(a) No building shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed or structurally altered to exceed the height limit established for the district in which the building is located, except that towers, steeples, stage lofts and screens, flagpoles, chimneys, masts or similar structures may be erected above the height limits prescribed. No roof-top equipment or appurtenances may be erected to exceed the height limits of the district in which they are located; nor shall any roof-top equipment or appurtenances have a total area greater than ten percent of the roof area of the building on which they are located; nor shall such structure be used for any residential purpose or any commercial purpose other than a use incidental to the main use of the building. Roof-top equipment or appurtenances shall be set back from the outer walls at least two times the height of the equipment.
(b) Exterior radio, television, electronic or other similar equipment or structures which exceed 12 feet in height, or any structure other than a building to which it is attached, may be approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals, provided that in no event shall such equipment and/or structure be allowed to exceed seventy feet from the grade level; provided, however, that the erection or construction of any satellite signal receiving dish with a diameter in excess of two feet and having an installed above-ground height of more than two feet shall be prohibited unless surrounded by a solid ornamental or vegetation screening wall or fence. Any screening shall be of such material, height and location as to preserve rights of privacy and shall be harmonious with surrounding properties. Any vegetation screening shall be evergreens of sufficient height and configuration when planted to fully screen the structure during all seasons. In no event shall such be planted with a distance greater than five feet between them. Said screening wall or fence shall be approved by the Village Council after review and recommendation by the Village Planning Commission. Reasons for approval or rejection of such screening wall or fence by the Village Council shall be stated and made part of the record at a public hearing of which the applicant for approval shall be given notice and an opportunity to be heard. The standards to be applied by the Village Council shall be to ensure that such screening wall or fence is sufficient to protect surrounding properties and that the same is harmonious with surrounding areas.