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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 811 ORDINANCE NOm8ll. AN CMDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 31 to 40, OF ORDINANCE NO. 56; DECrEUER 24, 1907; ORDINANCE BOOK Fr- PAGE 476-77 AND PART OF PAGE 478; RE- VISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,TEXAS, AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE CONSTRUCTION AND ERECTION OF ELECTRIC SIGNS OVER PUBLIC THOROUGH- FARES WITHIN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH AND PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATE PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEEEOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH: SACTION 31, That Sections 31-32-33-334-35-36-37-38-and 39, Chapter 5, Article VII of the revised code or ordinance of the City of Fort Worth of 1907, be and the same is hereby amended, so that hereafter they shall read, respectively as follows, to-wit: SECTION 32, Electrical Signs. Permits for:- Before any electric sign illuminated or lighted by electricity, used for advertisement purposes of any nature what- soever, upon or along any Street in the City of Fort North or attached to or connected to any building.. wall, post, awning or any combustible material, or display any signs for advertising purposes whatsoever, shall first, obtain, take out and procure from the City Building Inspector a permit to do such work and same shall be done in a neat, workmanlike manner and. shall be passed on, when completed, by the City Building; Inspector and City Electrician and for the aforesaid permit there shall be no charge. SECTION 33. Advertising signs shall conform to classes specified in this ordinance:- All advertising signs hereafter erected, used ro maintained in the City of Fort North shall conform to one of the classes or kinds hereinafter specified, and it shall be the duty of the Building Inspector to require each of such signs to be constructed, erected, used and maintained in accordance with the conditions pre- scribed for the particular class to which it belongs, and to report to the City Attorney and cause prosecution of all persons violating any section of this ordnance. SECTION 34, Advertising Sighs Classified:- Said signs shall be classified as follows.. Elwctrical illuminated signs in the fire limits shall be so constructed as to be fire proof, and shall be hung with steel messenger wire of size sufficient to be safe and meet the requirements of the Building Inspector and shall be constructed to meet the requirements of Class "A" as hereinafter described. Class "A" Construction: Signs in fire limits must be constructed of galvanized steel, channels or other shapes not less than No.twenty guage U.S. Standard. Corner shall be held together with suitable angles securely rivited or bolted to the frame and suitable stiffeners shall be bolted to frame and body. Not less than six or eight feet on centers, sides of body shall be mace of No. 24 or 26 guage U.S.Standard galvanized sheet steel and shall be securely bolted )r rivited to frame. Such signs shall be constructed ra as to have ample space to Nntain receptacles wireing without undue crowding, but no more and shall enclose a, terminals and other wiring except the supply leads and shall be water proof. Hogs one-half inch in diameter and two feet on centers shall be drilled in the bot�m for drainage. Signs of Class "Atl may be hung over side walk and shall not prof°t beyond the curb line. Signs hung on mast arm construction may be hund by Permision of Building Inspector. Signs shell be fastened to the wall with suit- able irn brakcets not more than eight feet apart but no sign shall have less than two such brackets. Each bracket shall be bolted to sign with two 5/8" bolts and Page 2- Ordinance No,811. and through wall with at least on 5'/S"" bolt with nut and suitable washer on inside. ,All signs shall be guyed with none other than steel messenger wire and in all cases meet all the requirements of this ordinance and shall also be properly reinforced where connection= are made to hanger brackets and cables. Signs of Class "A" with only one side illuminated may be hung flat against the wall of buildings and shall be fastened with suitable iron straps or bolts through the wall with nuts and washers on the inside or standard wall hooks. Such signs may be hung in any part of the City. Cla-s- "B" signs,*- Known as transparencies, with interior electrical illumination may be erected. Such signs shall be not less than two feet above the side walk at its lowest point, if projecting over side walk and shall not project more than six feet from wall line of said building and shall be build and erected substantially as prescribed for signs of class "A", except that the sides shall have wire glass panels, none of which shall be wider than twenty inches of glass surface and if projecting over side walk the entire surface of either side shall not be greater than twelve square feet. Signs of Class "A" and Class "B" may be hung in any part of the City. Class "C" Signs, Signs of metal or signs of wood covered entirely with metal, glass signs in metal frame. Signs of metal in metal frame shall not exceed four square feet and shall not project from building more than eighteen inches and shall not be less than seven feet and six inches from