These provisions allow exceptions to the height limit of any zoning district in certain situations.
1. Vertical Projections.
A. Chimneys, cooling towers, building mechanical equipment, elevator bulkheads, fire towers, grain elevators, non-parabolic receiving antennas, tanks, solariums, steeples, penthouses not exceeding 25 percent of total roof area, flag poles, stage towers or scenery lofts, and water towers may be built to any height in accordance with existing and future ordinances.
B. Any such equipment or vertical projections attached to a building and exceeding the height limit shall be screened to prevent visibility from public right-of-way or adjacent property using materials or design features that are consistent with the overall design of the main building.
C. No such projection may be built which in the event of failure could constitute a hazard or fall onto either public right-of-way or property, or another private property
2 Civic Buildings. Buildings housing civic use types may be built to a maximum height of 60 feet. Such buildings located in residential districts shall be set back one foot in addition to required setbacks from each property line for each foot of height over the maximum height of the zoning district.
3. Special Use Permit Approvals. The City Council, following the recommendation of the Planning Commission, may grant an exception from the height limit for a zoning district for a Special Use as part of its approval of that use. The limit or extent of this exception shall be a specific part of the Special Use Permit.
4. Coverage and Landscaping Requirements. Individual lots in an innovative development are exempt from maximum building and impervious coverage limitations and street yard landscaping requirements established for the zoning district. However, the subdivision as a whole, including streets, walks, and access ways, must comply with the building and impervious coverage regulations for its zoning district.