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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 17-414 Projecting signs.">
  <section prefix="§" num="17-414" heading="Projecting signs.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Where allowed.">Projecting signs are allowed:<para num="(1)">in a residential use category, only on multi-family dwellings with 20 or more units;</para>
      <para num="(2)">in all other use categories, on all uses for which the sign is otherwise allowed under this title;</para>
      <para num="(3)">in the zoning districts specified in this title or in &lt;em&gt;Table 17-201: Sign Regulations&lt;/em&gt;.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Projection limit.">A projecting sign may not project more than 4 feet from the face of the building to which it is attached, including the area between the sign and the face of the building.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Clearance; height.">
      <para num="(1)">The bottom of any projecting sign must be at least 8 feet above the sidewalk or thoroughfare.</para>
      <para num="(2)">No projecting sign affixed to a building may project higher than the heights of the facade to which it is affixed.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Design and construction.">
      <para num="(1)">Projecting signs, including frames, braces, and supports, must be designed by a licensed structural engineer or manufacturer.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Any movable part of a projecting sign, such as the cover of a service opening, must be securely fastened by chains or hinges.</para>
      <para num="(3)">Projecting signs may not be constructed using cloth or other flexible material.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord.18-216</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 22-181</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
