§ 155.046 EXCEPTIONS TO HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS.

   (A)   Purpose. This section identifies exceptions to general height requirements in each zoning district.

   (B)   Height.

      (1)   The building height limits established herein for zoning districts shall not apply to the following:

         (a)   Belfries;

         (b)   Chimneys;

         (c)   Spires;

         (d)   Conveyors, agricultural;

         (e)   Flag poles;

         (f)   Silos, agricultural;

         (g)   Smokestacks;

         (h)   Water towers;

         (i)   Poles and towers for essential services.

      (2)   The following elements of non-residential structures may project ten feet above the main roof line if they occupy 25% or less of the building footprint:

         (a)   Roof-mounted equipment; including elevator shaft extensions and roofs, rooftop access stairways and roofs, mechanical equipment for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, and parapet walls used for screening of roof-mounted equipment;

         (b)   Vents;

         (c)   Stacks;

         (d)   Clerestories; and

         (e)   Pedestrian entry features which do not contain usable interior space.

(Ord. 110, passed 11-15-97; Am. Ord. 0205, passed 9-24-02; Am. Ord. 0802, passed 3-11-08; Am. Ord. 1401, passed 1-28-14; Am. Ord. 1901, passed 1-8-19) Penalty, see § 155.999