The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to churches, schools, hospitals, and such public buildings as libraries, museums, art galleries, or fire stations, provided, that for each foot by which the height of such building exceeds the maximum height otherwise permitted in the district, its side and rear yards shall be increased by one foot over the side and rear yards otherwise required in the district. Church spires, belfries, cupolas and domes, monuments, fire and hose towers, observation towers, transmission towers, chimneys, smokestacks, flag poles, television and radio towers, tanks, water and fire towers, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, and conveyors may exceed the height limitations, except where the height of such structures will constitute a hazard to the safe landing and take-off of aircraft at an established airport. The height of detached accessory buildings in residential districts shall not exceed 20 feet notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no building or structure shall exceed a height that would jeopardize the public safety as it relates to the capability of the city to fight a fire in the building or structure as determined by the Zoning Inspector.
(Ord. 6-1993, passed 3-8-93)