The Detroit times., 1912-07-03

y or fastening such proposed sign, III
! said sign as Indicated In said draw
z tngs and description shall be In ac-
, oCrdance with the provisions OF
4 this Ordinance. said Department OF
Buildings shall thereupon issue a
8 permit for the erection or sueh
] sign upon the payment by the ap->
s pllcant OF fee OF one Ol.OO) dol
. lar Permits will not be necessary
0 for signs TO be placed on the walls
1 OF buildings and fiat against such
2 buildings where such signs DO not
3 exceed twenty-four GA tn) lnches
4 In height nor project beyond the
5 lines OF such buildings upon whleh
. same Ii proposed 10 be erected:
Permits wal not be necessary for
= signs TO be placed on vacant lots or
y buildings advertising the sale or
. renting OF such lots or buildings
/ on which they are placed. provided
2 such signs do not exceed sixty
3 square feet GO square feeD In
I area.
section 2; INSPECTION OF
2 SIGNS. All signs which project
8 over the public highway shall be
4 Inspected annually by the Depart
S ment OF Buildings For the inspec-
s tion OF each sign over six loo
Z square feet In area, the owner shail
s pay 10 the Department OF Buildings
3 a fee OF one dollar (si OO), except
. that on new signs for which per-
] mits have been Issued the rrst IN
? spectlon shall be made without
, further charge TO the owner. IT.
I on inspection. should any sign De
5 found unsafe or insecure. the own
8 er shall be required TO make IL
4 safe and secure within fCrty-eight
= tlS) hours from the time OF noti-
3 hcation OF that effect In writing
0 from the Department OF Buildings,
! and II said notice Is not complied
2 with within the time specified, the
= Department OF Buildings SHAH
I cause same TO be removed at the
expense OF the owner
Section g. SIGNS ON BUILDINGS.
2 All signs attached TO or placed nat
3 upon a building shall be OF metal
4 or wood covered with metal on all
. exposed sides lf more than two CD
s feet In height or more than one
hundred U00) square feet In area.
No sign OF any kind shall be at
3 tached TO or placed upon build
0 Ing In such a manner so as to OBJ
| struot any fire escape, or any win
2 dow or door leading thereto. nor
3 shall any sign be attached In any
form. shape or manner TO nre
5 escape.
s No wooden sign shall be allowed
I on the inside OF any theater, nick
8 elodian or other like place OF
3 amusement or entertainment.
0 No series or combination OF two
l or more signs arranged as one
2 large sign shall exceed the maxi
3 mum area II the class OF sign 10
"s,Sa Section IN Gsi1eke = 1PekkoeJEcrrNa ELEc.
2 Trio. ILLUMINATED. TRANS:
8 PARENT AND NoN-ELECTRIC
I SIGNS All parts OF framework OF
5 any electric illuminated or trans
6 parent signs shall be OF metal or
! other non-eombustible materials.
s No transparent sign which is at
3 tached TO and placed fat against
0 building shall have a greater area
] than forty tl0) square feet and no
2 part thereof shall extend more than
3 eight 90 inches from the wall
Section s CAl. ELECTRIC SIGNS.
2 Class "a" Glass "A" or electric
s signs, shall be those signs the en-
4 tire lettering or which shall be
8 studded with electric bulbs. There
8 shall be one lamp or four (4) can
die power for each square foot OF
8 sign surface. or II lamps or less
3 candle power are used. the number
0 OF lamps shall be proportionately
| increased TO furnish four CD can
2 die power for each square foot or
3 sign surface
No part OF Glass "a" or Electric
signs. shall In any way obstruct the
s full illumination or all the lamps
on each side OF sign.
8 Class "A" or electric signs may
8 have an area not TO exceed forty
0 fve (45) square feet and shall not
be more than ten I0) feet long
2 and the lower edge shall be at
? least twelve Cl2 feet above the
: grade OF sidewalk and in no event
shall the Inner edge OF such sign
s be more than two C2) feet from the
{ building wall or property line. nor
shall the outer edge OF such sign
0 twelve G2l feet over the public
] highway from the building wall
2 or property line. and II hung over
3 an alley. the lower edge shall be at
4 least fifteen G5) feet above the
5 grade OF such alley; provided. how
! have an area not to exceed one
8 hundred and twenty cl20) feet, but
2 must be so suspended or hung So
0 that the lower edge shall not be
. the grade OF sidewalk Signs or
5 this character shall be not more
! than ten Cl0) feet long and in no
) event shall the outer edge OF such
s sign project more than twelve G2J
Z feet over the public highway from
8 the building wall or property line.
Section 8 (B). CONVERSATION
2 AND PLAIN LETTER. CLASS "B."
3 Class "B'' or combination electric
4 and plain letter signs shall be
5 those signs sixty-hve (65T) per
s cent or which are composed OF let
tering studded with electric bulbs
3 and thirty -hve (35es) per cent ot
3 which are composed OF plain. or
Q non-electric lettering or charac-
ters
2 Glass 81 signs shall have at
3 least one four (4) candle power
! lamp for each square foot OF sign
surface. or IL lamps OF less candle
s power are used the number OF
lamps shall be proportionately In
s creased TO furnish four 90 candle
power for each square foot OF sign
surface. No part Of Glass "B" signs
shall In any way ,obstruct the full
illumination OF all the lamps On
each side OF the sign
Glass "B' signs may have an
area not to exceed thirty-two (32)
8 square feet and are not TO be more
than ten tl0) feet long and the
lower edge must be hung not less
grade OF the sidewalk and In no
event shall the inner edge Of such
sign be more than two t2) feet dis
tant from the building wall Or
edge OF such sign uf 10 feet I'm
leEgth). project more than twelve
tl2) feet over the public highway
from the building wall or property.
No signs shall be attached to or
suspended from Class "A" or Glass
"B" signs In any form. shape or
manner.
Section tC). ILLUMINATED
SIGNS, CLASS &C" Glass &C" illu-
minated signs shall be those signs
Nhitu nave NlslDlo cleCNIlC pulbS
placed around the border or sur
rourding the sign or are iliumi-
mated by means OF electric lamps
used in connection with refeetors.
/ casting the light In a downwardly
direction, and shall have the equiv
alent OF one lamp OF four C4) can
2 die power for each square foot OF
sign surface.
Clsss &C" signs may have an
area OF not 70 exceed twenty four
) t2i) square feet and the lower edge
OF each sign shall be at least