordinance 30 cs to be brought
Z within tho provisions hereof by the
owner thereof or by the person.
firm or corporation in charge, pos
session or control thereof. shall DO
torn down by the Department OF
Buildings and the cost and expense
or tearing down such sign shall be
charged 20 the owner. or 20 the
person, frm or corporation In
charge. possession or control
thereof. and shall be recovered
from such person, firm or corp0r-
alton by any appropriate proceed
ings therefor.
ARTICLE xxxIu.
Section I. NO SIGNBOARD OR
BILLBOARD TO BE ERECTED OR
ALTERED WITHOUT PERMIT No
signDoard or billboard Bucn as 10
hereinafter described under this
article. shall be erected or altered
within the City OF Detroit, unless
permit shall have been first Sc
cured from the Department OF
corporation desiring TO erect such
signboard or billboard.
All applications for such sign
boards or billboards shall be ac-
ssompanied by such drawings and
fully advise and acquaint the said
Department OF Buildings with the
location, construction, weight. ma
terials and manner OF securing OF
sosno ssa sIrnssara or or Bill BILL
board as indicated In said draw
fngs and descriptions shall be In
accordance with the provisions or
this Article, said Department or
Buildings shall thereupon issue q
permit for the erection or such
signboard or billboard, upon the
payment by the applicant OF a fee
as hereinbefore fixed In Section
OF Article Ill
Permits will not be necessary for
signboards or billboards to De
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. q INSPECTION OF SIGN,
BOARDS AND BILLBoARDs. All
which n permit has been issued
shall be inspected by the. Depart
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 De
issued by the Department OF Build
ings without further charge to the
owner
All signboards and billboards at
t tached to or erected on any any ou 1so,
square feet In area, shall be ex-
amined by the Department OF
Buildings once each year as 10
their safety and IL found to be well
supported, braced and secured 10
the building. a certificate or such
inspection shall be issued TO the
owner.
should any such signboard or
billboard be found unsafe or inse..
cure. the owner shall be required
IS hours from the time or notifi-s
cation to that effect In writins
from the Department OF Buildings:
and IL said notice Is not computed
with within the time specified tne
cause the same to be removed at
the expense OF the owner. For
every such inspection the owner
shall pay TO the Department OF
Buildings q fee OF two 02.O0) DOL
lars.
Sec 8. BOND. Every person.
firm, or corporation engaged In
the business OF erecting signooards
or billboards shall annually ME
with the City Clerk. a good and
sufficient bond. running TO the
City or Detroit, In the penal sum
OF Five Thousand (S5.o00) Dol
lars. to indemnity. save and keep
harmless the City OF Detroit, from
any and all costs. damages or ex-
pense OF any kind whatsoever
which may be suffered by the city
OF Detroit or which 1t may be put
to or which may accrue against Dy
charging to or recovering from
said City from or by reason OF
the granting of permission TO erect
said signboards or billboards or
things done under or by authority
or permission granted by the De-
partment Of Buildings 20 erect
said signboards or billboards In the
Sec pEFfNITIoNs. 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 and
screens used as such, having at
tached thereto or pasted thereon,
paper or other material with let
tiers or illustrations painted or
printed thereon.
Sec. &. sIGNBoARDs AND BILL
BOARDS ON OPEN LOTS. All
signboards or billboards on open
lots and larger than one hundred
G0o) square feet In area, shall be
constructed OF galvanized iron on
wood skeleton frames, built OF one
and hree-quarter u%) 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
by four (4) inches In size and the
braces not less than two CD inches
by four 90 inches In size.
Sec 6. SIGNBOARDS AND BILL
BOARDS ON BUILDiNGs; Al
to or placed upon a building shall
be OF metal or other non-com-
bustible materials, IL more than
two (2) fet in height or more than
one-hundred C1O0) square feet In
area No signboard or billboard OF
any kind shall be attached 10 or
placed upon n building In such
manner as to obstruct any hre es-
cape, or any window or door lead
ing thereto, nor shall any such
. sisnboard or billboard be attached
in any form, shape or manner TO
a fire escape. All signboards and
billboards anchored to, fastened TO,
or situated above or upon the sooI
OF any building shall have a door
in the center of same which can
be readily opened and which when
SO opened will leave a clear space
OF at least six t6) feet in width
the roof TO the top OF said door.
Sec. Z. DIMEN s IONS OF
BOARDS. No signboard or Dill.
board erected on an open lot snail
be higher than twenty-four tz)
feet over all.
No signboard or billboard erect
ed upon or above the roof or any
building shall be higher than eign-
teen (IS) feet over all. ,
Sec g. SKY OR ROOF SIGN.
ROARDS AND BILLBOARDS. All
sky or roof signboards and BILL
boards having the bottom edge
placed twenty-five (25l feet or
more above the ground or grade
level and all other sky or roof
sigma over twenty-five (25) square
feet in area shall be made entirely
OF metal OF other non-combustlole
material.
All sky or roof signboards ana
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