Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-31
ORDINANCE NO. 9.
IAN Ordinance to Regulate the
Erection of Signs Within the
CITY of Alexandria, Virginia.

ell of Alexandria;
Section NO person, firm,
or corporation shall erect or place
any sign of wood, metal, cloth or
other material on or across any
street of sidewalk in the City of
Alexandria without permission
from the City Manager, and then
only upon the conditions contain
ed in this ordinance; provided,
however, that the privilege to
erect any sign under this ordln-
ance is revocable by the City
Manager.
Section 2.-Overhanging Signs.
No person, firm, or corporation
shall erect and maintain any sign
over or across any street or
sidewalk in the City of Alexan-
dria unless it conforms to the
following requirements;
All overhanging signs shall
be of non-combustible material,
electrically lighted, and shall not
extend more than ten feet from
The building line. They shall be
erected at least. twelve feet above
the sidewalk or roadway as the
case may be. All electrically light
ed signs shall conform to the re-
ouirements of the Southeastern
| Underwriters Association.
1.-The design, construction and
appearance of all over-hanglng
signs. and the method of suspen-
sion shall be subject to the APP
prevail of the City Manager, and
erected under the direction of the
City Engineer.
3.-All signs now erected on or
across any street or sidewalk
within the City Of Alexandra
not in conformity with the provi-
sions of this ordinance shall, on
or before July /, 1928, be either
removed from the premises or
altered in such manner as to
conform to the provisions OF this
ordinance.
Nothing in this ordinance
shall be construed to prohibit the
stretching of banners across the
streets of this city upon per-
mission from the City Manager;
provided. however, that any such
banners when allowed to be eret-
ed shall be at least twenty feet
above the roadway.
5.-For the purposes of this
ordinance the term "Overhanging
Sign" shall be deemed to mean
any sign which is erected at right
angles to the building.
Section 3.-Signs constructed
of wood or non-combustible ma
terials may be placed on build
ings, providing they are secure
w fastened. Permits for the erect
be obtained from the City Man.
ton of signs of this nature must
ager, and erected under the di-
rection of the City Engineer.
Said permits to be revocable, and
no permits will be issued when
the erection of said sign shall be
deemed an added fire hazard.
Section 4.-Billboards, board
fences, or structures of any kind
used for advertising purposes are
hereby prohibited on the streets
and sidewalks within the City OF
Alexandria, except those struc-
tureres conforming to the provi-
sions of, this ordinance.
Section 5.-No signs, placards
or posters of any nature whatso-
ever shall be erected in or on
the streets, sidewalks, or private
property of this City by any per
son, firm or corporation, which
shall be unsightly, detrimental to
the neighborhood, or dangerous
to traffic.
Section 6.-The erection, use
or maintenance of any sign erect
ed under the provisions of this
ordinance shall be considered an
agreement by the owners there
of to save the City harmless from
all damages arising or resulting
therefrom.
Section Amy person or cor
poration violating any Of the
provisions of this ordinance shall
be punished by a fine or not
more than One Hundred Dollars
(S100.00) or Imprisonment in the
City Jail not exceeding sixty
900 days, or both fine and i'm
prisonment at the discretion of
the court.
Section 8.-All ordinances, or
parts of ordinances and resolu-
tons in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
Section 9.-This ordinance shall
take effect Immediately upon its
passage.
Approved this 22nd day Of
March 1903