The district height limitations stipulated in Table II-1 may be exceeded, but such modification shall be in accordance with the following.
(A) Special structures, such as elevator penthouses, gas tanks, grain elevators, scenery lofts, radio and television receiving antennas, manufacturing equipment and necessary mechanical appurtenances, cooling towers, fire towers, substations, and smoke stacks, shall not exceed in height their distance from the nearest lot line.
(B) Essential services, utilities, water towers, electric power and communication transmission lines shall not exceed in height their distance from the nearest lot line.
(C) Communication structures such as radio and television transmission and relay towers, aerials, and observation towers shall not exceed in height their distance from the nearest lot line.
(D) Agricultural structures, when applicable, such as barns, silos tanks and windmills, shall not exceed in height their distance from the nearest lot line.
(E) Public or quasi-public facilities, such as schools, churches, hospitals, monuments, sanitariums, libraries, governmental offices, and stations, may be erected to a height of 60 feet, in circumstances where the structure exceeds 35 feet in height a fall zone buffer (defined in §§ 157.005 and 155.010) shall be provided.
(F) For maximum height regulations, see also § 157.010 “building height,” “basement,” and “ground/grade level”. In areas bordering Lake Gaston and Kerr Lake (zoned Residential Lakeside - RL) no more than two stories in height are permitted, plus a basement which is that portion of a building partially or completely below grade. All other areas of the county may be a maximum of three stories plus a basement which is that portion of a building partially or completely below grade.
(G) Height limit exceptions. Architectural projections, such as spires, belfries, parapet walls, cupolas, domes, flues, and chimneys, shall not exceed in height their distance from the nearest lot line. The other height limitations contained in this chapter do not apply to spires, belfries, cupolas, antennas, water tanks, ventilators, chimneys, mechanical equipment penthouses, or other appurtenances required to be placed above the roof level and not intended for human occupancy.
(Ord. passed 5-7-2018; Ord. passed 6-7-2021)