El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-28
Ordinance.


| AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE
SIGNS AND BILL BOARDS IN THE CIT I
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF Ell PASO.
/ Be It enacted by the city Council OF the
City. Of Fl Paso. Texas,
Section ]. That wooden signs over two
| feet wide snail not be erected on any build
Z Ing IN the city limits Of the city OF II Paso.
on the face OF the wall Of the building up
on which It is erected. or to which il Is
attached, and shall not be placed above the
front wall OF cornice OF ROOF OF any building
Ky slsns, OF any esglee IN me mature o.
an auEer LlseInent, announcement or dlrec-
ton constructed Of sheet metal or wire
OF attached 70 any oulldlng sha4l 9e oselleu
10 be wooden signs. and il shall be unlaw-
Lli 70 erect any s4cn WOODEN sign WHEEL
the erection thereof TO the building inspector
his permission 10 erect the same.
Section 2 Open electrically illuminated
~ SlsHs, %i I 4 - -s me PIlsL,s
structed entirely OF metal. may be erected
above the roof Or any building IN this city
provided such electrically illuminated metal
sign shall not extend more than ten (l0)
feet above the fire wall OF the building on
before such open electrically illuminated
any sign shall be erected upon any building
IN the city OF Il Paso. application FOR the
same must first be made 70 the building in
sDector. and such application must be &C
companied BY sketch OF the same showing
design. lettering, construction and ampera &c.
and II. in the judgment Of the building IN
building inspector will issue q permit for T.,
construction Of such open, electrically IL
Eliminated metal sky sign, and until sueh
1t shall be unlawful to erect such electrically
Illuminated sky sign within the city lllll
Section 3. II shall be unlawful 10 erect
OF maintain any bill board. Illuminated OF
Otherwise. except as hereinafter provided
within the following limits OF the city
Fl Paso. Texas; Beginning al a point where
center
the center line Of Chihuahua street. thence
east 10 the center line Of Cotton avenue
thence from the intersection OF Fourth
street and Cotton avenue north TO the center
line Of East Missouri street. thence IN an
easterly direction along the center line OF
East Missouri street 10 the center line OF
Piedras street. thence south 10 the center
line OF DuraznO street. thence east along
ter iine Of stevens avenue. being the east
.erly line Of the city limits OF the city q
- Paso- thence north along the line OF
Stevens avenue 70 the intersection Of Louis
20 the west line OF the city limits OF the
city OF Fl Paso; thence south TO an alley
Highland Park addition to- the city OF r
Paso, Texas. thence west With the city I'm
the Highland Pork addition TO the city Of
FL Paso. Texas; thence south TO the inter-
along the center OF GrandVleW avenue 70
the center line Of Golden Hill Terrace.
,--ilc. tT5r 1-.e-o-ls . ,-.,,.---- n, ,----I7 ~
tersect with California street II the same
were extended. thence in q EuGLlN esLeraH
direction along the center me OF Saiilornla
street TO the intersection with the south
line OF alexander addition. thence west TO
the west line OF Alexander aeeltions thence
south TO the intersection Of the center line
q Main street; thence in a Southeastern
street 70 the intersection OF the center line
Of Fisher street; thence south 10 the center
ern direction 10 the center line Of Overland
street; thence east TO the center line OF
chihuahua street. thence south 10 the point
Of beginning
PROVIDED. however. such signs may be
erected u the same are placed not less than
lire OF the premises upon which they are
located, and the bottom OF the same 10 be
not less than thirty iucnes from the ground.
md provided the said signs. when so placed,
do not obstruct the view from the front
porch or door Of the premises adjacent TO
the premises wherein such signs are located
ana provided the said signs do not face
any public square. public building park
Of the city Of Fl Peso. Texas.
Section = No sign or Dill board shall be
erected within the city limits Of the city OF
FL Paso. Texas until the person desiring 20
erect the same shall first apply for and OBJ
OF FL Paso. Texas, a permit to 50 erect
such sign, and such application for such
or diagram Of said sign. and II in the Judg-
ment Of the building inspector. the same
ordinances. such permit shall be issued. but
before the same shall be issued the person 3
inspector an inspection fee OF one dollar for i
each application.
reELlQu g. All Signs ana Dill uoAEls now !
being maintained in the city OF FL Puso. D
Texas. by any person, firm or corporation I
in violation Of the provisions Of this ordi- I
nance are hereby declared to be public I
and the owners Of said signs, and !
the owners OF the property upon which such Z
s. gus are being maintained. are hereby given :
ninety DAYS from the date Of the approval +
81 this ordinance in which TO remove said /
signs or TO erect them in conformity with 1
tho terms OF this ordinance. and II such f.
signs are not removed or erected In coz
fOrmity with the terms OF this ordinance
within such period. the council may order Z
their removal ard destruction
Section s. If any person. firm. corpora
ton or association Of persons shall violate .
any OF the provisions Of this ordinance they T.
shall. upon conviction. be punished by
fine Of not less than one nor more than fifty
dollars. and each day that any sign or
bill board is maintained in violation hereof
shall constitute separate orfense.
Section T. The fact that many unsafe and
anEerous signs and bill boards are being
erected in vari0-s parts o. This city con- I
stitutes q public emergency iustifying tn- Z
suspension 81 the Charter Rule requiring
that all ordinances before final adoption
shall be read at two regular meetings OF
nous vote az the aldermen present AID with
he consent Of the mayor, Suspended. and
mis- ordinance shall take effect from and
lfter lis passage. approval and publication
Passed and approved this the gath day
y June, a. D.. 1915.
Tors Lea. Mayor.