The Detroit times., 1911-02-23

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costs. damages or expense OF any
Kind whatsoever which may be suf-
Tered by the City OF Detroit or
which AZ may be put 10 or which
may accrue against II by charging
10 or recovering from said city from
or by reason OF 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
the City OF Detroit.
Sec. I. DEFINITIONS. The term
signs" shall apply To display boards
or screens used as such having
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. SIGNS ON BUILDINGS.
All signs attached TO or placed nat
upon building shall be or metal or
wood covered with metal on all ex-
posed sides, IL more than two CD
rect In height or more than one
hundred 400 square feet In area.
No sign or any kind shall be at
tached TO or placed upon a building
Ia such manner so as to obstruct
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
amusement or entertainment.
Sec. q: SWING SIGNS. No solid
swing sign projecting over a public
highway shall have a greater area
than sixteen H0 square feet
structed or open wire work with
letters or illustrations attached
No swing sign projecting over a
highway shall have a greater area
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ILLUMINATED, TRANSPARENT
AND NON ELECTRIC SIGNS. All
parts OF any electric. illuminated
or ms, transparent e,n. signs shall be Of
materials. No. transparent sign
which Is attached TO and placed
nat against a building shall have
greater area than forty (4Ol
shall extend more than eight (s)
INCHES from the wall.
Sec s. All signs, except non-il-
Illuminated signs. may have an area
not TO exceed seventy-two 72)
than twelve CID feet long. and the
lower edge shall be. at least.
twelve ll2D feet above the
grade OF the sidewalk. and
IN no event shall the in
than two CD feet from the build
ing wall or property line. nor shall
the outer edge of such sign or IL
feet long, project more than four
teen (lD 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 $50 feet above the
grade OF such alley.
Sec IL VERTICAL SIGNS.
and s (b) 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
upper coping OF that part OF any
building to which they may Do
attached.
Sec. IL. 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 l.ooo
pounds.
Sec. 10. SKY OR ROOF ELEc.
TRIO SIGNS All Sky or ROOF
p os1s h sSsnya ss nSts0% feet edge ss
more above the ground or grade
level and all other Sky or Roof
Signs over Twenty-Five (25D 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
feet shall be constructed of fabri-
Gated steel shapes or OF wire net
ting on metal frame. All such
sky or roof electric signs must
have electric characters. letters or
Illustrations thereon.
No Sky sor Roof Electric Signs
shall be placed so that the race or
said sign shall come within three
CD feet OF the inner plane OF the
outer wall OF such building. mo-
shall II be constructed so that
bottom OF such sky or roof cleo
trio sign shall be less than one I'D
foot nor more than three () feet
Sec. Il. 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
stranded cable or braces. No sta
pies shall be used for securing any
projecting sign to building. All
Sky or Roof Electric Signs shall
be constructed and braced to with
stand a horizontal wind. pressure
Of thirty (So). pounds for every
square foot OF surface exposed,
from the ground to the top. inciud-
the roof.
Sec. IS. OWNERS OR SION;
(i0O) square feet may have the
raised on a separate sign board
made of metal or other non
combustible material, above the
limit OF height herein describ..
ed. but such smaller sign shall
not be more than twelve uZl
inches high and It's extreme length
shall not exceed ten tiO feet. nor
such sign for every single sign.
on Signs attached to buildings the
Signwriter's name may be painted
thereon I'm lieu or the separate
board herein mentioned.
Sec. 1e. 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 OF any
kind whatsoever. Or cause same TO
be done, on any curbstone. flag
stone, or on any ether portion or
TART uf any sidewalk or street. or
upon any tree, laHp-post, hitching-
post, telegraph pole. telephone
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. un-
less he is 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