Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-10
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS

AN ORDINANCE regulating the placing o
projecting signs in the city of Newark
and providing charges for permits for same
BE 1t ordained by the Mayor and Common
Council Of the City of Newark as follows;
Section l.. Signs projecting beyond -th'
building line and over the sidewalk may b.
hung or attached 10 buildings, and shall b.
so fastened to be at right angles 10 tbs
street building line Of same, except at stree
corners. No such sign shall be more thar
one % foot In thickness. nor project within
the height OF ten dO) feet above the side
walk. No such Sign shall project more thar
sis go feet Any sign which projects mor'
than four % feet shall for the entire sign
pressure which shall not exceed nifty go
per cent OF the face of the sign. Wher
more than forty t40) feet above the side
walk such sign may project not more fhai
four al feet.
Section q No sign shall project beyond
the curb line No sign shall at any point be
higher than Is the structure TO which II Is at,
taehed at the highest point Of said sign. and
no sign shall project beyond the lines drawn
In a horizontal plane at an ang. of forty
five i4s) degrees with the street building
line from the line, OF juncture of the street
building line With the side lot lines.
Section 3. Flat curved signs, incan-
descent electric light signs and transpar'
sllel to the front of the building. and not
projecting therefrom over the sidewalk more
than twelve 12) inches and not more than
thirty 800 inches in vertical Dimensions may
be erected. The lower line of such signs
must be NOT less than ten dO) feet above the
Sidewalk.
Section a. All projecting illuminated signs
shall be constructed entirely Of metal or
other non-combustbe material including the
uprights. supports and braces for the same,
properly and firmly attached to the huilding.
and all projecting signs shall ne so con-
| structed as not to be or become dangerous,
and all such signs which shall he dangerous
in any manner whatever shall be repaired
and made safe or taken down by the owner,
i lessee occupant of the building. No pro-
iRcffnR sign hal ha qracfad n maintained
30 as to prevent ingress or egress to or from
any window or obstruct any window or fire
escape
/ Section S. Before any projecting sign shall
be placed in position or attached to any
structure, plans and statements of the pro-
building must be fled I'm duplicate. and a
| permit shall first be obtained from the De-
partinent Of Buildings, and charges for such
| foot OF sign space part Of square foot Of
| sign space shall be paid to the Department
! be under the jurisdiction of and subject to
! inspection by the said Department. ~ Build
ings. The square feet of sign space on one
side of a projecting sign shall be deemed to
be the entire number OF square feet of Sign
space Tor the purpose Of computing the fee
| herein referred TO and required to be paid.
! All permits to erect or maintain projecting
! signs shall be held to be licenses revocable
at any time by the proper authorities OF the
city, without conversation,
No permit shall be issued for projecting
sign or signs on any building when such
building adjoins building occupied ex-
| clusively as a private dwelling. unless the
written consent of the owner owners of
said private dwelling for the erection OF such
projecting sign be first obtained.
All electrical equipment OF electric signs
must be done In accordance with the rules
| and regulations of the Electrical Bureau Of
J for all such electrical work must be OBJ
tanned from the said Electrical Bureau.
Section g.. No owner or occupant of any
| building shall fix, put up hang or erect or
! permit or suffer to remain fixed put up, hung
or erected, any sign. show bill, or other
or the or lime
except as provided in this ordinance. under
| a penalty of twenty-five (35) dollars to be
thereof
Section 4 Every sign now existing, at
tached or fastened to the wall or walls OF any
building so as to project over any public
street. avenue. alley or lane, or public high
way, and which is now maintained contrary
to the provisions of this ordinance shall be
| forthwith removed or altered changed or
cut down so as to comply with the pro-
visions OF this ordinance, and any sign now
| existing and not complying with the pro-
visions of this ordinance which shall not
have been removed or go altered and changed
within six go months from and after the
passage Of this ordinance by the owner Of
said sign, or By the person, firm or corpora
ton in charge. possesson or control thereof.
shall be removed by the Department of Build
ings, and the cost and expense of removing
such sign shall be charged to the owner or
TO the person, firm or corporation In charge
possession control thereof and shall be re-
covered from such person, firm or corpora
tion
section $. All ordinances or parts Of ordi-
! nances Inconsistent with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Section 9. This ordinance shall take effect
Adopted September 4 1914 ann,
President of Common Council.
Presented to the Mayor for his approval
ALEXANDER ARCHIBALD.