The Detroit times., 1912-07-03
COMMON COUNCIL


above the grade OF sidewalk and at
least hfteen u5D feet above the
grade OF an alley.
Class ID" signs may be erected
upon all streets and public high
ways. except on such thorough
fares as are hereinafter designat-
ed, via:
Woodward avenue. Detroit River
TO Grand Boulevard.
Monroe avenue, w Oodward TO
Randolph street.
Campus Martius.
Cadillac Square. Woodward TO
Bates street.
Qratiot avenue. Woodward TO De-
quindre street.
Broadway Gratiot to Witherell
Grand River East. Woodward to
Farmer.
John X. street. Woodward TO
Broadway
Washington, Park TO Michigan.
Grand River avenue, Woodward 10
state street. Woodward TO Wash
ington.
CLIFFORD street. Woodward TO Wash
ington.
Michigan avenue. Woodward TO
Fort street West, Woodward to
Shelby
Griswold street. Jefferson TO Grand
River avenue.
Jefferson avenue. Third to Hastings
street
Section 8. (E). NON ELEC-
SIGNS, Class e Class e. Non
electric or non-illuminated signs
which have no illumination or any
kind attached or connected there
TO, and may be made OF wood on
metal or combination OF both.
atsr
shall be Of greater area than
twelve tl2) square feet where IL
is to be hung at any angle from
a building over any public high
way and in no event shall the out
er edge or sign project over the
feet from the building or lot line.
nor shall the same be hung so that
the lower edge thereof Is less than,
twelve (l2) feet above the grade
OF the sidewalk or fifteen Q5)
feet above the grade OF an alley.
Class signs constructed OF
wire or steel netting background,
of not less than one and one-half
q l-2 inch mesh. with skeleton
characters or Illustrations attach
thereto, may be erected, provided,
such signs do not exceed twenty.
four t24 square feet In area and
and so constructed as TO be
at least fifty 600 per cent open.
In no event shall the outer edge
or wire or steel netting signs pro-
Ject over the public highway more
than nine 90 feet from the prop
erty line or building wall.
Glass e. signs may he erected
or hung 10 project over any and
all streets or public highways
within the City OF Detroit except
on such thoroughfares as are here
after designated. to-wit:
Woodward avenue. Detroit river
10 Northerly City Limits.
0riswold street, Jefferson to Cliff
ford street
Jefferson avenue East. Fourth
avenue TO Connors avenue.
Cadillac Square. Woodward 10
Randolph street
Fort street West. Woodward ave-
nue. TO Fourth avenue,
Lafayette Blvd, Griswold street
10 First street.
Michigan avenue. Woodward to
West Grand Boulevard
Farmer street, Bates to Grand
River East.
Library avenue, Bates to John r.
street
Washington avenue. Michigan to
Park street.
State street. Woodward to Cass
avenue.
Baglcy avenue, Park street to
Grand River avenue, Woodward TO
Grand boulevard West
Grard River avenue East. Wood
ward 10 Broadway
Monroe avenue, Woodward TO Ran
dolph.
Plngree Square and Randolph
street, Monroe TO Gratiot
John r., Woodward to Broadway.
Broadway. Gratiot to WithereIl
Qratiot avenue from Woodward to
M Elliott, nor upon any cross
street within one block or Wood
ward avenue. between Jefferson
and Elizabeth streets.
Sec. 9. ILLUMINATION RE-
QUIREMENTS. All electric illu-
minated or transparent signs de-
scribed In Sections 5 (a), sob. 8
tc) and s I'D must be fully IL
Illuminated at least six nights each
week from not later than one
hour after sunset until at least
ten u0) o'clock +. NJ This sec
ton shall apply TO all projecting
electric. combination electric. IL
Illuminated and transparent signs
the city of Detroit.
Sec. 10. NUMBER OF LAMPS
TO BE USED ON SIGNS. All
signs referred to in sections 8 la)
tb) and s tc) must have at least
ten tr0) lamps visible on each
less than siNty-four t6p candle
power on each OF said signs.
Sec. 49, SKY OR ROOF ELEC-
TRIO SIGNS. All sky or roof signs
having the bottom edge placed
twenty. tive t25) feet or more
and all other sky and roof signs
over twenty -five square feet I'm
area. shall be made entirely Of
metal or other n-combustible
materials
All 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
OF the outer wall OF such building,
nor shall IL be constructed SO that
the bottom OF such sky or roof
electric sign shall be less than one
Cd foot nor more than three CD feet
above the surface OF the roof nor
shall there be more than one sky or
roof electric sign ON the roof any
one building on each street front
Sky or roof electric signs shall
not exceed height OF twelve G2)
buildings; nor twenty-five (25) feet
on Type l, 2 and 3 buildings
Sec, IL. All signs referred to in
this Article which project from a
building shall be properly braced
and secured by wire, stranded
stranded cables or chains shall be
made fast TO the building by bolts,
anchors, expansion bolts or other
proper and safe means, but no
staples or nails shall be used for
such purposes. All sky or roof
electric signs shall be constructed
and braced 10 withstand a horizon
tai wind pressure OF thirty 800
pounds for every square foot OF
surface exposed, from the ground
to the top, including the roof
Sec. Is. OWNERS OR SIGN
WRITER'S NAME. All signs OF a
greater area than one hundred
DO0) square feet shall have the
owners and signwriter's name
raised on a separate signboard
made OF metal or other incombus-
tible material. above the limit OF
height herein described. but such
smaller sign shall not be more
than twelve (12 inches high and
Its extreme length shall not eN.