The following appurtenances may exceed the prescribed height limit, provided they are normally required for a use permitted in the district in which they are erected or constructed: flagpoles, chimneys, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, belfries, penthouses for other than living purposes, grain elevators, stacks, silos, storage towers, observation towers, ornamental towers, monuments, cupolas, domes, spires, standpipes and other necessary mechanical appurtenances and their protective housing; provided, however, that any of the above, except flagpoles and chimneys when located in any district with a height limit of 40 feet or less, shall be allowed only upon a finding of the Board of Adjustment and Appeals that such appurtenances will not be unduly detrimental to the surrounding property.
(Prior Code, § Q-2-102)