Chapter 19.560 - Height Measurement and Exceptions
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. exceedance for architectural features10 ft
Uninhabited architectural design features such as towers, spires, steeples, domes, and cupolas may exceed the specified height limit by a maximum of ten feet, subject to approval by the appropriate Approving or Appeal Authority.
- Roof structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. exception
Roof structures for the housing of elevators, stairways, tanks, ventilating fans or similar equipment required to operate and maintain the building and fire or parapet walls, chimneys, smokestacks, wireless masts or similar structures, but excluding wireless communications equipment, may be erected above the height limits prescribed in the Zoning Code; provided, that the same may be safely erected and maintained at such height in view of the surrounding conditions and circumstances, but no roof structure or any space above the height limit shall be allowed for the purpose of providing additional floor space, subject to approval by the appropriate Approving or Appeal Authority.
From the ordinance
Uninhabited architectural design features such as towers, spires, steeples, domes, and cupolas may exceed the specified height limit by a maximum of ten feet, subject to approval by the appropriate Approving or Appeal Authority.