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:

Museums

Performance spaces

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.