(A) (1) A point of access to a roof shall be the top of any parapet wall or the laced point of a roof’s surface, whichever is greater.
(2) Roofs with slopes greater than 75% are regarded as walls.
(B) Subject to the remaining provisions of this section, building height limitations in the various zoning districts shall be as follows:
Zone | Height Limitation (feet)
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Zone | Height Limitation (feet)
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LI | 35 |
OI | 35 |
R-8 | 35 |
R-15A | 35 |
R-15 | 35 |
R-30A | 35 |
R-30 | 35 |
(C) Subject to division (D), the following features are exempt from the district height limitations set forth in division (B):
(1) Chimneys, church spires, elevator shafts, and similar structural appendages not intended as places of occupancy or storage;
(2) Flagpoles and similar devices; and
(3) Heating and air conditioning equipment, solar collectors, and similar equipment, fixtures, and devices.
(D) The features listed in division (C) are exempt from the height limitations set forth in division (B) if they conform to the following requirements.
(1) No more than one-third of the total roof area may be consumed by such features.
(2) The features described in division (C)(3) above must be set back from the edge of the roof a minimum distance of one foot for every foot by which such features extend above the roof surface of the principal building to which they are attached.
(3) The permit-issuing authority (Land Use Administrator, Board of Adjustment, Board of Commissioners) may authorize or require that parapet walls be constructed (up to a height not exceeding that of the features screened) to shield the features listed in divisions (B)(1) and (B)(3) from view.
(E) Notwithstanding division (B), in any zoning district the vertical distance from the ground to a point of access to a roof surface of any nonresidential building or any multifamily residential building containing four or more dwelling units may not exceed 35 feet unless the Fire Chief certifies to the permit-issuing authority (Land Use Administrator, Board of Adjustment, or Board of Commissioners) that such building is designed to provide adequate access for firefighting personnel or the Building Inspector certifies that the building is otherwise designed or equipped to provide adequate protection against the dangers of fire.
(Ord. passed 12-20-2001) Penalty, see § 152.999