§ 113-243. Height limitations.

(a)

Conditional use permit. Any structural height that exceeds this chapter must have a conditional use permit.

(b)

Exemptions.

(1)

Height limitations shall not apply to belfries, cupolas and domes, monuments, public and public utility facilities, silos, barns, church spires, chimneys, smokestacks, flagpoles, and parapet walls extending not more than four feet above the limiting height of the building.

(2)

Height limitations shall not apply to rooftop structures such as mechanical equipment, elevator shaft and equipment enclosures and similar structures, provided said exceptions do not exceed ten feet in height above the roofline and the area does not exceed 15 percent of the roof area.

(3)

Height limitations shall not apply to private T.V. or radio reception antennae extending more than ten feet above the limiting height of the building except if any portion of the structure exceeds four feet in diameter and is more than 20 percent opaque, a conditional use permit shall be required. Any T.V. or radio transmission or reception device or structure not attached to the principal building shall require a conditional use permit.

(c)

Airport. In all cases, however, no structure shall violate the limits and provisions of the airport plan of the Metropolitan Development Guide.

(Code 1993, § 9-2.07(1); Ord. No. 0-93-07, § 5, 7-28-1993)