Except as provided in § 162.047, buildings (including any tower or towers located on the roof or top thereof) shall not exceed the following height limits:
(A) Forty feet above grade in C3 and M3 Districts, provided however, that one or more structures in the C3 District having a total maximum area on any floor not in excess 10% of the total area of the shopping center lot and which structures are located not less than 100 feet from all streets and property lines, may be erected to a height of not more than 120 feet; and provided further, that a sign, spire or tower that is used solely for ornamental or decorative purposes, the base area of which does not exceed 1% of the first floor area of the building to which it is attached, may be erected to any height;
(B) Thirty-five feet above grade in RU1, RE1, RS, R1A, R1B, R1C, R2, R3, C1A and C1B Districts;
(C) Forty-five feet above grade in the NR1, NR2 and C2 Districts;
(D) Sixty feet above grade in the M1 District; and
(E) One hundred feet above grade in the M2 District.
(1980 Code, § 29.302) (Ord. 8925, passed 11-5-2001; Ord. 9150, passed 7-27-2009) Penalty, see § 162.999