(A) Measurement of height shall be the vertical height from the average elevation of finished grade at the front of the structure to:
(1) In case of flat-roof or domed structures: highest point of coping;
(2) In case of mansard-roof structures: deck line of roof; and
(3) In case of gable or hipped roof: average height to top of roof.
(B) The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to flagpoles, church spires, belfries, domes or similar projections not used for human occupancy, nor to chimneys, ventilations, skylights, water tanks, public utility facilities, bulkheads, silos, antennas and other necessary mechanical and operational apparatus usually carried above the roof level.
(2003 Code, § 170-57) (Ord. 2-93, passed 5-4-1993)