(a) The height of a main building permitted on a zoning lot shall not exceed thirty-five feet. The height of any accessory building permitted on a zoning lot shall not exceed eighteen feet if the roof slope is greater than 3:12 pitch or twelve feet if the roof slope is less than 3:12 pitch.
(Ord. 96-83. Passed 3-3-97.)
(b) Wireless, broadcasting, receiving and transmitting towers, radio and television antennae, chimneys, flag poles and other like structures may be erected above the height limit specified in subsection (a) hereof, subject to the following constraints:
(1) The height from the base of such structure, or the uppermost point at which such structure is attached to a main or accessory building, to the top of such structure shall not be greater than the horizontal distance from the base of such structure to the nearest adjoining property line.
(2) A variance approved by the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals shall be required for any such structure over thirty-five feet in height if detached from or not attached to the main building, or over fifteen feet in height above the upper point of attachment to the main building.
No wireless, broadcasting, receiving and transmitting tower and no radio or television antennae shall be erected in a front yard. Any wireless, broadcasting, receiving, and transmitting tower and any radio or television antennae may be erected in a side yard or in a rear yard only in accordance with the provisions of this section.
Wireless, broadcasting, receiving, and transmitting towers, radios and television antennae, chimneys, flag poles and other like structures shall be designed and constructed to withstand windloads in accordance with ANSI (American National Standards Institute) A 58.1. Structural calculations and details for the installation shall be furnished to the Division of Building.
(Ord. 93-7. Passed 5-3-93.)