§ 30.86.110. Height Limitations and Exceptions.

A.

Limitations. In all zones:

1.

No building or structure shall exceed two stories or 26 feet in height, whichever is the lesser. For purposes of this Section, if any floor area is not included in calculating the bulk floor area ratio because the construction over it is more than 60 percent open, that construction shall not be considered a roof.

2.

At no point can the building height be more than 26 feet measured vertically from the existing grade directly below.

B.

Exceptions for Specified Rooftop Structures. Chimney and vents not exceeding three feet in height above the roof; church steeples, church spires, and radio antennae not exceeding ten feet above the roof; and all television antennae may be erected to a height greater than the permitted height. In solar retrofit installations, solar energy collectors, storage tanks and equipment, roof ponds, and/or other solar equipment appurtenant to a solar energy system may exceed, by three feet, the maximum height limits established by zoning, subject to approval by the Design Review Board following a Board finding that there is no suitable alternative. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Title, no free-standing accessory structure shall exceed the building height limit specified for the zone in which said accessory structure is located.

C.

Exceptions for Specified Lightwell Areas. When determining height pursuant to Subsection 30.04.080.A.2., for any portion of a structure adjacent to a lightwell measuring not more than four feet in width (perpendicular to the building wall), and not more than 20 feet in length (parallel to the building wall), and which is no deeper than 28 inches above the finished floor, the lower of the natural or finished grade along the exterior (outside) wall of said lightwell shall be considered as the lower of the natural or finished exterior adjoining grade for that portion of the structure.

(Ord. No. 541; Ord. No. 549; Ord. No. 586; Ord. No. 724)