(A) Residential structures.
(1) Principal structures in residential areas may not exceed 35 feet in height.
(2) Accessory structures in residential areas may not exceed 16 feet in height, or up to the same height as the principal structure, whichever is less.
(B) Public, semi-public, or public service buildings, hospitals, institutions, churches, or schools, when permitted in a residential district, may be erected to a height not exceeding 60 feet, if the building is set back from each yard line at least three feet for each foot of additional building height above the height limit otherwise permitted in the district in which the building is to be located.
(C) Height limitations do not apply to spires, belfries, cupolas, water tanks, cooling towers, elevator penthouses, ventilators, chimneys, stacks, radio towers, or other appurtenances usually required to be placed above the roof level and not intended for human occupancy.
(D) For the purposes of height measurements, a basement shall not be counted unless more than three feet six inches of its height projects above grade at the front building line, in which case it shall be counted.
('69 Code, § 151.51) (Ord. C-285, passed 7-8-68; Am. Ord. C-666, passed 10-10-89; Am. Ord. C-692, passed 10-9-90; Am. Ord. C-732, passed 4-13-92; Am. Ord. 2018-13, passed 2-11-19) Penalty, see § 154.99
Cross-reference:
Height regulations, § 154.26