124-15 - Modification of Sign Regulations

LAST AMENDED
5/12/2021


The underlying #sign# regulations shall apply, except as set forth in this Section.

(a)    Within Area A, as shown on Map 1 in the Appendix to this Chapter, the #sign# regulations of a C4 District shall apply, except for #street walls# facing Roosevelt Avenue, Northern Boulevard and
       126th Street.

(b)    Within Area B, as shown on Map 1, the #sign# regulations of a C1 District shall apply, except that within the area described in paragraph (b) of Section 124-12, the sign regulations of a C4 District
       shall apply.

(c)    Within Area A, for #street walls# facing Roosevelt Avenue or Northern Boulevard, the #sign# regulations of a C4 District shall apply, except that #signs# shall be limited to 85 feet in height.

(d)    For #street walls# facing 126th Street to a height of 35 feet, the #sign# regulations of a C4 District shall apply, provided that the maximum projection of any #sign# from the exterior wall of a
        #building# shall be four feet, and the transparency requirements of paragraph (d) of Section 124-14 are met.

(e)    For #street walls# facing 126th Street above 35 feet in height, the #sign# regulations of a C4 District shall apply except that all permitted #signs#, including #illuminated signs# and #flashing signs#,
        shall be permitted without limitation on #surface area#, provided that:

        (1)    no such #signs# are higher than 85 feet;

        (2)    the maximum projection of any #sign# from the exterior wall of a #building# shall be four feet, except that projections not exceeding six feet are permitted, provided that such projections
                beyond four feet shall comprise not more than 20 percent of the #surface area# of all such #signs# on the establishment; and

        (3)    no #sign# attached to a #building or other structure# shall extend above any parapet wall or roof of such #building or other structure#.

(f)    Within 150 feet of the neighborhood park required pursuant to Section 124-42 (Types and Standards of Publicly Accessible Open Space), paragraph (a), #flashing signs# whose message is visible from
        such park shall not be permitted.

(g)    The provisions of Section 32-67 (Special Provisions Applying Along District Boundaries) shall not apply in the #Special Willets Point District#.