Arizona republican., 1916-05-18

ORDINANCE NO. 131
 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING | SECTION 94, OF ORDINANCE NO. l a9, OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX, BY l MAKING THE SECTION APPLY TO | SIDEWALKS AS WELL AS | STREETS AND ALEYS AND BY DECLARING SIGNS AND OTHER FORMS OF ADVERTISING DEvIC- ES NOW MAINTAINED AND WHICH DO NOT CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SAID SECTION CONSTRUCTIONS AND NUISANCES AND REQUIRING THEIR REMOVAL.
 PE IT ORDAINED BY THE COM MISSION OF THE CITY OF PHOE- NIX AS FOLLOWS:
 That Section 94, of Ordinance Nc. 99. be amended so as to read as fol- lows:
 Section 94. (a) No person, firm or corporation shall place or maintain on, over or across any street, sidewalk or alley within the City of Phoenix, any sign or form of advertising mat ter, bunting or other form of deco ration. without first obtaining a per init from the Commission of the City of Phoenix.
 tb) All advertising signs other ] than electric hereafter placed shall be of an incombustible material, and may be attached parallel to any building. provided they do not extend over the sidewalk more than four inches from the building. Parallel with and on the street side of porch posts, cloth or other material may be used for i signs. but such signs shall not be less than eight feet above the side walk, nor be higher than bottom of porch floor or roof
 tc) All awnings hereafter placed shall be at least eight feet above the sidewalk. The roof and face of avn ings parallel with the street may be used for signs.
 (d) It shall be unlawful for any person. firm or corporation to place or maintain any awning or sign (except- ing cloth signs), that weigh more than twenty-five pounds. on any building. porch, porch post without having first obtained a permit from the Building Inspector, for which a fee of one dol lar shall be charged to cover the cost of inspection and all such awnings and signs snail be properly fastened and braced against wind under the direction and approval of the Build ing Inspector.
 (e) No advertising matter of any kind shall be placed at block corners inside of street intersections, or at 1lz must not extend beyond the continua : tion of proper lines without the con- sent of the Commission in writing first had and obtained, and then only on such conditions as the Commission , may require.
 CD All signs and other forms of advertising devices now placed on over or across any sidewalk. street ol alley. that do not conform to the re- quirements of any of the provisions , of this Section are now and hereby , declared to be Instructions and nuis- ances and it shall be the duty oi ? every person, firm or corporation now maintaining and having any such sigr or advertising device on, over oi across any such sidewalk. street O. alley. to remove the same within
 twenty -four hours after being notified so to do by the Building Inspector
 And any such person. firm or corpo
 ration failing to comply with sucl , notice shall be guilty of a misde
 meanor and punishable as hereinafte provided.
 7 (g) Any person violating any 0 Q the provisions of this Section shal " he guilty of misdemeanor and. upol 5 conviction thereof, shall be fined il T, a sum not more than fifty dollars, o d be imprisoned in the City jail for . period not more than fifty days, or b
 both such fine and imprisonment, an
 each and every day during which an
 violation of the provisions of this Sec e tion continues shall constitute sep ,f arate offense.
 o Passed by the Commission of tn
 City of Phoenix this 17th day of Ma, I, A. D., 1916.
 .. Approved this 17th day of May, 10 D. 1916. ,o GEO. N. MacBEAN,
 Vice Chairman.
 ATTEST.