When the following conditions are met, height limits may be increased.
(A) Structure height, in excess of the height permitted above the average ground level allowed in any district may be increased, provided all minimum front, side and rear yard depths are increased by one foot for each additional foot of height; however, such increase shall be limited to no more than ten additional feet.
(B) The following structures are exempt from height regulations provided they do not constitute a hazard: church spires; chimneys; elevator bulk heads; smoke stacks; conveyors; flag poles; agricultural barns, silos and similar farm structures; standpipes; elevated water tanks; derricks; and similar structures.
(C) However, for the above structures, all yard and setback requirements must be met; in addition, any structure with a height in excess of 50 feet will be first referred to the Fire Department for a review and comments relative to public safety considerations. Such comments shall be considered by the borough as part of a land development application pursuant to the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Chapter 156).
(1980 Code, Ch. 28, Part 5, § 28-505) (Ord. 1419, passed 9-16-2013, § 505)