(A) Chimneys, cooling towers, elevator bulk head, fire towers, drive-in movie theater screens, grain elevators, silos, penthouses, stacks, tanks, water towers, pumping towers, radio or television towers, monuments, cupolas, steeples and mechanical appurtenances pertaining to and necessary to the permitted use of the district in which they are located, shall not be included in calculating the height of the principal structure.
(B) Outside stairways, fire escapes, fire towers, porches, platforms, decks, balconies, boiler flues and other similar projections shall be considered as part of the building and not allowed as part of the required space for yards, courts or unoccupied space. This provision shall not apply to one fireplace or one chimney, not more than eight feet in length and projecting not more than 30 inches into the allowable side yard space nor cornices not exceeding 16 inches in width nor to platforms, terraces or steps below the first floor level, nor to unenclosed porches or other ground level unenclosed projections not over one story in height which may extend into a front or rear yard not more than five feet, or into a side yard not more than four feet, the platform shall be restricted from the five-foot required side yard in the residence district.
(Ord. passed 3-9-93; Am. Ord. 98-02, passed 11-10-98; Am. Ord. 00-01, passed 5-9-00; Am. Ord. 00-03, passed 6-13-00)