(a) Generally. Height limitations specified in this article do not apply to steeples on a religious facility, flagpoles, or public utility essential services.
(b) Roof features. Height limitations specified in this article do not apply to the following when they are created only to the height necessary to accomplish the intended purpose, are no more than 15 feet above the lowest point of contact with the roof, and the total area is not more than 15% of the cross sectional area of the section of the roof on which located:
(1) belfries;
(2) chimneys, ventilators, sky lights, water tanks, cooling towers, air conditioning units, bulkheads, or similar roof features, including the necessary associated mechanical equipment carried above roof level; or
(3) cupolas or domes consisting only of non-habitable space.
(c) Parapet walls. A parapet wall may extend no more than five feet above the height limitations specified in this article.
(Bill No. 4-05; Bill No. 78-05)