The provisions of Section 1147.01 shall not apply to restrict the height of a church spire and belfry in a U1, U2 and U3 District, or a clock tower, wireless tower, chimney flue, water tank or elevator bulkhead in a U4 or U8 districts.
The Planning Commission may, after public notice and hearing, and subject to such conditions and safeguards as the Commission may prescribe to protect the appropriate use of neighboring property, permit the erection of a building or portion of a building covering not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the area of the lot to a height in excess of the limits prescribed in the preceding section, which permission shall be confirmed by resolution of Council before becoming effective.
Nothing in this Planning and Zoning Code shall prevent the erection, above the height limit, of a parapet wall or cornice, solely for ornament and without windows, extending above such height limit not more than three feet.
(Ord. 121-1962. Passed 12-17-62.)