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What is NYC AC § 27-506?

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This section regulates the construction and placement of temporary signs in New York City. It specifies material requirements based on the size of the sign and mandates secure attachment to supports. The Department of Transportation is mentioned regarding specific permissions for sign placement. Applies to building owners utilizing temporary signage.

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§ 27-506 Temporary signs.

AC § 27-506

(a)Materials. Temporary signs not more than five hundred square feet in area may be constructed of combustible materials. Temporary signs more than one hundred square feet in area shall be made of rigid materials with rigid frames. Temporary signs shall be securely attached to their supports, and shall be removed as soon as they are torn or damaged, but in no case later than thirty days after their erection.

(b)Limitations. Temporary signs of combustible materials shall not extend more than one foot over, or into, a street, except that when permitted by the department of transportation, temporary banners or signs of combustible materials may be suspended from buildings or poles to extend across streets, and except that temporary signs of combustible materials constructed without a frame may be attached flat against, or suspended from the fascia of a canopy or marquee, provided that the lowest part of any such sign is at least nine feet above the ground or sidewalk level.

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