(a) Essential public services shall be permitted in any zoning district as authorized and regulated by law and other provisions of this Zoning Code and these Codified Ordinances, it being the intention hereof to exempt such essential services from the application of this Zoning Code.
(b) The Zoning Board of Appeals may permit the erection and use of a building, or an addition to an existing building, for a public service corporation or for public utility purposes, in any permitted district, to a greater height or of a larger area than the district requirement herein established, and may permit the location in any use district of a public utility building, structure or use, if the Board finds such use, height, area, building or structure reasonably necessary for the public convenience and services, and if such building, structure or use is designed, erected and landscaped to conform harmoniously with the general architecture and plan of such district.
(Res. 98-340A. Passed 9-21-98.)