Code Section: 260 (b)(1)(A)

Subject: Height limits, measurement

Effective Date: 2/86

Interpretation:

   This Provision exempts, to some degree, mechanical equipment including solar panels and similar features from the height limit. Section 188 provides that a noncomplying building may be enlarged only if there is no increase in discrepancy or any new discrepancy. Therefore, solar panels located on a noncomplying roof may exceed the height indicated in this exemption if laying flat on such roof or below the top of parapets which surround by 360 degrees. The parapets will define the outer limits of the noncomplying building's height envelope, so new features screened by them will remain in the envelope and will not constitute an increase in discrepancy.