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

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struct a fife escape or be attached
thereto.
Letters or figures painted direct
ly on any wall OF building are
= not included In the provisions OF
this ordinance, nor lettering on an
awning.
No permit is required when
sign is taken down for repainting
and is regretted at the same To-
cation. IL such painting is merely
renewing OF The surface Of the
sign. II the sign Is removed from
tho building and the wording Is
changed In any manner, II is con-
strued to be new sign and a per-
NIT will be necessary. In the
event OF change OF ownership. a
permit shall be required but for
which no fee shall be charged.
Section 6. TYPE I, TEMPORARY
SIGNS:
Limited TO signs maintained for
a period OF thirty 600 days only.
Signs used for a period longer than
80 days must conform to the re-
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Materials: Signs with cloth
panels, attached to buildings. are
prohibited. Frames may be OF
wood, panels may be OF approved
wall board. at least one-quarter
(A) inch thickness.
Erection: Standard sign hooks.
lag screws or expansion bolts and
shields shall be used in sufficient
number TO support the sign.
The insured sign hanger shall
be responsible for removal OF all
temporary signs erected by him at
the expiration OF the permit.
Section 7. TYPE 2, FLAT SIGNS:
The term flat sign shall apply to
any panel attached to the wall OF
any building and in the same plane
as for parallel to the face OF such
wall.
Materials Of frame may be OF
wood, panels shall be metal or
masonite.
Erection: Standard sign hooks.
expansion bolts or through bolts
with washers on the inside OF the
wall shall be used. depending upon
the weight and area of the sign
and the condition OF the wall 10
which IL is attached. Flat signs
shall not be more than forty-eight
Hs) inches In width. IL more than
ten G0) feet long. No flat sign
shall project into or over any pub
lie street or property more than
twentyfour (2D inches.
Section 8. TYPE 8, PROJECTING
AND VERTICAL SIGNS:
The term projecting or vertical
sign shall apply 10 any sign pro-
jecting at an angle OF ninety de-
Rrees (more or less) from the face
OF a wall with frame or support
ing members OF cantilever type
construction. No projecting or YER
teal sign shall have an area
greater than 100 square feet.
Panels and frames shall be OF
incombustible materials. The sup
porting framework shall be struc.
tural steel designed to resist all
dead load and wind stresses. The
anchorage to building walls shall
be through bolts and to structural
steel by loop anchors. A suffic-
tent number OF guys shall be In
stalled to prevent swinging OF the
sign. Guys shall he either galvan-
lied chain or cables. Guys FOR
small signs may be secured 10
masonry by expansion bolts
Every sign must so hang as to
permit it TO swing freely in either
direction TO building in case side
guys should break. Contractors
uha1I H. ~ H..
for check and approval. Sketches
TO be fully dimensioned. giving
weight Of sign. size OF frame mem
bers. anchorage and arrangement
OF guys. No projecting signs, OF
sny kind, as herein defined, may
hereafter be erected so as to ex-
tend more than six 90 feet over
any public street or property, pro-
vided, however. that no signs shall
extend within IS" OF the curb line.
Section 9. TYPE 4, COLUMN
SlGNS:
The term column sign shall ap-
ply TO any advertising panel sup
ported by or suspended from free
standing column or columns and
independent Of building.
No column signs OF any kind, as
herein defined. may hereafter be
erected, so as 10 extend or project
I'm any manner over any public
street or property.
Column signs. II placed nearer
the public property line than its
vertical height, shall be set in con-
crete footings OF sufficient size
and weight 10 prevent overturn-
ing OF the sign. Panels shall be OF
metal.
Section 10. TYPE S. ROOF SIGNS:
The term roof sign shall apply TO
any advertising panel erected on
the roof OF a building.
The framework OF roof signs