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<br />(10) Other signs erected by authority of this section and over hanging any sidewalk,
<br />street, avenue, or alley, must be placed at least nine feet above the sidewalk, street, a value,
<br />or alley.
<br />(11) No sign shall be supported, anchored or braced to the wooden beams or other frame-
<br />work of a building. Wooden supports or braces will not be permitted.
<br />(1 2) No sign (other than sky signs) shall be constructed or erected having more than
<br />50 square feet of surface and all signs shall be designed to withstand a wind pressure of
<br />at least 30 pounds per square foot of surface.
<br />(13) No sky sign shall be erected within the fire limits unless constructed entirely
<br />of metal, including the supports and braces for same, and no sky sign shall project beyond
<br />' the building line. Within the fire limits no sky sign shall be supported, anchored or
<br />braced to the wooden beams or other framework of a building. Sky signs shall be set back
<br />at least 8 feet from the cornice or walls; on a street front, shall not project more than
<br />'25 feet above the roof of the building and shall have a space at least 6 feet in height
<br />between the bottom of the sign and the roof.
<br />(14) No part of a sign, support or brace, shall be so placed as to interfere with
<br />the ingress or egress from the windows or doors in case of fire. Every electric sign shall
<br />be provided with an electric swtteh on the outside of the building for use in case of fire*
<br />15 In addition to complyingto the provisions of this section above, all signs
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<br />erected and maintained under and by szthority of this section are subject to such mechanical
<br />requirements as the City Manager may set forth or exact.
<br />(16) If the owner of any electric sign discontinue business at the place where the
<br />sign is located, such sign shall be taken down, at the expense of the owner, within ten days
<br />after such discontinuance of business, and shall not be erected elsewhere in the City except
<br />in conformity with the provisions of this section.
<br />(17) No electric sign shall be used by anyone except by the person, firm or corporation
<br />erecting the same, except with the written consent of the City Manager.
<br />(18) As a condition of the permission to erect, construct, or maintain any sign covered
<br />by this section, the property owner, the sign owner, and user of any such sign shall be and
<br />remain liable for all damages and injuries caused by the construction, maintenance or use of
<br />such signs, to persons or property, and shall also indemnify and save harmless the City of
<br />Charlottesville against all damages, it may sustain in any manner by the reason of the
<br />construction, maintenance, or use of any sign erected, constructed, or maintained over, on or
<br />in any street, sidewalk, park or public place in the City. Provided that any applicant for
<br />a permit to erect and maintain such ,sign where the property owner refuses to agree to
<br />indemnify the City as above provided may in lieu of such agreement by such om er, file an
<br />Indemnifying bond with some Surety Company authorized to do business in this State are surety
<br />thereon in the penalty of $10,000.00 and properly conditioned for the protection of the City.
<br />(19) Unless existing signs are specifically mentioned, the provisions of this section
<br />shall apply only to signs hereinafter erected or altered.
<br />(20) Any violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than five
<br />nor more than twenty dollars for each day the violation continues."
<br />This ordinance shall be in force from its passage and all ordinances or parts of ordinances
<br />In conflict therewith are hereby repealed.
<br />Adopted by the Council June 18, 1934.
<br />Ayes: Mr. Fife, Dr. Haden, Mr. Huff,
<br />Mr. Jes su * ,,and Mr. Twyman.
<br />Noes: None*
<br />_Acring G16rX Fredident
<br />ANNUAL TAX LEVY IMPOSING TAXES ON PERSONS AND PROPERTY FOR THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON THE
<br />CITY DEBT, FOR CREATING A SINKING FUND THEREFOR, FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT
<br />AND CITY SCHOOLS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
<br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that for the year beginning
<br />the first day of January, 1934, and ending the thirty-first day of December, 1934, and each
<br />' year thereafter while this ordinance is in force, the taxes on persons and property for local
<br />purposes shall be as follows:
<br />GENERAL LEVY:
<br />1. Land, Lots and Buildings.
<br />On tracts of land and lots and improvements thereon, not exempt from taxation,
<br />there shall be a tax of $1.05 (One Dollars and five cents) on every $100.00 assessed
<br />value thereof to pay the general operating expenses of the City government and to pay
<br />the interest and sinking fund on the City debt other than schools, and there shall be
<br />levied an additional tax on every $ 100.00 assessed value there of $0.23 (twenty-three
<br />cents) to pay the interest and sinking fund on school bonds and $0.57 (fifty-seven cents)
<br />for the maintenance and operating of the city schools*
<br />2. Tangible Personal Property.
<br />Upon all tangible personal property as defined by State Tax Law, not exempt from
<br />taxation, there shall be a tax of $1.05 (One Dollarand five cents) on every $100.00
<br />assessed value thereof to pay the general operating expenses of the City government
<br />and to pay the interest and sinking fund on the City d ebt other than schools, and there
<br />shall be levied kn additional tax on every $100.00 assessed value thereof of 0.2:3
<br />(twenty-three cents) to pay the interest and sinking fun on school bonds and 10.59
<br />(fifty-seven cents) for the maintenance and operating of the city schools.
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