The maximum heights specified for buildings contained in these regulations shall not apply to:
(a) Public facilities, churches and schools, provided that for each one foot (1') by which the height of such building exceeds the maximum height otherwise permitted in the district, its required side and rear yard setbacks shall be increased by an additional one and one-half feet (1½') and provided the projection which exceeds the maximum height requirements of the zoning district does not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the ground floor area of the building.
(b) Flagpoles, radio or television antennas, transmission towers or cables, spires or cupolas, chimneys, elevator or stair bulkheads, penthouses, parapets or railings, water tanks or cooling towers, silos and similar structures for bulk storage, grain elevators, mineral extraction and processing structures, or any similar structures, provided that such structures in their aggregate coverage occupy no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the lot coverage of the principal and accessory buildings and shall not be less than twenty-five feet (25') from each lot line. Residential flagpoles, radio and television antenna shall be exempt from the twenty-five foot (25') side lot clearance.
(Ord. 1-15. Passed 2-23-15.)