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§ 81-731 — Special regulations for signs, transparency, banners and canopies

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What is NYC ZR § 81-731?

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This section outlines special regulations for signs, transparency, banners, and canopies within the Theater Subdistrict. It modifies transparency requirements for street walls and prohibits canopies and awnings on building exteriors. The statute also allows certain non-conforming signs to continue for one year after a specified date. Applies to building owners in the Theater Subdistrict.

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§ 81-731 Special regulations for signs, transparency, banners and canopies

ZR § 81-731

Within that area of the Theater Subdistrict whose boundaries are described in Section 81-72 (Use Regulations Modified), the following provisions apply along wide street frontages:

The provisions of Section 81-42 (Retail Continuity Along Designated Streets) shall apply, except that any underlying transparency requirement shall be modified such that any clear, unobstructed openings in the surface of a street wall provided for a through block connection provided in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (h) of Section 37-53 (Design Standards for Pedestrian Circulation Spaces) shall be treated as transparent glazed surfaces.

Canopies (as defined in the Building Code) and awnings shall not be permitted on the exterior of any building.

For the purposes of this Section, any signs which do not comply with the regulations of this Section may be continued for one year after May 13, 1982, provided that after the expiration of that period such non-conforming sign shall terminate; a sign which the Chairperson of the City Planning Commission certifies as an integral part of the building shall not be required to terminate.

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