The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-12


 fire limits shall be of metal, or shall have all exposed wood parts covered with metal, except that wood let- ters, wood mouldings and small wood commentators may be al. lowed on the face of the sign or device and if the sign or device Is tight against 8 fire resiStive wall, with no openings back of such sign or device, the framework may be ot wood. providing that all wood mem~ bers shall have at least two coats of lead and oil paint.
 (2) Temporary signs of cloth or other material on wood frames may be permitted, if approved by the Building Inspector for a combined period not exceeding thirty days in any one calendar year for any one place of business in the City.
 (3) Every billboard, structure or device used for the display of ad" vertising matter shall be construct ed and maintained in safe and substantial manner and shall at all times be kept in 8 neat and clean condition with no loose paper hang ing from the same or allowed to fall upon the street or sidewalk and no paste or other materials shall be al- lowed to drop upon sidewalk.
 (4) No person, firm or corpora ton shall place or maintain any poster, placard, sign or advertising device of any character upon any land, structure, pole, tree or in any public place without obtaining the written consent of the owner of such property, or in case such pro. perty Is owned by the City of Wa terbury, the written consent of the City Department having charge of such property. In no case shall mat ter of an offensive nature be dis played,
 (5) No sign or advertising device of any character shall be erected or constructed upon any fire escape or in such manner as to obstruct or impede ingress or egress to or from any exit, window or door of any building or structure.
 (6) All ground sign boards, roof signs and projecting signs shall be designed to withstand 8 wind pres- sure of not less than 90 pounds per square foot of surface subject to such pressure.
 CD Every electrical sign or ad- vertising device shall bear the label Underwriters Laboratories, Inc, but such label. shall not obligate the Building Inspector to approve same.
 (8) Every person, firm or cor uoration licensed for Outdoor Ad- vertising shall file with the Building at the time license is ob- tained, a completed list of all signs, bill-boards or advertising devices by such licensee together with locations of same.
 Section 4.
 Roof Signs.
 (l) No roof sign shall be placed on any building 50 as to prevent free passage from one part of said roof to any other part thereof, or to interfere with any openings and no such sign shall project beyond the edge of said roof. There shall be a clear space beyond the roof and the lowest part of any roof sign of not less than 6 feet and there shall be at least 5 feet clearance between the vertical supports of any such sign. Every roof sign shall set back at least { feet from the face of any wall which faces a street. the lighting reflectors of 8 type approved by the Building Inspector, may extend not more than 3 feet beyond the building line and further provided. that permis- sion is hereby granted to continue the maintenance of those reflectors now extending not more than feet over the building line on such signs now existing, provided such reflect DTS are of type approved by the Building Inspector.
 (2) Every roof sign shall be entirely of steel. includ- Ing uprights. supports and bracing.
 (3) All roof signs erected upon buildings of non-fireproof con- struction shall bear directly upon masonry bearing walls or upon steel by masonry bearing walls. piers or approved columns.
 (4) No roof sign shall exceed 3l feet in height above the roof.
 (5) The limitations in respect to height and character of facing as set forth in subsection (2) and (D of this section shall not apply in light or heavy industrial zones as defined in the zoning Ordinance. 5.
 Wall Signs.
 Wall signs shall be attached to masonry walls in 8 manner ap- proved by the department of build Ing, and, if any part of the same is not tight against wall space, back of same shall be firestopped, If re- luired, in a manner approved by the Building Inspector. No part of such sign or any accessory thereto shall project in front of the build- Ing line except that if the face of he wall is coincident with the building line such sign may extend not more than 12 inches beyond such line If placed 10 feet above he sidewalk and 3 inches if placed below the 10 foot level. and except that lighting reflectors of a type by the Building Inspector nay extend not more than 3 feet ,eyond the building line. and fur her provided, that permission is hereby granted to continue the of those reflectors now not more than 6 feet over he building line on such signs now existing, provided such lighting re- 'lectors are of a type approved by he Building Inspector.
 Section 6.
 Projecting Signs.
 (l) No projecting sign overhang. ng a public street or g public pass way shall extend above the top of cornice. parapet wall or wall. as ha rasA may he. nOr in front of