(a) Definition. A "hood" as herein regulated means a rigid, roof-like structure affording shelter, other than a marquee, attached to the exterior walls of a building or structure in an approved manner and erected only over an entrance to a building or structure.
(b) General Regulations. Hoods when constructed and erected as regulated in this section shall be permitted to project beyond a property line above the entry doorways of any building or structure provided, however, that no such hood shall project into a public right of way which is less than thirty feet in width.
(c) Length. The length of hoods, measured parallel to the face of the building or structure to which attached, shall not exceed the width of the entrance doorway or doorways by more than four feet.
(d) Projection. The projection of hoods from the property line shall not exceed four feet.
(e) Clearance. There shall not be less than eight feet in the clear between any point of a hood and the sidewalk grade directly below.
(f) Construction and Design.
(1) Hoods exceeding a horizontal area of thirty-two square feet shall be constructed of approved noncombustible materials.
(2) Hoods shall be supported entirely by the building or structure to which they are attached.
(3) Hoods shall be designed to withstand snow and other loads of not less than twenty-five pounds per square foot and wind pressure of twenty pounds per square foot applied in any direction.
(4) The roofs of hoods shall be made watertight and may slope and drain toward or away from the building or structure and shall be provided with conductors draining to curb gutter or storm sewer.
(5) The overall height of a hood shall not exceed four feet.
(g) Signs and Advertising Devices. No sign, ornamental illumination or advertising device shall be placed on, hung from, attached to or be painted on a hood, except as regulated in Part Eleven–Planning and Zoning Code. Illumination in soffits as regulated in Section 1361.07
(g) is permitted.
(Ord. 130-15. Passed 3-31-15.)