The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-11-25
ORDINANCE NO. 1903.

AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE
CONSTRUCTION, ERECTION OF
MAINTENANCE OF SIGNS, SIGN
, POSTS OR BULLETIN BOARDS
UPON, OVER OR ACROSS ANY
SIDEWALK IN THE CITY OF
, WALLACE, EXCEPT AS PROVID-
ED In SAID ORDINANCE ANI
PROVIDING FOR THEIR REMOV-
AL; REGULATING THE MANNER
1N WHICH IT SHALL BE LAW
Full TO CONSTRUCT, ERECT
AND MAINTAIN SIGNS IN SAID
CITY; PROVIDING FOR THE is
SUANCE OF PERMITS TO CON-
STRUCT, ERECT AND MAINTAIN
SIGNS IN SAID CITY; PRESCRIB-
+ ING THE DUTIES OF THE
BUILDING INSPECTOR IN RELA-
TlON THERETO; PROVIDING A
PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION
r OF THE PROVISIONS OF SAID
! ORDINANCE AND REPEATING
ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS
or ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR
AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
/ WALLACE, COUNTY OF SHO-
SHONE, STATE OF IDAHO.
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to construct,
erect or maintain any sign, sign post
or bulletin board upon, over or across
any sidewalk within the corporate
limits of the City of Wallace, except
as In this ordinance hereinafter pro-
vided.
Section 2. 1t shall be unlawful for
/ any person or persons, upon first com
plying with the provisions of Section
OIL TINS ordinance and securing the
written permit therein provided for,
TO construct, erect and MAINTAIN over
and across any sidewalk in said city
signs made of iron or other metal or
glass with metal frame, the lowest
part of which shall be at least eight
feet above the level of the sidewalk at
the lot line and which shall be wholly
supported and kept in place by iron,
steel, wire or other metal fastenings
securely attached to a building or 9TH
er substantial structure situated upon
the lot or lots abutting upon he side
walk at the place where such sign is to
be constructed; and, such signs, ex-
cept In the case of signs which do not
feXtend over and across the sidewalk
more than two feet from the lot line
shall contain in the case of
transparent sign at least three
sockets and electric globes to
permit the sign to be illum-
mated, and in the case of non trans
parent sign shall have at least three of
said sockets on each side thereof.
Section g. 1t shall be the duty of
any person or persons desiring to con-
struct, erect and maintain any sign
over or across any sidewalk in said
city to first make an application in
writing, signed by the applicant, to
the Chief of the Fire Department and |
ex-officio Building Inspector of said |
city for written permit therefor. |
Said application must contain an ac-
curate description of the proposed To- |
cation of such sign, the size of such |
sign and the kind and character of |
the materials of which it is to be con-
and by which it is to be sup
ported, and the manner in which it is
to be supported. Said Building In
spector shall issue a written permit |
to said applicant after examining the
said application and the premises
where it is proposed to place said sign
and determining therefrom that the
said proposed sign and the materials
and method of construction and sup
port thereof comply with the provi-
sions of this ordinance and render the
said proposed sign reasonably safe and
secure. Said permit shall authorize
the construction, erection and mainte-
nance Of no other sign than the one
described therein
Section 4. Said Building Inspector
shall at least once in every ninety DAYS
make an examination of all signs
which shall have been constructed,
erected and maintained over and
across any sidewalk in said city, and
f any sign is in dangerous or I'M
safe condition, said Building Inspector
ha1 he | {
person occupying the premises to
which such sign is attached, of its
dangerous or unsafe condition and in
'truct him to put such sign in a safe
Ind secure condition within two days,
)r to remove such sign, and upon his
allure to do SO, then said Building In
ipector shall cause such dangerous or
Unsafe sign to be removed.
Section 5. Within ten days after ,
he enactment and publication of this
ordinance the said Building Inspector
hall notify the owners or occupants ,
# all premises in connection with
which signs, sign-posts or bulletin
'oards are constructed, erected or
in violation of the provi-
ions of this ordinance, to remove such
igns, sign-posts or bulletin boards
within two days from the date of the
living of said notice; and in case any
'erson so notified to remove such sign, In
ign post or bulletin board fails, neg 2
ects or refuses to do so within said Ii
pecified time, then said Building In '
pector shall cause such sign, sign {
'ost or bulletin-bo to be removed, 1t
Section 6. Any person violating any I
# the provisions of this ordinance f
hall be guilty Of misdemeanor, and
Ipon conviction thereof shall be fined I
n sum not less than ten dollars and q
lot more than fifty dollars and the a
osts Of prosecution. Each day that a t
'iolation of any of the provisions of f
his ordinance continues shall con- a
titute a separate offense. [
Section Z. All ordinances and parts (
# ordinances in conflict herewith are Il
hereby repealed. n
Section 5. This ordinance shall be \