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What is NYC ZR § 97-32?

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This section regulates the location, height, and width of marquees and marquee signs permitted above primary entrances on specific streets for designated uses. Marquees may extend over the sidewalk up to 15 feet and must adhere to specified height and width limitations. Applies to building owners with properties on 125th Street or Fifth Avenue.

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

ZR § 97-32

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.

Height of marqueesThe 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.

Width of marqueesThe 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.

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