Buildings may be maintained or erected up to 35 feet in height from the average of the finished ground level adjoining the building at all exterior walls; except that:
(A) A public or semipublic building, such as a school, library, or general hospital, may be erected to a height of 60 feet from grade, provided that required front, side, and rear yards shall be increased one foot for each foot in height over 35 feet;
(B) Spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, water towers, chimneys, flues, flagpoles, television antennas, and radio aerials are exempt. Parapet walls may be up to four feet above the height of the buildings on which the walls rest; and
(C) No accessory building may be more than one story tall.
(D) The height limitations contained in this section may be modified as part of the approval of a special use permit or rezoning.
(1998 Code, § 66-146) (Ord. passed 9-5-2017; Ord. O-2019-06, passed 3-5-2019) Penalty, see § 10.99