Sec. 8-2.1004.   Height regulations.
   The maximum height limitation regulations set forth in this chapter for each particular zone shall be modified as follows:
   (a)   In any zone, other than the Agricultural Intensive Zone (A-N), the Agricultural Extensive Zone (A-X), the Agricultural Commercial Zone (A-C), the Agricultural Industrial Zone (A-I), the Agricultural Residential Zone (A-R), the Airport Overlay Zone (A-O), and other than properties adjacent to an A-O zone within a designated aviation safety zone and/or which are regulated by an applicable airport master or land use plan, the following structures may extend not more than thirty (30) feet above the height limits set forth in such zone; provided, however, applicable State and Federal regulations shall govern wherever conflicts occur: chimneys, church spires, flagpoles, monuments, windmill water pumps under 35 feet in height, water towers, fire and hose towers, observation towers, distribution lines and poles, communication equipment buildings, smokestacks, television towers, radar towers, masts, aerials, television antennas, outdoor theater screens (provided such screens contain no advertising matter other than the name of the theater), equipment penthouses and cooling towers, grain elevators, farm equipment and storage barns, silos, and gas holders.
   (b)   In the Agricultural Intensive Zone (A-N), the Agricultural Extensive Zone (A-X), the Agricultural Commercial Zone (A-C), the Agricultural Industrial Zone (A-I), and the Agricultural Residential Zone (A-R), there shall be no height limits, except for residential uses and small wind energy systems, as specified in Section 8-2.1103, respectively.
   (c)   Upon the approval of a Use Permit by the Planning Commission, the structures set forth in Subsection (a) of this section and all structures normally permitted in such zones may be permitted to further exceed the height limits for the particular zone when the Planning Commission finds that such additional height is necessary for the normal operation of a permitted use and will not be injurious to neighboring properties or detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare.
   (d)   Churches, schools, and other permitted public and semi-public buildings may exceed the height limits of the zone in which they are located in accordance with the terms and conditions of an approved Use Permit.
   (e)   In any zone, other than the Airport Overlay Zone (A-O), public utility transmission lines may exceed the height limits of the zone in which they are located.
(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014; as amended by § 12, Ord. 1466, eff. March 24, 2016)