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


fered by the City OF Detroit or
which AZ may be put TO or which
may accrue against IL by charging
TO or recovering from said city from
o5 Dy reason IS OF the srsntlns OF per-
q by reason OF any acts or things
dbne under or by authority or per-
mission granted by the Department
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Sec. 4. DEFINITIONS. The term
signs" shall apply To display boards
or screens used az such having
characters. letters or illustrations
painted, enamoled. written. cut or
The term Banner Signs shall
apply TO all display signs painted.
printed or written upon cloth or
Sec. s SIGNS on B tTaIS
All signs attached TO or placed fiat
upon building shall be OF metal or
wood covered with metal on all ex-
posed sides, IL more than two CD
hundred ti00) square feet in area
No sign or any kind shall be at
tached TO or placed upon a building
In such a manner so as TO obstruct
door leading thereto. nor shall any
sign be attached In any form. shape
or manner TO a fire escape.
No wooden sign shall be allowed
on the inside OF any theatre. nick
efodfan or other like place or
amusement or entertainment
Sec. 6. SWING SIGNS. No solid
swing sign projecting over a public
highway shall have q greater area
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structed OF open wire work with
letters or illustrations attached
No swing sign projecting over .
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Sec. T. PRoJScf Sl dsa EhHc sffsi
AND NoN-ELEcTRIc SIGNS. All
parts OF any electric. illuminated
metal or other non-combustible
materials. No transparent sign
which Is attached to and placed
fiat against building shall have
square feet and no part thereof
shall extend more than eight (S)
inches from the wall.
Sec. s. All signs, except non-il-
nnt ssns %ay have an area Ts
square feet and shall not be more
than twelve (12) feet long, and the
lower edge shall be, at least,
twelve !iao feet t,,.s a6Hye the the
xlaas no OF event 1a' . saSf~a *. f inl
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 or IL
teen 14J feet over the public high
way from the building wall or
property line. and IL hung over an
alley. the lower edge shall be at
least fifteen ll5) feet above the
grade OF such alley.
Sec. IL. VERTICAL SIGNS.
Signs referred to in sections (a),
and fb) may have a greater area
than hereinbefore mentioned. but
such signs. OF greater area shall
not project over the public high Z
way more than four "a feet out
from the building wall or property
line, nor extend higher than the
upper coping OF that part or am
building to which they may be
Sec. II. WEIGHT OF SIGNS: No
projecting sign OF any class here
inbefore referred to. mentioned or
weight than 500 pounds. except
vertical signs, the weight OF which
shall not exceed the weight or LOO
pounds.
Sec. Is. 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
Signs over twenty-five (25) square
feet In 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
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 OF
said sign shall come within three
CD feet OF the inner plane or the
outer wall OF such building. NO
shall II be constructed SO that
bottom OF such sky or roof cleo
trio sign shall be Less than one ID
foot nor more than three (3) feet
above the surface OF such roof
Sec. Il. SUPPORTS AND ANCH-
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
projecting sign to a building. All
Sky or Roof Electric Signs shall
be constructed and braced TO with
stand a horizontal wind pressure
Square 90 snr'S foot 'V Of p surface exposed.
from the ground to the top. includ-
the roof.
Sec. Is. OWNERS OR SIGN:
WRITER'S NAME. All signs Of
arss fs ssan may 1ne have the
owners or signwriter's name
raised on separate sign board
made OF metal or. other nom
combustible material. above the
limit of height herein describ,
ed. but such smaller sign shall
not be more than twelve u2l
inches high and its extreme length
shall not exceed ten (1O) rect, nor
shall there be more than one ID
On Signs attached TO buildings the
Signwriter's name may be painted
thereon in lieu OF the separate
board herein mentioned.
Sec. 1s. BANNER SIGNS. No
banner sign OF any character shall
be permitted to 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
be done. on sny curbstone, nag
stone, or on any ether portion or
part 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,
handhiil. 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, 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
TO any notice required by the ordi-