(a) Classes. For the purposes of this Zoning Code the various heights of buildings and structures are divided into classes as set forth in the following list corresponding to the same numbered use classifications set forth in Chapter 1266:
(1) H-1 heights. In an H-1 District, no building or structure shall be erected to a height in excess of two and one-half stories or thirty-five feet, except as hereinafter provided.
(2) H-2 heights. In an H-2 District, no building or structure shall be erected to a height in excess of three stories or forty-five feet, except as hereinafter provided.
(3) H-3 heights. In an H-3 District no building or structure shall be erected to a height in excess of two and one-half stories or forty feet, except as hereinafter provided.
(4) H-4 heights. In an H-4 District, no building or structure shall be erected to a height in excess of two and one-half stories or forty feet, except as hereinafter provided.
(b) Exceptions. This section shall not apply to restrict the height of a spire on a place of worship, belfry, clock tower, radio tower, chimney flue, water tank, elevator bulkhead, stage tower, scenery loft or other necessary mechanical appurtenances when erected upon and as an integral part of the building, nor to prevent the erection above the height limit of a parapet wall or cornice solely for ornament and without windows, extending above such height limit not more than three feet. Freestanding radio, telephone or communication towers shall be erected at the rear of the house and shall be securely and firmly attached thereto.
(Ord. 2020-25. Passed 12-23-20.)