10-3-1826: HEIGHT LIMIT OF DEPARTMENT STORES:
No retail department store shall be constructed, altered, or enlarged in the C-R-PD zone except in accordance with the following height restrictions:
   A.   Stories: No retail department store shall exceed five (5) stories, measured as set forth in the definition of "story" in section 10-3-100 of this chapter.
   B.   Height: No retail department store shall exceed a height of eighty five feet (85') when located within a commercial underlying zone.
   C.   Unoccupied Architectural Features: Notwithstanding subsection A7 of the definition of "height of building" in section 10-3-100 of this chapter, unoccupied architectural features may exceed the height limits of this section by not more than fifteen feet (15') in height if such unoccupied architectural features are approved by the planning commission as part of a planned development pursuant to article 18.4 of this chapter.
   D.   Vertical Circulation Spaces: Vertical circulation spaces such as stair shafts, elevator shafts, or escalators shall not be subject to the five-story limitation set forth in subsection A of this section if such vertical circulation spaces are approved by the planning commission as part of a planned development pursuant to article 18.4 of this chapter. Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to exempt such vertical circulation spaces from the height limit set forth in subsection B of this section. (Ord. 91-O-2127, eff. 11-8-1991; amd. Ord. 93-O-2183, eff. 12-3-1993)