Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-15
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

AN ORDINANCE regulating the placing Of
projecting signs in the City Of Newark.
and providing charges for permits Tor same.
Be It ordained by the Mayor and Common
Council Of the City OF Newark as follows
Section I. Signs projecting beyond the
hung or attached to buildings ana shail s.
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 ID foot IN thickness nor project within
the height Of ten (10) feet above the side
walk No such sign shall project more than
six 90 feet. Any sign which projects more
than four a. feet shall Tor the entire sign,
present a surface 70 be effected by wind
pressure which shall not exceed fifty (5o1
more than forty (4o) feet above the side
walk such sign may project not more than
Section 2 No sign shall project beyond
the curb line No sign shall at any point be
higher than Is the structure 10 which it IS at
tached at the highest point Of said sign. ard
no sign shall project beyond the lines drawn
IN q horizontal plane at an angis Of forty
five t45) degrees with the street building
line from the line Of 1nncture OF the street
building line with the side lot lines.
Section 3. Flat or curved signs fncan-.
descent electric light signs and transpar-
eneieH fastened for their whole length par
alleI TO the front OF the building. ana not
projecting therefr0m over the sidewalk more
than twelve I'D inches and not more than
thirty Csol Inches in vertical dimensions may
be erected. The lower line of such signs
must be not less than ten uo) feet above the
Section 4 All projecting Illuminated slgns
/ shall be constructed entirely Of metal OK
other non-oombustible material, including the
uprights. supports and braces for the same.
properly and firmly attached to the building.
and all projecting signs shall be con-
structed as not to be or become dangerous.
and all such signs which shall be dangerous
In any manner whatever shall be repaired
and made safe or taken down by the ewner
lessee or occupant Of the building. No pro
jecting sign shall be erected or maintained
50 as to prevent fngresE or egress to or from
any window. or oostruct any window or fire
escape.
secIion S. Before any projecting sign shall
be placed IN position or attached 10 any
structure, plans and statements Of the pro-
posed sign and method of attachment TO the
building must be fled in duplicate, and
permit shall first be obtained from the De-
partment Of Buildings. and charges for such
permits OF fifty 500 cents for each SQUARE
foot Of sign space or part Of square foot Of
sign space shall be paid 10 the Department
OF Buildings, and all projecting signs shall
be under the Jurisdiction Of and subject to
inspection by the sale Oepartmer. q Build
ings. The square feet Of sign space on one
be the entire number OF square feet Of sign
space for the purpose OF computing the Zee
herein referred to and required to be paid.
Ali permits 10 erect or maintain projecting
signs shall be held TO be licenses. revncable
at any time by the proper authorities Of the
city. without comDsnsation.
No permit shail be issued for projecting
sign signs any building when such
building adJoins building occupied ex-
clusively as q 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
and regulations Of the Electrical Bureau Of
the Department OF Buildings. and permit
for all such electrical work must be OBJ
tanned from the said Electrical Bureau.
Section s. No owner or occupant Of any
building shall * put up, hang erect. or
permit or suffer 70 remain fxed, put up. hung
or fed
thing which shall project into or over the
street sidewalk beyond the building line,
except as provided n this s,s o dos a e
forfeited and paid BY the owner or occupant
thereof
Section 7. Every sign now existing. at
teched or fastened to the wall or walls OF any
building 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 20 as to comply with the pro
visions Of this ordinance. and any sign nov
visions OF this ordinance which shall not
have been removed or 50 altered ana changed
within Gix (e) months from and after thu
passage OF this ordinance By the ewne- Of
said sign or By the person. nrm OF corpora
ton in charge possession or control thereof
shall be removed by the Department Of Build-
inRs, and the cost and expense OF removing
such sign shall be charged 10 the owner. Or
70 the person. firm or corporation IN charge
covered from such person nrm or corpore-
tion.
nanoes inconsistent with this ordinance arr
hereby repealed.
ssrtion o This oroinsncs shall taks eject
Immediately.
The foregoing ordinance was presented IN
Common Council on Friday evening. August
It'll 1914, was read second time and GUY
S'es ALEXANDER ARczrBALD.
aur1s-st City Clerk