(A) Except as otherwise specified in this article, all improvements on a lot shall be subject to and in compliance with the maximum height in the applicable zoning district as indicated in Table IV-2 of this chapter.
(B) Exceptions to maximum height requirements. The height limitations of Table IV-2 shall not apply to the following:
(1) Barns, silos and other farm structures, spires, belfries, cupolas, penthouses, domes, monuments, flag poles, radio and television towers, water storage tanks, windmills, chimneys, smoke stacks, ventilators, parapet walls, cornices without windows, or other necessary mechanical appurtenances usually carried above the roof level, except within the approach surface as defined within the Airport Hazard Zoning Regulations for the Vermilion County Airport, which shall be available from the Vermilion County Airport Authority.
(2) Places of public assembly in religious institutions, schools, and other public buildings may be erected to a height not to exceed 75 feet, provided that for each two feet by which the height of such building exceeds the maximum height otherwise permitted in the district, the side and rear yards shall be increased by one additional foot.
(Ord. 8612, passed 12-2-08)