§ 153.035  HEIGHT AND AREA EXCEPTIONS AND SUPPLEMENTS.
   The following requirements or regulations qualify or supplement, as the case may be, the zone regulations or requirements appearing elsewhere in this chapter.
   (A)   Public or semi-public buildings,  hospitals,  sanatoriums, schools and churches or temples, where permitted in a zone, may be erected to a height not exceeding 96 feet.
   (B)   Chimneys, water tanks or towers, elevator bulkheads, stacks ornamental towers or spires, wireless or broadcasting towers, or monuments, cupolas, domes, false mansards, parapet walls, similar structures and necessary mechanical appurtenances may be erected to a height in accordance with existing or hereafter adopted ordinances.
   (C)   Every part of a required yard shall be open from its lowest point to the sky unobstructed, except for the ordinary protection of sills, belt courses, cornices, buttresses ornamental features and eaves; provided, however, that none of the above projections shall project into a minimum side yard more than 24 inches.
   (D)   Open or enclosed fire escapes, outside stairways, balconies and other necessary unenclosed projections, projecting into a minimum yard or court not more than 50% of the required side yard and the ordinary projections of chimneys and flues may be permitted by the Building Inspector where same are so placed as not to obstruct the light and ventilation.
   (E)   Municipally owned and operated public utility uses including water distribution uses and electric power transmission lines and transformer stations may be located in a residential zone.  Such uses shall  not  include repair or storage  facilities  for supplies or equipment.
(1993 Code, § 91.035)  (Ord. passed 4-6-1981)