side walk at lowest point. Signs of good covered ith metal may be erected as specified in Class "A" and Class "B" of electrical signs, and shall not exceed Electrical Signs in size and shall be erected under the same specifications as called for in Class "A"" and Class "B" of the foregoing paragraph of this ordinance. SECTION 35. Bill Board Signs may be erected as prescribed by zones A.B. and C. Zone "A" being north of the Trinity River and inside the city limits. Zone "B" to be south of the Trinity River and north of the Texas and Pacific Railway tracks, west line to the west line of Taylor Street, east line to be Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railroad tracks. Zone "C" to be south of Texas and Pacific Railroad to city limits and Zones A,B and C defined as follows: Zone "A" and "C" signs or bill borads made of metal with wood or metal frames may be erected in these zones. Such signs shall be two feet above the ground and upper edge shall not be more than fourteen feet above the ground and no part ofthesign or bill board shall be nearer than fifteen feet to property line. Such signs shall be built with uprights not smaller than four by six inches eight feet on centers, with two by six two f6et long nailed across bottom end for an anchor and sunk in the ground to a depth of three feet. Each upright shall be braced with one two by six firmly nailed to the upright and to a four b,-)r six post sunk three feet in the ground and anchored by an anchor known as "dead man" on lower end, as provided for the uprights, also braced from b,�ttom of upright to angled brace. No bill borads or signs of this character shall be permitted to be erected in Zone "B" unless same are of fire proof construction and meet with the fire limits specifications of building code, and do not interfere with thw work of the fire department. No person, shall paste, post, paint, print, nail or otherwise fasten any handbill, sign, poster, advertisement or notice of any kind whatsoever, or cause the same to be done , on any curbstone, flagstone or any other portion or part of any sidewalk or street, or upoh any tree, lamp post, hitching post, telegraph post, hydrant, bridge, pier. or upon any structure within the limits of any street In the City of Fort Worth except such as may be required by the Ordinances of the City of Fort 'forth without the express consent of the Building Inspector and no person shall paste, post, .paint, print, nail or otherwise fasten any handbill, sign, poster, advertisement, or notice of any kind, or cause the same to be done, upon any private wall, window, door, fence, gate, advertising board or sign, or other private building or structure, and when any hand bill, sign poster, adverb tidement or notice of any kind shall be found pasted, painted, printed, nailed or otherwise fastened on any curbstone, flagstone, or any other portion or part Page #3- Ordinance No®911 of any sidewalk, or upon any tree, lamp post, hitching post, telegraph pole telephone pole, hydrant, bridge, pier, or upon any priv.-;.te wall, window, door, gates, fence, advertising board or sign, or any other private building or structure, in any way advertising any person, firm br corporation, the finding of sucib handbill, sign, poster, advertisement or notice shall be prima facie evidence that it was pasted, posted, painted, printed, nailed or otherwise fastened contrary to the provisions of this section, by the person, firm or corporation hereby advertised. SECTION 36. No signs other than cloth signs may be suspended across the street and such signs not less than twenty feet above the street at lowest point and not less than eight feet above any trolly wire and shall be supported by ropes. No metal to be used :Lin the construction of signs or in apparatus supporting the same. Signs of this class shall not be allowed to hang more than ten days and may be used only for the purpose of advertising celebrations, expositions, carnivals, fairs, excursions or societies, pulbie entertainments or other matters of a public character and shall not be used to advertise a private business or other matters of a private character® An application for a permit to erect a sign of this character must be approved by the Myor before a permit therefor is issued. SECTION 37, Signs made of wire netting or other opus metal work and supported and securely fastened to a frame made of structural steel capable of resisting a wind pressure of 40 pounds per square foot and not higher than 30 feet above roofs maybe be erected above and upon the roof of any building of sufficient strength if placed two feet above the roof and placed not closer than eight feet to any existing parpet wall. Signs over thirty feet maby be erected by special permit and comply with Section 37. The applicant for a sign of this class shall file with the Building Inspector till and complete plans of frame and stress diagram „d details and specifications for the erection and construction of such signs and also such plat: of building on which the sign is to be erected and other information concerdlgg its construction. If the plans and specifications are in ccmpltance with this ordinance he may issue a. permit therefor,. After being approved, the plans an4 specifi.