97-32 - Location, Height and Width of Marquees and Marquee Signs

LAST AMENDED
6/6/2024

For the purposes of this Chapter, #marquees# shall be permitted only above the primary entrance to one of the following #uses# fronting upon 125th Street or Fifth Avenue:

      From Use Group III

               Museums

      From Use Group VIII

               Art, music, dancing or theatrical studios

               Theaters

#Marquees# shall project over the sidewalk no more than 15 feet from the #lot line# and shall be no nearer to the curb than two feet.

(a)    Height of #marquees#

       The minimum height of a #marquee# or a #marquee sign# shall be three feet; the maximum height for such structure and #sign# shall be five feet. No part of a
       #marquee# or a #marquee sign# shall be located at a height higher than three feet below any floor containing a #residential use#.

(b)    Width of #marquees#

       The width of a #marquee# or a #marquee sign# shall be no greater than 50 percent of the width of the #building# frontage to which it is attached or 40 feet, whichever
       is less.