The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-11-18
ORDINANCE NO. 1903.

AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE
CONSTRUCTION, ERECTION OR
MAINTENANCE OF SIGNS, SIGN
POSTS OR BULLETIN-BO
UPON, OVER OR ACROSS ANY
SIDEWALK IN THE CITY OF
WALLACE, EXCEPT AS PROVID-
ED IN SAID ORDINANCE AND
PROVIDING FOR THEIR REMOV-
AL; REGULATING THE MANNER
IN 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; PRESCRIBE
ING THE DUTIES OF THE
BUILDING INSPECTOR IN RELA-
TON THERETO; PROVIDING A
PENALTY FOR THE VIoLATIoN
OF THE PROVISIONS OF SAID
ORDINANCE AND REPEATING
ALL ORDINANCE AND PARTS
OF 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
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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
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
De constructed; and, such signs, ex-
,ept in the case of signs which do not
extend over and across the sidewalk
more than two feet from the lot line
shall contain in the case of a
sign at least three
permit the sign to be illum
mated, and in the case of non trans
parent sign shall have at least three of
'aid sockets on each side thereof.
Section 3. 1t shall be the duty of
my person or persons desiring to con-
'truct. erect and maintain any sign
'ver or across any sidewalk in said
,lty to first make an application in
writing, signed by the applicant to
he Chief of the Fire Department and
* officio Building Inspector of said
,ity for written permit therefor |
said application must contain an ac-
'urate description of the proposed To-
,ation of such sign, the size of such !
Iign and the kind and character of
he materials of which it is to be con-
itructed and by which 1t is to be sup
ported, and the manner in which it is
o be supported. Said Building In
'pector shall issue a written permit |
o said applicant after examining the |
aid application and the premises
where 1t Is proposed to place said sign
md determining therefrom that the |
aid proposed sign and the materials |
md method of construction and sup
'ort thereof comply with the provi- |
lions of this ordinance and render the |
aid proposed sign reasonably safe and |
ecure. Said permit shall authorize |
he construction, erection and mainte-
lance of no other sign than the one |
described therein.
Section 4. Said Building Inspector
hall at least once in every ninety days |
make an examination of all signs |
which shall have been constructed, |
,rected and maintained over and |
cross any sidewalk in said city, and |
( any sign is in a dangerous or I'M
afe condition, said Building Inspector /
hall notify the owner thereof, or the |
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 /
md secure condition within two days, |
IF to remove such sign, and upon his /
allure to do So then said Building In
pector 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