Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-07
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 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 as to be at right angles to the
street building line of same. except at street
! corners No such sign shall be more than
one ~ foot in thickness. nor project within
the height of ten 10) feet above the side
walk No such sign shall project more than
ak (G fec Any sign which ,n n, projects r @ aS
present surface to be effected by wind
pressure which shall not exceed fifty (50)
per cent. o. the face of the sign When
walk such sign may project not more than
four (4l feet
the curb line. No sign shall at any point be
higher than ia the structure to which 1t is at
tached at the highest point of said sign, and
no sign shall project beyond the lines drawn
In a horizontal plane at an angl, Of forty
five (4.) degrees with the street building
line from the line Of Juncture of the street
building line with the side lot lines.
Section g. Flat or curved signs, mean
descent electric light signs and transpar-
encies fastened for their whole length par
allel to the front OF the building, and not
projecting therefrom over the sidewalk more
than twelve G2) inches and not more than
thirty 900 inches In vertical dimensions may
must be not less than ten u0) feet above the
sidewalk.
Section 4 All projecting Illuminated signs
shall be constructed entirely Of metal or
other non-combustlble material including the
uprights, supports and braces for the same
properly and firmly attached to the building
and all projecting signs shall be so con-
structed not to be or become dangerous.
and all such signs which shall be dangerous
In any manner whatever shall he repaired
and made safe or taken down by the owner
lessee or occupant OF the building. No pro-
jecting sign shall be erected or maintained
so as to prevent ingress or egress to or from
escape.
Section s. Before any projecting sign shall
be placed in position or attached to any
structure, plans and statements of the pro-
posed sign and method of attachment to the
building must be filed in duplicate, and a
permit shall first be obtained from the De-
partment of Buildings, and charges for such
| permits of fifty t50) cents for each square
foot of sign space or part OF square foot OF
| sign space shall be paid to the Department
! of Buildings, and all projecting signs shall
be under the jurisdiction OF and subject &c
| inspection by the SAID Department oe Build
ings. The square feet of sign space ons
| side Of projecting sign shall be deemed Il
| 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 concentration.
No permit shall be issued for projecting
sign or signs on any building when such
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