^ations shall not be altered in any respect without, the approval of the Building Inspector and the work shall be done in accordance with and under his supervision. SECTION 38, Permit for erection necessary Application to Building Inspector Inspector by City Electrician. No sign skull be erected or maintained in the City of Fort Worth unless the person,firm,corporation or agent owning, using or maintaining the same, or desiring to erect the same, shall obtain a permit for the City Building Inspector, It shall be the duty of any person, firm, corporation or agent desiring to erect a sign in this city for which a permit is required, to make application to the City Building Inspector, accompained by plans and specifications showing in detail the proposed manner of construction,erection, support and maintenance of such signs, It such plans and specifications or which signs shall be in compliance with this ordinance, he shall issue a permit therefor, and all signs erected under such permits shall be erected under supervisions of the Building Inspector, and all electrical, connection in illuminated signs shall be inspected and approved by the City Electrician before he shall be lawful to operate said sign. 611 said wiring to be done according; to the rules and regulations of the National Board of Fire Underwrtters, and in conformity with the Charter and Ordinance of the City of Fort Worth, provided, that the sight herein given for the erection, use and maintenance of advertising signs shall not be a permanent or vested right, and 'said permits shall be obtained and signs erected subject to the right of the City of Fort Worth to further reCalate, restrain or abolish the use of same, if upon inspection, the Building Page # 4- Ordinance No. 511. Inspector should find that any signs hereafter erected has not been con- structed or erected in a secure and workmanlike manner, he shall so notify the person or person who constructed or erected stagh signs, either in writing or parole, and it shall be the duty of such person or persons to immediately to comply with such notice. Any sign erected., used or maintained ins violation of this article shall constitute a nuis;snce, and if the owner fails to comply with the same after having been notified, he shall be subject to the penalties hereinafter provided, SECTION 39, Signs to be keep in good repairs:- It shall be the duty of every person, firm, corporation or agent, owning, using or maintaining any sign hereafter erected or now being used, operated or maintained, to keep the same at all times in safe condition, and if any of such signs shall become defective or shall become unsafe or dangerous to the public. the same shall be repaired or made safe by the owner or lessee thereof immediately after notice by the Building Inspector so to dos and should said owner or lessee fail to comply with said notice within five days thereafter he shall be subject to the penalties here-® infifter prnvided. SECTION 40. City to be saved harmless, Etc. Permit to contain agreement to that effect:- All persons, firms corporations or agents erecting, using and main- taining any of the signs herein provided for, whether as owner, agent, tenant or lessee shall save the City of Fort Worth harmless from all damages arising from the erection, use and maintenance of said signs. and no sign permit shall be issued unless it contains an agreement on the part of the person' firm, corporation or agent seeking such permit that such person, firm corporation or agent, whether agent, owner, tenant or lessee, will assume all liability for damages caused by defective constructions disrepair or damages from any source caused by such si�pss and shall hold and save the City harmlese from all damages arising from the erection, use and maintenance of said signs. SECTION 41 (PENALTIES) Any person, firms corporation or agent, or any member of any firm, and the officers and directors of any corporation violatin,F. any section of this ordinance shall be deemed &-ilty of a. misdemeanor, and upon: conviction thereof In the corporation court shall be fined in any sum not less than five ($5.00) Dollars and not more than fifty (%50.00) provided, that it shall also be an offense for any person, firm, corporation or agent and any member of any firm, and the officers and directors of any corporation who shall be notified by the Building Inspector to repair or remove or alter any sign in the of Fort North to fail to do so within five days after receiving such notice. subject to the penalty above provided, and provided also, that each day's failure to obey such notice after the expiration of five days from the receipt thereof shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 42, Should any section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the other and remaining sections or parts of sections of this ordinance, w1hi ch parts and sections shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 43. All ordinances ands_ parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Page No. S — Ordinance 811 Section 44® This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after the date of its passage. I hereby cdrtifv that the above and foregoing Ordinance was duly presented and unanimously passed and adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Fort North, Texas, at a regular session of said Board held December 13th, A.D., 1921® C. S. Snow, City Secretary. Page 89 Ordinance Book H.