(A) Generally. Height refers to the vertical distance between the average finished grade at the base of the building, and the highest point of the coping of a mansard or flat roof; or the midpoint between the eaves and ridge line of a gable, hip or gambrel roof. For fences or walls, height shall be measured on the side with the least vertical exposure above the finished grade to the top of the fence or wall.
(B) Exemptions. The following structures and features shall be exempt from the height requirements of this chapter to the extent indicated:
(1) Chimneys, smokestacks or flues;
(2) Cooling towers and ventilators;
(3) Elevator bulkheads and stairway enclosures;
(4) Utility poles and support structures;
(5) Belfries, spires and church steeples;
(6) Tanks, water towers and silos; and
(7) Communication towers.
(Ord. 08-347, passed - -2008; Ord. 2015-02-17-04, passed 2-17-2015)