Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-08
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS

AN ORDINANCE regulating the placing Of
projecting signs in the City of Newark,
and providing charges for permits for same.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Newark as follows;
Section 1. Signs projecting beyond the
building line and over the sidewalk may be
hung or attached to buildings, and shall be
so fastened to be at right angles to the
street building line of same, except at street
corners No such sign shall be more than
one d) foot in thickness, nor project within
the height of ten (10) feet above the side
walk No such sign shall project more than
six co. feet. Any sign which projects more
than four 90 feet shall. for the entire sign.
present a surface to be effected by wind
pressure which shall not exceed fifty (50)
per cent of the face of the sign. When
more than forty (4O) feet above the side
walk such sign may project not more than
four "a feet.
the curb line. No sign shall at any point be
higher than is the structure TO which it is at
tached at the highest point of said sign and
no sign shall project beyond the lines drawn
In horizontal plane at an angle of forty
| line from the line of juncture of the street
building line with the side lot lines.
Section 8. Flat or curved signs, incan-
encies fastened for their whole length par
allel to the front of the building, and not
| projecting lnerelrOm over the sidewalk more
than twelve (12) inches and not more than
thirty (3O) inches in vertical dimensions may
be erected. The lower line of such signs
must be not less than ten (1O) feet above the
Section A. All projecting illuminated signs
shall be constructed entirely of metal or
uprights, supports and braces for the same.
properly and firmly attached to the building,
and all projecting signs shall be con-
structed not to be or become dangerous.
and all such signs which shall be dangerous
in any manner whatever shall be repaired
and made safe taken down by the owner,
lessee occupant of the building. No pro-
jecting sign shall be erected or maintained
] so as to prevent ingress or egress to or from
any window. obstruct any window fire
| escape.
| be placed In position attached to any
structure, plans and statements of the pro-
posed sign and method of attachment to the
permit shall first be obtained from the De-
partment of Buildings, and charges for such
permits Of fifty 600 cents for each SQUARE
sign space shall be paid to the Department
Of Buildings, and all projecting signs shall
be under the Jurisdiction of and subject to
| inspection by the sale Department &C 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 for 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 CONDENSATION.
No permit shall be issued for projecting
sign or sgns on any building when such
building adjoins a building occupied ex-
clusively- as a private dwelling. unless the
written consent of the owner or 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
for all such electrical work must be OBJ
tanned from the said Electrical Bureau.
Section 6. No owner or occupant of any
building shall fix, put up hang erect, or
permit or suffer to remain fixed, put up hung
or erected, any sign, show bill. or other
street sidewalk beyond the building line
except as provided in this ordinance, under
forfeited and paid by the owner or occupant
|, thereof
Section 7. 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, public high
TO the provisions of this ordinance shall be
forthwith removed or altered changed oil
, 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 moi
, have been removed altered and changed
! passage of this ordinance by the owner Of
said sign, or by the person. firm or corpora.
ton In charge, possession control thereof
shall be removed by the Department of Build
ings, and the cost and expense of removing
suci eisn si,ail oe cnatgea 70 tne owner, o.
possession or control thereof and shall be re
J covered from such person. firm or corpora
ton
: Section s. All ordinances or parts Of ordi
=. nances inconsistent with this ordinance arr
t hereby repealed.
Section o This ordinance shall take effec
Adopted September 4, 1914.
p. c. O'BRIEN,
President of Common Council.
l Presented to the Mayor for his approva
September 5, 1914.
ALEXANDER ARCHIBALD.
City Clerk.
Approved September 5, 1914
JACOB IIAUSSLING,
Mayor
n The foregoing ordinance was presented II
= Common Council on Friday evening Sep
: TENDER 4, 1914 on third reading and fina
Q passage, was passed and duly signed by tn
Mayor and is therefore q law.
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