A. Marquee signs may be located on any edge or on the top of the marquee edge and parallel therewith; provided, that signs located on the top of the marquee edge shall not exceed five feet in height.

B. No portion of a marquee sign shall be higher than the eave line or parapet wall of a building. No portion of a marquee sign shall be above the third floor space, or forty (40) feet above the existing grade adjacent to the building, whichever is less, in any commercial district.

C. The total sign area of marquee signs shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the building face or three hundred twenty-five (325) square feet, whichever is less. As used in this section, “building face” means the product in square feet of the frontage of the building premises and the exterior height of the building premises.

D. Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 20.16.130, a marquee sign that conforms to the requirements of this section may extend more than five feet from the building wall into the public right-of-way but no closer than one foot from the curb line. (Ord. 7577-NS § 3, 2017: Ord. 7120-NS § 8 (part), 2009)