The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-25

toM hON AOoNtih VI
THE CITY OF YPSILANTl OR
DAM:
Section I.
No sign or poster board, as here
matter defined, shall be erected or
altered within the limits OF any
street, alley or other public prop
erty in the City OF Ypsilanti. or
nearer to any such street or alley
or other public property than the
greatest vertical height OF such
sign or poster board unless per
init therefore shall first have been
obtained from the City Clerk by
action OF the Common Council.
All applications for permits to
erect such signs or poster boards
shall be accompanied b drawings
and Tor other Information ~ may
be required to fully acquaint the
Common Council with the location,
type OF sign, method of construc-
ton and erection.
Exceptions: Portable signs and
signs painted on private property.
Any type sign not more than one
tuudI6 lOOt III 10 tAChhPb.
Section 2. PERMITS:
Permission for the erection OF
signs or poster boards shall only
be issued to property owners, ten
nants of property or their agents.
When any person shall erect a
sign contrary to this ordinance,
he shall make the necessary
changes within 4S hours after re-
ceiving notice from the City Clerk.
Failure to comply within the
time period stated will warrant
refusal OF the Common Council TO
issue further permits to such sign
hanger, or his agent, until the re-
quired changes have been made.
Section 8. INSURED SIGN
HANGERS:
Every person, firm or corpora
ton before engaging or continuing
in the business of erecting. re-
pairing or dismantling signs or
poster boards in the City OF Ypsi-
lsnti shall furnish to the City OF
Ypsilanti a public liability insur-
ance policy to be approved by the
City Attorney. in the amount OF
100000 for injury to one person.
$4,000 for injuries TO more than
one person, and In the sum OF
100000 for property damage to
idemnify and save said sign hang
er and the City OF Ypsilanti harm
less from all suits and actions for
damages OF every nature and
description brought or claimed
against said sign hanger and /or
the City, for or on account OF any
injuries or damages to persons or
property received or sustained by
any person or persons through any
act or commission or through the
negligence OF the said sign hanger,
its servants, agents and employees,
in the erection, repairing or dis
mantling OF any sign or poster
board. Said policy OF liability IN
surance shall contain provision
that the same may not be cancelled
without ten 10) days notice OF
such intended cancellation being
given in writing to the City Clerk
Section 4. DEFINITIONS:
The term sign shall apply TO
any panel. painted or illuminated,
advertising the name OF a person,
firm or product or having any form
OF inscription, notice or publicity
thereon.
the purpose OF this Code,
siens shall be divided into the
following types: Type 1-Tempor-
airy signs; Type Flat signs; Type
b 3-Projecting and Vertical Signs;
Type 4-CoIumn Signs; Type s.
Roof Signs; Type s-Poster
boards; Type Portable signs;
Type Special signs
Section s. GENERAL pRoVis-
IONS:
No sign shall be erected in any
location which by reason OF traffic
conditions. fire or explosion haz-
ards. would imperil the public safe
~ or interfere with the func-
tions OF the Fire Department. No
sign Of Types I. 2, 3. and shall
be erected with its lower part
nearer to the sidewalk than eight
feet.
Existing signs may be main
tanned in their present condition
and use. providing they do not Gre
ate a traffic or other hazard. No
new sign may be erected to re-
place an existing sign unless Il
conforms TO the requirements OF
this ordinance.
No sign shall be attached TO any
door. window casing or tree
No swinging signs shall be
erected anywhere
All signs shall be securely fas-
tened or anchored 20 a building
wall. structural framing or other
foundation with sufficient num-
Der OF bolts. or anchors 10 resist
the stresses due TO the dead weight
OF the sign and wind loads. HorI-
zontal wind loads shall be taken at
80 pounds per square foot.
Staples. wires and wood plugs
are prohibited.