(a) Building height means the vertical distance measured from the average elevation of the proposed finished grade at the front of the building to the highest point of the roof for flat roofs, to the deck line of mansard roofs, and to the mean height between the eaves and ridges for gable, hip, or gambrel roofs. See Figure 1131-I
Figure 1131-I: Building Height Measurement
(b) Exceptions to Height Limits. Upon approval by the Board of Zoning Appeals height limitations stipulated in this Zoning Ordinance may be permitted to a greater height for the following .
(1) Barns, silos or other agricultural buildings or structures on farms;
(2) Church spires, belfries, cupolas and domes, monuments, water towers, masts, and aerials;
(3) Parapet walls extending not more than four (4) feet above the limiting height of the building;
(4) Public or semi-public buildings, hospitals, institutions, places of religious assembly, or educational facilities may be increased to sixty (60) feet; provided, required side and rear yards are each increased by one (1) foot for each foot of additional building height above the maximum height permitted within the district in which the building is located; and
(5) Where the manufacturing process requires a greater height; provided, however, that, all such structures above the heights otherwise permitted in the district shall not occupy more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the area of the lot. (Ord. 30-22. Passed 12-12-22.)