81-521 - Rail mass transit and subway entrance informational signs

LAST AMENDED
10/31/2001

For a #zoning lot# that contains or is adjacent to an entrance or entrances to a rail mass transit facility or subway station, no permit shall be
issued for any #signs# that extend or are located above a height of 40 feet, unless the City Planning Commission certifies that each such
entrance is clearly identified with rail mass transit or subway entrance informational #signs# and marquees in accordance with paragraphs
(a) and (b) of this Section. Such rail mass transit or subway entrance informational #sign# or marquee shall remain, or be upgraded or
replaced by a similar #sign# or marquee, for the life of the related development.

(a)    Rail mass transit or subway entrance informational #signs# shall prominently identify the entrance on both #streets# of a #corner
        lot#. Where rail mass transit or subway entrance informational #signs# are provided at the western #block# front of Seventh
        Avenue between West 31st and West 33rd Streets, such #signs# shall prominently identify the entrance to Pennsylvania Station to
        pedestrians on both Seventh Avenue and West 32nd Street. All such informational #signs# shall comply with the following
        requirements:

        (1)    such #signs# shall contain only transit information;

        (2)    such #signs# shall be illuminated and located no less than 12 feet above and no more than 25 feet above #curb level#;

        (3)    such #signs# shall contain the word “Subway” and/or appropriate other rail mass transit identification and transit line
                symbols. The graphic standards shall adhere to New York City Transit or other pertinent transit agency standards with all
                letters no less than three feet and transit symbols no less than two feet in dimension;

        (4)    such #signs# shall be no less than 30 feet in length on each #street# and shall extend farther than 30 feet in order to include
                the actual entrance; and

        (5)    such #signs# may project up to five feet beyond the #street line#.

(b)    At the rail mass transit or subway entrance, a marquee shall be provided to further identify the entrance and shall:

        (1)    contain only transit sign information;

        (2)    be illuminated and located no less than 12 feet above and no more than 25 feet above #curb level#;

        (3)    have a minimum length of 20 feet or the full width of the entrance, whichever is less;

        (4)    project no less than five feet beyond the transit or subway informational #sign#; and

        (5)    include illuminated mass transit identification and transit line symbols that meet the New York City Transit or other
                pertinent transit agency standards.