(a) Building Height Measurements. The height of buildings is the vertical distance from grade to the highest finished roof surface. "Height" of a building in stories does not include any basement and cellar, except that the basement or cellar shall be deemed a story when used for purposes other than storage or heating. A basement shall be counted as a story for the purposes of height measurements if the vertical distance between the ceiling and the average level of the adjoining ground is more than five (5) feet.
(b) Fencing and Wall Height Measurements. For fence height measurements see Subsection 1131.07(i): Fencing and Screening, Measurements.
(c) Exceptions. The maximum heights specified for buildings contained in these regulations shall not apply to:
(1) Public facilities, churches and schools, provided that for each one (1) foot by which the height of such building exceeds the maximum height otherwise permitted in the district, its required side and rear yard setbacks shall be increased by an additional one and one-half (1.5) feet and provided that the projection which exceeds the maximum height requirements of the zoning district does not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the ground floor area of the building.
(2) Flagpoles, radio or television antenna, transmission towers or cables, spires or cupolas, chimneys, elevator or stair bulkheads, penthouses, parapets or railings, water tanks or cooling towers, silos and similar structures for bulk storage, grain elevators, mineral extraction and processing structures, or any similar structures, provided that such structures in their aggregate coverage occupy no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the lot coverage of the principal and accessory buildings and shall not be less than twenty-five (25) feet from each lot line. Residential flagpoles, radio and television antenna shall be exempt from the twenty-five (25) foot side lot clearance.
(3) For PUD height exception see Section 1141.02(e): Minimum Residential Lot and Building Requirements, subsection(4).
(Ord. 2020-4053. Passed 1-7-21.)