(a) The permitted heights of structures shall be measured from the basic grade. On a corner lot, the basic grade shall be the mean of the basic grades of both frontages. On a through lot, the basic grade of each frontage shall control the permitted height of the structure to one-half the depth of the zoning lot.
(b) The following structures or portions thereof may extend above the height limit of the district in which the same are located, provided that every portion of such structures above the height limit is at least as many feet distant from bordering or opposite properties as that portion of the structure is in height:
(1) Church towers and spires;
(2) Penthouse or roof structures for the housing of elevators, stairways, tanks, ventilation fans or similar equipment required to operate and maintain the building; or
(3) Fire or parapet walls, skylights, towers, steeples, flag poles, chimneys, smokestacks, radio and television towers, water tanks, silos or similar structures.
(Ord. 5139. Passed 11-27-13.)