Arizona republican., 1913-01-19

THE COMMON COUNCIL OF | PHOENIX DO ORDAIN AS FOL | LOWS:
 SECTION l. No sign, Transparency, advertise | incnt Or sign device intended to be used in connection with electricity shall be hereafter constructed, placed, re- constructed, or allowed on or about the exterior of any building or other structure, or on or over any sidewalk or public thoroughfare unless draw ings to scale of the proposed signs together with such information rela- tive to the dimensions position, and structure of such signs as may be re- quired shall have been first sub mitted to the Inspector of Electricity and a permit shall have been obtained for the erection thereof.
 SECTION 2.
 It shall be the duty of the Inspec- tor of Electricity, upon the filing of drawings and specifications as pro- vided in Section l, to examine such drawings and specifications, and, if necessary. the premises upon which it 1 is proposed to erect the sign, and if | it shall appear that the proposed i sign is in accordance with all Or dinances regarding it's dimensions, po- | sition, fireprOOf qualities, and struc 1 tural safety and security, the Inspec- 1 tor Of Electricity shall issue a per init for the erection of the sign. l During. and after the completion of the erection of the sign, the Inspec- | tor of Electricity shall cause the | same to be inspected, and if upon in l spection it is found that the sign is in accordance with all Ordinances regarding it's dimensions, position, fireproof qualities and structural safety and security, a certificate shall be issued by the Inspector of Flee | tricity approving the sign.
 SECTION ?.
 The firm, person, association or l corporation constructing or installing or causing the construction or install lation of any electric sign, or the re- construction or alterat tion of any sign, shall before issuance of a certificate of satisfactory inspection, pay to the Inspector of Electricity, the follow ing fees:
 1 sumption or less. a fee of Two ($2) Dollars will be charged and One ($D Dollar per 66O watts or part thereof in excess of 66O. For outline light ang and similar installations. where outlets are within eighteen G8l inches, a fee of Two and one-half (215) Cents per outlet and where from Eighteen G8) inches to twenty four (2D inches. Five (5) Cents per outlet, and further than twentyfOuy (2) inches. Ten OO) Cents per out let shall be charged
 SECTION 1.
 | No sign shall be placed in front Of any fire escape or standpipe across or in front of any exterior window or other exterior opening in any building above the fife C1sD story except such sign be a swinging sign
 SECTION ,.
 No sign illuminated by electricity shall be erected unless such sign has all letters or devices marked out or formed by incandescent electric lamps Electric signs in which the letters oI devices are formed by or marked out by electric lamps will be allowed sub- ject to the following restrictions: That all electric signs must be pro vided with not less than One G) lamp of eight (S) c. p. capacity fol each square foot of sign service, FIX CEPT that smaller or larger lamp. may be used provided that the equiv 1 alent of eight (S) c. p. per square foot of sign service is maintained. SECTION 6.
 From the sidewalk up ten G0 feet, no sign or device of any descrip tion shall project more than twelv' CPD inches rom the building line For the purpose of this Ordinance the term Front of Building" O. Building Line.' shall be construed t mean the general outer surface O the main wall of the building facing the street, except in the case tn outer surface of such windows or pill lars shall be considered the face O the building at those points.
 SECTION '.
 In the case of signs ten G0) fee and higher from above the sidewalk Sections Nos. 8, and 10 must b. observed
 SECTION 8.
 1 Flat or curved electric signs fast ened for their whole length with thei illuminated plane parallel to the iron of the building, shall not projec l therefrom over the sidewalk nor than twelve CPD inches when place, less than ten 1O) feet above the side walk, nor more than eighteen GS inches when placed more than te . G0) feet above the sidewalk Sue signs may extend to height O twenty-five (25) feet.
 SECTION g.
 With the exception of vertical sign f and signs provided for in Sectio e Eight, no pendant or swinging sign o f signs extending outward from tn = building shall be more than thirty . six (36) inches in depth, or more tha : seven CD feet in vertical height; an n where placed from ten (10) to twelv f CPD feet from the sidewalk, must no f extend outward from the buildin V line more than eight (S) fee e and where placed from twelv - 02) to etighteen GS) feet fror 9 the sidewalk, signs must not exten I outward from the building line nor