[Amended 10-12-1987 by Ord. No. 13-1987; 7-28-1997 by Ord. No. 10-1997]
A. A height limitation of 35 feet shall apply to all structures, including radio and television transmission and other communication facilities which are not accessory to an otherwise permitted use except as otherwise noted.
B. The height limitation in Subsection A above shall not apply to any of the following structures, provided that such structures are compatible with uses in the immediate vicinity: antennas which do not exceed a height of 200 feet and which are accessory to an otherwise permitted use; silos, barns and other agricultural structures; church spires; cupolas; domes; monuments; water towers; fire observation towers; electric transmission lines and supporting structures; windmills; smokestacks; derricks; conveyors; flag poles and masts; or aerials, solar energy facilities, chimneys and similar structures to be placed above the roof level and not intendant for human occupancy. Such features shall be erected only to such height as is necessary to accomplish the purpose that they are to serve.
C. Except in the PA, FA, AP, AP/CLI and SAP Districts, quasi-public buildings and public buildings, schools, churches, and other similar permitted uses may exceed the height limit established in Subsection A above, provided that such uses shall increase the front, rear and side yards one foot for each foot by which such buildings exceed the height limit established for the district within which the use is located.
[Amended 3-15-2001 by Ord. No. 14-2001]
D. The height limitation in Subsection A above shall not apply to the antenna and any supporting structure of a local communication facility of greater than 35 feet, provided that the standards set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:50-5.40 are met.
E. Height limitations in Downtown and Gateway Districts shall be measured in both feet and stories. When measuring by stories, building heights shall be counted in half-stories, to account for buildings with visible basements or pitched roofs. The ground story of a building is the first floor of a building that is level to or elevated above grade. The upper stories of a building begin at the first floor above the ground story, if located within the roof structure.
[Added 11-28-2011 by Ord. No. 23-2011]
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