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b. Location <br />i. Canopies and awnings shall be constructed and erected so that the lowest portion <br />of the projecting frame thereof shall be not less than nine (9) feet, and the lowest <br />portion of the descending skirt shall be not less than eight (8) feet above the level <br />of the sidewalk or public thoroughfare. <br />ii. No portion of the canopy or awning sign shall extend above or beyond the canopy <br />or awning upon which it is attached. However, a sign may be hung beneath a <br />canopy parallel to the building frontage so long as it and its structural components <br />are no less than eight (8) feet above the ground immediately beneath the sign. <br />iii. Awnings shall not project more than seventy·two (72) inches out from the building <br />upon which they are attached, nor extend out from the building beyond the <br />extension of the awnings on adjoining buildings. <br />c. Installation Requirements. To preserve the architectural integrity of a building, no <br />canopy or awning, and no canopy or awning sign, shall cover or interrupt significant <br />architectural elements such as columns, column caps, friezes, door or window heads, <br />embellishments, adornments, fenestrations or ornamental detailing. <br />d. Illumination. Awnings and canopies may be illuminated where the following conditions <br />are maintained: <br />i. Both interior type strip lighting and exterior type goose neck lighting is permitted, <br />not exceeding a maximum light level of 18 foot candles measured three (3) feet <br />from the perpendicular to the light source. <br />ii. The bottom of any illuminated awning or canopy shall be enclosed. <br />iii. The provisions of §154.212.F.7 are satisfied. <br />e. Materials. Canopy and awning signs shall be made of either the material with which the <br />canopy or awning is covered or other water proof materials affixed flush to the face of <br />the canopy or awning, or be painted directly on the awning or canopy material with <br />weather·resistant paint. <br />f. Snow Load. It is found that snow and ice that accumulates on awnings can pose a <br />danger to pedestrians. To ensure the safety of pedestrians, snow and ice shall be <br />removed from awnings within a reasonable time period after an event of snow and ice <br />accumulation. <br />6. Hanging Signs. One sign up to six (6) square feet in area may be suspended above a <br />walkway near a primary building entrance so long as it and its structural components are no <br />less than eight (8) feet above the ground immediately beneath the sign. <br />7. Projecting Signs. A projecting sign may be displayed in lieu of a wall sign and subject to the <br />following restrictions: <br />a. Maximum Projection. The maximum distance a projecting sign may project is not more <br />than twenty·four inches (24") into the right·of·way. Subject to zoning setback <br />limitations, a projecting sign may project no more than six feet (6') from the building <br />face. <br />b. Location. A building may have one (1) projecting sign facing a street or on a corner of <br />the building. <br />c. Surface Area. The permitted area of a projecting sign shall not exceed the square <br />footage for the amount that would otherwise be allowed for a wall sign on the building. <br />d. Height. A projecting sign must vertically dear any pedestrian area by at least eight (8) <br />feet and vehicular ways by at least fourteen (14) feet. A projecting sign may extend to <br />18